Enrollment
265
Middle
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE CITY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 262061007748
Lake City Middle School
251 RUSSELL ST, LAKE CITY, MI 49651 · (231) 839-6600 · Missaukee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL265 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Michigan public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
17.0:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
177 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 6 | 80 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 87 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 98 | 37% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Lake City Middle School→Lake City High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lake City Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
45.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
42.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
48.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Lake City Middle School
Lake City Middle School's state test result (48.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake City Middle School this school | 265 | 66.8% | 48.7% |
| LakeVille Middle School OTISVILLE | 298 | 64.4% | 25.8% |
| Morley Stanwood Middle School MORLEY | 234 | 66.2% | N/A |
| Pine River Area Middle School LEROY | 261 | 61.7% | 35.1% |
| Mason County Central MS SCOTTVILLE | 276 | 61.6% | 32.0% |
| Lakeview Middle School LAKEVIEW | 329 | 62.9% | 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 Lake City Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #134 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #131 of 380 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #157 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 265 | #401 of 491 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #175 of 436 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.0% | #365 of 437 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.8% | #99 of 477 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.9% | #320 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
265
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-13% since 2000-01, when it was 306
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 265 | 15.6 | 17.0:1 | 67% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 269 | 16.9 | 15.9:1 | 76% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 274 | 15.9 | 17.2:1 | 72% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 269 | 15 | 17.9:1 | 75% (201) |
| 2017-18 | 270 | 13.8 | 19.6:1 | 67% (182) |
| 2015-16 | 251 | 15 | 16.7:1 | 57% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 223 | 14 | 15.9:1 | 65% (146) |
| 2000-01 | 306 | 21 | 14.6:1 | 45% (138) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake City Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (270 to 265); teachers up 13% (13.8 to 15.6).
About Lake City Middle School
Lake City Middle School is a small middle-grades school in LAKE CITY, Michigan, under Lake City Area School District. The student body numbers 265 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Michigan) has about 502 students.
Lake City Area School District oversees Lake City Middle School and 2 other schools, with 1,142 students in total.
The student body at Lake City Middle School is 91% White. The rest of enrollment is 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That is close to the 92% White share among all Missaukee County residents. Lake City Middle School's diversity index is 17%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1 at Lake City Middle School, with 15.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan fairly closely. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 67% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Missaukee County is 56%.
Measured against Michigan public middle schools, Lake City Middle School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Lake City Middle School scores 48.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 36.7%.
Federal survey data for Missaukee County show that the median household income is $66,194, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Missaukee County is home to 6 public schools and about 2,223 public school students.
The nearest public school is Lake City High School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, Lake City Middle School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Lake City Middle School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's size has been steady, with 269 students in 2020-21 and 265 in 2024-25.
The Lake City Middle School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Missaukee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,207
Census ACS
Median income
$66,194
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,223 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lake City Area School District
- Lake City Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Lake City High SchoolHigh · 369 students
Other schools in LAKE CITY
- Lake City Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Lake City High SchoolHigh · 369 students
Other Lake City Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Lake City Middle. Lake City Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- LAKE CITY MIDDLE SCHOOLLAKE CITY, FL · 809 students
- Lake City Middle SchoolLake City, TN · 246 students
Nearby schools
- Lake City High School0.0 mi · 369
- Lake City Elementary School0.4 mi · 508
- WexfordMissaukee ISD Special Education9.6 mi · 89
- McBain Elementary School9.9 mi · 520
- McBain High School9.9 mi · 294
- McBain Middle School9.9 mi · 267
Frequently asked questions
About Lake City Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lake City Middle School?
Lake City Middle School enrolls approximately 265 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Lake City Middle School serve?
Lake City Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lake City Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lake City Middle School is approximately 17.0:1 (16 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lake City Middle School?
Lake City Middle School reports a student body of 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Lake City Middle School?
Lake City Middle School is overseen by Lake City Area School District in Missaukee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.