Enrollment
169
Middle
DISTRICT 242 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DANSVILLE SCHOOLS·NCES 261140004573
Dansville Middle School
1264 ADAMS ST, DANSVILLE, MI 48819 · (517) 623-6120 · Ingham County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL169 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% 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.
- CBeats 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
22.7:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
49 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 56 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 54 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 59 | 35% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
Dansville Middle School→Dansville High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Dansville Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
29.7%
MI avg 47.7%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Michigan average is about 48 of 100.
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
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Dansville Middle School
Dansville Middle School's state test result (43.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dansville Middle School this school | 169 | 29.0% | 43.8% |
| Saugatuck Middle School SAUGATUCK | 186 | 27.4% | 58.5% |
| Laingsburg Middle School LAINGSBURG | 251 | 25.5% | 50.9% |
| Mason Middle School ERIE | 223 | 32.7% | 51.4% |
| Vulcan Middle School NORWAY | 141 | 38.3% | 62.1% |
| Clinton Middle School CLINTON | 282 | 30.1% | 49.0% |
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 Dansville Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #171 of 397 | #7 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #332 of 377 | #11 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 169 | #451 of 491 | #11 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.0% | #360 of 477 | #9 of 13 |
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
169
+21 (+14%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 206
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 169 | 7.5 | 22.7:1 | 29% (49) |
| 2023-24 | 161 | 7.9 | 20.4:1 | 29% (47) |
| 2022-23 | 153 | 7.7 | 19.9:1 | 38% (58) |
| 2020-21 | 148 | 7 | 21.1:1 | 34% (51) |
| 2017-18 | 198 | 11.5 | 17.2:1 | 30% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 184 | 10 | 18.4:1 | 27% (49) |
| 2010-11 | 215 | 12 | 17.9:1 | 29% (63) |
| 2000-01 | 204 | 11 | 18.6:1 | 5% (11) |
| 1990-91 | 206 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dansville Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (198 to 169); teachers down 35% (11.5 to 7.5).
About Dansville Middle School
Dansville Middle School is a very small middle school based in DANSVILLE, Michigan. The school has 169 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Michigan enroll about 502 students on average.
Federal data list 3 schools in Dansville Schools, with 725 students enrolled.
At Dansville Middle School, 92% of students are White. After that, the student body is 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Ingham County is about 69% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Dansville Middle School scores 16%.
There are 7.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Dansville Middle School, giving a ratio of 22.7:1. Middle schools in Michigan average 17.5:1, 5.1 fewer students per teacher than here. A total of 49 students, or 29%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Ingham County report 49%.
Dansville Middle School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 45% of Michigan public middle schools.
Dansville Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 43.8% and a predicted 53.4%.
The county, Ingham County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $65,526 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Counting Dansville Middle School, Ingham County has 100 public schools.
The closest school to Dansville Middle School is Dansville High School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Dansville Middle School. On proficiency, Dansville Middle School is ahead of the 42.3% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 4.
Dansville Middle School is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 169, from 148 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 22.7 students per teacher, compared with 21.1 in 2020-21.
People who know Dansville Middle School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Ingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
283,913
Census ACS
Median income
$65,526
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
100
37,914 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dansville Schools
- Dansville Elementary SchoolElementary · 341 students
- Dansville High SchoolHigh · 215 students
Other schools in DANSVILLE
- Dansville Elementary SchoolElementary · 341 students
- Dansville High SchoolHigh · 215 students
- Ingham ISD EI ProgramsElementary · 4 students
Nearby schools
- Dansville High School0.0 mi · 215
- Ingham ISD EI Programs0.0 mi · 4
- Dansville Elementary School0.0 mi · 341
- Mason Middle School6.3 mi · 778
- Mason High School6.7 mi · 1,015
- Steele Street Elementary School6.7 mi · 513
Frequently asked questions
About Dansville Middle SchoolHow many students attend Dansville Middle School?
Dansville Middle School enrolls approximately 169 students in grades 06-08.
Is Dansville Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dansville Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Dansville Middle School have?
Dansville Middle School employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dansville Middle School?
At Dansville Middle School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Dansville Middle School in?
Dansville Middle School is part of Dansville Schools.
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