Enrollment
305
Middle
DISTRICT 273 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARO COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 260804004378
Caro Middle School
299 N HOOPER ST, CARO, MI 48723 · (989) 673-3167 · Tuscola County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL305 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Michigan public middle schools
- C-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
17.2:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
164 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 55%
Community
0
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 | 92 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 102 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 111 | 36% |
Student demographics
20%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
Caro Middle School→Caro High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Caro Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
24.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
23.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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
32.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Caro Middle School
Caro Middle School's state test result (32.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caro Middle School this school | 305 | 53.8% | 32.3% |
| Constantine Middle School CONSTANTINE | 309 | 52.1% | 37.6% |
| Jefferson Middle School MONROE | 304 | 52.3% | 34.4% |
| Menominee Jr High School MENOMINEE | 271 | 53.1% | 36.7% |
| OvidElsie Middle School ELSIE | 293 | 50.2% | 47.8% |
| Jonesville Middle School JONESVILLE | 297 | 51.9% | 36.6% |
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 Caro Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #324 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #324 of 380 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #365 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 305 | #370 of 491 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #195 of 436 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.0% | #330 of 437 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.8% | #182 of 477 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.9% | #88 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
305
-39 (-11%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 511
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 305 | 17.7 | 17.2:1 | 54% (164) |
| 2023-24 | 307 | 18.6 | 16.5:1 | 65% (200) |
| 2022-23 | 346 | 19.8 | 17.5:1 | 67% (233) |
| 2020-21 | 344 | 18 | 19.1:1 | 57% (197) |
| 2017-18 | 381 | 19.5 | 19.6:1 | 62% (237) |
| 2015-16 | 405 | 21 | 19.3:1 | 52% (210) |
| 2010-11 | 439 | 24 | 18.3:1 | 52% (230) |
| 2000-01 | 551 | 32 | 17.2:1 | 32% (174) |
| 1990-91 | 511 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Caro Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (381 to 305); teachers down 9% (19.5 to 17.7).
About Caro Middle School
Caro Middle School, located in CARO, Michigan, is a small middle school. A total of 305 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Michigan is about 502 students, so this school is 39% smaller than average.
The Caro Community Schools system has 5 schools and 1,365 students.
The large majority of students at Caro Middle School, 89%, are White. Next come 7% Hispanic. County-wide, about 93% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Caro Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 20%.
Caro Middle School's 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 17.2:1. Middle schools in Michigan have a similar average ratio of 17.5:1. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 54%. Across public schools in Tuscola County, the average is about the same, 54%.
Measured against Michigan public middle schools, Caro Middle School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Caro Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Michigan schools: 32.3% actual against 42.5% predicted.
In the county around the school, Tuscola County, median household income is about $63,811, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Caro Middle School is among the 30 public schools in Tuscola County.
McComb Elementary School is the public school closest to Caro Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. Caro Middle School has 5 other public schools within five miles.
Caro Middle School is coded as Town: Distant in federal locale data.
Federal counts put enrollment at 344 in 2020-21 and 305 in 2024-25, an 11% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 19.1:1 to 17.2:1.
Community posts for Caro Middle School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Tuscola County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
52,980
Census ACS
Median income
$63,811
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
6,459 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Caro Community Schools
- Caro High SchoolHigh · 411 students
- McComb Elementary SchoolElementary · 321 students
- Schall Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
- Caro Alternative High SchoolHigh · 33 students
Other schools in CARO
- Caro High SchoolHigh · 411 students
- McComb Elementary SchoolElementary · 321 students
- Schall Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
- Highland Pines SchoolCombined · 96 students
- Caro Alternative High SchoolHigh · 33 students
- Caro CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- McComb Elementary School0.1 mi · 321
- Caro High School0.1 mi · 411
- Caro Alternative High School0.6 mi · 33
- Schall Elementary School0.7 mi · 295
- Highland Pines School1.3 mi · 96
- AkronFairgrove Schools Academic Learning Center7.2 mi · 4
Frequently asked questions
About Caro Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Caro Middle School?
Caro Middle School enrolls approximately 305 students in grades 06-08.
Is Caro Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Caro Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Caro Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Caro Middle School is approximately 17.2:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Caro Middle School?
Student demographics at Caro Middle School are roughly 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Caro Middle School in?
Caro Middle School is part of Caro Community Schools.
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