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Enrollment
884
Middle
DISTRICT 821 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAND BLANC COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 261635001835
Grand Blanc Middle School East
6100 PERRY RD, GRAND BLANC, MI 48439 · (810) 591-3467 · Genesee County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL884 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 82% 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
18.7:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
333 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 55%
Community
5
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 | 272 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 306 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 306 | 35% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
55.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
39.4%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
55.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Grand Blanc Middle School East
Grand Blanc Middle School East's state test result (55.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Blanc Middle School East this school | 884 | 37.7% | 55.8% |
| Wyandot Middle School CLINTON TWP | 844 | 38.4% | 40.7% |
| Woodhaven Upper Elementary WOODHAVEN | 811 | 38.6% | 39.6% |
| Walnut Creek Middle School WEST BLOOMFIELD | 641 | 37.1% | 53.5% |
| Bemis Junior High School STERLING HEIGHTS | 742 | 43.0% | 48.4% |
| Brownstown Middle School ROMULUS | 872 | 44.0% | 42.3% |
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 Grand Blanc Middle School East ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Genesee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #85 of 397 | #1 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #153 of 380 | #3 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #88 of 377 | #2 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 884 | #32 of 491 | #1 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #323 of 436 | #14 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.9% | #114 of 437 | #5 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.7% | #300 of 477 | #18 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.8% | #175 of 339 | #8 of 16 |
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
884
+145 (+20%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 1,048
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 884 | 47.3 | 18.7:1 | 38% (333) |
| 2023-24 | 881 | 49.3 | 17.9:1 | 33% (291) |
| 2022-23 | 866 | 50.1 | 17.3:1 | 33% (289) |
| 2020-21 | 739 | 48 | 15.4:1 | 26% (191) |
| 2017-18 | 1,014 | 50.4 | 20.1:1 | 23% (233) |
| 2015-16 | 1,033 | 51 | 20.3:1 | 19% (193) |
| 2010-11 | 1,048 | 49 | 21.4:1 | 19% (199) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grand Blanc Middle School East.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (1,014 to 884); teachers down 6% (50.4 to 47.3).
About Grand Blanc Middle School East
Grand Blanc Middle School East is a high-enrollment middle-grades school in GRAND BLANC, Michigan, (ZIP code 48439). It had 884 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 4 through 8. Middle schools in Michigan have about 502 students on average; enrollment here is 76% higher.
The Grand Blanc Community Schools system has 13 schools and 7,457 students.
The share of White students at Grand Blanc Middle School East is 67%, a majority. It is also 13% Black, 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 6% Asian. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 52%.
Classroom staffing at Grand Blanc Middle School East totals 47.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.7:1. The average for middle schools in Michigan, 17.5:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Grand Blanc Middle School East is about 38%. The average for public schools in Genesee County is 61%.
Grand Blanc Middle School East holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 82% of Michigan public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Grand Blanc Middle School East is 6.2 points above its prediction. Actual: 55.8%. Predicted: 49.6%.
The school's county is Genesee County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $62,281 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Public schools in Genesee County number 158, with about 58,534 students.
Grand Blanc Middle School East's closest public school neighbor is Myers Elementary School, about 1.4 miles away. Within five miles of Grand Blanc Middle School East, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Grand Blanc Middle School East ranks 4th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 145 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The school's ratio increased from 15.4:1 to 18.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Genesee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
403,305
Census ACS
Median income
$62,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
158
58,534 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Grand Blanc Community Schools
- Grand Blanc Community High SchoolHigh · 2,377 students
- Grand Blanc Middle School WestMiddle · 757 students
- Myers Elementary SchoolElementary · 479 students
- Brendel Elementary SchoolElementary · 462 students
- Reid Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Indian Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 406 students
Other schools in GRAND BLANC
- Grand Blanc Community High SchoolHigh · 2,377 students
- Grand Blanc Middle School WestMiddle · 757 students
- Myers Elementary SchoolElementary · 479 students
- Brendel Elementary SchoolElementary · 462 students
- Reid Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Indian Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 406 students
Nearby schools
- Myers Elementary School1.4 mi · 479
- Grand Blanc Academy1.5 mi · 279
- Perry Learning Center1.9 mi · 5
- Bobcat Innovation1.9 mi · 343
- Grand Blanc Community High School1.9 mi · 2,377
- Indian Hill Elementary School2.0 mi · 406
Frequently asked questions
About Grand Blanc Middle School EastWhat is the total enrollment at Grand Blanc Middle School East?
Grand Blanc Middle School East enrolls approximately 884 students in grades 04-08.
What age range does Grand Blanc Middle School East serve?
Grand Blanc Middle School East serves students from grade 04 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Grand Blanc Middle School East?
Approximately 18.7:1 students per teacher at Grand Blanc Middle School East.
How diverse is Grand Blanc Middle School East?
Grand Blanc Middle School East reports a student body of 67% White, 6% Hispanic, 13% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Grand Blanc Middle School East public or private?
Grand Blanc Middle School East is a public K-12 school, overseen by Grand Blanc Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.