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Enrollment
608
Middle
DISTRICT 648 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BREITUNG TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 260672004268
Kingsford Middle School
445 HAMILTON AVE, KINGSFORD, MI 49802 · (906) 779-2680 · Dickinson County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL608 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Michigan public middle schools
- BTest 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
18.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
269 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 161 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 152 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 135 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 160 | 26% |
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
Kingsford Middle School→Kingsford High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Breitung Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
40.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
39.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
45.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Kingsford Middle School
Kingsford Middle School's state test result (45.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsford Middle School this school | 608 | 44.2% | 45.1% |
| Marysville Middle School MARYSVILLE | 603 | 45.8% | 48.4% |
| Big Rapids Middle School BIG RAPIDS | 644 | 46.4% | 37.8% |
| Western Middle School PARMA | 594 | 41.4% | 48.1% |
| Hastings Middle School HASTINGS | 584 | 48.1% | 43.1% |
| Ruth Fox Middle School NORTH BRANCH | 722 | 41.4% | 45.1% |
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 Kingsford Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #158 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #154 of 380 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #203 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 608 | #173 of 491 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #340 of 436 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.3% | #373 of 437 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.2% | #257 of 477 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.4% | #46 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
608
+61 (+11%) vs 2020
+99% since 1990-91, when it was 305
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 21.0:1
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 | 608 | 32.2 | 18.9:1 | 44% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 577 | 31.3 | 18.4:1 | 43% (250) |
| 2022-23 | 576 | 32.1 | 18.0:1 | 41% (237) |
| 2020-21 | 547 | 26 | 21.0:1 | 41% (224) |
| 2017-18 | 566 | 29.2 | 19.4:1 | 44% (249) |
| 2015-16 | 425 | 19 | 22.4:1 | 45% (193) |
| 2010-11 | 390 | 20 | 19.5:1 | 41% (160) |
| 2000-01 | 490 | 29 | 16.9:1 | 28% (136) |
| 1990-91 | 305 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kingsford Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (566 to 608); teachers up 10% (29.2 to 32.2).
About Kingsford Middle School
Among the schools in KINGSFORD, Michigan, is Kingsford Middle School, a mid-sized middle school. The school offers grades 5 through 8 and enrolls 608 students. Across middle schools in Michigan, the average enrollment is about 502.
Enrollment across the 3 schools in Breitung Township School District totals 1,945 students.
By race and ethnicity, Kingsford Middle School is 91% White. Enrollment also includes 6% multiracial. In Dickinson County overall, the White share is about 93%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 16%.
Kingsford Middle School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1, with 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Michigan, 17.5:1, is lower. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 44% at Kingsford Middle School. That is in line with the 46% average for public schools in Dickinson County.
Among Michigan public middle schools, Kingsford Middle School outscored 64%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in Michigan with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 46.7%. Kingsford Middle School scores 45.1%.
In Dickinson County, home to about 25,954 people, median household income comes to about $65,156, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dickinson County's 14 public schools enroll about 3,632 students and include Kingsford Middle School.
Kingsford Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Kingsford High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Kingsford Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Kingsford Middle School is 4th of 4 on proficiency.
Kingsford Middle School falls in the Town: Remote locale category, used for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment increased by 11% across 4 years, from 547 in 2020-21 to 608 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 21.0:1 to 18.9:1 over the same years.
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Dickinson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,954
Census ACS
Median income
$65,156
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,632 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Breitung Township School District
- Woodland Elementary SchoolElementary · 771 students
- Kingsford High SchoolHigh · 566 students
Other schools in KINGSFORD
- Woodland Elementary SchoolElementary · 771 students
- Kingsford High SchoolHigh · 566 students
- DickinsonIron Special EducationCombined · 58 students
- DickinsonIron Tech Ed CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Kingsford High School0.0 mi · 566
- DickinsonIron Special Education0.6 mi · 58
- East Elementary School0.9 mi · 99
- Central Middle School0.9 mi · 109
- Iron Mountain High School0.9 mi · 243
- IMK Community Education1.1 mi · 99
Frequently asked questions
About Kingsford Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kingsford Middle School?
Kingsford Middle School enrolls approximately 608 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Kingsford Middle School serve?
Kingsford Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Kingsford Middle School have?
Kingsford Middle School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kingsford Middle School?
At Kingsford Middle School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Kingsford Middle School public or private?
Kingsford Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Breitung Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.