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What's one thing DeWitt Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
754
Middle
DISTRICT 622 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEWITT PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261155004584
DeWitt Middle School
2957 W HERBISON RD, DEWITT, MI 48820 · (517) 668-3200 · Clinton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL754 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
85 students
DISTRICT 13% · 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 | 256 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 264 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 234 | 31% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
DeWitt Middle School→DeWitt High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within DeWitt Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
61.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
58.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
61.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.3%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 DeWitt Middle School
DeWitt Middle School's state test result (61.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeWitt Middle School this school | 754 | 11.3% | 61.8% |
| East Grand Rapids Middle School GRAND RAPIDS | 710 | 7.7% | 69.8% |
| 56 Building at Georgetown HUDSONVILLE | 626 | 13.1% | 62.2% |
| West Middle School PLYMOUTH | 667 | 13.8% | 60.6% |
| Duncan Lake Middle School CALEDONIA | 696 | 16.5% | 68.0% |
| Baldwin Street Middle School HUDSONVILLE | 610 | 14.6% | 63.1% |
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 DeWitt Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #50 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #48 of 380 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #54 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 754 | #70 of 491 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #326 of 436 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.3% | #246 of 437 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.3% | #455 of 477 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +42.0% | #9 of 101 |
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
754
+58 (+8%) vs 2020
+81% since 1990-91, when it was 417
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 754 | 40.3 | 18.7:1 | 11% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 736 | 39.4 | 18.7:1 | 18% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 692 | 36.3 | 19.1:1 | 21% (148) |
| 2020-21 | 696 | 38 | 18.3:1 | 19% (135) |
| 2017-18 | 531 | 28.4 | 18.7:1 | 21% (109) |
| 2015-16 | 488 | 22 | 22.2:1 | 15% (73) |
| 2010-11 | 456 | 27 | 16.9:1 | 12% (53) |
| 2000-01 | 404 | 22 | 18.4:1 | 6% (25) |
| 1990-91 | 417 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DeWitt Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 42% (531 to 754); teachers up 42% (28.4 to 40.3).
About DeWitt Middle School
Federal records list DeWitt Middle School as a middle school in DEWITT, Michigan. The school counted 754 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. The school is 50% bigger than the average for middle schools in Michigan.
DeWitt Public Schools enrolls 3,109 students in 5 schools, including DeWitt Middle School.
DeWitt Middle School is 83% White by enrollment. The next largest groups are 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, DeWitt Middle School scores 30%.
On staff are 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.7:1. Statewide, middle schools in Michigan average 17.5:1. DeWitt Middle School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 11%. It compares with 30% for public schools in Clinton County.
The model predicts 61.3% for a school in Michigan with DeWitt Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. DeWitt Middle School posts 61.8%.
In Clinton County, median household income comes to about $88,210, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Clinton County counts 26 public schools with about 9,640 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Herbison Woods Elementary School, is about 0.2 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 4 nearby schools with scores, including this one, DeWitt Middle School is 2nd on average proficiency.
Federal data place DeWitt Middle School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment rose by 8% across 4 years, from 696 in 2020-21 to 754 in 2024-25.
DeWitt Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Clinton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
79,626
Census ACS
Median income
$88,210
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
9,640 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DeWitt Public Schools
- DeWitt High SchoolHigh · 944 students
- David Scott Elementary SchoolElementary · 473 students
- Herbison Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 469 students
- Schavey Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 469 students
Other schools in DEWITT
- DeWitt High SchoolHigh · 944 students
- David Scott Elementary SchoolElementary · 473 students
- Herbison Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 469 students
- Schavey Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 469 students
Other DeWitt Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named DeWitt Middle. DeWitt Middle School is the largest of the 3.
- DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOLITHACA, NY · 559 students
- DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOLDEWITT, AR · 271 students
Nearby schools
- Herbison Woods Elementary School0.2 mi · 469
- Schavey Road Elementary School0.4 mi · 469
- DeWitt High School0.4 mi · 944
- David Scott Elementary School1.7 mi · 473
- Blended Learning Academies Credit Recovery High School2.9 mi · 159
- Sheridan Road4.1 mi · 356
Frequently asked questions
About DeWitt Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at DeWitt Middle School?
DeWitt Middle School enrolls approximately 754 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does DeWitt Middle School serve?
DeWitt Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does DeWitt Middle School have?
DeWitt Middle School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at DeWitt Middle School?
At DeWitt Middle School, the student body is approximately 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is DeWitt Middle School public or private?
DeWitt Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DeWitt Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.