Enrollment
188
Middle
DISTRICT 213 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CASSOPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260843008955
Cassopolis Middle School
725 CENTER ST, CASSOPOLIS, MI 49031 · (269) 445-0506 · Cass County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL188 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of Michigan public middle schools
- DTest 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
14.2:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
117 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 | 66 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 60 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 62 | 33% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Cassopolis Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
17.2%
MI avg 47.7%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Michigan average is about 48 of 100.
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
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Cassopolis Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cassopolis Middle School this school | 188 | 62.2% | 27.4% |
| Brandywine Middle School NILES | 183 | 62.3% | 31.1% |
| Bentley Middle School BURTON | 145 | 69.7% | N/A |
| Concord Middle School CONCORD | 143 | 52.4% | 46.1% |
| David C Outwin Middle School HESPERIA | 198 | 60.1% | N/A |
| Reese Middle School REESE | 161 | 52.8% | N/A |
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 Cassopolis Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #364 of 397 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.2% | #377 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 188 | #441 of 491 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.2% | #129 of 477 |
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
188
-34 (-15%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 188 | 13.3 | 14.2:1 | 62% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 207 | 13 | 15.9:1 | 61% (127) |
| 2022-23 | 210 | 14.3 | 14.7:1 | 62% (131) |
| 2020-21 | 222 | 12 | 18.5:1 | 61% (136) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cassopolis Middle School.
About Cassopolis Middle School
Located in CASSOPOLIS, Michigan, Cassopolis Middle School is a small middle school. The school had 188 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (middle schools in Michigan) has about 502 students.
The 4 schools of Cassopolis Public Schools, including Cassopolis Middle School, enroll 853 students.
Roughly 61% of students at Cassopolis Middle School are White. Other groups make up 21% multiracial, 8% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. County-wide, 85% of Cass County residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 57% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Cassopolis Middle School total 13.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.2:1. That is 3.4 students per teacher below the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 62%. The average for public schools in Cass County is 54%.
Measured against Michigan public middle schools, Cassopolis 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.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.7% for Cassopolis Middle School. The school posts 27.4%, 11.3 points below the prediction.
Within Cass County, the median household income is $70,443, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. In all, Cass County has 23 public schools and roughly 6,258 students.
Sam Adams Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. The five-mile area around Cassopolis Middle School holds 4 other public schools. Nearby schools average 35.8% on proficiency, and Cassopolis Middle School is below that at 27.4%.
For locale, NCES codes Cassopolis Middle School as Rural: Distant.
The school enrolled 188 students in 2024-25, 34 fewer than the 222 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 18.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.2:1.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Cass County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,520
Census ACS
Median income
$70,443
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,258 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cassopolis Public Schools
- Sam Adams Elementary SchoolElementary · 368 students
- Cassopolis High SchoolHigh · 281 students
- Cassopolis Alternative EdHigh · 16 students
Other schools in CASSOPOLIS
- Sam Adams Elementary SchoolElementary · 368 students
- Cassopolis High SchoolHigh · 281 students
- Brookside Learning CenterCombined · 64 students
- Cassopolis Alternative EdHigh · 16 students
Nearby schools
- Sam Adams Elementary School0.4 mi · 368
- Cassopolis Alternative Ed1.3 mi · 16
- Cassopolis High School1.3 mi · 281
- Brookside Learning Center4.6 mi · 64
- Dowagiac Middle School6.3 mi · 393
- Volinia Outcome Base School7.1 mi · 40
Frequently asked questions
About Cassopolis Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cassopolis Middle School?
Cassopolis Middle School enrolls approximately 188 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Cassopolis Middle School serve?
Cassopolis Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Cassopolis Middle School?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Cassopolis Middle School.
How diverse is Cassopolis Middle School?
Cassopolis Middle School reports a student body of 61% White, 7% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 21% Two or more.
Is Cassopolis Middle School public or private?
Cassopolis Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cassopolis Public Schools.
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