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What's one thing Linden Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
577
Middle
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINDEN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 262169005871
Linden Middle School
15425 LOBDELL RD, LINDEN, MI 48451 · (810) 591-0710 · Genesee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL577 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Michigan public middle schools
- BTest 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
17.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
170 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 173 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 189 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 215 | 37% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
Linden Middle School→Linden High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Linden Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
37.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
43.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Linden Middle School
Linden Middle School's state test result (44.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linden Middle School this school | 577 | 29.5% | 44.0% |
| Richmond Middle School RICHMOND | 570 | 28.6% | 40.9% |
| Plainwell Middle School PLAINWELL | 569 | 32.3% | 38.1% |
| Vicksburg Middle School VICKSBURG | 601 | 32.1% | 46.9% |
| Muir Middle School MILFORD | 656 | 28.8% | 50.8% |
| Lakewood Middle School WOODLAND | 514 | 30.7% | 33.7% |
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 Linden Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Genesee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #168 of 397 | #4 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #116 of 380 | #1 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #246 of 377 | #8 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 577 | #197 of 491 | #10 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #218 of 436 | #7 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.5% | #338 of 437 | #18 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.5% | #359 of 477 | #20 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #235 of 339 | #13 of 16 |
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
577
0 (0%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 740
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 577 | 33 | 17.5:1 | 29% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 581 | 32 | 18.2:1 | 31% (183) |
| 2022-23 | 583 | 32 | 18.2:1 | 31% (179) |
| 2020-21 | 577 | 29 | 19.9:1 | 25% (142) |
| 2017-18 | 632 | 35 | 18.1:1 | 30% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 713 | 36 | 19.8:1 | 21% (152) |
| 2010-11 | 710 | 33 | 21.5:1 | 28% (196) |
| 2000-01 | 713 | 36 | 19.8:1 | 5% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 740 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Linden Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (632 to 577); teachers down 6% (35 to 33).
About Linden Middle School
Linden Middle School is a middle-grades school in LINDEN, Michigan, reachable at (810) 591-0710. Enrollment stands at 577 students, covering grades 6 through 8.
Linden Community Schools, which runs Linden Middle School, has 5 schools and 2,335 students.
Of every 100 students at Linden Middle School, about 89 are White. The remaining students are 5% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Genesee County is about 72% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 20, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 33 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.5:1. The ratio is within a point of the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan. About 29% of students at Linden Middle School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Genesee County report 61%.
On the allk12 Grade, Linden Middle School lands at B-, ahead of 46% of Michigan public middle schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Linden Middle School, the prediction is 53.2% and the result is 44.0%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Genesee County show that the median household earns about $62,281 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Genesee County has 158 public schools with about 58,534 students, including Linden Middle School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Linden High School, is about 0.3 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Linden Middle School places 5th out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
Linden Middle School has an NCES locale of Town: Fringe.
Enrollment went from 577 in 2020-21 to 577 in 2024-25, a change of zero students. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 19.9:1 to 17.5:1.
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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 Linden Community Schools
- Linden High SchoolHigh · 775 students
- Hyatt ElementaryElementary · 351 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 337 students
- Linden Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
Other schools in LINDEN
- Linden High SchoolHigh · 775 students
- Lake Fenton High SchoolHigh · 646 students
- Hyatt ElementaryElementary · 351 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 337 students
- Linden Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
Other Linden Middle schools
One other US public school is named Linden Middle. Linden Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Linden Middle SchoolLinden, TN · 217 students
Nearby schools
- Linden High School0.3 mi · 775
- Central Elementary School0.4 mi · 337
- Hyatt Elementary1.5 mi · 351
- Linden Elementary School1.6 mi · 295
- Lake Fenton High School4.3 mi · 646
- FENTON HORIZON ACADEMY4.3 mi · 48
Frequently asked questions
About Linden Middle SchoolHow large is Linden Middle School?
Linden Middle School enrolls approximately 577 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Linden Middle School serve?
Linden Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Linden Middle School?
Approximately 17.5:1 students per teacher at Linden Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Linden Middle School?
At Linden Middle School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Linden Middle School public or private?
Linden Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Linden Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.