Enrollment
293
Middle
DISTRICT 304 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FENNVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261423007529
Fennville Middle School
1 MEMORIAL DR, FENNVILLE, MI 49408 · (269) 722-3550 · Allegan County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL293 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Michigan public middle schools
- DTest 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
14.7:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
228 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 6 | 93 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 108 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 92 | 31% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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 Fennville Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
29.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
24.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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
30.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% 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 Fennville Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fennville Middle School this school | 293 | 77.8% | 30.7% |
| Hartford Middle School HARTFORD | 321 | 80.7% | N/A |
| Shelby Middle School SHELBY | 264 | 68.9% | 36.3% |
| Hart Middle School HART | 381 | 74.5% | 38.6% |
| Bangor Middle School BANGOR | 272 | 65.4% | N/A |
| Wyoming Junior High School WYOMING | 584 | 86.1% | 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 Fennville Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Allegan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #343 of 397 | #9 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #312 of 380 | #7 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #334 of 377 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 293 | #380 of 491 | #8 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #43 of 436 | #1 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.7% | #105 of 437 | #2 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.8% | #64 of 477 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #244 of 339 | #7 of 7 |
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
293
-17 (-5%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 228
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 293 | 20 | 14.7:1 | 78% (228) |
| 2023-24 | 288 | 17 | 17.0:1 | 77% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 298 | 16.2 | 18.4:1 | 77% (230) |
| 2020-21 | 310 | 17 | 18.2:1 | 75% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 319 | 18.4 | 17.3:1 | 76% (244) |
| 2015-16 | 309 | 19 | 16.3:1 | 72% (222) |
| 2010-11 | 338 | 19 | 17.8:1 | 76% (256) |
| 2000-01 | 260 | 17 | 15.3:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 228 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fennville Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (319 to 293); teachers up 8% (18.4 to 20).
About Fennville Middle School
Fennville Middle School operates as a low-enrollment middle school in FENNVILLE, Michigan. It serves 293 students in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Michigan average about 502 students.
Federal data list 4 schools in Fennville Public Schools, with 1,214 students enrolled.
At Fennville Middle School, Hispanic students make up 51% of the student body. The next largest groups are 45% White and 4% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 43 points above the 8% share among Allegan County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 54% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.7:1, with 20 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 2.9 students per teacher below the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 78%. Compared with the 43% average for public schools in Allegan County, the school's rate is higher.
Fennville Middle School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 30% of Michigan public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Fennville Middle School scores 30.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 31.8%.
In Allegan County (population about 121,456), the median household income is $83,283, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Fennville Middle School is one of 55 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Fennville Middle School is Fennville Alternative High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Fennville Middle School is 4th of 5 on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 293, a 5% decrease from 310 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 14.7 students per teacher, compared with 18.2 in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Fennville Middle School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Allegan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
121,456
Census ACS
Median income
$83,283
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
17,174 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fennville Public Schools
- Fennville Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- Fennville Public High SchoolHigh · 383 students
- Fennville Alternative High SchoolHigh · 35 students
Other schools in FENNVILLE
- Fennville Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- Fennville Public High SchoolHigh · 383 students
- Innocademy Allegan CampusElementary · 102 students
- Fennville Alternative High SchoolHigh · 35 students
Nearby schools
- Fennville Alternative High School0.0 mi · 35
- Fennville Public High School0.1 mi · 383
- Fennville Elementary School0.2 mi · 503
- Innocademy Allegan Campus0.9 mi · 102
- Douglas Elementary School5.8 mi · 366
- Saugatuck High School6.2 mi · 267
Frequently asked questions
About Fennville Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Fennville Middle School?
Fennville Middle School enrolls approximately 293 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Fennville Middle School serve?
Fennville Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fennville Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fennville Middle School is approximately 14.7:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Fennville Middle School?
Student demographics at Fennville Middle School are roughly 45% White, 51% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
What district is Fennville Middle School in?
Fennville Middle School is part of Fennville Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.