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Enrollment
823
Middle
DISTRICT 709 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MATTAWAN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL·NCES 262325006012
Mattawan Middle School
56720 MURRAY ST, MATTAWAN, MI 49071 · (269) 668-3361 · Van Buren County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL823 STUDENTS
B+
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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.
- 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
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
221 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 6 | 273 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 266 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 284 | 35% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
Mattawan Middle School→Mattawan High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Mattawan Consolidated School. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
49.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
52.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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
52.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Mattawan Middle School
Mattawan Middle School's state test result (52.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mattawan Middle School this school | 823 | 26.9% | 52.1% |
| Hamilton Middle School HAMILTON | 707 | 26.0% | 51.9% |
| Bedford Junior High School TEMPERANCE | 923 | 24.2% | 41.5% |
| Tecumseh Middle School TECUMSEH | 900 | 29.9% | 40.1% |
| East Middle School TRAVERSE CITY | 829 | 30.4% | 50.4% |
| Mason Middle School MASON | 778 | 29.9% | 46.2% |
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 Mattawan Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Van Buren County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #104 of 397 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #67 of 380 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #123 of 377 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 823 | #47 of 491 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #127 of 436 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.3% | #279 of 437 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.9% | #372 of 477 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #219 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
823
-3 (0%) vs 2020
+52% since 1990-91, when it was 543
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 823 | 50.3 | 16.4:1 | 27% (221) |
| 2023-24 | 833 | 50.1 | 16.6:1 | 27% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 817 | 49.3 | 16.6:1 | 28% (225) |
| 2020-21 | 826 | 47 | 17.6:1 | 19% (158) |
| 2017-18 | 911 | 47.6 | 19.1:1 | 19% (176) |
| 2015-16 | 908 | 45 | 20.2:1 | 18% (165) |
| 2010-11 | 958 | 45 | 21.3:1 | 21% (197) |
| 2000-01 | 794 | 48 | 16.5:1 | 10% (83) |
| 1990-91 | 543 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mattawan Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (911 to 823); teachers up 6% (47.6 to 50.3).
About Mattawan Middle School
Mattawan Middle School is a middle school in MATTAWAN, Michigan, according to federal school records. The latest federal count shows 823 students in grades 6 through 8. Against the 502-student average for middle schools in Michigan, enrollment here is 64% higher.
Mattawan Middle School is part of a district of 5 schools: Mattawan Consolidated School, with 3,545 students.
Most students at Mattawan Middle School are White: 86% of enrollment. Other groups make up 7% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Mattawan Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 25%.
Mattawan Middle School's 50.3 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 16.4:1. That ratio is under the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 27%. The 52% average for public schools in Van Buren County is 25 points higher.
The allk12 Grade for Mattawan Middle School is B+. Compared with Michigan public middle schools, the school scored higher than 71% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Mattawan Middle School is 2.3 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (52.1% versus 54.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Michigan.
Mattawan Middle School is located in Van Buren County, where median household income is about $68,114, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Mattawan Middle School is one of 45 public schools in Van Buren County, which together enroll about 14,850 students.
Mattawan High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Fringe: the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 826 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 823. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.4:1.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Van Buren County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
75,795
Census ACS
Median income
$68,114
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
14,850 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mattawan Consolidated School
- Mattawan High SchoolHigh · 1,126 students
- Mattawan Later Elem SchoolElementary · 808 students
- Mattawan Early Elem SchoolElementary · 703 students
- Mattawan Early Childhood Education CenterElementary · 85 students
Other schools in MATTAWAN
- Mattawan High SchoolHigh · 1,126 students
- Mattawan Later Elem SchoolElementary · 808 students
- Mattawan Early Elem SchoolElementary · 703 students
- Mattawan Early Childhood Education CenterElementary · 85 students
Nearby schools
- Mattawan High School0.2 mi · 1,126
- Mattawan Early Childhood Education Center0.3 mi · 85
- Mattawan Early Elem School0.5 mi · 703
- Mattawan Later Elem School0.6 mi · 808
- Paw Paw High School2.8 mi · 638
- Lawton High School3.4 mi · 279
Frequently asked questions
About Mattawan Middle SchoolHow large is Mattawan Middle School?
Mattawan Middle School enrolls approximately 823 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Mattawan Middle School serve?
Mattawan Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mattawan Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mattawan Middle School is approximately 16.4:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mattawan Middle School?
At Mattawan Middle School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Mattawan Middle School?
Mattawan Middle School is overseen by Mattawan Consolidated School in Van Buren County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.