Enrollment
281
Middle
DISTRICT 250 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FARWELL AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 261410005060
Farwell Middle School
500 E OHIO ST, FARWELL, MI 48622 · (989) 588-9915 · Clare County
GRADES 04–07MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL281 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of Michigan public middle schools
- FTest 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
16.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
220 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 4 | 73 | 26% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 69 | 25% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Farwell Area Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
24.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
21.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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
23.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Farwell Middle School
Farwell Middle School's state test result (23.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farwell Middle School this school | 281 | 78.3% | 23.8% |
| Harrison Middle School HARRISON | 279 | 79.6% | 41.0% |
| Mancelona Middle School MANCELONA | 242 | 80.6% | 41.8% |
| White Cloud Junior High School WHITE CLOUD | 211 | 76.8% | 22.2% |
| Evart Middle School EVART | 232 | 73.7% | 34.4% |
| Holton Middle School HOLTON | 173 | 76.9% | N/A |
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 Farwell Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #384 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #345 of 380 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #363 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 281 | #388 of 491 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #114 of 436 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.8% | #391 of 437 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.3% | #59 of 477 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.2% | #65 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
281
-37 (-12%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 504
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 281 | 17.3 | 16.2:1 | 78% (220) |
| 2023-24 | 306 | 17.9 | 17.1:1 | 79% (242) |
| 2022-23 | 300 | 18.9 | 15.9:1 | 68% (204) |
| 2020-21 | 318 | 17 | 18.7:1 | 63% (200) |
| 2017-18 | 361 | 17.7 | 20.4:1 | 70% (251) |
| 2015-16 | 374 | 21 | 17.8:1 | 42% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 450 | 25 | 18.0:1 | 70% (316) |
| 2000-01 | 525 | 34 | 15.4:1 | 55% (289) |
| 1990-91 | 504 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Farwell Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (361 to 281); teachers down 2% (17.7 to 17.3).
About Farwell Middle School
Families in FARWELL, Michigan, are served by Farwell Middle School, a small middle school. The school teaches grades 4 through 7 and enrolls 281 students. The school is 44% below the average for middle schools in Michigan.
District-wide, Farwell Area Schools has 4 schools and 1,000 students.
White students account for 92% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among Clare County residents, the White share is about 94%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 15%.
Staffing at Farwell Middle School comes to 17.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.2:1. Middle schools in Michigan average 17.5:1, 1.3 more students per teacher than here. Farwell Middle School counts 78% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 65% average for public schools in Clare County.
On the allk12 Grade, Farwell Middle School lands at D, ahead of 11% of Michigan public middle schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Farwell Middle School is 7.8 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Michigan schools.
In Clare County, home to about 31,218 people, the median household earns about $49,384 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 13% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 17%. Farwell Middle School shares Clare County with 12 other public schools.
Farwell Middle School's nearest public school is Farwell High School (less than a tenth of a mile). In all, 7 other public schools sit within five miles of Farwell Middle School. Farwell Middle School places 4th of 4 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Farwell Middle School had a net loss of 37 students, or 12%. The school's ratio dropped from 18.7:1 to 16.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Clare County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,218
Census ACS
Median income
$49,384
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,785 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Farwell Area Schools
- Farwell High SchoolHigh · 344 students
- Farwell Elementary SchoolElementary · 336 students
- Farwell Timberland Alternative High SchoolHigh · 39 students
Other schools in FARWELL
- Farwell High SchoolHigh · 344 students
- Farwell Elementary SchoolElementary · 336 students
- Farwell Timberland Alternative High SchoolHigh · 39 students
Nearby schools
- Farwell High School0.0 mi · 344
- Farwell Elementary School0.2 mi · 336
- Farwell Timberland Alternative High School2.5 mi · 39
- Clare Pioneer High School3.8 mi · 45
- Clare Primary School4.8 mi · 557
- Clare Middle School4.8 mi · 474
Frequently asked questions
About Farwell Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Farwell Middle School?
Farwell Middle School enrolls approximately 281 students in grades 04-07.
What age range does Farwell Middle School serve?
Farwell Middle School serves students from grade 04 through grade 07.
How many teachers does Farwell Middle School have?
Farwell Middle School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Farwell Middle School?
Student demographics at Farwell Middle School are roughly 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Farwell Middle School in?
Farwell Middle School is part of Farwell Area Schools.
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