Northeast Middle School

Located at 1305 E SUGNET RD, in MIDLAND, Michigan, Northeast Middle School is a heavily attended middle-grades school that serves 789 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by Midland Public Schools. That puts it 57% above the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 502 students.

Across the 13 schools in Midland Public Schools (7,380 students total), Northeast Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Northeast Middle School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). Beyond that, the school shows 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Northeast Middle School has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting Northeast Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Midland County (around 39%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Northeast Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.3%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Midland County put the typical household earns roughly $77,705 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Northeast Middle School is one of 26 public schools in Midland County (combined enrollment of about 11,324 students).

Nearest neighbor: Plymouth Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Northeast Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Northeast Middle School at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 47.9%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Northeast Middle School has shrank 10%, going from 879 students in 2018 to 789 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 90% to 84%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.

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