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Enrollment
525
Middle
DISTRICT 559 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHELSEA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 260894004438
Beach Middle School
445 MAYER DR, CHELSEA, MI 48118 · (734) 433-2202 · Washtenaw County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL525 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Michigan public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
55 students
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 174 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 158 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 193 | 37% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Beach Middle School→Chelsea High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Chelsea School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
67.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
62.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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
70.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Beach Middle School
Beach Middle School's state test result (70.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beach Middle School this school | 525 | 10.5% | 70.1% |
| Mill Creek Middle School DEXTER | 525 | 10.1% | 67.6% |
| Creekside Intermediate School DEXTER | 479 | 10.9% | 54.1% |
| 56 Building at Georgetown HUDSONVILLE | 626 | 13.1% | 62.2% |
| Baldwin Street Middle School HUDSONVILLE | 610 | 14.6% | 63.1% |
| Brownell Middle School GROSSE POINTE FARMS | 605 | 8.4% | 59.6% |
Matched among Michigan middle 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 Beach Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Washtenaw County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.1% | #15 of 397 | #2 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #33 of 380 | #4 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #27 of 377 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 525 | #228 of 491 | #9 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #241 of 436 | #10 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.1% | #354 of 437 | #11 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.5% | #458 of 477 | #12 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #224 of 339 | #6 of 9 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
525
-23 (-4%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 588
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 525 | 29.6 | 17.7:1 | 10% (55) |
| 2023-24 | 520 | 31.5 | 16.5:1 | 14% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 542 | 31.7 | 17.1:1 | 11% (57) |
| 2020-21 | 548 | 32 | 17.1:1 | 16% (87) |
| 2017-18 | 579 | 30.7 | 18.8:1 | 13% (77) |
| 2015-16 | 565 | 29 | 19.5:1 | 9% (51) |
| 2010-11 | 594 | 30 | 19.8:1 | 14% (84) |
| 2000-01 | 738 | 37 | 19.9:1 | 5% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 588 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beach Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (579 to 525); teachers down 4% (30.7 to 29.6).
About Beach Middle School
Beach Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school located in CHELSEA, Michigan. Its 525 students are spread across grades 6 through 8.
Chelsea School District enrolls 2,236 students, and its 4 schools include Beach Middle School.
At Beach Middle School, White students make up 90% of the student body. Smaller groups are 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. County-wide, 69% of Washtenaw County residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Beach Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 18%.
Staffing totals 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.7:1. Middle schools in Michigan have a similar average ratio of 17.5:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 10%. The rate at public schools in Washtenaw County averages 34%, higher than here.
Beach Middle School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 94% of Michigan public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Michigan with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 61.6%. Beach Middle School scores 70.1%.
Washtenaw County has about 369,822 residents, and median household income is about $89,180, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Washtenaw County number 104 and enroll about 42,861.
The school nearest to Beach Middle School is Chelsea High School, at a distance of about 0.6 miles. Within five miles of Beach Middle School, there are 3 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Beach Middle School places 1st out of 4 schools in its immediate area.
Beach Middle School has an NCES locale of Town: Fringe.
Beach Middle School had 548 students in 2020-21 and 525 in 2024-25, a 4% decrease.
The Beach Middle School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Washtenaw County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
369,822
Census ACS
Median income
$89,180
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
104
42,861 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chelsea School District
- Chelsea High SchoolHigh · 750 students
- North Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 485 students
- South Meadows Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
Other schools in CHELSEA
- Chelsea High SchoolHigh · 750 students
- North Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 485 students
- South Meadows Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
Nearby schools
- Chelsea High School0.6 mi · 750
- North Creek Elementary School0.7 mi · 485
- South Meadows Elementary School0.9 mi · 476
- Dexter High School5.8 mi · 1,053
- Creekside Intermediate School6.2 mi · 479
- Dexter Alternative School6.4 mi · 13
Frequently asked questions
About Beach Middle SchoolHow large is Beach Middle School?
Beach Middle School enrolls approximately 525 students in grades 06-08.
Is Beach Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Beach Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Beach Middle School?
Approximately 17.7:1 students per teacher at Beach Middle School.
How diverse is Beach Middle School?
Beach Middle School reports a student body of 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Beach Middle School public or private?
Beach Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chelsea School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.