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Enrollment
757
Middle
DISTRICT 821 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAND BLANC COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 261635001836
Grand Blanc Middle School West
1515 E REID RD, GRAND BLANC, MI 48439 · (810) 591-7311 · Genesee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL757 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of Michigan public middle schools
- CTest 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
17.3:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
465 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 | 209 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 272 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 276 | 36% |
Student demographics
63%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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Grand Blanc Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
40.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
28.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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
36.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 West
Grand Blanc Middle School West's state test result (36.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Blanc Middle School West this school | 757 | 61.4% | 36.0% |
| Adlai Stevenson Middle School WESTLAND | 768 | 56.6% | 20.6% |
| Lincoln Middle School YPSILANTI | 712 | 53.4% | 28.0% |
| Monroe Middle School MONROE | 674 | 63.4% | 26.2% |
| Central Middle School PORT HURON | 599 | 63.4% | 18.1% |
| Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts KALAMAZOO | 889 | 60.4% | 34.3% |
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 West ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Genesee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #279 of 397 | #10 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #274 of 380 | #10 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #210 of 377 | #7 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 757 | #69 of 491 | #5 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #200 of 436 | #6 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.3% | #52 of 437 | #1 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.4% | #133 of 477 | #12 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.7% | #79 of 339 | #4 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
757
+37 (+5%) vs 2020
-25% since 2010-11, when it was 1,006
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 757 | 43.8 | 17.3:1 | 61% (465) |
| 2023-24 | 798 | 42.3 | 18.9:1 | 60% (476) |
| 2022-23 | 816 | 43.2 | 18.9:1 | 57% (467) |
| 2020-21 | 720 | 45 | 16.0:1 | 46% (328) |
| 2017-18 | 955 | 50.5 | 18.9:1 | 42% (401) |
| 2015-16 | 966 | 50 | 19.3:1 | 34% (325) |
| 2010-11 | 1,006 | 48 | 21.0:1 | 37% (371) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grand Blanc Middle School West.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (955 to 757); teachers down 13% (50.5 to 43.8).
About Grand Blanc Middle School West
Students in GRAND BLANC, Michigan, attend Grand Blanc Middle School West, a high-enrollment middle-grades school. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 757 students enrolled. The average among middle schools in Michigan is roughly 502 students; this school is 51% bigger than that.
Across its 13 schools, Grand Blanc Community Schools enrolls 7,457 students. Grand Blanc Middle School West is one of those schools.
White students account for 54% of enrollment at Grand Blanc Middle School West. Other students are 24% Black, 12% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. That is lower than the 72% White share among all Genesee County residents. By the diversity index, Grand Blanc Middle School West comes in at 63%.
At Grand Blanc Middle School West, 43.8 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 17.3:1. Middle schools in Michigan average about 17.5:1, a similar figure. Roughly 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 61% average for public schools in Genesee County.
The allk12 Grade for Grand Blanc Middle School West is C+. Compared with Michigan public middle schools, the school scored higher than 40% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Grand Blanc Middle School West is -3.0 points: 36.0% actual, 39.1% predicted.
Among Genesee County residents, median household income is about $62,281, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 158 public schools in Genesee County, with a combined enrollment of about 58,534.
Reid Elementary School is the public school closest to Grand Blanc Middle School West, about 0.3 miles away. Grand Blanc Middle School West has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Grand Blanc Middle School West at 4th of 6.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 720 in 2020-21 and 757 in 2024-25, a rise of 37 students. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 16.0:1 to 17.3:1.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Grand Blanc Middle School West. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 EastMiddle · 884 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 EastMiddle · 884 students
- Myers Elementary SchoolElementary · 479 students
- Brendel Elementary SchoolElementary · 462 students
- Reid Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Indian Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 406 students
Nearby schools
- Reid Elementary School0.3 mi · 433
- Woodland Park Academy1.1 mi · 278
- Anderson Elementary School1.3 mi · 203
- McGrath Elementary School1.4 mi · 380
- Indian Hill Elementary School2.3 mi · 406
- Brendel Elementary School2.3 mi · 462
Frequently asked questions
About Grand Blanc Middle School WestHow many students attend Grand Blanc Middle School West?
Grand Blanc Middle School West enrolls approximately 757 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Grand Blanc Middle School West serve?
Grand Blanc Middle School West serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Grand Blanc Middle School West?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at Grand Blanc Middle School West.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Grand Blanc Middle School West?
At Grand Blanc Middle School West, the student body is approximately 54% White, 8% Hispanic, 24% Black, 2% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Grand Blanc Middle School West public or private?
Grand Blanc Middle School West 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.