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Dundee Middle School
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Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientWhat this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Dundee Middle School
Dundee Middle School is a 6-8 campus of mid-tier scale in DUNDEE, Michigan, run under Dundee Community Schools, enrolling 533 students in grades 5 through 8.
Dundee Middle School is one of 4 schools operated by Dundee Community Schools, a district that caters to 1,757 students overall.
In terms of who attends, Dundee Middle School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%); the rest comes out to 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Monroe County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Dundee Middle School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting Dundee Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 34% of students at Dundee Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Dundee Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.9%.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Monroe County indicate the typical household earns roughly $77,335 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Dundee Middle School is one of 52 public schools in Monroe County (combined enrollment of about 20,286 students).
The closest other public school is Dundee Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dundee Middle School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 51.2%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dundee Middle School has edged up 41%, going from 379 students in 2018 to 533 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 97% to 92% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 22.1:1 today.
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