Enrollment
277
Middle
DISTRICT 237 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELK RAPIDS SCHOOLS·NCES 261305005003
Cherryland Middle School
707 E 3RD ST, ELK RAPIDS, MI 49629 · (231) 264-8991 · Antrim County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL277 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% 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.
- B-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
17.3:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
61 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 90 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 98 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 89 | 32% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Based on grade levels within Elk Rapids Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
42.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
52.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Cherryland Middle School
Cherryland Middle School's state test result (52.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherryland Middle School this school | 277 | 22.0% | 52.6% |
| Charyl Stockwell Academy Middle School BRIGHTON | 282 | 18.4% | 52.3% |
| Laingsburg Middle School LAINGSBURG | 251 | 25.5% | 50.9% |
| Spring Lake Intermediate School SPRING LAKE | 330 | 19.7% | 68.6% |
| Harbor Springs Middle School HARBOR SPRINGS | 233 | 21.0% | 55.9% |
| Hemlock Middle School HEMLOCK | 350 | 24.9% | 52.3% |
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 Cherryland Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #100 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #125 of 380 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #103 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 277 | #391 of 491 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #203 of 436 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.8% | #347 of 437 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.0% | #401 of 477 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.3% | #146 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
277
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 276
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 277 | 16 | 17.3:1 | 22% (61) |
| 2023-24 | 285 | 17 | 16.8:1 | 30% (86) |
| 2022-23 | 257 | 13.5 | 19.0:1 | 29% (75) |
| 2020-21 | 281 | 15 | 18.7:1 | 34% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 327 | 15.3 | 21.4:1 | 32% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 334 | 15 | 22.3:1 | 32% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 320 | 17 | 18.8:1 | 39% (126) |
| 2000-01 | 354 | 16 | 22.1:1 | 23% (81) |
| 1990-91 | 276 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cherryland Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (327 to 277); teachers up 5% (15.3 to 16).
About Cherryland Middle School
Cherryland Middle School operates as a small middle-grades school in ELK RAPIDS, Michigan. It enrolled 277 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 45% lower than the average for middle schools in Michigan, which is about 502.
Elk Rapids Schools is responsible for 4 schools, Cherryland Middle School included, with 947 students in all.
About 90% of the student body at Cherryland Middle School is White. The remaining students are 5% Hispanic and 4% Native American. The county population is about 93% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 19% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 17.3:1 comes from the school's 16 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan. The lunch program counts 22% of students at Cherryland Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Antrim County is 53%.
Cherryland Middle School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 67% of Michigan public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 56.5% for Cherryland Middle School. The school posts 52.6%, 3.9 points below the prediction.
Among Antrim County residents, the median household income is $72,054, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Besides Cherryland Middle School, Antrim County has 12 other public schools.
The closest public school, Elk Rapids High School, is about 0.2 miles from Cherryland Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: 3.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 281 in 2020-21, 277 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 18.7:1 to 17.3:1.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Cherryland Middle School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Antrim County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,127
Census ACS
Median income
$72,054
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,700 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elk Rapids Schools
- Elk Rapids High SchoolHigh · 360 students
- Lakeland Elementary SchoolElementary · 289 students
- Sunrise AcademyHigh · 21 students
- Mill Creek Elementary SchoolElementary
Other schools in ELK RAPIDS
- Elk Rapids High SchoolHigh · 360 students
- Lakeland Elementary SchoolElementary · 289 students
- Sunrise AcademyHigh · 21 students
Nearby schools
- Elk Rapids High School0.2 mi · 360
- Sunrise Academy0.2 mi · 21
- Lakeland Elementary School0.2 mi · 289
- Old Mission Peninsula School6.4 mi · 146
- Rapid City Elementary School6.9 mi · 70
- Mill Creek Academy8.3 mi · 233
Frequently asked questions
About Cherryland Middle SchoolHow many students attend Cherryland Middle School?
Cherryland Middle School enrolls approximately 277 students in grades 06-08.
Is Cherryland Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cherryland Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Cherryland Middle School?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at Cherryland Middle School.
How diverse is Cherryland Middle School?
Cherryland Middle School reports a student body of 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian.
Is Cherryland Middle School public or private?
Cherryland Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Elk Rapids Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.