Enrollment
227
Elementary
DISTRICT 209 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAD AXE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260001703919
Bad Axe Middle School
750 S VAN DYKE RD, BAD AXE, MI 48413 · (989) 269-2735 · Huron County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL227 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Michigan public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
100 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 55%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 65 | 29% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 25% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 26% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Bad Axe Middle School→Bad Axe High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Bad Axe Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
43.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
52.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bad Axe Middle School
Bad Axe Middle School's state test result (44.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad Axe Middle School this school | 227 | 44.1% | 44.6% |
| Mendon Elementary School MENDON | 210 | 45.7% | 28.1% |
| Norway Elementary School NORWAY | 242 | 40.1% | 62.6% |
| Emma Smith Elementary School STOCKBRIDGE | 256 | 41.0% | N/A |
| UnionvilleSebewaing Elem School UNIONVILLE | 250 | 41.6% | 48.9% |
| Ottawa Elementary School PETOSKEY | 250 | 40.8% | 43.8% |
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bad Axe Middle School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Huron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #584 of 1,085 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #382 of 1,072 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #676 of 1,139 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 227 | #1,348 of 1,630 | #4 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #856 of 1,424 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.2% | #1,235 of 1,424 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.1% | #988 of 1,563 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.7% | #488 of 979 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
227
-16 (-7%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 356
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 20.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 227 | 13.7 | 16.5:1 | 44% (100) |
| 2023-24 | 220 | 13.1 | 16.8:1 | 54% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 224 | 12.1 | 18.6:1 | 56% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 243 | 12 | 20.3:1 | 54% (131) |
| 2017-18 | 260 | 15.2 | 17.1:1 | 51% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 277 | 15 | 18.5:1 | 40% (110) |
| 2010-11 | 273 | 13 | 21.0:1 | 46% (126) |
| 2000-01 | 314 | 21 | 14.9:1 | 27% (85) |
| 1990-91 | 356 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bad Axe Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (260 to 227); teachers down 9% (15.2 to 13.7).
About Bad Axe Middle School
Bad Axe Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in BAD AXE, Michigan. The school's enrollment of 227 students covers grades 3 through 6. Statewide, elementary schools in Michigan average about 369 students each.
Across its 4 schools, Bad Axe Public Schools enrolls 791 students. Bad Axe Middle School is one of those schools.
Most students at Bad Axe Middle School are White: 93% of enrollment. Other groups make up 3% multiracial. County-wide, about 94% of residents are White. Bad Axe Middle School has a diversity index of 14%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 13.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.5:1. Across elementary schools in Michigan, the average ratio is about 15.8:1. Roughly 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Huron County, the average is about the same, 45%.
Measured against Michigan public elementary schools, Bad Axe Middle School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Bad Axe Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 44.6% and a predicted 46.8%.
Huron County has about 31,113 residents, and median household income is about $58,870, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Huron County number 27 and enroll about 4,235.
The nearest other public school, Ascent High School, is about 0.1 miles away. In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of Bad Axe Middle School.
Bad Axe Middle School is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
Enrollment was 243 in 2020-21 and 227 in 2024-25, a decrease of 16 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 20.3:1 to 16.5:1.
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Huron County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,113
Census ACS
Median income
$58,870
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
4,235 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bad Axe Public Schools
- Bad Axe High SchoolHigh · 336 students
- Bad Axe Elementary SchoolElementary · 191 students
- Ascent High SchoolHigh · 37 students
Other schools in BAD AXE
- Bad Axe High SchoolHigh · 336 students
- Bad Axe Elementary SchoolElementary · 191 students
- Ascent High SchoolHigh · 37 students
- Huron Learning CenterCombined · 34 students
- Verona Mills SchoolElementary · 27 students
- Adams Elementary SchoolElementary · 25 students
Nearby schools
- Ascent High School0.1 mi · 37
- Bad Axe Elementary School0.1 mi · 191
- Bad Axe High School0.3 mi · 336
- Huron Learning Center1.3 mi · 34
- Big Burning School2.5 mi · 20
- Verona Mills School6.6 mi · 27
Frequently asked questions
About Bad Axe Middle SchoolHow many students attend Bad Axe Middle School?
Bad Axe Middle School enrolls approximately 227 students in grades 03-06.
What grades does Bad Axe Middle School serve?
Bad Axe Middle School serves grades 03-06.
How many students per teacher at Bad Axe Middle School?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at Bad Axe Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Bad Axe Middle School?
Student demographics at Bad Axe Middle School are roughly 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Bad Axe Middle School public or private?
Bad Axe Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bad Axe Public Schools.
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