Enrollment
261
Middle
DISTRICT 270 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRIDGMAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260684004282
FC Reed Middle School
10254 CALIFORNIA, BRIDGMAN, MI 49106 · (269) 465-5410 · Berrien County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL261 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% 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.
- ABeats 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
13.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
100 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 68 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 70 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 62 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 61 | 23% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
FC Reed Middle School→Bridgman High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Bridgman Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
58.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
50.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
58.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 FC Reed Middle School
FC Reed Middle School's state test result (58.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC Reed Middle School this school | 261 | 38.3% | 58.1% |
| Onsted Middle School ONSTED | 243 | 40.3% | 39.2% |
| Bath Middle School BATH | 241 | 41.5% | 47.1% |
| Nellie B Chisholm Middle School MONTAGUE | 307 | 41.4% | 44.3% |
| GalesburgAugusta Middle School AUGUSTA | 302 | 41.4% | 31.1% |
| Potterville Middle School POTTERVILLE | 222 | 42.8% | 40.4% |
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 FC Reed Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Berrien County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #70 of 397 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #79 of 380 | #3 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #68 of 377 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 261 | #405 of 491 | #7 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #10 of 436 | #2 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.8% | #268 of 437 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.3% | #292 of 477 | #9 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #218 of 339 | #7 of 10 |
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
261
+33 (+14%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 247
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 261 | 19.9 | 13.1:1 | 38% (100) |
| 2023-24 | 255 | 20.7 | 12.3:1 | 38% (97) |
| 2022-23 | 243 | 20.7 | 11.7:1 | 39% (95) |
| 2020-21 | 228 | 20 | 11.4:1 | 39% (89) |
| 2017-18 | 289 | 19.8 | 14.6:1 | 36% (104) |
| 2015-16 | 278 | 19 | 14.6:1 | 35% (98) |
| 2010-11 | 300 | 18 | 16.7:1 | 40% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 333 | 23 | 14.5:1 | 12% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 247 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FC Reed Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (289 to 261); teachers unchanged (19.8 to 19.9).
About FC Reed Middle School
FC Reed Middle School is one of the public schools in BRIDGMAN, Michigan. It is a low-enrollment middle school. The student body numbers 261 students, from grades 5 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Michigan is about 502, so this school runs 48% smaller than that.
Bridgman Public Schools counts 809 students in its 3 schools, and FC Reed Middle School is one of them.
About 85% of the student body at FC Reed Middle School is White. Other reported shares: 8% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 74% White among all Berrien County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 27% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 13.1:1 comes from the school's 19.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan. The lunch program counts 38% of students at FC Reed Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 55% average for public schools in Berrien County, the school's rate is lower.
FC Reed Middle School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 86% of Michigan public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
FC Reed Middle School is 8.8 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (58.1% versus 49.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Michigan.
According to the American Community Survey, in Berrien County, the median household income is $65,425, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. There are 75 public schools in Berrien County, enrolling about 21,027 students in all.
Bridgman High School is the public school closest to FC Reed Middle School, about 0.6 miles away. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. FC Reed Middle School ranks 3rd of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 58.1% against a local average of 57.4%.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment grew 14% from its 2020-21 level of 228. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.4:1 in 2020-21, and 13.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Berrien County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
153,288
Census ACS
Median income
$65,425
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
21,027 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bridgman Public Schools
- Bridgman Elementary SchoolElementary · 309 students
- Bridgman High SchoolHigh · 239 students
Other schools in BRIDGMAN
- Bridgman Elementary SchoolElementary · 309 students
- Bridgman High SchoolHigh · 239 students
Nearby schools
- Bridgman High School0.6 mi · 239
- Bridgman Elementary School0.8 mi · 309
- Lakeshore High School6.3 mi · 843
- Roosevelt Elementary School6.5 mi · 412
- Lakeshore Middle School6.6 mi · 612
- River Valley Elementary School7.2 mi · 195
Frequently asked questions
About FC Reed Middle SchoolHow large is FC Reed Middle School?
FC Reed Middle School enrolls approximately 261 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does FC Reed Middle School serve?
FC Reed Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FC Reed Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FC Reed Middle School is approximately 13.1:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at FC Reed Middle School?
At FC Reed Middle School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees FC Reed Middle School?
FC Reed Middle School is overseen by Bridgman Public Schools in Berrien County.
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