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Alumni: what's one memory from East Middle School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
829
Middle
DISTRICT 955 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRAVERSE CITY AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 263387000001
East Middle School
1776 3 MILE RD N, TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49696 · (231) 933-7300 · Grand Traverse County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL829 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% of Michigan public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
19.9:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
252 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 274 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 263 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 292 | 35% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
44.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
50.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% 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 East Middle School
East Middle School's state test result (50.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Middle School this school | 829 | 30.4% | 50.4% |
| Mattawan Middle School MATTAWAN | 823 | 26.9% | 52.1% |
| Harper Creek Middle School BATTLE CREEK | 896 | 32.0% | 35.3% |
| Muir Middle School MILFORD | 656 | 28.8% | 50.8% |
| Tecumseh Middle School TECUMSEH | 900 | 29.9% | 40.1% |
| Gull Lake Middle School RICHLAND | 717 | 33.6% | 51.2% |
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 East Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #121 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #111 of 380 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #100 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 829 | #45 of 491 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #392 of 436 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.5% | #297 of 437 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.4% | #351 of 477 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.1% | #271 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
829
-18 (-2%) vs 2020
-31% since 2000-01, when it was 1,207
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 829 | 41.7 | 19.9:1 | 30% (252) |
| 2023-24 | 779 | 37.6 | 20.7:1 | 33% (259) |
| 2022-23 | 786 | 37.9 | 20.8:1 | 38% (298) |
| 2020-21 | 847 | 37 | 22.9:1 | 36% (308) |
| 2017-18 | 883 | 42.2 | 20.9:1 | 39% (342) |
| 2015-16 | 880 | 44 | 20.0:1 | 28% (245) |
| 2010-11 | 938 | 47 | 20.0:1 | 38% (360) |
| 2000-01 | 1,207 | 67 | 18.0:1 | 22% (263) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (883 to 829); teachers down 1% (42.2 to 41.7).
About East Middle School
East Middle School, located in TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan, is a large middle school. The school has 829 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. That compares with an average of about 502 students for middle schools in Michigan.
The district for East Middle School is Traverse City Area Public Schools, with 16 schools and 8,546 students.
A large majority of enrollment at East Middle School is White, at 87%. After that, the student body is 4% Hispanic, 4% Native American, and 3% Black. The diversity index for East Middle School is 24%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
East Middle School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.9:1, with 41.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Michigan average 17.5:1. The school has 30% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Grand Traverse County is similar, at 31%.
East Middle School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 67% of Michigan public middle schools.
On BeatsExpectations, East Middle School is 2.4 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Michigan schools.
Looking at the county, Grand Traverse County, median household income comes to about $81,647, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 32 public schools and about 12,069 students.
Cherry Knoll Elementary School is the nearest public school to East Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. East Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 49.1% proficiency; East Middle School posts 50.4%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Small: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 829, close to the 847 recorded in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 19.9 students per teacher, compared with 22.9 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for East Middle School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Grand Traverse County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
96,166
Census ACS
Median income
$81,647
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
12,069 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Traverse City Area Public Schools
- West Senior HighHigh · 1,384 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,326 students
- West Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,081 students
- Central Grade SchoolElementary · 510 students
- Eastern Elementary SchoolElementary · 475 students
- Willow Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 429 students
Other schools in TRAVERSE CITY
- West Senior HighHigh · 1,384 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,326 students
- West Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,081 students
- Grand Traverse AcademyCombined · 824 students
- Central Grade SchoolElementary · 510 students
- Eastern Elementary SchoolElementary · 475 students
Other East Middle schools
17 other US public schools in 11 states are named East Middle. East Middle School is the 4th largest of the 18.
- East Middle SchoolPLYMOUTH, MI · 725 students
- East Middle SchoolFARMINGTON HILLS, MI · 555 students
- EAST MIDDLE SCHOOLBRENTWOOD, NY · 1,108 students
- East Middle SchoolSioux City, IA · 1,076 students
- East Middle SchoolBraintree, MA · 999 students
Nearby schools
- Cherry Knoll Elementary School0.2 mi · 333
- Grand Traverse Academy0.5 mi · 824
- Traverse City High School2.2 mi · 171
- Courtade Elementary School2.3 mi · 215
- Life Skills Center2.5 mi · 67
- North EdNew Horizons3.5 mi · 75
Frequently asked questions
About East Middle SchoolHow large is East Middle School?
East Middle School enrolls approximately 829 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does East Middle School serve?
East Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at East Middle School?
Approximately 19.9:1 students per teacher at East Middle School.
How diverse is East Middle School?
East Middle School reports a student body of 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian.
Who oversees East Middle School?
East Middle School is overseen by Traverse City Area Public Schools in Grand Traverse County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.