Enrollment
309
Middle
DISTRICT 249 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONSTANTINE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261075004541
Constantine Middle School
260 W 6TH ST, CONSTANTINE, MI 49042 · (269) 435-8940 · St. Joseph County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL309 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% 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
16.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 32.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
161 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 100 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 103 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 106 | 34% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
Constantine Middle School→Constantine High School
Based on grade levels within Constantine Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
34.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
22.4%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Constantine Middle School
Constantine Middle School's state test result (37.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Constantine Middle School this school | 309 | 52.1% | 37.6% |
| Caro Middle School CARO | 305 | 53.8% | 32.3% |
| Jefferson Middle School MONROE | 304 | 52.3% | 34.4% |
| OvidElsie Middle School ELSIE | 293 | 50.2% | 47.8% |
| Manton Consolidated Middle School MANTON | 305 | 49.5% | 41.7% |
| Leslie Middle School LESLIE | 326 | 48.8% | 34.9% |
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 Constantine Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #261 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #335 of 380 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #289 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 309 | #365 of 491 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #111 of 436 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.7% | #322 of 437 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.1% | #193 of 477 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #206 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
309
-34 (-10%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 367
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 309 | 19.1 | 16.2:1 | 52% (161) |
| 2023-24 | 273 | 16.5 | 16.6:1 | 68% (186) |
| 2022-23 | 282 | 18 | 15.6:1 | 62% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 343 | 19 | 18.1:1 | 56% (192) |
| 2017-18 | 346 | 18 | 19.3:1 | 54% (187) |
| 2015-16 | 333 | 19 | 17.5:1 | 55% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 313 | 14 | 22.4:1 | 56% (176) |
| 2000-01 | 418 | 25 | 16.7:1 | 18% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 367 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Constantine Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (346 to 309); teachers up 6% (18 to 19.1).
About Constantine Middle School
Constantine Middle School is a small middle school found in CONSTANTINE, Michigan. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 309 students. That compares with an average of about 502 students for middle schools in Michigan.
Constantine Public School District operates 5 schools. Combined enrollment is 1,247 students.
At Constantine Middle School, 89% of students are White. The remaining students are 7% Hispanic. Census estimates put St. Joseph County at about 85% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 21%.
With 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.2:1. The average for middle schools in Michigan is 17.5:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Constantine Middle School, 52% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Constantine Middle School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 37% of Michigan public middle schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 43.2% at Constantine Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 37.6%.
For the population of St. Joseph County, the median household earns about $66,425 a year, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Constantine Middle School shares St. Joseph County with 31 other public schools.
Constantine High School is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are 6 more public schools inside five miles. Constantine Middle School ranks 3rd of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 37.6% against a local average of 37.7%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's enrollment decreased 10% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 18.1:1 to 16.2:1.
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St. Joseph County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,969
Census ACS
Median income
$66,425
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
9,517 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Constantine Public School District
- Constantine High SchoolHigh · 348 students
- Riverside Elementary SchoolElementary · 256 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolElementary · 230 students
- Constantine Alternative EducationHigh · 104 students
Other schools in CONSTANTINE
- Constantine High SchoolHigh · 348 students
- Riverside Elementary SchoolElementary · 256 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolElementary · 230 students
- Constantine Alternative EducationHigh · 104 students
Nearby schools
- Constantine High School0.3 mi · 348
- Eastside Elementary School0.3 mi · 230
- Riverside Elementary School0.3 mi · 256
- Constantine Alternative Education0.5 mi · 104
- White Pigeon JrSr High School2.7 mi · 363
- Central Elementary School3.1 mi · 366
Frequently asked questions
About Constantine Middle SchoolHow many students attend Constantine Middle School?
Constantine Middle School enrolls approximately 309 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Constantine Middle School serve?
Constantine Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Constantine Middle School?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Constantine Middle School.
How diverse is Constantine Middle School?
Constantine Middle School reports a student body of 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Constantine Middle School?
Constantine Middle School is overseen by Constantine Public School District in St. Joseph County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.