Enrollment
368
Middle
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKENMUTH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261476005174
EF Rittmueller Middle School
965 E GENESEE ST, FRANKENMUTH, MI 48734 · (989) 652-6119 · Saginaw County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Michigan public middle schools
- A-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
20.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.9:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
69 students
DISTRICT 16% · 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 5 | 95 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 94 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 84 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 95 | 26% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
EF Rittmueller Middle School→Frankenmuth High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Frankenmuth School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
63.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
50.4%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
57.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 EF Rittmueller Middle School
EF Rittmueller Middle School's state test result (57.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EF Rittmueller Middle School this school | 368 | 18.8% | 57.6% |
| Spring Lake Intermediate School SPRING LAKE | 330 | 19.7% | 68.6% |
| Spring Lake Middle School SPRING LAKE | 345 | 16.8% | 68.0% |
| Portland Middle School PORTLAND | 418 | 20.8% | 40.3% |
| Williamston Middle School WILLIAMSTON | 440 | 19.3% | 64.0% |
| Goodrich Middle School GOODRICH | 448 | 18.1% | 43.7% |
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 EF Rittmueller Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Saginaw County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #72 of 397 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #83 of 380 | #2 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #43 of 377 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 368 | #332 of 491 | #7 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #417 of 436 | #8 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.1% | #318 of 437 | #6 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.8% | #419 of 477 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.2% | #39 of 101 | N/A |
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
368
+22 (+6%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 273
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 24.7:1
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 | 368 | 17.6 | 20.9:1 | 19% (69) |
| 2023-24 | 366 | 15 | 24.4:1 | 24% (87) |
| 2022-23 | 363 | 14.5 | 25.0:1 | 26% (95) |
| 2020-21 | 346 | 14 | 24.7:1 | 23% (80) |
| 2017-18 | 337 | 14.7 | 23.0:1 | 24% (80) |
| 2015-16 | 343 | 13 | 26.4:1 | 19% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 340 | 13 | 26.1:1 | 17% (58) |
| 2000-01 | 311 | 17 | 18.3:1 | 7% (22) |
| 1990-91 | 273 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EF Rittmueller Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (337 to 368); teachers up 20% (14.7 to 17.6).
About EF Rittmueller Middle School
EF Rittmueller Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in FRANKENMUTH, Michigan. It had 368 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 5 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Michigan enroll about 502 students on average.
Enrollment across the 3 schools in Frankenmuth School District totals 1,351 students.
White students are 89% of those enrolled at EF Rittmueller Middle School. Other reported shares: 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 71% White among all Saginaw County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 21%.
There are 17.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 20.9:1. The average for middle schools in Michigan, 17.5:1, is lower. Of all students at EF Rittmueller Middle School, 19% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Saginaw County is 59%.
EF Rittmueller Middle School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 76% of Michigan public middle schools.
EF Rittmueller Middle School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 57.6% is within a point of the 58.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
For the population of Saginaw County, median household income comes to about $60,622, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Saginaw County's 75 public schools enroll about 25,621 students and include EF Rittmueller Middle School.
Among nearby public schools, Lorenz C List School is closest at about 0.2 miles. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, EF Rittmueller Middle School ranks 1st in a group of 5 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Town: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school grew from 346 students in 2020-21 to 368 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 24.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 20.9:1.
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Saginaw County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
188,665
Census ACS
Median income
$60,622
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
25,621 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Frankenmuth School District
- Frankenmuth High SchoolHigh · 504 students
- Lorenz C List SchoolElementary · 479 students
Other schools in FRANKENMUTH
- Frankenmuth High SchoolHigh · 504 students
- Lorenz C List SchoolElementary · 479 students
Nearby schools
- Lorenz C List School0.2 mi · 479
- Frankenmuth High School0.4 mi · 504
- Marshall Greene Middle School6.6 mi · 548
- North Elementary School7.1 mi · 682
- Birch Run High School7.2 mi · 538
- Birch Run Progressive High School7.2 mi · 38
Frequently asked questions
About EF Rittmueller Middle SchoolHow large is EF Rittmueller Middle School?
EF Rittmueller Middle School enrolls approximately 368 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does EF Rittmueller Middle School serve?
EF Rittmueller Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at EF Rittmueller Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at EF Rittmueller Middle School is approximately 20.9:1 (18 FTE teachers).
How diverse is EF Rittmueller Middle School?
EF Rittmueller Middle School reports a student body of 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees EF Rittmueller Middle School?
EF Rittmueller Middle School is overseen by Frankenmuth School District in Saginaw County.
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