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What tradition at Marshall Greene Middle School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
548
Middle
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIRCH RUN AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 260582004212
Marshall Greene Middle School
8225 MAIN ST, BIRCH RUN, MI 48415 · (989) 624-5821 · Saginaw County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL548 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% 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
18.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
288 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 5 | 144 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 125 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 162 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 117 | 21% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Marshall Greene Middle School→Birch Run High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Birch Run Area Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
39.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
32.3%
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 32 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
37.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Marshall Greene Middle School
Marshall Greene Middle School's state test result (37.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Greene Middle School this school | 548 | 52.6% | 37.4% |
| CroswellLexington Middle School CROSWELL | 508 | 54.1% | 44.0% |
| Reed City Middle School REED CITY | 471 | 51.0% | 37.5% |
| Fruitport Middle School FRUITPORT | 615 | 49.8% | 40.9% |
| Chesaning Middle School CHESANING | 584 | 56.7% | 46.8% |
| ReethsPuffer Intermediate Sch MUSKEGON | 479 | 50.5% | 26.4% |
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 Marshall Greene Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Saginaw County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #264 of 397 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #221 of 380 | #5 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #219 of 377 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 548 | #214 of 491 | #4 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #283 of 436 | #7 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.3% | #351 of 437 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.6% | #189 of 477 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #187 of 339 | N/A |
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
548
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 683
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 548 | 30.1 | 18.2:1 | 53% (288) |
| 2023-24 | 535 | 23.2 | 23.1:1 | 59% (314) |
| 2022-23 | 548 | 27.5 | 19.9:1 | 59% (322) |
| 2020-21 | 551 | 29 | 19.0:1 | 50% (275) |
| 2017-18 | 620 | 31.2 | 19.9:1 | 49% (301) |
| 2015-16 | 586 | 30 | 19.5:1 | 43% (253) |
| 2010-11 | 591 | 30 | 19.7:1 | 43% (255) |
| 2000-01 | 635 | 32 | 19.8:1 | 21% (134) |
| 1990-91 | 683 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marshall Greene Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (620 to 548); teachers down 3% (31.2 to 30.1).
About Marshall Greene Middle School
Marshall Greene Middle School, located in BIRCH RUN, Michigan, is a medium-sized middle school. A federal count lists 548 students at the school, in grades 5 through 8.
The district, Birch Run Area Schools, operates 4 schools serving 1,806 students.
Marshall Greene Middle School's enrollment is 90% White. Next come 5% Hispanic and 3% Black. The county population is about 71% White. The school's diversity index is 18%, meaning two students picked at random have an 18% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 30.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 18.2:1. That is close to the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan. The school's lunch program data list 53% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Marshall Greene Middle School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 36% of Michigan public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, Marshall Greene Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 37.4%; the prediction is 43.0%.
In the county around the school, Saginaw County, the median household income is $60,622, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Saginaw County is home to 75 public schools and about 25,621 public school students.
North Elementary School is the public school closest to Marshall Greene Middle School, about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Marshall Greene Middle School ranks 1st of 4 on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Marshall Greene Middle School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 551 to 548, a small change.
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Saginaw County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
188,665
Census ACS
Median income
$60,622
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
25,621 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Birch Run Area Schools
- North Elementary SchoolElementary · 682 students
- Birch Run High SchoolHigh · 538 students
- Birch Run Progressive High SchoolHigh · 38 students
Other schools in BIRCH RUN
- North Elementary SchoolElementary · 682 students
- Birch Run High SchoolHigh · 538 students
- Birch Run Progressive High SchoolHigh · 38 students
Nearby schools
- North Elementary School0.5 mi · 682
- Birch Run Progressive High School0.6 mi · 38
- Birch Run High School0.6 mi · 538
- Clio Area High School5.5 mi · 684
- Clio Community High School5.5 mi · 84
- Clio Intermediate School5.8 mi · 424
Frequently asked questions
About Marshall Greene Middle SchoolHow many students attend Marshall Greene Middle School?
Marshall Greene Middle School enrolls approximately 548 students in grades 05-08.
Is Marshall Greene Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Marshall Greene Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Marshall Greene Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Marshall Greene Middle School is approximately 18.2:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Marshall Greene Middle School?
At Marshall Greene Middle School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Marshall Greene Middle School?
Marshall Greene Middle School is overseen by Birch Run Area Schools in Saginaw County.
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