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Which teacher or staff member at Chesaning Middle School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
584
Middle
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESANING UNION SCHOOLS·NCES 260915004446
Chesaning Middle School
431 N 4TH ST, CHESANING, MI 48616 · (989) 845-7040 · Saginaw County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL584 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Michigan public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
331 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 4 | 117 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 19% |
| Grade 6 | 128 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 121 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 108 | 18% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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 Chesaning Union Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
42.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
45.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Chesaning Middle School
Chesaning Middle School's state test result (46.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesaning Middle School this school | 584 | 56.7% | 46.8% |
| Gaylord Intermediate School GAYLORD | 632 | 60.0% | 39.0% |
| CroswellLexington Middle School CROSWELL | 508 | 54.1% | 44.0% |
| Chippewa Hills Middle School REMUS | 503 | 58.1% | 38.1% |
| Marshall Greene Middle School BIRCH RUN | 548 | 52.6% | 37.4% |
| Fremont Middle School FREMONT | 456 | 57.5% | 49.9% |
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 Chesaning Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Saginaw County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #148 of 397 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #108 of 380 | #4 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #179 of 377 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 584 | #189 of 491 | #3 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #192 of 436 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.2% | #363 of 437 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.7% | #166 of 477 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +36.4% | #15 of 101 | N/A |
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
584
+79 (+16%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 728
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 584 | 34 | 17.2:1 | 57% (331) |
| 2023-24 | 569 | 30.4 | 18.7:1 | 61% (346) |
| 2022-23 | 557 | 30.2 | 18.4:1 | 55% (308) |
| 2020-21 | 505 | 28 | 18.0:1 | 53% (270) |
| 2017-18 | 428 | 23.5 | 18.3:1 | 53% (225) |
| 2015-16 | 450 | 23 | 19.6:1 | 51% (229) |
| 2010-11 | 553 | 31 | 17.8:1 | 46% (252) |
| 2000-01 | 699 | 34 | 20.6:1 | 28% (193) |
| 1990-91 | 728 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chesaning Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 36% (428 to 584); teachers up 45% (23.5 to 34).
About Chesaning Middle School
Chesaning Middle School is a middle-grades school located in CHESANING, Michigan, in Saginaw County. The school runs grades 4 through 8 and enrolls 584 students.
Chesaning Middle School is in Chesaning Union Schools, a district with 1,377 students across 4 schools.
The share of White students at Chesaning Middle School is 91%. Next come 6% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 71% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Chesaning Middle School scores 17%.
Teacher count: 34 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 17.2:1. The ratio is within a point of the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan. Roughly 57% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Saginaw County average a similar 59%.
Among Michigan public middle schools, Chesaning Middle School outscored 74%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Chesaning Middle School is 41.2%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 46.8%.
The school's county is Saginaw County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $60,622 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Public schools in Saginaw County number 75, with about 25,621 students.
Among nearby public schools, Chesaning Union High School is closest at about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Nearby schools with test data average 48.1% proficiency; Chesaning Middle School posts 46.8%.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment was 584 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 505.
People who know Chesaning Middle School can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Saginaw County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
188,665
Census ACS
Median income
$60,622
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
25,621 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chesaning Union Schools
- Big Rock Elementary SchoolElementary · 393 students
- Chesaning Union High SchoolHigh · 381 students
- Chesaning Union Schools Alternative EducationHigh · 19 students
Other schools in CHESANING
- Big Rock Elementary SchoolElementary · 393 students
- Chesaning Union High SchoolHigh · 381 students
- Chesaning Union Schools Alternative EducationHigh · 19 students
Nearby schools
- Chesaning Union High School0.3 mi · 381
- Chesaning Union Schools Alternative Education0.3 mi · 19
- Big Rock Elementary School1.5 mi · 393
- St Charles Virtual School7.6 mi · 60
- St Charles Elementary School7.6 mi · 317
- St Charles Community MiddleHigh School7.6 mi · 315
Frequently asked questions
About Chesaning Middle SchoolHow many students attend Chesaning Middle School?
Chesaning Middle School enrolls approximately 584 students in grades 04-08.
What age range does Chesaning Middle School serve?
Chesaning Middle School serves students from grade 04 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Chesaning Middle School?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at Chesaning Middle School.
How diverse is Chesaning Middle School?
Chesaning Middle School reports a student body of 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Chesaning Middle School?
Chesaning Middle School is overseen by Chesaning Union Schools in Saginaw County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.