Enrollment
293
Middle
DISTRICT 255 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OVID-ELSIE AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 262715006323
OvidElsie Middle School
4041 N HOLLISTER RD, ELSIE, MI 48831 · (989) 862-4238 · Clinton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL293 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% of Michigan public middle schools
- BTest 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
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
147 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 74 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 115 | 39% |
| Grade 8 | 104 | 35% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 Ovid-Elsie Area Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
41.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
46.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
47.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% 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 OvidElsie Middle School
OvidElsie Middle School's state test result (47.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OvidElsie Middle School this school | 293 | 50.2% | 47.8% |
| Manton Consolidated Middle School MANTON | 305 | 49.5% | 41.7% |
| Leslie Middle School LESLIE | 326 | 48.8% | 34.9% |
| Jefferson Middle School MONROE | 304 | 52.3% | 34.4% |
| Jonesville Middle School JONESVILLE | 297 | 51.9% | 36.6% |
| Constantine Middle School CONSTANTINE | 309 | 52.1% | 37.6% |
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 OvidElsie Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #141 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #102 of 380 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #198 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 293 | #381 of 491 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #147 of 436 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.1% | #398 of 437 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.2% | #210 of 477 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.1% | #42 of 339 |
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
293
-5 (-2%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 305
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 293 | 17.7 | 16.6:1 | 50% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 319 | 17.6 | 18.2:1 | 53% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 301 | 18.3 | 16.4:1 | 53% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 298 | 18 | 16.6:1 | 36% (106) |
| 2017-18 | 391 | 18.5 | 21.2:1 | 43% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 354 | 16 | 22.1:1 | 43% (151) |
| 2010-11 | 264 | 14 | 18.9:1 | 42% (111) |
| 2000-01 | 265 | 17 | 15.6:1 | 26% (68) |
| 1990-91 | 305 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OvidElsie Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (391 to 293); teachers down 4% (18.5 to 17.7).
About OvidElsie Middle School
OvidElsie Middle School is a small middle school in ELSIE, Michigan, one of the schools in Ovid-Elsie Area Schools. The school's enrollment of 293 students covers grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Michigan average about 502 students each.
Ovid-Elsie Area Schools counts 5 schools and 1,275 students, including OvidElsie Middle School.
OvidElsie Middle School enrolls a student body that is 92% White. The rest of enrollment is 5% Hispanic. The White share in Clinton County as a whole is similar, at about 89%. OvidElsie Middle School has a diversity index of 14%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school employs the equivalent of 17.7 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 16.6:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Michigan is 17.5:1, higher than at this school. About 50% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Public schools in Clinton County average 30%.
The allk12 Grade for OvidElsie Middle School is B+. Compared with Michigan public middle schools, the school scored higher than 73% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, OvidElsie Middle School is 3.7 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 47.8% actual, 44.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Michigan.
Across Clinton County, median household income is about $88,210, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. OvidElsie Middle School is among the 26 public schools in Clinton County.
Of nearby public schools, OvidElsie High School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 298 to 293.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Clinton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
79,626
Census ACS
Median income
$88,210
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
9,640 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ovid-Elsie Area Schools
- OvidElsie High SchoolHigh · 372 students
- EE Knight Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- Leonard Elementary SchoolElementary · 284 students
- OvidElsie Comm EdAlt HSHigh · 30 students
Other schools in ELSIE
- Michigan International Prep SchoolCombined · 1,657 students
- OvidElsie High SchoolHigh · 372 students
- EE Knight Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
Nearby schools
- OvidElsie High School0.1 mi · 372
- Leonard Elementary School2.8 mi · 284
- OvidElsie Comm EdAlt HS2.8 mi · 30
- EE Knight Elementary School3.0 mi · 296
- Eureka School7.2 mi · 114
- STRIVE Academy8.7 mi · 38
Frequently asked questions
About OvidElsie Middle SchoolHow many students attend OvidElsie Middle School?
OvidElsie Middle School enrolls approximately 293 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does OvidElsie Middle School serve?
OvidElsie Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at OvidElsie Middle School?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at OvidElsie Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at OvidElsie Middle School?
At OvidElsie Middle School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is OvidElsie Middle School public or private?
OvidElsie Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ovid-Elsie Area Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.