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Enrollment
575
Middle
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VAN BUREN PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 263456007029
Owen Intermediate School
45201 OWEN ST, BELLEVILLE, MI 48111 · (734) 697-8711 · Wayne County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL575 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
276 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 5 | 296 | 51% |
| Grade 6 | 279 | 49% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Owen Intermediate School→Belleville High School
Based on grade levels within Van Buren Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
25.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
21.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 45% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Owen Intermediate School
Owen Intermediate School's state test result (23.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owen Intermediate School this school | 575 | 48.0% | 23.4% |
| McBride Middle School BELLEVILLE | 561 | 46.3% | 30.3% |
| Lincoln Middle School YPSILANTI | 712 | 53.4% | 28.0% |
| Ferndale Middle School FERNDALE | 528 | 45.8% | 31.6% |
| Algonquin Middle School CLINTON TWP | 542 | 46.1% | 33.5% |
| Adlai Stevenson Middle School WESTLAND | 768 | 56.6% | 20.6% |
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 Owen Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #386 of 397 | #44 of 47 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #344 of 380 | #35 of 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #356 of 377 | #39 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 575 | #200 of 491 | #33 of 68 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #314 of 436 | #44 of 62 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.4% | #66 of 437 | #9 of 62 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.0% | #226 of 477 | #40 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #139 of 339 | #25 of 55 |
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
575
+51 (+10%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 735
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 575 | 31 | 18.6:1 | 48% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 546 | 27.5 | 19.9:1 | 60% (329) |
| 2022-23 | 522 | 30.5 | 17.1:1 | 65% (337) |
| 2020-21 | 524 | 30 | 17.5:1 | 55% (289) |
| 2017-18 | 684 | 40.9 | 16.7:1 | 64% (441) |
| 2015-16 | 722 | 38 | 19.0:1 | 55% (400) |
| 2010-11 | 560 | 27 | 20.7:1 | 51% (284) |
| 2000-01 | 743 | 42 | 17.7:1 | 22% (162) |
| 1990-91 | 735 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Owen Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (684 to 575); teachers down 24% (40.9 to 31).
About Owen Intermediate School
Owen Intermediate School, located in BELLEVILLE, Michigan, is a medium-sized middle-grades school. A total of 575 students attend the school, which covers grades 4 through 6.
Enrollment across the 7 schools in Van Buren Public Schools totals 4,206 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Owen Intermediate School is White (46%). Smaller groups are 40% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, Wayne County is about 49% White. Owen Intermediate School has a diversity index of 61%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Owen Intermediate School, 31 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 18.6:1. That ratio is over the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 48% of enrollment. That is 18 points below the 66% average for public schools in Wayne County.
Owen Intermediate School falls short of its prediction by 21.6 points. The model expects 45.0% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Michigan; the school's rate is 23.4%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Wayne County show that median household income is about $60,539, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 16% of people live in poverty. Owen Intermediate School is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County, which together enroll about 259,786 students.
The closest public school to Owen Intermediate School is Belleville High School, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of Owen Intermediate School, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Owen Intermediate School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Owen Intermediate School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment was 524 in 2020-21 and 575 in 2024-25, a gain of 51 students. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 17.5:1 in 2020-21 to 18.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,772,259
Census ACS
Median income
$60,539
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
573
259,786 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Van Buren Public Schools
- Belleville High SchoolHigh · 1,669 students
- McBride Middle SchoolMiddle · 561 students
- Tyler Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 388 students
- Edgemont Elementary SchoolElementary · 358 students
- Savage Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Rawsonville Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
Other schools in BELLEVILLE
- Belleville High SchoolHigh · 1,669 students
- Keystone AcademyElementary · 721 students
- McBride Middle SchoolMiddle · 561 students
- Tyler Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 388 students
- Edgemont Elementary SchoolElementary · 358 students
- Savage Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
Nearby schools
- Belleville High School0.7 mi · 1,669
- Edgemont Elementary School0.8 mi · 358
- Savage Road Elementary School1.0 mi · 342
- Keystone Academy2.0 mi · 721
- McBride Middle School2.2 mi · 561
- Tyler Road Elementary School3.1 mi · 388
Frequently asked questions
About Owen Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Owen Intermediate School?
Owen Intermediate School enrolls approximately 575 students in grades 04-06.
What grades does Owen Intermediate School serve?
Owen Intermediate School serves grades 04-06.
How many teachers does Owen Intermediate School have?
Owen Intermediate School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Owen Intermediate School?
At Owen Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 46% White, 6% Hispanic, 40% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Owen Intermediate School in?
Owen Intermediate School is part of Van Buren Public Schools.
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