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Enrollment
601
Middle
DISTRICT 557 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·L'ANSE CREUSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262187007736
Middle School Central
38000 REIMOLD ST, HARRISON TOWNSHIP, MI 48045 · (586) 783-6430 · Macomb County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL601 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
227 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 191 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 212 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 198 | 33% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
34.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
24.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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
34.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 50% 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 Middle School Central
Middle School Central's state test result (34.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle School Central this school | 601 | 37.8% | 34.6% |
| Richards Middle School FRASER | 661 | 37.7% | 43.7% |
| Middle School East CHESTERFIELD | 626 | 33.5% | 40.3% |
| Emerson Middle School LIVONIA | 638 | 34.2% | 35.6% |
| Cooper Upper Elementary School WESTLAND | 638 | 34.6% | 43.4% |
| Kennedy Middle School SAINT CLAIR SHORES | 710 | 42.7% | 39.6% |
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 Middle School Central ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #294 of 397 | #20 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #321 of 380 | #26 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #287 of 377 | #25 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 601 | #178 of 491 | #22 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #310 of 436 | #19 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.0% | #162 of 437 | #22 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.8% | #298 of 477 | #26 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.6% | #312 of 339 | #31 of 31 |
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
601
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
-7% since 2000-01, when it was 649
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 19.7:1
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 | 601 | 32.4 | 18.5:1 | 38% (227) |
| 2023-24 | 552 | 30.6 | 18.0:1 | 46% (256) |
| 2022-23 | 544 | 32.2 | 16.9:1 | 47% (258) |
| 2020-21 | 611 | 31 | 19.7:1 | 46% (283) |
| 2017-18 | 617 | 31.3 | 19.7:1 | 39% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 639 | 33 | 19.4:1 | 35% (222) |
| 2010-11 | 711 | 33 | 21.6:1 | 37% (266) |
| 2000-01 | 649 | 35 | 18.5:1 | 16% (105) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Middle School Central.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (617 to 601); teachers up 4% (31.3 to 32.4).
About Middle School Central
Students in HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Michigan, attend Middle School Central, a medium-sized middle-grades school. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 601 students.
L'Anse Creuse Public Schools oversees Middle School Central and 16 other schools, with 9,090 students in total.
Roughly 73% of students at Middle School Central are White. Other groups make up 15% Black, 7% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 75% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 44%, meaning two students picked at random have a 44% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.5:1 at Middle School Central, with 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.0 above the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 38%. The average for public schools in Macomb County is 52%.
Middle School Central falls short of its prediction by 14.9 points. The model expects 49.5% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Michigan; the school's rate is 34.6%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Macomb County, the median household income is $77,837, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. There are 236 public schools in Macomb County, enrolling about 115,743 students in all.
Marie C Graham Elem School is located about 0.1 miles from Middle School Central. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Middle School Central is behind the 39.1% nearby average, ranking 5th of 6.
NCES describes the area around Middle School Central as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Middle School Central enrolled 611; in 2024-25, 601. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 19.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 18.5:1.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Macomb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
879,853
Census ACS
Median income
$77,837
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
236
115,743 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in L'Anse Creuse Public Schools
- High School NorthHigh · 1,545 students
- High SchoolHigh · 1,172 students
- Joseph M Carkenord Elementary SchoolElementary · 656 students
- Middle School EastMiddle · 626 students
- Middle School NorthMiddle · 618 students
- Atwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 612 students
Other schools in HARRISON TOWNSHIP
- High SchoolHigh · 1,172 students
- South River Elementary SchoolElementary · 515 students
- Middle School SouthMiddle · 383 students
- Marie C Graham Elem SchoolElementary · 356 students
- Donald J Yacks Elem SchoolElementary · 300 students
- Emma V Lobbestael Elem SchoolElementary · 264 students
Nearby schools
- Marie C Graham Elem School0.1 mi · 356
- High School0.3 mi · 1,172
- Neil E Reid High School1.0 mi · 81
- South River Elementary School1.5 mi · 515
- Tenniswood Elementary School1.6 mi · 356
- Donald J Yacks Elem School1.9 mi · 300
Frequently asked questions
About Middle School CentralHow many students attend Middle School Central?
Middle School Central enrolls approximately 601 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Middle School Central serve?
Middle School Central serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Middle School Central have?
Middle School Central employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Middle School Central?
Student demographics at Middle School Central are roughly 73% White, 3% Hispanic, 15% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Middle School Central in?
Middle School Central is part of L'Anse Creuse Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.