Enrollment
225
Middle
DISTRICT 327 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELKTON-PIGEON-BAY PORT LAKER SCHOOLS·NCES 261309005008
Laker Middle School
6136 PIGEON RD, PIGEON, MI 48755 · (989) 453-4600 · Huron County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL225 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% 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
16.9:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
105 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 71 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 72 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 82 | 36% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Laker Middle School→Laker High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
40.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
22.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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
38.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% 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 Laker Middle School
Laker Middle School's state test result (38.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laker Middle School this school | 225 | 46.7% | 38.3% |
| Springport Middle School SPRINGPORT | 222 | 47.3% | 31.5% |
| Pinconning Middle School PINCONNING | 244 | 48.8% | 39.0% |
| Washington Middle School CALUMET | 275 | 46.2% | 53.5% |
| Millington Junior High School MILLINGTON | 240 | 47.1% | 34.2% |
| Hudson Middle School HUDSON | 199 | 50.8% | 15.8% |
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 Laker Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #253 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #333 of 380 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #213 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 225 | #427 of 491 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #168 of 436 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.6% | #370 of 437 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.7% | #237 of 477 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.2% | #42 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
225
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 328
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 225 | 13.3 | 16.9:1 | 47% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 234 | 14.2 | 16.5:1 | 59% (138) |
| 2022-23 | 239 | 14.3 | 16.8:1 | 56% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 224 | 13 | 17.2:1 | 48% (107) |
| 2017-18 | 208 | 11.2 | 18.5:1 | 50% (103) |
| 2015-16 | 206 | 10 | 20.6:1 | 52% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 203 | 9 | 22.6:1 | 49% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 274 | 16 | 17.1:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 328 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Laker Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (208 to 225); teachers up 19% (11.2 to 13.3).
About Laker Middle School
Laker Middle School sits in PIGEON, Michigan, and is classified as a middle school. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 225 students enrolled. An average school in this group (middle schools in Michigan) has about 502 students.
Federal data list 3 schools in Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools, with 982 students enrolled.
At Laker Middle School, White students make up 91% of the student body. After that, the student body is 5% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That is close to the 94% White share among all Huron County residents. By the diversity index, Laker Middle School comes in at 17%.
Laker Middle School operates with 13.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.9:1. Middle schools in Michigan have a similar average ratio of 17.5:1. Laker Middle School reports 47% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 45% average for public schools in Huron County.
allk12 grades Laker Middle School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Michigan, Laker Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 38.3% actual against a predicted 45.6%.
Federal survey data for Huron County show that median household income is about $58,870, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Laker Middle School is among the 27 public schools in Huron County.
The school nearest to Laker Middle School is Laker High School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 224 in 2020-21, 225 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Laker Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Huron County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,113
Census ACS
Median income
$58,870
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
4,235 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools
- Laker ElementaryElementary · 418 students
- Laker High SchoolHigh · 339 students
Other schools in PIGEON
- Laker ElementaryElementary · 418 students
- Laker High SchoolHigh · 339 students
Nearby schools
- Laker High School0.0 mi · 339
- Laker Elementary0.3 mi · 418
- OwendaleGagetown Elementary School6.4 mi · 67
- OwendaleGagetown JrSr High School6.4 mi · 69
- Caseville School K128.9 mi · 186
- Huron Learning Center9.4 mi · 34
Frequently asked questions
About Laker Middle SchoolHow many students attend Laker Middle School?
Laker Middle School enrolls approximately 225 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Laker Middle School serve?
Laker Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Laker Middle School?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Laker Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Laker Middle School?
Student demographics at Laker Middle School are roughly 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Laker Middle School in?
Laker Middle School is part of Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.