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What's the biggest difference between Grayling Middle School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
450
Middle
DISTRICT 410 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRAWFORD AUSABLE SCHOOLS·NCES 261103004562
Grayling Middle School
500 SPRUCE ST, GRAYLING, MI 49738 · (989) 344-3550 · Crawford County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL450 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% 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.
- 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.
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
15.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
222 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 5 | 118 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 113 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 126 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 93 | 21% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Grayling Middle School→Grayling High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Crawford AuSable Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
32.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
30.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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
35.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Grayling Middle School
Grayling Middle School's state test result (35.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grayling Middle School this school | 450 | 49.3% | 35.0% |
| Reed City Middle School REED CITY | 471 | 51.0% | 37.5% |
| Corunna Middle School CORUNNA | 438 | 51.1% | 38.7% |
| Gaylord Middle School GAYLORD | 435 | 51.7% | 51.0% |
| ReethsPuffer Intermediate Sch MUSKEGON | 479 | 50.5% | 26.4% |
| Shepherd Middle School SHEPHERD | 390 | 49.0% | 43.2% |
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 Grayling Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #290 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #243 of 380 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #304 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 450 | #276 of 491 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #60 of 436 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.3% | #372 of 437 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.3% | #216 of 477 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.0% | #24 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
450
+45 (+11%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 596
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 450 | 29.8 | 15.1:1 | 49% (222) |
| 2023-24 | 444 | 29.6 | 15.0:1 | 60% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 461 | 25.6 | 18.0:1 | 57% (264) |
| 2020-21 | 405 | 27 | 15.0:1 | 53% (216) |
| 2017-18 | 360 | 23.1 | 15.6:1 | 58% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 348 | 22 | 15.8:1 | 58% (202) |
| 2010-11 | 381 | 25 | 15.2:1 | 64% (244) |
| 2000-01 | 530 | 35 | 15.1:1 | 43% (227) |
| 1990-91 | 596 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grayling Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (360 to 450); teachers up 29% (23.1 to 29.8).
About Grayling Middle School
A medium-sized middle school in GRAYLING, Michigan, Grayling Middle School is part of Crawford AuSable Schools. The grade span is 5 through 8, and enrollment is 450 students.
Crawford AuSable Schools counts 4 schools and 1,640 students, including Grayling Middle School.
At Grayling Middle School, White students make up 91% of the student body. Smaller groups are 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 92% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Grayling Middle School comes in at 16%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.1:1, with 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Michigan is 17.5:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 49% of enrollment.
allk12 grades Grayling Middle School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Michigan with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 44.4%. Grayling Middle School scores 35.0%.
County data help place the school in context: in Crawford County, median household income is about $60,392, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Grayling Middle School is among the 5 public schools in Crawford County.
The closest other public school is Grayling Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Grayling Middle School's average proficiency of 35.0% compares with 40.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The federal government classifies Grayling Middle School's location as Rural: Remote.
The student count in 2024-25 was 450, 11% above the 405 of 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Grayling Middle School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Crawford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,369
Census ACS
Median income
$60,392
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,659 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Crawford AuSable Schools
- Grayling Elementary SchoolElementary · 624 students
- Grayling High SchoolHigh · 462 students
- Great Lakes Online EducationCombined · 104 students
Other schools in GRAYLING
- Grayling Elementary SchoolElementary · 624 students
- Grayling High SchoolHigh · 462 students
- Great Lakes Online EducationCombined · 104 students
- Shawono CenterHigh · 19 students
Nearby schools
- Grayling Elementary School0.4 mi · 624
- Great Lakes Online Education2.6 mi · 104
- Grayling High School2.6 mi · 462
- Shawono Center5.1 mi · 19
- COOR Special Educational Center12.0 mi · 34
- Roscommon Elementary School12.8 mi · 276
Frequently asked questions
About Grayling Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Grayling Middle School?
Grayling Middle School enrolls approximately 450 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Grayling Middle School serve?
Grayling Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Grayling Middle School?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Grayling Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Grayling Middle School?
Student demographics at Grayling Middle School are roughly 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Grayling Middle School?
Grayling Middle School is overseen by Crawford AuSable Schools in Crawford County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.