Enrollment
185
Middle
DISTRICT 153 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ISHPEMING PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1·NCES 261953005617
Ishpeming Middle School
324 E PEARL ST, ISHPEMING, MI 49849 · (906) 485-1066 · Marquette County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL185 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of Michigan public middle schools
- C+Test 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.
- ·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
18.7:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
84 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 45 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 50 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 51 | 28% |
Student demographics
19%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
Ishpeming Middle School→Ishpeming High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Ishpeming Public School District No. 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
37.3%
MI avg 47.7%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Michigan average is about 48 of 100.
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
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Ishpeming Middle School
Ishpeming Middle School's state test result (39.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ishpeming Middle School this school | 185 | 45.4% | 39.0% |
| Dearborn STEM Middle School DEARBORN HEIGHTS | 166 | 42.2% | N/A |
| Laker Middle School PIGEON | 225 | 46.7% | 38.3% |
| Springport Middle School SPRINGPORT | 222 | 47.3% | 31.5% |
| Millington Junior High School MILLINGTON | 240 | 47.1% | 34.2% |
| Potterville Middle School POTTERVILLE | 222 | 42.8% | 40.4% |
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 Ishpeming Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #243 of 397 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #250 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 185 | #444 of 491 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.4% | #250 of 477 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.3% | #71 of 339 |
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
185
-3 (-2%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 458
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 185 | 9.9 | 18.7:1 | 45% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 182 | 11.1 | 16.4:1 | 58% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 191 | 10.5 | 18.2:1 | 60% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 188 | 10 | 18.8:1 | 58% (109) |
| 2017-18 | 235 | 13.3 | 17.7:1 | 54% (127) |
| 2015-16 | 212 | 12 | 17.7:1 | 48% (101) |
| 2010-11 | 277 | 13 | 21.3:1 | 49% (136) |
| 2000-01 | 362 | 22 | 16.4:1 | 37% (135) |
| 1990-91 | 458 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ishpeming Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (235 to 185); teachers down 26% (13.3 to 9.9).
About Ishpeming Middle School
Ishpeming Middle School is a very small middle-grades school in ISHPEMING, Michigan, administered by Ishpeming Public School District No. 1. It enrolls 185 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 5 through 8. That puts enrollment 63% below the 502-student average for middle schools in Michigan.
Ishpeming Middle School falls under Ishpeming Public School District No. 1, which has 4 schools enrolling 612 students.
Of every 100 students at Ishpeming Middle School, about 90 are White. After that, the student body is 7% multiracial. Census estimates put Marquette County at about 91% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 19, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 9.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 18.7:1. The gap from the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan is 1.2 students per teacher. The school reported 45% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Among public schools in Marquette County, the average eligibility rate is 34%.
Among Michigan public middle schools, Ishpeming Middle School outscored 38%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Ishpeming Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Michigan schools: 39.0% actual against 46.2% predicted.
Census data for Marquette County show the median household earns about $65,429 a year, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Ishpeming Middle School, Marquette County has 25 public schools.
Ishpeming High School is the nearest public school to Ishpeming Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Ishpeming Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 50.3% proficiency; Ishpeming Middle School posts 39.0%.
For locale, NCES codes Ishpeming Middle School as Town: Remote.
Enrollment went from 188 in 2020-21 to 185 in 2024-25, a change of 3 students.
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Marquette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,112
Census ACS
Median income
$65,429
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
7,657 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ishpeming Public School District No. 1
- Birchview SchoolElementary · 233 students
- Ishpeming High SchoolHigh · 172 students
- IshpemingNegauneeNICE Comm Ed DivisionHigh · 22 students
Other schools in ISHPEMING
- Aspen Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 721 students
- Westwood High SchoolHigh · 383 students
- Birchview SchoolElementary · 233 students
- Ishpeming High SchoolHigh · 172 students
- IshpemingNegauneeNICE Comm Ed DivisionHigh · 22 students
Nearby schools
- Ishpeming High School0.0 mi · 172
- IshpemingNegauneeNICE Comm Ed Division0.2 mi · 22
- Birchview School1.5 mi · 233
- Negaunee High School2.4 mi · 474
- Negaunee Middle School2.8 mi · 464
- Westwood High School2.9 mi · 383
Frequently asked questions
About Ishpeming Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ishpeming Middle School?
Ishpeming Middle School enrolls approximately 185 students in grades 05-08.
Is Ishpeming Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ishpeming Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ishpeming Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ishpeming Middle School is approximately 18.7:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ishpeming Middle School?
At Ishpeming Middle School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is Ishpeming Middle School public or private?
Ishpeming Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ishpeming Public School District No. 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.