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Enrollment
561
Middle
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VAN BUREN PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 263456007035
McBride Middle School
47097 MCBRIDE AVE, BELLEVILLE, MI 48111 · (734) 697-9171 · Wayne County
GRADES 06–09MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL561 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
260 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 7 | 281 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 280 | 50% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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 Van Buren Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
30.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
19.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
30.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 McBride Middle School
McBride Middle School's state test result (30.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McBride Middle School this school | 561 | 46.3% | 30.3% |
| Owen Intermediate School BELLEVILLE | 575 | 48.0% | 23.4% |
| Ferndale Middle School FERNDALE | 528 | 45.8% | 31.6% |
| Lincoln Middle School YPSILANTI | 712 | 53.4% | 28.0% |
| Algonquin Middle School CLINTON TWP | 542 | 46.1% | 33.5% |
| Adlai Stevenson Middle School WESTLAND | 768 | 56.6% | 20.6% |
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 McBride Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #349 of 397 | #33 of 47 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.7% | #354 of 380 | #36 of 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #324 of 377 | #32 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 561 | #208 of 491 | #36 of 68 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #117 of 436 | #17 of 62 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.9% | #54 of 437 | #5 of 62 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.3% | #241 of 477 | #42 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.2% | #66 of 339 | #10 of 55 |
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
561
-108 (-16%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 700
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 561 | 34.5 | 16.3:1 | 46% (260) |
| 2023-24 | 559 | 35.9 | 15.6:1 | 61% (342) |
| 2022-23 | 581 | 33.9 | 17.1:1 | 64% (370) |
| 2020-21 | 669 | 35 | 19.1:1 | 54% (364) |
| 2017-18 | 721 | 38.5 | 18.7:1 | 58% (415) |
| 2015-16 | 736 | 35 | 21.0:1 | 53% (388) |
| 2010-11 | 672 | 31 | 21.7:1 | 54% (365) |
| 2000-01 | 782 | 41 | 19.1:1 | 22% (175) |
| 1990-91 | 700 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McBride Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (721 to 561); teachers down 10% (38.5 to 34.5).
About McBride Middle School
McBride Middle School is a middle school located in BELLEVILLE, Michigan, in Wayne County. The school enrolls 561 students, from grades 6 through 9.
In Van Buren Public Schools, 7 schools enroll a combined 4,206 students.
White students are the largest group at McBride Middle School, with 44% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 40% Black, 7% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. By the diversity index, McBride Middle School comes in at 63%.
The school reports 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 16.3 students per teacher. The 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan is higher than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 46%. The 66% average for public schools in Wayne County is 20 points higher.
Schools in Michigan with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 45.8%. McBride Middle School posts 30.3%, 15.5 points below that, which places it in the bottom 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
In Wayne County (population about 1,772,259), median household income is about $60,539, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. McBride Middle School is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County, which together enroll about 259,786 students.
The closest public school, Belleville High School, is about 1.7 miles from McBride Middle School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 37.6%; McBride Middle School's is 30.3%, ranking 4th of 7.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
McBride Middle School had 669 students in 2020-21 and 561 in 2024-25, a 16% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 19.1:1 to 16.3:1.
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Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,772,259
Census ACS
Median income
$60,539
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
573
259,786 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Van Buren Public Schools
- Belleville High SchoolHigh · 1,669 students
- Owen Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 575 students
- Tyler Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 388 students
- Edgemont Elementary SchoolElementary · 358 students
- Savage Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Rawsonville Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
Other schools in BELLEVILLE
- Belleville High SchoolHigh · 1,669 students
- Keystone AcademyElementary · 721 students
- Owen Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 575 students
- Tyler Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 388 students
- Edgemont Elementary SchoolElementary · 358 students
- Savage Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
Nearby schools
- Belleville High School1.7 mi · 1,669
- Edgemont Elementary School2.0 mi · 358
- Owen Intermediate School2.2 mi · 575
- Rawsonville Elementary School2.6 mi · 313
- Tyler Road Elementary School2.6 mi · 388
- Savage Road Elementary School2.7 mi · 342
Frequently asked questions
About McBride Middle SchoolHow many students attend McBride Middle School?
McBride Middle School enrolls approximately 561 students in grades 06-09.
What age range does McBride Middle School serve?
McBride Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 09.
How many students per teacher at McBride Middle School?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at McBride Middle School.
How diverse is McBride Middle School?
McBride Middle School reports a student body of 44% White, 7% Hispanic, 40% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees McBride Middle School?
McBride Middle School is overseen by Van Buren Public Schools in Wayne County.
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