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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at KuehnHaven Middle School this year?
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Enrollment
420
Middle
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTROSE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 262442006105
KuehnHaven Middle School
303 RAY ST, MONTROSE, MI 48457 · (810) 591-8831 · Genesee County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL420 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% 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.
- CBeats 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
13.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
236 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 4 | 98 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 108 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 100 | 24% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
36.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
33.8%
MI avg 44.8%
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 and about 34 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
33.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 KuehnHaven Middle School
KuehnHaven Middle School's state test result (33.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KuehnHaven Middle School this school | 420 | 56.2% | 33.3% |
| Fremont Middle School FREMONT | 456 | 57.5% | 49.9% |
| Pennfield Middle School BATTLE CREEK | 471 | 57.7% | 22.0% |
| CroswellLexington Middle School CROSWELL | 508 | 54.1% | 44.0% |
| Davis Middle School HILLSDALE | 366 | 59.3% | 34.2% |
| Chippewa Hills Middle School REMUS | 503 | 58.1% | 38.1% |
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 KuehnHaven Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Genesee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #317 of 397 | #12 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #201 of 380 | #9 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #260 of 377 | #9 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 420 | #301 of 491 | #15 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #14 of 436 | #2 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.6% | #266 of 437 | #14 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.2% | #170 of 477 | #13 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.5% | #36 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
420
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 633
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 420 | 31.3 | 13.4:1 | 56% (236) |
| 2023-24 | 418 | 28.2 | 14.8:1 | 63% (263) |
| 2022-23 | 405 | 25.7 | 15.8:1 | 62% (252) |
| 2020-21 | 427 | 25 | 17.1:1 | 67% (286) |
| 2017-18 | 380 | 21.6 | 17.6:1 | 59% (223) |
| 2015-16 | 401 | 21 | 19.1:1 | 52% (207) |
| 2010-11 | 475 | 23 | 20.6:1 | 61% (291) |
| 2000-01 | 503 | 28 | 18.0:1 | 30% (152) |
| 1990-91 | 633 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KuehnHaven Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (380 to 420); teachers up 45% (21.6 to 31.3).
About KuehnHaven Middle School
KuehnHaven Middle School is a small middle school in MONTROSE, Michigan. Students in grades 4 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 420 students.
KuehnHaven Middle School is one school in a 4-school district, Montrose Community Schools, which enrolls 1,435 students.
The share of White students at KuehnHaven Middle School is 85%. The next largest groups are 7% multiracial and 7% Hispanic. The school's White share is 12 points above the 72% share among Genesee County residents. The diversity index for KuehnHaven Middle School is 28%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at KuehnHaven Middle School, there are about 13.4 students; the school has 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Michigan average 17.5:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 56%.
KuehnHaven Middle School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 19% of Michigan public middle schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 41.4% for KuehnHaven Middle School. The school posts 33.3%, 8.1 points below the prediction.
In Genesee County, median household income comes to about $62,281, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The county's public schools total 158, with about 58,534 students.
KuehnHaven Middle School's closest public school neighbor is HillMcCloy High School, about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. KuehnHaven Middle School's average proficiency of 33.3% compares with 45.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment went from 427 in 2020-21 to 420 in 2024-25, a change of 7 students. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 17.1:1 in 2020-21 to 13.4:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Genesee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
403,305
Census ACS
Median income
$62,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
158
58,534 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montrose Community Schools
- HillMcCloy High SchoolHigh · 449 students
- Carter Elementary SchoolElementary · 367 students
- Montrose Alternative Education CenterHigh · 199 students
Other schools in MONTROSE
- HillMcCloy High SchoolHigh · 449 students
- Carter Elementary SchoolElementary · 367 students
- Montrose Alternative Education CenterHigh · 199 students
Nearby schools
- HillMcCloy High School0.1 mi · 449
- Carter Elementary School0.3 mi · 367
- Montrose Alternative Education Center0.4 mi · 199
- Clio Intermediate School5.8 mi · 424
- New Lothrop Elementary School6.1 mi · 505
- Birch Run Progressive High School6.2 mi · 38
Frequently asked questions
About KuehnHaven Middle SchoolHow many students attend KuehnHaven Middle School?
KuehnHaven Middle School enrolls approximately 420 students in grades 04-08.
What age range does KuehnHaven Middle School serve?
KuehnHaven Middle School serves students from grade 04 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at KuehnHaven Middle School?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at KuehnHaven Middle School.
How diverse is KuehnHaven Middle School?
KuehnHaven Middle School reports a student body of 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees KuehnHaven Middle School?
KuehnHaven Middle School is overseen by Montrose Community Schools in Genesee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.