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Enrollment
599
Middle
DISTRICT 512 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORT HURON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 262883006474
Central Middle School
200 32ND ST, PORT HURON, MI 48060 · (810) 984-6533 · St. Clair County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL599 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% of Michigan public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
16.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
380 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 212 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 196 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 191 | 32% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientMath
16.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Michigan average is about 45 of 100.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
18.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 38% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Central Middle School
Central Middle School's state test result (18.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Middle School this school | 599 | 63.4% | 18.1% |
| Monroe Middle School MONROE | 674 | 63.4% | 26.2% |
| Ring Lardner Middle School NILES | 510 | 59.8% | 35.1% |
| Smith Middle School DEARBORN | 525 | 68.8% | 32.0% |
| Davidson Middle School SOUTHGATE | 663 | 62.0% | 34.4% |
| Legg Middle School COLDWATER | 616 | 60.9% | 40.6% |
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 Central Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In St. Clair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #396 of 397 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #370 of 380 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 599 | #180 of 491 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #123 of 436 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.8% | #115 of 437 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.4% | #115 of 477 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.6% | #24 of 339 | #1 of 6 |
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
599
-138 (-19%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 854
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 23.8:1
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 | 599 | 36.7 | 16.3:1 | 63% (380) |
| 2023-24 | 584 | 35.4 | 16.5:1 | 73% (426) |
| 2022-23 | 629 | 35.7 | 17.6:1 | 72% (452) |
| 2020-21 | 737 | 31 | 23.8:1 | 67% (493) |
| 2017-18 | 851 | 40.5 | 21.0:1 | 62% (528) |
| 2015-16 | 910 | 46 | 19.8:1 | 49% (447) |
| 2010-11 | 959 | 47 | 20.4:1 | 58% (556) |
| 2000-01 | 884 | 49 | 18.0:1 | 50% (440) |
| 1990-91 | 854 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (851 to 599); teachers down 9% (40.5 to 36.7).
About Central Middle School
The public middle-grades school Central Middle School is located in PORT HURON, Michigan. The school serves 599 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Port Huron Area School District oversees Central Middle School and 15 other schools, with 6,916 students in total.
At 67%, White students outnumber all other groups at Central Middle School combined. The school is also 13% Black, 13% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is higher, at 91%. Central Middle School has a diversity index of 52%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 36.7 full-time positions, a ratio of 16.3:1. That ratio is under the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan. Around 63% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The 46% average for public schools in St. Clair County is 17 points lower.
The allk12 Grade for Central Middle School is F. Compared with Michigan public middle schools, the school scored higher than 0% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Central Middle School is 20.1 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Michigan.
In the county around the school, St. Clair County, median household income is about $71,270, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Central Middle School is among the 57 public schools in St. Clair County.
Nearby, Virtual Learning Academyof St Clair County is about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
Central Middle School is coded as Suburb: Small in federal locale data.
Central Middle School had 737 students in 2020-21 and 599 in 2024-25, a 19% decrease. Its ratio of students to teachers was 23.8:1 in 2020-21, and 16.3:1 in 2024-25.
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St. Clair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,221
Census ACS
Median income
$71,270
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
20,511 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Port Huron Area School District
- Port Huron Northern High SchoolHigh · 1,089 students
- Port Huron High SchoolHigh · 988 students
- Fort Gratiot Middle SchoolMiddle · 533 students
- Keewahdin Elementary SchoolElementary · 510 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolElementary · 404 students
- Holland Woods Middle SchoolMiddle · 404 students
Other schools in PORT HURON
- Port Huron Northern High SchoolHigh · 1,089 students
- Port Huron High SchoolHigh · 988 students
- Holland Woods Middle SchoolMiddle · 404 students
- H D Crull Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
- Michigamme Elementary SchoolElementary · 341 students
Other Central Middle schools
49 other US public schools in 25 states are named Central Middle. Central Middle School is the 22nd largest of the 50.
- Central Middle SchoolADA, MI · 488 students
- Central Middle SchoolIRON MOUNTAIN, MI · 109 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOLEDEN PRAIRIE, MN · 1,860 students
- Central Middle SchoolReading, PA · 1,785 students
- Central MiddleEdgewater, MD · 1,204 students
Nearby schools
- Virtual Learning Academyof St Clair County0.4 mi · 187
- Port Huron High School1.1 mi · 988
- Port Huron Schools Adult Learning Center1.1 mi · 10
- Port Huron Schools Phoenix Academy1.1 mi · 141
- Michigamme Elementary School1.1 mi · 341
- Roosevelt Elementary School1.2 mi · 270
Frequently asked questions
About Central Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Central Middle School?
Central Middle School enrolls approximately 599 students in grades 06-08.
Is Central Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Central Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Central Middle School?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Central Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Central Middle School?
At Central Middle School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 8% Hispanic, 13% Black, 0% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Central Middle School?
Central Middle School is overseen by Port Huron Area School District in St. Clair County.
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