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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Otsego Middle School administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
542
Middle
DISTRICT 394 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OTSEGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262706006317
Otsego Middle School
540 WASHINGTON ST, OTSEGO, MI 49078 · (269) 694-7500 · Allegan County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL542 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Michigan public middle schools
- B-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
16.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
203 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 183 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 182 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 177 | 33% |
Student demographics
23%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
Otsego Middle School→Otsego High School
Based on grade levels within Otsego Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
32.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
31.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 33 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
41.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Otsego Middle School
Otsego Middle School's state test result (41.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otsego Middle School this school | 542 | 37.5% | 41.7% |
| White Lake Middle School WHITE LAKE | 525 | 37.9% | 42.7% |
| Milan Middle School MILAN | 526 | 38.2% | 39.8% |
| Fort Gratiot Middle School FORT GRATIOT | 533 | 34.9% | 44.0% |
| Edwardsburg Middle School EDWARDSBURG | 612 | 36.9% | 57.1% |
| Anchor Bay Middle School South CHESTERFIELD | 509 | 37.1% | 42.0% |
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 Otsego Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Allegan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #198 of 397 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #241 of 380 | #6 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #308 of 377 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 542 | #216 of 491 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #162 of 436 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.7% | #305 of 437 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.5% | #302 of 477 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.3% | #89 of 101 | N/A |
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
542
+7 (+1%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 729
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 542 | 32.2 | 16.8:1 | 37% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 524 | 26 | 20.2:1 | 41% (214) |
| 2022-23 | 527 | 30.1 | 17.5:1 | 42% (221) |
| 2020-21 | 535 | 27 | 19.8:1 | 37% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 535 | 26.4 | 20.3:1 | 38% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 506 | 24 | 21.1:1 | 32% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 512 | 30 | 17.1:1 | 35% (177) |
| 2000-01 | 557 | 31 | 18.0:1 | 24% (134) |
| 1990-91 | 729 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Otsego Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (535 to 542); teachers up 22% (26.4 to 32.2).
About Otsego Middle School
The public middle-grades school Otsego Middle School is located in OTSEGO, Michigan. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 542 students.
Otsego Public Schools runs Otsego Middle School along with 5 other schools, enrolling 2,361 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Otsego Middle School is 88% White. It is also 6% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. That is close to the 87% White share among all Allegan County residents. Otsego Middle School's diversity index is 23%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Otsego Middle School, 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 16.8:1. That is lower than the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan. Roughly 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Otsego Middle School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 43% of Michigan public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Otsego Middle School is 49.7%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 41.7%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Allegan County, the median household income is $83,283, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. There are 55 public schools in Allegan County, enrolling about 17,174 students in all.
The school nearest to Otsego Middle School is Washington Street Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.1 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Otsego Middle School is 3rd among 6 schools close by.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Fringe, meaning it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
The school's size has been steady, with 535 students in 2020-21 and 542 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 19.8:1 to 16.8:1.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Allegan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
121,456
Census ACS
Median income
$83,283
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
17,174 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Otsego Public Schools
- Otsego High SchoolHigh · 708 students
- Washington Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 448 students
- Dix Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 357 students
- Alamo Elementary SchoolElementary · 287 students
- Otsego West Campus High SchoolHigh · 19 students
Other schools in OTSEGO
- Otsego High SchoolHigh · 708 students
- Washington Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 448 students
- Dix Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 357 students
- Otsego West Campus High SchoolHigh · 19 students
Nearby schools
- Washington Street Elementary School0.1 mi · 448
- Otsego West Campus High School0.2 mi · 19
- Otsego High School0.2 mi · 708
- Dix Street Elementary School1.0 mi · 357
- Plainwell High School3.1 mi · 828
- Starr Elementary School3.2 mi · 410
Frequently asked questions
About Otsego Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Otsego Middle School?
Otsego Middle School enrolls approximately 542 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Otsego Middle School serve?
Otsego Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Otsego Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Otsego Middle School is approximately 16.8:1 (32 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Otsego Middle School?
Otsego Middle School reports a student body of 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Otsego Middle School?
Otsego Middle School is overseen by Otsego Public Schools in Allegan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.