Enrollment
350
Middle
DISTRICT 248 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HEMLOCK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261818005489
Hemlock Middle School
535 N MAPLE ST, HEMLOCK, MI 48626 · (989) 642-5253 · Saginaw County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL350 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.8:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
87 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 5 | 75 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 88 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 97 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 90 | 26% |
Student demographics
14%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
Hemlock Middle School→Hemlock High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hemlock Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
48.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
53.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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
52.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.3%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Hemlock Middle School
Hemlock Middle School's state test result (52.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemlock Middle School this school | 350 | 24.9% | 52.3% |
| Lake Fenton Middle School FENTON | 444 | 24.5% | 43.4% |
| Almont Middle School ALMONT | 430 | 22.1% | 52.0% |
| Portland Middle School PORTLAND | 418 | 20.8% | 40.3% |
| Cherryland Middle School ELK RAPIDS | 277 | 22.0% | 52.6% |
| Spring Lake Intermediate School SPRING LAKE | 330 | 19.7% | 68.6% |
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 Hemlock Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Saginaw County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #102 of 397 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #64 of 380 | #1 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #124 of 377 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 350 | #343 of 491 | #8 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #187 of 436 | #3 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.0% | #399 of 437 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.9% | #386 of 477 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.7% | #84 of 101 | N/A |
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
350
+37 (+12%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 451
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 22.4:1
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 | 350 | 20.4 | 17.1:1 | 25% (87) |
| 2023-24 | 357 | 19 | 18.8:1 | 37% (133) |
| 2022-23 | 335 | 18.5 | 18.1:1 | 35% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 313 | 14 | 22.4:1 | 30% (95) |
| 2017-18 | 344 | 14.3 | 24.0:1 | 36% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 364 | 17 | 21.4:1 | 32% (116) |
| 2010-11 | 282 | 14 | 20.1:1 | 29% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 458 | 22 | 20.8:1 | 13% (61) |
| 1990-91 | 451 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hemlock Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (344 to 350); teachers up 42% (14.3 to 20.4).
About Hemlock Middle School
Hemlock Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in HEMLOCK, Michigan. Enrollment totals 350 students across grades 5 through 8. The school is 30% below the average for middle schools in Michigan.
Hemlock Public School District has 5 schools; together they serve 1,239 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Hemlock Middle School is White, at 93%. The rest of enrollment is 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Saginaw County, the White share is about 71%. The diversity index for Hemlock Middle School is 14%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 17.1 students per teacher. It is about the same as the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan. Hemlock Middle School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 25%. The average for public schools in Saginaw County is 59%.
The model predicts 55.3% for a school in Michigan with Hemlock Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Hemlock Middle School posts 52.3%.
Saginaw County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $60,622 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Hemlock Middle School shares Saginaw County with 74 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, KC Ling Elementary School, is about 0.1 miles. Within five miles are 4 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Hemlock Middle School ranks 2nd of 4 on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Hemlock Middle School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 350, up from 313 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 17.1 students per teacher, compared with 22.4 in 2020-21.
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Saginaw County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
188,665
Census ACS
Median income
$60,622
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
25,621 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hemlock Public School District
- KC Ling Elementary SchoolElementary · 365 students
- Hemlock High SchoolHigh · 341 students
- Hemlock Elementary SchoolElementary · 129 students
- Hemlock VirtualHigh · 54 students
Other schools in HEMLOCK
- KC Ling Elementary SchoolElementary · 365 students
- Hemlock High SchoolHigh · 341 students
- Hemlock Elementary SchoolElementary · 129 students
- Hemlock VirtualHigh · 54 students
Nearby schools
- KC Ling Elementary School0.1 mi · 365
- Hemlock Elementary School0.2 mi · 129
- Hemlock High School0.2 mi · 341
- Hemlock Virtual0.2 mi · 54
- Merrill Elementary School5.0 mi · 196
- Merrill High School5.2 mi · 165
Frequently asked questions
About Hemlock Middle SchoolHow many students attend Hemlock Middle School?
Hemlock Middle School enrolls approximately 350 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Hemlock Middle School serve?
Hemlock Middle School serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hemlock Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hemlock Middle School is approximately 17.1:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hemlock Middle School?
Student demographics at Hemlock Middle School are roughly 93% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
What district is Hemlock Middle School in?
Hemlock Middle School is part of Hemlock Public School District.
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