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Enrollment
608
Middle
DISTRICT 449 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BANGOR TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS·NCES 260390004077
Christa McAuliffe Middle School
3281 KIESEL RD, BAY CITY, MI 48706 · (989) 686-7640 · Bay County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL608 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of Michigan public middle schools
- CTest 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
21.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
277 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 188 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 211 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 209 | 34% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Christa McAuliffe Middle School→John Glenn High School
Based on grade levels within Bangor Township Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
38.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
25.4%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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
34.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Christa McAuliffe Middle School
Christa McAuliffe Middle School's state test result (34.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christa McAuliffe Middle School this school | 608 | 45.6% | 34.6% |
| Seitz Middle School RIVERVIEW | 606 | 41.9% | 32.9% |
| ReethsPuffer Middle School MUSKEGON | 537 | 46.4% | 36.1% |
| Sparta Middle School SPARTA | 503 | 40.4% | 43.0% |
| Mt Pleasant Middle School MOUNT PLEASANT | 666 | 44.4% | 39.0% |
| Rolland Warner Campus 67 LAPEER | 610 | 43.4% | 42.8% |
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 Christa McAuliffe Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #296 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #305 of 380 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #237 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 608 | #172 of 491 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #425 of 436 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.4% | #204 of 437 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.6% | #249 of 477 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #290 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
608
+118 (+24%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 617
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 608 | 27.8 | 21.9:1 | 46% (277) |
| 2023-24 | 650 | 32.3 | 20.1:1 | 52% (341) |
| 2022-23 | 657 | 30.9 | 21.3:1 | 52% (342) |
| 2020-21 | 490 | 29 | 16.9:1 | 48% (235) |
| 2017-18 | 638 | 31.6 | 20.2:1 | 60% (382) |
| 2015-16 | 611 | 28 | 21.8:1 | 57% (347) |
| 2010-11 | 587 | 28 | 21.0:1 | 52% (303) |
| 2000-01 | 620 | 33 | 18.8:1 | 26% (159) |
| 1990-91 | 617 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Christa McAuliffe Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (638 to 608); teachers down 12% (31.6 to 27.8).
About Christa McAuliffe Middle School
Christa McAuliffe Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in BAY CITY, Michigan. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 608 students. Middle schools in Michigan average about 502 students, which makes this school 21% bigger than average.
Christa McAuliffe Middle School is one school in a 6-school district, Bangor Township Schools, which enrolls 2,691 students.
At Christa McAuliffe Middle School, 78% of students are White. After that, the student body is 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census figures show Bay County is about 91% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 36%.
Christa McAuliffe Middle School reports a ratio of 21.9 students per teacher, from 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Michigan is 17.5:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Christa McAuliffe Middle School, 46% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 55% average for public schools in Bay County is 9 points.
On the allk12 Grade, Christa McAuliffe Middle School lands at C-, ahead of 17% of Michigan public middle schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Christa McAuliffe Middle School is 11.5 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 34.6% actual, 46.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Michigan.
Looking at the county, Bay County, median household income comes to about $61,763, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 34, with about 12,525 students.
John Glenn High School is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Christa McAuliffe Middle School places 2nd out of 4 schools in its immediate area.
Under the NCES locale system, Christa McAuliffe Middle School is Suburb: Small.
From 490 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 608 by 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 21.9:1, from 16.9:1.
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Bay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
103,008
Census ACS
Median income
$61,763
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
12,525 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bangor Township Schools
- John Glenn High SchoolHigh · 864 students
- Bangor West Central SchoolElementary · 361 students
- Bangor Lincoln SchoolElementary · 344 students
- Bangor Central SchoolElementary · 332 students
- Bangor Township Virtual SchoolCombined · 182 students
Other schools in BAY CITY
- Bay City Central High SchoolHigh · 921 students
- John Glenn High SchoolHigh · 864 students
- Handy Middle SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Kolb Elementary SchoolElementary · 451 students
- Hampton Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- McAlearSawden Elem SchoolElementary · 378 students
Other Christa McAuliffe Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Christa McAuliffe Middle. Christa McAuliffe Middle School is the 5th largest of the 5.
- CHRISTA MCAULIFFE MIDDLE SCHOOLBOYNTON BEACH, FL · 1,079 students
- Christa McAuliffe Middle SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 806 students
- Christa McAuliffe MiddleStockton, CA · 734 students
- Christa McAuliffe Middle SchoolJackson, NJ · 665 students
Nearby schools
- John Glenn High School0.2 mi · 864
- Bangor West Central School0.5 mi · 361
- ISDLocal Programs0.5 mi · 92
- Bangor Township Virtual School0.6 mi · 182
- Bay City Adult EducationCTP0.9 mi · 65
- Handy Middle School1.0 mi · 598
Frequently asked questions
About Christa McAuliffe Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Christa McAuliffe Middle School?
Christa McAuliffe Middle School enrolls approximately 608 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Christa McAuliffe Middle School serve?
Christa McAuliffe Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Christa McAuliffe Middle School have?
Christa McAuliffe Middle School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.9:1.
How diverse is Christa McAuliffe Middle School?
Christa McAuliffe Middle School reports a student body of 78% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Christa McAuliffe Middle School?
Christa McAuliffe Middle School is overseen by Bangor Township Schools in Bay County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.