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Enrollment
503
Middle
DISTRICT 296 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHIPPEWA HILLS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 260956004449
Chippewa Hills Middle School
3102 ARTHUR RD, REMUS, MI 49340 · (989) 967-2200 · Mecosta County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL503 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% 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.
- BBeats 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
16.8:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
292 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 5 | 126 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 120 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 121 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 136 | 27% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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 Chippewa Hills School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
36.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
32.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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
38.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% 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 Chippewa Hills Middle School
Chippewa Hills Middle School's state test result (38.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chippewa Hills Middle School this school | 503 | 58.1% | 38.1% |
| Fremont Middle School FREMONT | 456 | 57.5% | 49.9% |
| Chesaning Middle School CHESANING | 584 | 56.7% | 46.8% |
| CroswellLexington Middle School CROSWELL | 508 | 54.1% | 44.0% |
| KuehnHaven Middle School MONTROSE | 420 | 56.2% | 33.3% |
| Gaylord Intermediate School GAYLORD | 632 | 60.0% | 39.0% |
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 Chippewa Hills Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #254 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #225 of 380 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #256 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 503 | #245 of 491 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #160 of 436 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.4% | #298 of 437 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.1% | #157 of 477 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.5% | #105 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
503
-72 (-13%) vs 2020
+38% since 1990-91, when it was 365
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 503 | 29.9 | 16.8:1 | 58% (292) |
| 2023-24 | 515 | 28.4 | 18.1:1 | 63% (323) |
| 2022-23 | 513 | 30.4 | 16.9:1 | 69% (354) |
| 2020-21 | 575 | 29 | 19.8:1 | 69% (394) |
| 2017-18 | 617 | 29.8 | 20.7:1 | 63% (391) |
| 2015-16 | 580 | 30 | 19.3:1 | 57% (328) |
| 2010-11 | 341 | 21 | 16.2:1 | 67% (228) |
| 2000-01 | 427 | 26 | 16.4:1 | 38% (163) |
| 1990-91 | 365 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chippewa Hills Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (617 to 503); teachers unchanged (29.8 to 29.9).
About Chippewa Hills Middle School
Chippewa Hills Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in REMUS, Michigan, (ZIP code 49340). Total enrollment is 503 students, and the grades served are 5 through 8.
Chippewa Hills School District has 6 schools; together they serve 1,773 students.
White students are 87% of those enrolled at Chippewa Hills Middle School. The remaining shares are 8% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. That is in line with Mecosta County, where about 90% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 23, compared with 70 nationally.
Chippewa Hills Middle School has 29.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. The school's 16.8:1 compares with an average of 17.5:1 for middle schools in Michigan. The school has 58% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Michigan public middle schools, Chippewa Hills Middle School outscored 47%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Chippewa Hills Middle School scores 38.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 40.6%.
The school's county is Mecosta County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $60,951 a year, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Mecosta County number 19, with about 5,219 students.
Of the public schools around it, Chippewa Hills Middle School is closest to Chippewa Hills High School, about 0.1 miles away. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 47.6% on proficiency, and Chippewa Hills Middle School is below that at 38.1%.
Chippewa Hills Middle School falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment decreased by 13% across 4 years, from 575 in 2020-21 to 503 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 19.8:1 to 16.8:1 over the same years.
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Mecosta County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,242
Census ACS
Median income
$60,951
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
5,219 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chippewa Hills School District
- Chippewa Hills High SchoolHigh · 463 students
- Weidman Elementary SchoolElementary · 258 students
- Mecosta Elementary SchoolElementary · 256 students
- Barryton Elementary SchoolElementary · 204 students
- Mosaic SchoolHigh · 89 students
Other schools in REMUS
- Chippewa Hills High SchoolHigh · 463 students
- Mosaic SchoolHigh · 89 students
Nearby schools
- Chippewa Hills High School0.1 mi · 463
- Mosaic School4.7 mi · 89
- Mecosta Elementary School5.1 mi · 256
- Barryton Elementary School6.1 mi · 204
- Weidman Elementary School8.6 mi · 258
- Beal City Elementary School11.8 mi · 265
Frequently asked questions
About Chippewa Hills Middle SchoolHow large is Chippewa Hills Middle School?
Chippewa Hills Middle School enrolls approximately 503 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Chippewa Hills Middle School serve?
Chippewa Hills Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Chippewa Hills Middle School?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Chippewa Hills Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Chippewa Hills Middle School?
Student demographics at Chippewa Hills Middle School are roughly 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Chippewa Hills Middle School?
Chippewa Hills Middle School is overseen by Chippewa Hills School District in Mecosta County.
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