Enrollment
243
Middle
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ONSTED COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 262652006297
Onsted Middle School
10109 SLEE RD, ONSTED, MI 49265 · (517) 467-2168 · Lenawee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL243 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% 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.
- CBeats 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
12.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
98 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 79 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 82 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 82 | 34% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Onsted Middle School→Onsted Community High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Onsted Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
41.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
30.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
39.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Onsted Middle School
Onsted Middle School's state test result (39.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onsted Middle School this school | 243 | 40.3% | 39.2% |
| Bath Middle School BATH | 241 | 41.5% | 47.1% |
| FC Reed Middle School BRIDGMAN | 261 | 38.3% | 58.1% |
| Ravenna Middle School RAVENNA | 291 | 44.0% | 27.2% |
| Potterville Middle School POTTERVILLE | 222 | 42.8% | 40.4% |
| Nellie B Chisholm Middle School MONTAGUE | 307 | 41.4% | 44.3% |
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 Onsted Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Lenawee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #235 of 397 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #256 of 380 | #4 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #194 of 377 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 243 | #415 of 491 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #7 of 436 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.2% | #274 of 437 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.3% | #282 of 477 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.5% | #45 of 339 | #1 of 6 |
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
243
-42 (-15%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 485
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 243 | 19.6 | 12.4:1 | 40% (98) |
| 2023-24 | 253 | 19.6 | 12.9:1 | 42% (106) |
| 2022-23 | 284 | 18.6 | 15.3:1 | 45% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 285 | 18 | 15.8:1 | 47% (135) |
| 2017-18 | 322 | 18 | 17.9:1 | 37% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 335 | 17 | 19.7:1 | 34% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 385 | 21 | 18.3:1 | 30% (117) |
| 2000-01 | 392 | 24 | 16.3:1 | 11% (44) |
| 1990-91 | 485 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Onsted Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (322 to 243); teachers up 9% (18 to 19.6).
About Onsted Middle School
Onsted Middle School is a middle school in ONSTED, Michigan, reachable at (517) 467-2168. The school reports 243 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Michigan is about 502 students.
Onsted Middle School is part of Onsted Community Schools, where 3 schools serve 1,144 students.
The large majority of students at Onsted Middle School, 85%, are White. Next come 10% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. County-wide, about 87% of residents are White. Onsted Middle School has a diversity index of 26%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Onsted Middle School employs 19.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.4:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Michigan is 17.5:1, higher than at this school. Onsted Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 40%.
The allk12 Grade for Onsted Middle School is C. Compared with Michigan public middle schools, the school scored higher than 32% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Onsted Middle School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 39.2%, compared with a predicted 48.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations.
Lenawee County has about 98,415 residents, and median household income is about $70,518, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 47 public schools in Lenawee County, with a combined enrollment of about 14,256.
Onsted Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Onsted Middle School is behind the 43.1% nearby average, ranking 5th of 6.
The NCES locale for Onsted Middle School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 243 was 15% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 285. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.4:1) than in 2020-21 (15.8:1).
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Onsted Middle School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Lenawee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,415
Census ACS
Median income
$70,518
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
47
14,256 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Onsted Community Schools
- Onsted ElementaryElementary · 536 students
- Onsted Community High SchoolHigh · 365 students
Other schools in ONSTED
- Onsted ElementaryElementary · 536 students
- Onsted Community High SchoolHigh · 365 students
Nearby schools
- Onsted Elementary0.1 mi · 536
- Onsted Community High School0.1 mi · 365
- Addison Middle School7.8 mi · 164
- Addison Elementary School7.8 mi · 328
- Addison High School7.8 mi · 190
- Columbia Upper Elementary School7.8 mi · 406
Frequently asked questions
About Onsted Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Onsted Middle School?
Onsted Middle School enrolls approximately 243 students in grades 06-08.
Is Onsted Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Onsted Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Onsted Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Onsted Middle School is approximately 12.4:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Onsted Middle School?
Onsted Middle School reports a student body of 85% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Onsted Middle School?
Onsted Middle School is overseen by Onsted Community Schools in Lenawee County.
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