Enrollment
330
Middle
DISTRICT 472 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST CHINA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261242004940
Marine City Middle School
6373 KING RD, MARINE CITY, MI 48039 · (810) 676-1201 · St. Clair County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL330 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
18.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
157 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 114 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 119 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 97 | 29% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
Based on grade levels within East China School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
29.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
21.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
35.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
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 Marine City Middle School
Marine City Middle School's state test result (35.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marine City Middle School this school | 330 | 47.6% | 35.1% |
| Kingsley Area Middle School KINGSLEY | 366 | 45.1% | 54.8% |
| Durand Middle School DURAND | 304 | 50.3% | 27.4% |
| Washington Middle School CALUMET | 275 | 46.2% | 53.5% |
| Gladwin Junior High School GLADWIN | 359 | 47.4% | 33.1% |
| Leslie Middle School LESLIE | 326 | 48.8% | 34.9% |
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 Marine City Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In St. Clair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #286 of 397 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #340 of 380 | #5 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #333 of 377 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 330 | #355 of 491 | #7 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #267 of 436 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.0% | #425 of 437 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.6% | #230 of 477 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.6% | #69 of 339 | #3 of 6 |
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
330
-10 (-3%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 536
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 330 | 18.3 | 18.0:1 | 48% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 330 | 18.4 | 17.9:1 | 52% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 292 | 17.4 | 16.8:1 | 49% (142) |
| 2020-21 | 340 | 18 | 18.9:1 | 44% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 421 | 20.3 | 20.7:1 | 36% (150) |
| 2015-16 | 404 | 20 | 20.2:1 | 34% (138) |
| 2010-11 | 488 | 25 | 19.5:1 | 41% (198) |
| 2000-01 | 602 | 38 | 15.8:1 | 14% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 536 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marine City Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (421 to 330); teachers down 10% (20.3 to 18.3).
About Marine City Middle School
Students in MARINE CITY, Michigan, attend Marine City Middle School, a small middle-grades school. The student body numbers 330 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Michigan) has about 502 students.
East China School District is the local district for Marine City Middle School. It runs 9 schools with 3,405 students.
The student body at Marine City Middle School is 97% White. Marine City Middle School's diversity index is 6%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 18.0 students per teacher. That is close to the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 48% of students. That tracks the 46% average for public schools in St. Clair County.
Marine City Middle School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 20% of Michigan public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Marine City Middle School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 35.1% is 10.1 points below the 45.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
St. Clair County has about 160,221 residents, and the median household income is $71,270, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. In all, St. Clair County has 57 public schools and roughly 20,511 students.
The next-closest public school is Marine City High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Marine City Middle School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school enrolled 330 students in 2024-25, 10 fewer than the 340 it had in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
St. Clair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,221
Census ACS
Median income
$71,270
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
20,511 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East China School District
- St Clair High SchoolHigh · 715 students
- St Clair Middle SchoolMiddle · 614 students
- Marine City High SchoolHigh · 437 students
- Gearing Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- Belle River Elementary SchoolElementary · 343 students
- Pine River Elementary SchoolElementary · 335 students
Other schools in MARINE CITY
- Marine City High SchoolHigh · 437 students
- Belle River Elementary SchoolElementary · 343 students
- Riverview East High SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Marine City High School0.0 mi · 437
- Belle River Elementary School0.5 mi · 343
- East China Virtual Academy2.9 mi · 33
- Algonquin Elementary School5.9 mi · 445
- Pine River Elementary School5.9 mi · 335
- Millside Elementary School6.0 mi · 179
Frequently asked questions
About Marine City Middle SchoolHow many students attend Marine City Middle School?
Marine City Middle School enrolls approximately 330 students in grades 06-08.
Is Marine City Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Marine City Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Marine City Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Marine City Middle School is approximately 18.0:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Marine City Middle School?
At Marine City Middle School, the student body is approximately 97% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Marine City Middle School in?
Marine City Middle School is part of East China School District.
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