Enrollment
385
Middle
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COMSTOCK PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261062000586
Mill Creek Middle School
100 BETTY ST NE, COMSTOCK PARK, MI 49321 · (616) 254-5100 · Kent County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL385 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of Michigan public middle schools
- CTest 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.
- ·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
15.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
198 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 143 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 127 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 115 | 30% |
Student demographics
62%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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Comstock Park Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
30.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
31.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 30 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
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Mill Creek Middle School
Mill Creek Middle School's state test result (37.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Creek Middle School this school | 385 | 51.4% | 37.0% |
| Madison Middle School ADRIAN | 388 | 47.9% | 40.0% |
| Imlay City Middle School IMLAY CITY | 395 | 55.4% | 41.2% |
| Baseline Middle School SOUTH HAVEN | 377 | 59.4% | 31.9% |
| Kent City Middle School KENT CITY | 290 | 60.0% | 30.6% |
| Washington Woods Middle School HOLT | 346 | 46.0% | 29.1% |
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 Mill Creek Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #269 of 397 | #21 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #239 of 380 | #22 of 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #329 of 377 | #23 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 385 | #319 of 491 | #27 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #86 of 436 | #4 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.4% | #59 of 437 | #7 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.4% | #201 of 477 | #15 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #264 of 339 | #18 of 22 |
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
385
-16 (-4%) vs 2020
-21% since 2000-01, when it was 489
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 385 | 24.6 | 15.7:1 | 51% (198) |
| 2023-24 | 390 | 22.8 | 17.1:1 | 63% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 391 | 22.9 | 17.1:1 | 58% (225) |
| 2020-21 | 401 | 24 | 16.7:1 | 54% (216) |
| 2017-18 | 413 | 23.2 | 17.8:1 | 55% (229) |
| 2015-16 | 440 | 26 | 16.9:1 | 53% (234) |
| 2010-11 | 496 | 27 | 18.4:1 | 53% (262) |
| 2000-01 | 489 | 30 | 16.3:1 | 12% (59) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mill Creek Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (413 to 385); teachers up 6% (23.2 to 24.6).
About Mill Creek Middle School
As a small middle school, Mill Creek Middle School serves students in COMSTOCK PARK, Michigan. The school enrolls 385 students in grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Michigan, the average enrollment is about 502.
Enrollment across the 5 schools in Comstock Park Public Schools totals 1,751 students.
More than half of enrollment at Mill Creek Middle School is White: 54%. The remaining shares are 26% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 8% Black. Kent County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 62%.
The school had 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 15.7:1. The school's 15.7:1 compares with an average of 17.5:1 for middle schools in Michigan. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 51%.
Mill Creek Middle School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 32% of Michigan public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Mill Creek Middle School is 43.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 37.0%.
Census data for Kent County show the median household earns about $82,631 a year, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Mill Creek Middle School, Kent County has 239 public schools.
About 0.8 miles separate Mill Creek Middle School from the closest public school, Stoney Creek Elementary. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Mill Creek Middle School at 5th of 5.
Mill Creek Middle School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21, Mill Creek Middle School enrolled 401 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 385. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.7:1 to 15.7:1.
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Kent County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
663,150
Census ACS
Median income
$82,631
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
239
97,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Comstock Park Public Schools
- Comstock Park High SchoolHigh · 522 students
- Stoney Creek ElementaryElementary · 432 students
- Pine Island ElementaryElementary · 379 students
- Comstock Park Flex AcademyHigh · 33 students
Other schools in COMSTOCK PARK
- Comstock Park High SchoolHigh · 522 students
- Stoney Creek ElementaryElementary · 432 students
- Pine Island ElementaryElementary · 379 students
- Alpine Elementary SchoolElementary · 323 students
- Comstock Park Flex AcademyHigh · 33 students
Other Mill Creek Middle schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Mill Creek Middle. Mill Creek Middle School is the 8th largest of the 8.
- Mill Creek Middle SchoolDEXTER, MI · 525 students
- Mill Creek Middle SchoolWoodstock, GA · 1,476 students
- Mill Creek Middle SchoolNolensville, TN · 932 students
- Mill Creek Middle SchoolKent, WA · 866 students
- Mill Creek Middle SchoolLenexa, KS · 676 students
Nearby schools
- Stoney Creek Elementary0.8 mi · 432
- Comstock Park Flex Academy1.2 mi · 33
- Comstock Park High School1.2 mi · 522
- West Oakview Elementary School1.2 mi · 240
- North Park Montessori Academy1.3 mi · 379
- Crossroads Middle School2.0 mi · 472
Frequently asked questions
About Mill Creek Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mill Creek Middle School?
Mill Creek Middle School enrolls approximately 385 students in grades 06-08.
Is Mill Creek Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mill Creek Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Mill Creek Middle School?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Mill Creek Middle School.
How diverse is Mill Creek Middle School?
Mill Creek Middle School reports a student body of 54% White, 26% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Mill Creek Middle School in?
Mill Creek Middle School is part of Comstock Park Public Schools.
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