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How has Ida Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
467
Middle
DISTRICT 477 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261905005588
Ida Middle School
3143 PRAIRIE ST, IDA, MI 48140 · (734) 269-2220 · Monroe County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL467 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% 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
20.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
85 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 | 116 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 117 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 122 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 112 | 24% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Ida Middle School→Ida High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Ida Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
60.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
45.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
58.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Ida Middle School
Ida 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ida Middle School this school | 467 | 18.2% | 55.9% |
| Pathfinder School PINCKNEY | 473 | 18.8% | 46.0% |
| Goodrich Middle School GOODRICH | 448 | 18.1% | 43.7% |
| Williamston Middle School WILLIAMSTON | 440 | 19.3% | 64.0% |
| Portland Middle School PORTLAND | 418 | 20.8% | 40.3% |
| Armada Middle School ARMADA | 383 | 18.3% | 48.4% |
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 Ida Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #82 of 397 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #105 of 380 | #3 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #59 of 377 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 467 | #266 of 491 | #5 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.2:1 | #398 of 436 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.1% | #407 of 437 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.2% | #422 of 477 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.6% | #44 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
467
+18 (+4%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 499
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 467 | 23.1 | 20.2:1 | 18% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 479 | 22.7 | 21.1:1 | 23% (108) |
| 2022-23 | 494 | 24.1 | 20.5:1 | 21% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 449 | 22 | 20.4:1 | 20% (89) |
| 2017-18 | 434 | 19.5 | 22.3:1 | 26% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 433 | 22 | 19.7:1 | 20% (85) |
| 2010-11 | 548 | 28 | 19.6:1 | 21% (117) |
| 2000-01 | 525 | 30 | 17.5:1 | 8% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 499 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ida Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (434 to 467); teachers up 19% (19.5 to 23.1).
About Ida Middle School
Ida Middle School is classified as a middle-grades school. It is located in IDA, Michigan. The school enrolls 467 students in grades 5 through 8.
Ida Public School District has 1,432 students spread across 3 schools.
White students are 93% of those enrolled at Ida Middle School. Next come 3% Hispanic. That is in line with Monroe County, where about 90% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 13%.
Ida Middle School reported 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 20.2:1. Middle schools in Michigan have an average ratio of 17.5:1. Roughly 18% of students at Ida Middle School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 41% average among public schools in Monroe County.
Ida Middle School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 73% of Michigan public middle schools.
Test results at Ida Middle School are 2.3 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (55.9% actual, 58.2% predicted).
For Monroe County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $77,335 a year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Ida Middle School, Monroe County has 52 public schools.
Ida High School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Ida Middle School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. The school's 55.9% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 4 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's student count increased 4% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
Ida Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
155,505
Census ACS
Median income
$77,335
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
20,286 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ida Public School District
- Ida Elementary SchoolElementary · 514 students
- Ida High SchoolHigh · 451 students
Other schools in IDA
- Ida Elementary SchoolElementary · 514 students
- Ida High SchoolHigh · 451 students
Nearby schools
- Ida High School0.1 mi · 451
- Ida Elementary School0.2 mi · 514
- Monroe County Education Center5.5 mi · 119
- Monroe County Middle College5.5 mi · 320
- Monroe County Transition Center5.5 mi · 38
- Riverside Academy5.6 mi · 46
Frequently asked questions
About Ida Middle SchoolHow many students attend Ida Middle School?
Ida Middle School enrolls approximately 467 students in grades 05-08.
Is Ida Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ida Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Ida Middle School?
Approximately 20.2:1 students per teacher at Ida Middle School.
How diverse is Ida Middle School?
Ida Middle School reports a student body of 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Ida Middle School public or private?
Ida Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ida Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.