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What's one thing Legg Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
616
Middle
DISTRICT 563 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLDWATER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 261014004508
Legg Middle School
175 GREEN ST, COLDWATER, MI 49036 · (517) 279-5940 · Branch County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL616 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% 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.
- B+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
18.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
375 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 6 | 217 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 195 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 204 | 33% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
Legg Middle School→Coldwater High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Coldwater Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
39.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
33.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 39 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
40.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Legg Middle School
Legg Middle School's state test result (40.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legg Middle School this school | 616 | 60.9% | 40.6% |
| Ionia Middle School IONIA | 629 | 57.6% | 37.1% |
| Newaygo Middle School NEWAYGO | 472 | 63.1% | 30.4% |
| Ring Lardner Middle School NILES | 510 | 59.8% | 35.1% |
| Pierce Middle School WATERFORD | 733 | 55.0% | 34.0% |
| Davidson Middle School SOUTHGATE | 663 | 62.0% | 34.4% |
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 Legg Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #218 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #204 of 380 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #220 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 616 | #159 of 491 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #311 of 436 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.5% | #210 of 437 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.9% | #139 of 477 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #247 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
616
-39 (-6%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 735
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 616 | 33.2 | 18.6:1 | 61% (375) |
| 2023-24 | 626 | 33.6 | 18.6:1 | 58% (360) |
| 2022-23 | 653 | 32.4 | 20.1:1 | 61% (397) |
| 2020-21 | 655 | 35 | 18.7:1 | 58% (381) |
| 2017-18 | 670 | 31.7 | 21.1:1 | 58% (388) |
| 2015-16 | 617 | 30 | 20.6:1 | 47% (293) |
| 2010-11 | 631 | 29 | 21.8:1 | 48% (306) |
| 2000-01 | 800 | 45 | 17.8:1 | 25% (200) |
| 1990-91 | 735 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Legg Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (670 to 616); teachers up 5% (31.7 to 33.2).
About Legg Middle School
Legg Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Michigan, located in COLDWATER. The school counts 616 students across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Michigan is about 502 students.
Coldwater Community Schools has 5 schools and 2,813 students, and Legg Middle School is one of those schools.
Legg Middle School's enrollment is 79% White. Other groups make up 13% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 88% of Branch County residents are White. By the diversity index, Legg Middle School comes in at 35%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 18.6:1, with 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Michigan is 17.5:1, lower than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 61% of enrollment. That is close to the 58% average for public schools in Branch County.
allk12 grades Legg Middle School a B. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Legg Middle School scores 40.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 39.3%.
Census estimates describe Branch County this way: median household income is about $63,724, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Branch County number 18 and enroll about 6,546.
The closest other public school is Lakeland Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. There are 6 other public schools within five miles. Legg Middle School ranks 2nd of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 40.6% against a local average of 34.3%.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 616 was 6% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 655.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Legg Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Branch County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,300
Census ACS
Median income
$63,724
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
6,546 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Coldwater Community Schools
- Coldwater High SchoolHigh · 981 students
- Larsen Elementary SchoolElementary · 463 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
- Lakeland Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
Other schools in COLDWATER
- Coldwater High SchoolHigh · 981 students
- Pansophia AcademyCombined · 514 students
- Larsen Elementary SchoolElementary · 463 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
- Lakeland Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
- Waldron Learning CenterCombined · 248 students
Nearby schools
- Lakeland Elementary School0.2 mi · 375
- Waldron Learning Center0.3 mi · 248
- Coldwater High School0.3 mi · 981
- Larsen Elementary School0.5 mi · 463
- Pansophia Academy1.0 mi · 514
- Jefferson Elementary School1.8 mi · 378
Frequently asked questions
About Legg Middle SchoolHow many students attend Legg Middle School?
Legg Middle School enrolls approximately 616 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Legg Middle School serve?
Legg Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Legg Middle School?
Approximately 18.6:1 students per teacher at Legg Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Legg Middle School?
Student demographics at Legg Middle School are roughly 79% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Legg Middle School in?
Legg Middle School is part of Coldwater Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.