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Alumni: what's one memory from Bothwell Middle School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
696
Middle
DISTRICT 458 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARQUETTE AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260001303875
Bothwell Middle School
1200 TIERNEY ST, MARQUETTE, MI 49855 · (906) 225-4262 · Marquette County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL696 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Michigan public middle 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
164 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 207 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 249 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 240 | 34% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
Bothwell Middle School→Vandenboom Alternative High School
Based on grade levels within Marquette Area Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
44.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
44.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
50.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Bothwell Middle School
Bothwell Middle School's state test result (50.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bothwell Middle School this school | 696 | 23.6% | 50.5% |
| Highlander Way Middle School HOWELL | 789 | 23.1% | 41.7% |
| Petoskey Middle School PETOSKEY | 561 | 25.5% | 62.6% |
| Lowell Middle School LOWELL | 790 | 20.8% | 58.7% |
| Hamilton Middle School HAMILTON | 707 | 26.0% | 51.9% |
| Muir Middle School MILFORD | 656 | 28.8% | 50.8% |
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 Bothwell Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #120 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #112 of 380 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #161 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 696 | #107 of 491 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #333 of 436 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.1% | #275 of 437 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.6% | #393 of 477 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #333 of 339 |
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
696
-19 (-3%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 752
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 696 | 37 | 18.8:1 | 24% (164) |
| 2023-24 | 699 | 36.9 | 18.9:1 | 29% (202) |
| 2022-23 | 711 | 37 | 19.2:1 | 29% (208) |
| 2020-21 | 715 | 35 | 20.4:1 | 26% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 700 | 34.7 | 20.2:1 | 28% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 671 | 36 | 18.6:1 | 26% (175) |
| 2010-11 | 858 | 46 | 18.6:1 | 30% (256) |
| 2000-01 | 510 | 32 | 15.9:1 | 20% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 752 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bothwell Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (700 to 696); teachers up 7% (34.7 to 37).
About Bothwell Middle School
At 1200 TIERNEY ST in MARQUETTE, Michigan, Bothwell Middle School operates as a mid-sized middle-grades school. In all, 696 students attend the school in grades 5 through 8. That is 39% larger than the average of about 502 students for middle schools in Michigan.
Bothwell Middle School is among 7 schools run by Marquette Area Public Schools, which serves 3,209 students.
White students are 85% of those enrolled at Bothwell Middle School. The next largest groups are 8% multiracial and 3% Native American. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 26, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 37 full-time-equivalent teachers at Bothwell Middle School, giving a ratio of 18.8:1. Middle schools in Michigan have an average ratio of 17.5:1. By family income, 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Marquette County average 34%.
Among Michigan public middle schools, Bothwell Middle School outscored 62%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Bothwell Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Michigan schools: 50.5% actual against 55.8% predicted.
American Community Survey estimates for Marquette County show that the median household earns about $65,429 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Marquette County, 25 public schools serve about 7,657 students.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Superior Hills Elementary School, is the closest to Bothwell Middle School. Bothwell Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 55.1% proficiency; Bothwell Middle School posts 50.5%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Remote, meaning it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 696, compared with 715 in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 20.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 18.8:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Bothwell Middle School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Marquette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,112
Census ACS
Median income
$65,429
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
7,657 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marquette Area Public Schools
- Marquette Senior High SchoolHigh · 940 students
- Cherry Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
- Superior Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 405 students
- Sandy Knoll SchoolElementary · 322 students
- Graveraet Elementary SchoolElementary · 289 students
- Vandenboom Alternative High SchoolHigh · 127 students
Other schools in MARQUETTE
- Marquette Senior High SchoolHigh · 940 students
- Cherry Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
- Superior Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 405 students
- Sandy Knoll SchoolElementary · 322 students
- Graveraet Elementary SchoolElementary · 289 students
- North Star Montessori AcademyElementary · 145 students
Nearby schools
- Superior Hills Elementary School0.2 mi · 405
- Sandy Knoll School1.1 mi · 322
- Graveraet Elementary School1.4 mi · 289
- Marquette Senior High School1.5 mi · 940
- MarquetteAlger Administrative Unit1.6 mi · 38
- Vandenboom Alternative High School2.0 mi · 127
Frequently asked questions
About Bothwell Middle SchoolHow many students attend Bothwell Middle School?
Bothwell Middle School enrolls approximately 696 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Bothwell Middle School serve?
Bothwell Middle School serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bothwell Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bothwell Middle School is approximately 18.8:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bothwell Middle School?
At Bothwell Middle School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Bothwell Middle School?
Bothwell Middle School is overseen by Marquette Area Public Schools in Marquette County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.