Enrollment
326
Middle
DISTRICT 272 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LESLIE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262145005851
Leslie Middle School
400 KIMBALL ST, LESLIE, MI 49251 · (517) 589-8218 · Ingham County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL326 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Michigan public middle schools
- CTest 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
19.0:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 55.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
159 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 5 | 76 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 101 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 71 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 78 | 24% |
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
Leslie Middle School→Leslie High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Leslie Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
38.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
32.8%
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 33 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
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Leslie Middle School
Leslie Middle School's state test result (34.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Middle School this school | 326 | 48.8% | 34.9% |
| Manton Consolidated Middle School MANTON | 305 | 49.5% | 41.7% |
| OvidElsie Middle School ELSIE | 293 | 50.2% | 47.8% |
| Gladwin Junior High School GLADWIN | 359 | 47.4% | 33.1% |
| Tawas Area Middle School TAWAS CITY | 340 | 46.2% | 42.8% |
| Jefferson Middle School MONROE | 304 | 52.3% | 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 Leslie Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #292 of 397 | #9 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #217 of 380 | #7 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #225 of 377 | #7 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 326 | #358 of 491 | #10 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #349 of 436 | #9 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.5% | #389 of 437 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.8% | #218 of 477 | #2 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.4% | #128 of 339 | 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
326
-20 (-6%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 341
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 326 | 17.2 | 19.0:1 | 49% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 333 | 15.7 | 21.2:1 | 55% (184) |
| 2022-23 | 303 | 15.3 | 19.8:1 | 47% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 346 | 19 | 18.2:1 | 45% (154) |
| 2017-18 | 390 | 21.9 | 17.8:1 | 49% (191) |
| 2015-16 | 394 | 21 | 18.8:1 | 42% (165) |
| 2010-11 | 435 | 23 | 18.9:1 | 37% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 420 | 28 | 15.0:1 | 31% (131) |
| 1990-91 | 341 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leslie Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (390 to 326); teachers down 22% (21.9 to 17.2).
About Leslie Middle School
Leslie Middle School operates as a small middle school in LESLIE, Michigan. The school serves 326 students in grades 5 through 8 in 2024-25. The average among middle schools in Michigan is roughly 502 students; this school is 35% smaller than that.
Leslie Public Schools counts 1,087 students in its 4 schools, and Leslie Middle School is one of them.
White students make up 92% of enrollment at Leslie Middle School. The remaining shares are 6% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Ingham County's population at about 69%. Pick two students at random and there is a 16% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Leslie Middle School counts 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 19.0 students for each one. This ratio sits 1.5 above the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan. About 49% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That tracks the 49% average for public schools in Ingham County.
Measured against Michigan public middle schools, Leslie Middle School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 34.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 44.7%.
In Ingham County (population about 283,913), the median household income is $65,526, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. There are 100 public schools in Ingham County, enrolling about 37,914 students in all.
The shortest distance from Leslie Middle School to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Woodworth Elementary School. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. On average proficiency, Leslie Middle School is 4th of 4 nearby schools with test data.
Under the NCES locale system, Leslie Middle School is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment declined 6% from its 2020-21 level of 346.
The Leslie 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.
Ingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
283,913
Census ACS
Median income
$65,526
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
100
37,914 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Leslie Public Schools
- Woodworth Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Leslie High SchoolHigh · 322 students
- Ingham Virtual High SchoolHigh · 29 students
Other schools in LESLIE
- Woodworth Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Leslie High SchoolHigh · 322 students
- Ingham Virtual High SchoolHigh · 29 students
- White Pine AcademyCombined
Other Leslie Middle schools
One other US public school is named Leslie Middle. Leslie Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Leslie Middle SchoolSalem, OR · 735 students
Nearby schools
- Woodworth Elementary School0.3 mi · 410
- Leslie High School0.3 mi · 322
- Ingham Virtual High School0.3 mi · 29
- Malcolm Williams School5.7 mi · 11
- Mason High School7.9 mi · 1,015
- Steele Street Elementary School8.3 mi · 513
Frequently asked questions
About Leslie Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Leslie Middle School?
Leslie Middle School enrolls approximately 326 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Leslie Middle School serve?
Leslie Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Leslie Middle School?
Approximately 19.0:1 students per teacher at Leslie Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Leslie Middle School?
Student demographics at Leslie Middle School are roughly 92% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Leslie Middle School in?
Leslie Middle School is part of Leslie Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.