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What's the most underrated thing about Corunna Middle School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
438
Middle
DISTRICT 511 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CORUNNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261086004549
Corunna Middle School
400 N COMSTOCK ST, CORUNNA, MI 48817 · (989) 743-5641 · Shiawassee County
GRADES 04–07MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL438 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% 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.
- 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
18.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
224 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 4 | 115 | 26% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 116 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 95 | 22% |
Student demographics
17%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
Students here typically continue to
Corunna Middle School→Corunna High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Corunna Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
42.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
36.3%
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 36 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
38.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Corunna Middle School
Corunna Middle School's state test result (38.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corunna Middle School this school | 438 | 51.1% | 38.7% |
| Gaylord Middle School GAYLORD | 435 | 51.7% | 51.0% |
| Reed City Middle School REED CITY | 471 | 51.0% | 37.5% |
| Grayling Middle School GRAYLING | 450 | 49.3% | 35.0% |
| ReethsPuffer Intermediate Sch MUSKEGON | 479 | 50.5% | 26.4% |
| Shepherd Middle School SHEPHERD | 390 | 49.0% | 43.2% |
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 Corunna Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #244 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #183 of 380 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #181 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 438 | #286 of 491 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #292 of 436 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.7% | #368 of 437 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.1% | #204 of 477 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.7% | #78 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
438
-29 (-6%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 514
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 438 | 24 | 18.3:1 | 51% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 23.6 | 18.8:1 | 59% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 24.8 | 18.2:1 | 58% (262) |
| 2020-21 | 467 | 23 | 20.3:1 | 57% (264) |
| 2017-18 | 552 | 29.8 | 18.6:1 | 58% (318) |
| 2015-16 | 569 | 32 | 17.8:1 | 58% (329) |
| 2010-11 | 536 | 29 | 18.5:1 | 48% (258) |
| 2000-01 | 480 | 25 | 19.2:1 | 25% (120) |
| 1990-91 | 514 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Corunna Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (552 to 438); teachers down 19% (29.8 to 24).
About Corunna Middle School
Corunna Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in CORUNNA, Michigan, (ZIP code 48817). The school enrolls 438 students, from grades 4 through 7.
The 3 schools in Corunna Public Schools enroll 1,532 students altogether, Corunna Middle School among them.
About 91% of the student body at Corunna Middle School is White. Other students are 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 94% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 17%, meaning two students picked at random have a 17% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Corunna Middle School counts 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 18.3 students for each one. On average, middle schools in Michigan have 17.5:1, compared with 18.3:1 here. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against Michigan public middle schools, Corunna Middle School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with Corunna Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Michigan is predicted to score 43.6%. Corunna Middle School scores 38.7%, 4.9 points below that line.
In the county around the school, Shiawassee County, the median household income is $67,404, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Shiawassee County is home to 31 public schools and about 10,105 public school students.
Nearby, Corunna High School is about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Corunna Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 32.2%; Corunna Middle School's is 38.7%, ranking 1st of 7.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
Corunna Middle School's enrollment declined from 467 in 2020-21 to 438 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 20.3 in 2020-21 to 18.3 in 2024-25.
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Shiawassee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,991
Census ACS
Median income
$67,404
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
10,105 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Corunna Public Schools
- Corunna High SchoolHigh · 610 students
- Elsa Meyer Elementary SchoolElementary · 484 students
- Nellie Reed ElementaryCombined
Other schools in CORUNNA
- Corunna High SchoolHigh · 610 students
- Elsa Meyer Elementary SchoolElementary · 484 students
Nearby schools
- Corunna High School0.1 mi · 610
- Elsa Meyer Elementary School0.7 mi · 484
- Lincoln Alternative High School2.4 mi · 131
- Emerson School2.9 mi · 421
- Owosso Middle School3.2 mi · 641
- Owosso High School3.2 mi · 805
Frequently asked questions
About Corunna Middle SchoolHow many students attend Corunna Middle School?
Corunna Middle School enrolls approximately 438 students in grades 04-07.
Is Corunna Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Corunna Middle School is a middle school covering grades 04-07.
How many students per teacher at Corunna Middle School?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at Corunna Middle School.
How diverse is Corunna Middle School?
Corunna Middle School reports a student body of 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Corunna Middle School public or private?
Corunna Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Corunna Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.