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Enrollment
626
Middle
DISTRICT 557 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·L'ANSE CREUSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262187001236
Middle School East
30300 HICKEY RD, CHESTERFIELD, MI 48051 · (586) 493-5200 · Macomb County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL626 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of Michigan public middle schools
- C+Test 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.
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
20.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
210 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 | 203 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 197 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 226 | 36% |
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
36.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
30.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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
40.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Middle School East
Middle School East's state test result (40.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle School East this school | 626 | 33.5% | 40.3% |
| Emerson Middle School LIVONIA | 638 | 34.2% | 35.6% |
| Cooper Upper Elementary School WESTLAND | 638 | 34.6% | 43.4% |
| Middle School North MACOMB | 618 | 30.6% | 41.2% |
| Middle School Central HARRISON TOWNSHIP | 601 | 37.8% | 34.6% |
| Richards Middle School FRASER | 661 | 37.7% | 43.7% |
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 East ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #221 of 397 | #17 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #246 of 380 | #16 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #254 of 377 | #19 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 626 | #154 of 491 | #19 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #416 of 436 | #32 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.8% | #163 of 437 | #23 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.5% | #325 of 477 | #29 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #266 of 339 | #27 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
626
+15 (+2%) vs 2020
+1% since 2000-01, when it was 622
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 21.8:1
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 | 626 | 30 | 20.9:1 | 34% (210) |
| 2023-24 | 593 | 30.8 | 19.3:1 | 46% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 618 | 29.3 | 21.1:1 | 43% (264) |
| 2020-21 | 611 | 28 | 21.8:1 | 46% (281) |
| 2017-18 | 671 | 32.2 | 20.8:1 | 44% (298) |
| 2015-16 | 713 | 34 | 21.0:1 | 38% (273) |
| 2010-11 | 766 | 36 | 21.3:1 | 40% (304) |
| 2000-01 | 622 | 33 | 18.9:1 | 20% (122) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Middle School East.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (671 to 626); teachers down 7% (32.2 to 30).
About Middle School East
Middle School East is a medium-sized middle-grades school in CHESTERFIELD, Michigan, under L'Anse Creuse Public Schools. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 626 students. The typical figure for middle schools in Michigan is about 502 students.
L'Anse Creuse Public Schools counts 17 schools and 9,090 students, including Middle School East.
At Middle School East, White students make up 73% of the student body. The remaining shares are 14% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. County-wide, about 75% of residents are White. Middle School East's diversity index is 44%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 30 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Middle School East was 20.9:1. On average, middle schools in Michigan have 17.5:1, compared with 20.9:1 here. Middle School East's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 34%. It compares with 52% for public schools in Macomb County.
Measured against Michigan public middle schools, Middle School East receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The model predicts 51.4% for a school in Michigan with Middle School East's free or reduced-price lunch share. Middle School East posts 40.3%.
Across Macomb County, the median household income is $77,837, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. In all, Macomb County has 236 public schools and roughly 115,743 students.
Francis A Higgins Elem School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Middle School East ranks 5th on proficiency.
NCES assigns Middle School East the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 611 in 2020-21, 626 in 2024-25.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 NorthMiddle · 618 students
- Atwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 612 students
- Middle School CentralMiddle · 601 students
Other schools in CHESTERFIELD
- Joseph M Carkenord Elementary SchoolElementary · 656 students
- Anchor Bay Middle School SouthMiddle · 509 students
- Great Oaks Elementary SchoolElementary · 468 students
- Green Elementary SchoolElementary · 456 students
- Francis A Higgins Elem SchoolElementary · 425 students
- Dean A Naldrett SchoolElementary · 353 students
Nearby schools
- Francis A Higgins Elem School0.2 mi · 425
- Great Oaks Elementary School1.5 mi · 468
- Joseph M Carkenord Elementary School1.6 mi · 656
- New Haven High School2.3 mi · 314
- Lake Huron Virtual Hybrid High School2.3 mi · 170
- Anchor Bay Middle School South2.4 mi · 509
Frequently asked questions
About Middle School EastHow many students attend Middle School East?
Middle School East enrolls approximately 626 students in grades 06-08.
Is Middle School East an elementary, middle, or high school?
Middle School East is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Middle School East have?
Middle School East employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Middle School East?
Student demographics at Middle School East are roughly 73% White, 5% Hispanic, 14% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Middle School East public or private?
Middle School East is a public K-12 school, overseen by L'Anse Creuse Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.