Enrollment
383
Middle
DISTRICT 557 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·L'ANSE CREUSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262187005911
Middle School South
34641 JEFFERSON AVE, HARRISON TOWNSHIP, MI 48045 · (586) 493-5620 · Macomb County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL383 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Michigan public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
16.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
215 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 55%
Community
0
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 | 122 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 127 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 134 | 35% |
Student demographics
60%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
35.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
22.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
27.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 41% 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 South
Middle School South's state test result (27.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle School South this school | 383 | 56.1% | 27.9% |
| Huron Academy Grades 38 CLINTON TOWNSHIP | 408 | 63.0% | 32.1% |
| Hillside Middle School KALAMAZOO | 476 | 60.1% | 27.7% |
| Owen Intermediate School BELLEVILLE | 575 | 48.0% | 23.4% |
| McBride Middle School BELLEVILLE | 561 | 46.3% | 30.3% |
| Lincoln Middle School YPSILANTI | 712 | 53.4% | 28.0% |
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 South ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #362 of 397 | #28 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #336 of 380 | #28 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #279 of 377 | #24 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 383 | #323 of 491 | #33 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #120 of 436 | #6 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.1% | #71 of 437 | #8 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.1% | #171 of 477 | #18 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.3% | #63 of 339 | #7 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
383
-69 (-15%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 676
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 20.6:1
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 | 383 | 23.5 | 16.3:1 | 56% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 389 | 22.6 | 17.2:1 | 60% (234) |
| 2022-23 | 389 | 22.6 | 17.2:1 | 57% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 452 | 22 | 20.6:1 | 64% (290) |
| 2017-18 | 493 | 23.1 | 21.3:1 | 48% (239) |
| 2015-16 | 505 | 23 | 22.0:1 | 44% (222) |
| 2010-11 | 566 | 24 | 23.6:1 | 47% (265) |
| 2000-01 | 638 | 34 | 18.8:1 | 15% (97) |
| 1990-91 | 676 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Middle School South.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (493 to 383); teachers up 2% (23.1 to 23.5).
About Middle School South
This page covers Middle School South, a low-enrollment middle school in HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Michigan. It had 383 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Michigan average about 502 students, which makes this school 24% below average.
The district, L'Anse Creuse Public Schools, operates 17 schools serving 9,090 students.
Federal enrollment data show Middle School South is 51% White. Next come 36% Black, 9% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. The county population is about 75% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 60%.
There are 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 16.3:1. The average for middle schools in Michigan, 17.5:1, is higher. Of all students at Middle School South, 56% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Middle School South lands at D, ahead of 6% of Michigan public middle schools.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results for Middle School South is 41.4%. It actually posts 27.9%, which is 13.5 points lower and in the bottom 10% of Michigan schools.
In the wider Macomb County area, the median household earns about $77,837 a year, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Macomb County, 236 public schools serve about 115,743 students.
Donald J Yacks Elem School is the nearest public school to Middle School South, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 38.5% proficiency; Middle School South posts 27.9%.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 383, compared with 452 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 16.3:1, from 20.6:1.
The Middle School South discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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
- Middle School CentralMiddle · 601 students
- South River Elementary SchoolElementary · 515 students
- Marie C Graham Elem SchoolElementary · 356 students
- Donald J Yacks Elem SchoolElementary · 300 students
- Emma V Lobbestael Elem SchoolElementary · 264 students
Nearby schools
- Donald J Yacks Elem School0.3 mi · 300
- North Lake High School1.0 mi · 124
- Tenniswood Elementary School1.2 mi · 356
- Kennedy Middle School1.6 mi · 710
- Robbie Hall Parker School1.7 mi · 337
- Marie C Graham Elem School1.9 mi · 356
Frequently asked questions
About Middle School SouthHow large is Middle School South?
Middle School South enrolls approximately 383 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Middle School South serve?
Middle School South serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Middle School South?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Middle School South is approximately 16.3:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Middle School South?
At Middle School South, the student body is approximately 51% White, 2% Hispanic, 36% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Middle School South in?
Middle School South is part of L'Anse Creuse Public Schools.
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