Enrollment
136
Middle
DISTRICT 150 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARCELLUS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 262274008983
Marcellus Middle School
125 BURNEY ST, MARCELLUS, MI 49067 · (269) 646-3158 · Cass County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL136 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
79 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 6 | 38 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 58 | 43% |
| Grade 8 | 40 | 29% |
Student demographics
24%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
Marcellus Middle School→Marcellus High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Marcellus Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
41.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
56.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 41% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Michigan's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Marcellus Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #80 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #132 of 380 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #99 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 136 | #466 of 491 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.1% | #156 of 477 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 136 | 5.8 | 23.5:1 | 58% (79) |
| 2023-24 | 139 | 5.9 | 23.5:1 | 68% (94) |
| 2022-23 | 134 | 8 | 16.8:1 | 71% (95) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marcellus Middle School.
About Marcellus Middle School
Marcellus Middle School is a very small middle school in MARCELLUS, Michigan, administered by Marcellus Community Schools. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 136 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 502 students for middle schools in Michigan.
Marcellus Community Schools has 4 schools and 600 students, and Marcellus Middle School is one of those schools.
The share of students at Marcellus Middle School who are White is 87%. The remaining students are 8% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. Cass County residents are about 85% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 24, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 5.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 23.5 students per teacher. Across middle schools in Michigan, the average ratio is 17.5:1. Marcellus Middle School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 58%.
Test results at Marcellus Middle School are 15.5 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 56.1%, compared with a predicted 40.5%, which ranks in the top 10% in Michigan.
For the population of Cass County, the median household earns about $70,443 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Marcellus Middle School shares Cass County with 22 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Marcellus Elementary School is closest at about 0.4 miles. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Marcellus Middle School. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, Marcellus Middle School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Marcellus Middle School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
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Cass County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,520
Census ACS
Median income
$70,443
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,258 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marcellus Community Schools
- Marcellus Elementary SchoolElementary · 264 students
- Marcellus High SchoolHigh · 160 students
- Volinia Outcome Base SchoolHigh · 40 students
Other schools in MARCELLUS
- Marcellus Elementary SchoolElementary · 264 students
- Marcellus High SchoolHigh · 160 students
Nearby schools
- Marcellus Elementary School0.4 mi · 264
- Marcellus High School0.5 mi · 160
- Volinia Outcome Base School7.3 mi · 40
- Norton Elementary School8.3 mi · 186
- Park Elementary School9.1 mi · 262
- Lawton Elementary School10.0 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About Marcellus Middle SchoolHow large is Marcellus Middle School?
Marcellus Middle School enrolls approximately 136 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Marcellus Middle School serve?
Marcellus Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Marcellus Middle School have?
Marcellus Middle School employs 6 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.5:1.
How diverse is Marcellus Middle School?
Marcellus Middle School reports a student body of 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Marcellus Middle School?
Marcellus Middle School is overseen by Marcellus Community Schools in Cass County.
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