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Manton Consolidated Middle School

105 5TH ST, MANTON, MI 49663 · (231) 824-6401 · Wexford County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL305 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% 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.
  • BBeats 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

Enrollment
305
Middle
DISTRICT 313 · STATE 502
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
151 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 57926%
Grade 68026%
Grade 76622%
Grade 88026%
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 56% · US 70%
White
27289%
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 63% · US 43%
Hispanic
134%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 18% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
114%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
62%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
15450%
Female
15150%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Manton Consolidated Middle School→Manton Consolidated High School
Feeds from
Manton Consolidated Elem SchoolKG–04
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Test scores

M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
English Language Arts
38.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
35.0%
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 35 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Manton Consolidated Middle School

Manton Consolidated Middle School's state test result (41.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Manton Consolidated Middle School this school30549.5%41.7%
OvidElsie Middle School
ELSIE
29350.2%47.8%
Leslie Middle School
LESLIE
32648.8%34.9%
Jonesville Middle School
JONESVILLE
29751.9%36.6%
Jefferson Middle School
MONROE
30452.3%34.4%
Gladwin Junior High School
GLADWIN
35947.4%33.1%
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 Manton Consolidated Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Michigan
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
41.7%#201 of 397
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
35.0%#193 of 380
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
38.6%#228 of 377
Enrollment
ranked largest first
305#371 of 491
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.8:1#251 of 436
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
20.1%#328 of 437
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
49.5%#213 of 477
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+1.7%#85 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 2024-25
Enrollment
305
+18 (+6%) vs 2020
-1% since 2000-01, when it was 308
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 20.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2530517.117.8:150% (151)
2023-2430518.416.6:157% (175)
2022-2330417.817.1:154% (164)
2020-212871420.5:163% (182)
2017-1830015.719.1:164% (193)
2015-162751419.6:158% (160)
2010-113031618.9:163% (190)
2000-013082015.4:10% (0)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Manton Consolidated Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students up 2% (300 to 305); teachers up 9% (15.7 to 17.1).

About Manton Consolidated Middle School

Families in MANTON, Michigan, are served by Manton Consolidated Middle School, a low-enrollment middle-grades school. It serves 305 students in grades 5 through 8. The average among middle schools in Michigan is roughly 502 students; this school is 39% smaller than that.

Manton Consolidated Schools is made up of 3 schools with 939 students in all.

Manton Consolidated Middle School enrolls a student body that is 89% White. After that, the student body is 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. For comparison, Wexford County is about 92% White. Manton Consolidated Middle School has a diversity index of 20%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.8:1, with 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across middle schools in Michigan, the average ratio is about 17.5:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 50% of enrollment. Across public schools in Wexford County, the average is 63%.

Measured against Michigan public middle schools, Manton Consolidated Middle School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Manton Consolidated Middle School is 2.7 points below its prediction. Actual: 41.7%. Predicted: 44.4%.

Census Bureau estimates for Wexford County show that median household income is about $61,085, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Manton Consolidated Middle School is one of 15 public schools in Wexford County, which together enroll about 8,553 students.

Manton Consolidated Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Local comparison: Manton Consolidated Middle School ranks 4th of 5 nearby schools, at 41.7% versus a 46.6% average.

By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 6%, from 287 to 305. The ratio was 20.5:1 in 2020-21 and 17.8:1 in 2024-25.

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Wexford County at a glance

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Population
34,077
Census ACS
Median income
$61,085
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
8,553 students

Quick facts

School name
Manton Consolidated Middle School
District
Manton Consolidated Schools
Address
105 5TH ST, MANTON, MI 49663
Phone
(231) 824-6401
County
Wexford County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–08
Total enrollment
305
Teachers (FTE)
17
Student–teacher ratio
17.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
151 (50%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
262250000791
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Manton Consolidated Middle School
What is the total enrollment at Manton Consolidated Middle School?
Manton Consolidated Middle School enrolls approximately 305 students in grades 05-08.
Is Manton Consolidated Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Manton Consolidated Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Manton Consolidated Middle School?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at Manton Consolidated Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Manton Consolidated Middle School?
At Manton Consolidated Middle School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Manton Consolidated Middle School public or private?
Manton Consolidated Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Manton Consolidated Schools.
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