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Mill Creek Middle School

7305 DEXTER ANN ARBOR RD, DEXTER, MI 48130 · (734) 424-4150 · Washtenaw County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL525 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of Michigan public middle schools
  • ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-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

Enrollment
525
Middle
DISTRICT 502 · STATE 502
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
53 students
DISTRICT 12% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 728053%
Grade 824547%
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 56% · US 70%
White
48793%
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 63% · US 43%
Hispanic
132%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
102%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 18% · US 15%
Asian
71%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
71%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
27452%
Female
25148%

School pathway

Feeds from
Creekside Intermediate School05–06
Based on grade levels within Dexter Community School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
English Language Arts
63.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
64.8%
MI avg 44.8%

What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 (67.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Mill Creek Middle School this school52510.1%67.6%
Beach Middle School
CHELSEA
52510.5%70.1%
Creekside Intermediate School
DEXTER
47910.9%54.1%
56 Building at Georgetown
HUDSONVILLE
62613.1%62.2%
Brownell Middle School
GROSSE POINTE FARMS
6058.4%59.6%
Anchor Bay Middle School North
NEW BALTIMORE
67114.6%58.4%
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
MeasureThis schoolIn MichiganIn Washtenaw County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
67.6%#28 of 397#4 of 12
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
64.8%#29 of 380#2 of 12
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
63.0%#44 of 377#5 of 12
Enrollment
ranked largest first
525#230 of 491#10 of 13
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.6:1#18 of 436#3 of 12
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
13.8%#403 of 437#13 of 13
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
10.1%#462 of 477#13 of 13
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-12.6%#178 of 339#4 of 9
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 2024-25
Enrollment
525
-27 (-5%) vs 2020
+7% since 2000-01, when it was 490
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 15.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2552538.613.6:110% (53)
2023-2449839.812.5:116% (79)
2022-2350537.413.5:115% (74)
2020-215523615.3:113% (70)
2017-1860136.316.6:110% (63)
2015-165773616.0:16% (37)
2010-115813715.7:18% (48)
2000-014902817.5:15% (25)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mill Creek Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students down 13% (601 to 525); teachers up 6% (36.3 to 38.6).

About Mill Creek Middle School

Mill Creek Middle School is a middle-grades school in DEXTER, Michigan, according to federal school records. Enrollment totals 525 students across grades 7 through 8.

The 6 schools in Dexter Community School District enroll 3,290 students altogether, Mill Creek Middle School among them.

Of every 100 students at Mill Creek Middle School, about 93 are White. After that, the student body is 2% Hispanic. Census figures show Washtenaw County is about 69% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 14, compared with 70 nationally.

With 38.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.6:1. Middle schools in Michigan average 17.5:1, 3.9 more students per teacher than here. Roughly 10% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Washtenaw County averages 34%, higher than here.

Mill Creek Middle School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 90% of Michigan public middle schools.

The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Mill Creek Middle School is +5.8 points: 67.6% actual, 61.8% predicted.

Washtenaw County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $89,180 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 59% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Washtenaw County number 104, with about 42,861 students.

Measured in a straight line, Dexter Early Elementary Complex is about 0.1 miles from Mill Creek Middle School. The five-mile area around Mill Creek Middle School holds 5 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 54.2% proficiency; Mill Creek Middle School posts 67.6%.

By NCES locale, the school is Town: Fringe, or in a town close to an urbanized area.

Enrollment figures show a decline of 27 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 13.6 students per teacher, compared with 15.3 in 2020-21.

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Washtenaw County at a glance

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Population
369,822
Census ACS
Median income
$89,180
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
104
42,861 students

Quick facts

School name
Mill Creek Middle School
District
Dexter Community School District
Address
7305 DEXTER ANN ARBOR RD, DEXTER, MI 48130
Phone
(734) 424-4150
County
Washtenaw County
Level
Middle
Grade range
07–08
Total enrollment
525
Teachers (FTE)
39
Student–teacher ratio
13.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
53 (10%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
261203000738
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Dexter Community School District
Other schools in DEXTER
Other Mill Creek Middle schools

7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Mill Creek Middle. Mill Creek Middle School is the 5th largest of the 8.

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Frequently asked questions

About Mill Creek Middle School
What is the total enrollment at Mill Creek Middle School?
Mill Creek Middle School enrolls approximately 525 students in grades 07-08.
Is Mill Creek Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mill Creek Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Mill Creek Middle School have?
Mill Creek Middle School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
How diverse is Mill Creek Middle School?
Mill Creek Middle School reports a student body of 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Mill Creek Middle School?
Mill Creek Middle School is overseen by Dexter Community School District in Washtenaw County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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