Enrollment
233
Middle
DISTRICT 250 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARBOR SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261770007687
Harbor Springs Middle School
800 SOUTH STATE RD, HARBOR SPRINGS, MI 49740 · (231) 526-4700 · Emmet County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL233 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% 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.
- 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
13.2:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
49 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 5 | 53 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 56 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 74 | 32% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Harbor Springs Middle School→Harbor Springs High School
Feeds from
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
55.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
48.7%
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 49 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
55.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Harbor Springs Middle School
Harbor Springs Middle School's state test result (55.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harbor Springs Middle School this school | 233 | 21.0% | 55.9% |
| Cherryland Middle School ELK RAPIDS | 277 | 22.0% | 52.6% |
| Charyl Stockwell Academy Middle School BRIGHTON | 282 | 18.4% | 52.3% |
| Laingsburg Middle School LAINGSBURG | 251 | 25.5% | 50.9% |
| Spring Lake Intermediate School SPRING LAKE | 330 | 19.7% | 68.6% |
| Whiteford Middle School OTTAWA LAKE | 188 | 17.0% | 49.0% |
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 Harbor Springs Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #83 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #89 of 380 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #89 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 233 | #423 of 491 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #11 of 436 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.1% | #309 of 437 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.0% | #407 of 477 |
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
233
-8 (-3%) vs 2020
-15% since 2000-01, when it was 273
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 233 | 17.7 | 13.2:1 | 21% (49) |
| 2023-24 | 312 | 22.6 | 13.8:1 | 29% (90) |
| 2022-23 | 327 | 22 | 14.8:1 | 24% (78) |
| 2020-21 | 241 | 16 | 15.1:1 | 24% (59) |
| 2017-18 | 165 | 11 | 15.0:1 | 21% (35) |
| 2015-16 | 219 | 12 | 18.3:1 | 24% (52) |
| 2010-11 | 233 | 14 | 16.6:1 | 31% (72) |
| 2000-01 | 273 | 17 | 16.1:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harbor Springs Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 41% (165 to 233); teachers up 61% (11 to 17.7).
About Harbor Springs Middle School
Families in HARBOR SPRINGS, Michigan, are served by Harbor Springs Middle School, a low-enrollment middle school. Its enrollment is 233 students, spread over grades 5 through 8. Middle schools in Michigan average about 502 students, which makes this school 54% below average.
The 3 schools in Harbor Springs School District enroll 751 students altogether, Harbor Springs Middle School among them.
Of every 100 students at Harbor Springs Middle School, about 88 are White. Other students are 7% multiracial and 3% Native American. Census estimates put Emmet County at about 90% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 22% means there is a 22% chance two randomly chosen students at Harbor Springs Middle School are from different groups.
Its ratio of 13.2:1 is based on 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in Michigan have an average ratio of 17.5:1. In all, 21% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Emmet County average 32%.
On the allk12 Grade, Harbor Springs Middle School lands at B+, ahead of 74% of Michigan public middle schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 57.0% at Harbor Springs Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 55.9%.
For Emmet County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $78,112 a year, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in Emmet County number 16, with about 4,138 students.
Harbor Springs Middle School's nearest public school is Shay Elementary School (less than a tenth of a mile). The count of other public schools within five miles is 6. Ranked by average proficiency, Harbor Springs Middle School places 2nd out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Remote, or in a town far from an urbanized area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 3% decline, from 241 to 233. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.1:1 to 13.2:1.
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Emmet County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,125
Census ACS
Median income
$78,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
4,138 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harbor Springs School District
- Harbor Springs High SchoolHigh · 260 students
- Shay Elementary SchoolElementary · 258 students
Nearby schools
- Shay Elementary School0.1 mi · 258
- Harbor Springs High School0.3 mi · 260
- CharEm Alternative Schools4.5 mi · 22
- Lincoln School4.6 mi · 237
- Central Elementary School4.8 mi · 234
- Petoskey Montessori Elem School5.0 mi · 20
Frequently asked questions
About Harbor Springs Middle SchoolHow many students attend Harbor Springs Middle School?
Harbor Springs Middle School enrolls approximately 233 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Harbor Springs Middle School serve?
Harbor Springs Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harbor Springs Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harbor Springs Middle School is approximately 13.2:1 (18 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Harbor Springs Middle School?
Harbor Springs Middle School reports a student body of 88% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Harbor Springs Middle School?
Harbor Springs Middle School is overseen by Harbor Springs School District in Emmet County.
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