McBride Middle School

Set in BELLEVILLE, Michigan, McBride Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school, run under Van Buren Public Schools. It serves 561 students across grades 6 through 9.

Across the 7 schools in Van Buren Public Schools (4,206 students total), McBride Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, McBride Middle School reports that the largest single group is White at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 40% Black, 7% multiracial, 7% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, McBride Middle School shows 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.3:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Wayne County (around 66%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, McBride Middle School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 45.8%; this one comes in at 30.3%, -15.5 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Wayne County) records that median household income runs about $60,539, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. McBride Middle School is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students).

The closest other public school is Belleville High School, roughly 1.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts McBride Middle School at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 37.6%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. McBride Middle School's enrollment has contracted 22% since 2018, when it stood at 721 (now 561). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.

On this page, members of the McBride Middle School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.