Enrollment
242
Middle
DISTRICT 258 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANCELONA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262235005950
Mancelona Middle School
112 ST JOHNS AVE, MANCELONA, MI 49659 · (231) 587-9869 · Antrim County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL242 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% 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.
- ABeats 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
16.3:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
195 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 | 60 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 73 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 54 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 55 | 23% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
Mancelona Middle School→Mancelona High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Mancelona Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
39.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
24.6%
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 25 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
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Mancelona Middle School
Mancelona Middle School's state test result (41.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mancelona Middle School this school | 242 | 80.6% | 41.8% |
| Harrison Middle School HARRISON | 279 | 79.6% | 41.0% |
| Farwell Middle School FARWELL | 281 | 78.3% | 23.8% |
| White Cloud Junior High School WHITE CLOUD | 211 | 76.8% | 22.2% |
| Evart Middle School EVART | 232 | 73.7% | 34.4% |
| Holton Middle School HOLTON | 173 | 76.9% | N/A |
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 Mancelona Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #197 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #317 of 380 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #218 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 242 | #416 of 491 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #119 of 436 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.1% | #417 of 437 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.6% | #51 of 477 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.0% | #36 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
242
-21 (-8%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 206
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 242 | 14.9 | 16.3:1 | 81% (195) |
| 2023-24 | 236 | 14.8 | 16.0:1 | 78% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 244 | 14 | 17.4:1 | 78% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 263 | 15 | 17.5:1 | 73% (191) |
| 2017-18 | 327 | 14.9 | 21.9:1 | 73% (240) |
| 2015-16 | 321 | 14 | 22.9:1 | 71% (228) |
| 2010-11 | 299 | 15 | 19.9:1 | 74% (221) |
| 2000-01 | 330 | 21 | 15.7:1 | 64% (212) |
| 1990-91 | 206 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mancelona Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (327 to 242); teachers unchanged (14.9 to 14.9).
About Mancelona Middle School
Mancelona Middle School operates as a small middle school in MANCELONA, Michigan. Its enrollment is 242 students, spread over grades 5 through 8. On average, middle schools in Michigan enroll around 502, and this school is 52% below that mark.
Mancelona Public Schools is made up of 3 schools with 773 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, Mancelona Middle School is 94% White. The remaining shares are 4% Hispanic. In Antrim County overall, the White share is about 93%. A diversity index of 11% means there is an 11% chance two randomly chosen students at Mancelona Middle School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mancelona Middle School is 16.3:1, based on 14.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Michigan is 17.5:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Mancelona Middle School counts 81% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Antrim County average 53%.
Mancelona Middle School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 71% of Michigan public middle schools.
Mancelona Middle School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 41.8% is 11.2 points above the 30.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Antrim County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $72,054 a year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Antrim County number 13, with about 2,700 students.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Mancelona Elementary School, is the closest to Mancelona Middle School. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school shrank from 263 students in 2020-21 to 242 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.3:1) than in 2020-21 (17.5:1).
On allk12, people connected to Mancelona Middle School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Antrim County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,127
Census ACS
Median income
$72,054
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,700 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mancelona Public Schools
- Mancelona Elementary SchoolElementary · 288 students
- Mancelona High SchoolHigh · 243 students
Other schools in MANCELONA
- Mancelona Elementary SchoolElementary · 288 students
- Mancelona High SchoolHigh · 243 students
- North Central Academy CampusCombined · 174 students
Nearby schools
- Mancelona Elementary School0.3 mi · 288
- Mancelona High School0.5 mi · 243
- North Central Academy Campus5.6 mi · 174
- Alba School7.0 mi · 96
- Bellaire MiddleHigh School9.2 mi · 140
- John R Rodger Elementary School9.5 mi · 119
Frequently asked questions
About Mancelona Middle SchoolHow many students attend Mancelona Middle School?
Mancelona Middle School enrolls approximately 242 students in grades 05-08.
Is Mancelona Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mancelona Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Mancelona Middle School have?
Mancelona Middle School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Mancelona Middle School?
Student demographics at Mancelona Middle School are roughly 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Mancelona Middle School in?
Mancelona Middle School is part of Mancelona Public Schools.
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