Enrollment
346
Middle
DISTRICT 374 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GLADSTONE AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 261597005244
Gladstone Area Middle School
300 S 10TH ST, GLADSTONE, MI 49837 · (906) 428-2295 · Delta County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL346 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% 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.
- C-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
19.5:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
111 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 128 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 113 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 105 | 30% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Gladstone Area Middle School→Gladstone Area High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Gladstone Area Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
27.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
35.4%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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
41.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Gladstone Area Middle School
Gladstone Area Middle School's state test result (41.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gladstone Area Middle School this school | 346 | 32.1% | 41.2% |
| Bullock Creek Middle School MIDLAND | 348 | 33.3% | 50.3% |
| Quincy Middle School QUINCY | 345 | 31.0% | 39.9% |
| Boyne City Middle School BOYNE CITY | 378 | 35.4% | 39.1% |
| Hopkins Middle School HOPKINS | 321 | 34.3% | 42.2% |
| Grass Lake Middle School GRASS LAKE | 290 | 33.1% | 44.5% |
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 Gladstone Area Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #204 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #188 of 380 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #351 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 346 | #345 of 491 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #379 of 436 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.1% | #289 of 437 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.1% | #337 of 477 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #60 of 101 |
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
346
-15 (-4%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 258
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 346 | 17.7 | 19.5:1 | 32% (111) |
| 2023-24 | 329 | 16.7 | 19.7:1 | 40% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 339 | 18.7 | 18.2:1 | 37% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 361 | 19 | 19.0:1 | 38% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 329 | 16.2 | 20.3:1 | 40% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 350 | 16 | 21.9:1 | 40% (140) |
| 2010-11 | 355 | 16 | 22.2:1 | 37% (133) |
| 2000-01 | 425 | 27 | 15.7:1 | 40% (171) |
| 1990-91 | 258 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gladstone Area Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (329 to 346); teachers up 10% (16.2 to 17.7).
About Gladstone Area Middle School
Gladstone Area Middle School runs as a low-enrollment middle-grades school in GLADSTONE, Michigan. There are 346 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 31% below the 502-student average for middle schools in Michigan.
A total of 4 schools make up Gladstone Area Schools, with 1,494 students enrolled.
A large majority of enrollment at Gladstone Area Middle School is White, at 87%. After that, the student body is 7% multiracial and 5% Native American. Among Delta County residents, the White share is about 90%. The diversity index for Gladstone Area Middle School is 24%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.5:1. Middle schools in Michigan average 17.5:1, 2.0 fewer students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 32% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Delta County averages 47%, higher than here.
Gladstone Area Middle School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 36% of Michigan public middle schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Gladstone Area Middle School is 10.9 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 41.2% actual, 52.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Michigan.
Looking at the county, Delta County, median household income comes to about $57,809, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 15 public schools and about 4,382 students.
James T Jones Elementary School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Gladstone Area Middle School. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles.
Gladstone Area Middle School has an NCES locale of Town: Remote.
The school's enrollment decreased 4% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Gladstone Area Middle School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Delta County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,813
Census ACS
Median income
$57,809
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
4,382 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gladstone Area Schools
- Gladstone Area High SchoolHigh · 472 students
- James T Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 355 students
- Cameron Elementary SchoolElementary · 321 students
Other schools in GLADSTONE
- Gladstone Area High SchoolHigh · 472 students
- James T Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 355 students
- Cameron Elementary SchoolElementary · 321 students
Nearby schools
- James T Jones Elementary School0.1 mi · 355
- Cameron Elementary School1.6 mi · 321
- Gladstone Area High School2.5 mi · 472
- Learning Center5.2 mi · 74
- Bay Pines Center5.7 mi · 29
- Webster Kindergarten Center6.2 mi · 215
Frequently asked questions
About Gladstone Area Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gladstone Area Middle School?
Gladstone Area Middle School enrolls approximately 346 students in grades 06-08.
Is Gladstone Area Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gladstone Area Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Gladstone Area Middle School?
Approximately 19.5:1 students per teacher at Gladstone Area Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gladstone Area Middle School?
At Gladstone Area Middle School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 2% Hispanic, 7% Two or more.
Is Gladstone Area Middle School public or private?
Gladstone Area Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Gladstone Area Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.