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What's the most underrated thing about Owosso Middle School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
641
Middle
DISTRICT 473 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OWOSSO PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262721006331
Owosso Middle School
765 E NORTH ST, OWOSSO, MI 48867 · (989) 723-3460 · Shiawassee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL641 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% of Michigan public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
19.1:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
305 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 222 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 226 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 193 | 30% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Based on grade levels within Owosso Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientMath
15.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Michigan average is about 45 of 100.
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
26.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% 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 Owosso Middle School
Owosso Middle School's state test result (26.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owosso Middle School this school | 641 | 47.6% | 26.4% |
| Wagar Junior High School CARLETON | 641 | 46.6% | 35.6% |
| Hastings Middle School HASTINGS | 584 | 48.1% | 43.1% |
| Fruitport Middle School FRUITPORT | 615 | 49.8% | 40.9% |
| Marysville Middle School MARYSVILLE | 603 | 45.8% | 48.4% |
| Big Rapids Middle School BIG RAPIDS | 644 | 46.4% | 37.8% |
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 Owosso Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #374 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.7% | #373 of 380 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 641 | #137 of 491 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #354 of 436 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.5% | #315 of 437 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.6% | #229 of 477 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.3% | #297 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
641
-43 (-6%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 665
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 641 | 33.6 | 19.1:1 | 48% (305) |
| 2023-24 | 644 | 33 | 19.5:1 | 57% (368) |
| 2022-23 | 643 | 32.9 | 19.6:1 | 63% (407) |
| 2020-21 | 684 | 34 | 20.1:1 | 60% (413) |
| 2017-18 | 670 | 37.1 | 18.1:1 | 53% (353) |
| 2015-16 | 695 | 37 | 18.8:1 | 56% (392) |
| 2010-11 | 722 | 40 | 18.1:1 | 58% (422) |
| 2000-01 | 645 | 39 | 16.5:1 | 23% (146) |
| 1990-91 | 665 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Owosso Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (670 to 641); teachers down 9% (37.1 to 33.6).
About Owosso Middle School
Owosso Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school with an address in OWOSSO, Michigan. The school enrolls 641 students in grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in Michigan enroll around 502, and this school is 28% larger than that mark.
Owosso Public Schools runs Owosso Middle School along with 5 other schools, enrolling 2,838 students in total.
White students account for 88% of the school's enrollment. It is also 6% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 21, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 19.1 students per teacher. Across middle schools in Michigan, the average ratio is 17.5:1. Of all students at Owosso Middle School, 48% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Shiawassee County average a similar 45%.
On the allk12 Grade, Owosso Middle School lands at F, ahead of 2% of Michigan public middle schools.
BeatsExpectations places Owosso Middle School in the bottom 10% of Michigan schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 18.8 points below it (26.4% actual, 45.2% predicted).
In the wider Shiawassee County area, median household income comes to about $67,404, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Shiawassee County's 31 public schools enroll about 10,105 students and include Owosso Middle School.
Measured in a straight line, Owosso High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Owosso Middle School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Owosso Middle School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment was 641 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 684. Its ratio of students to teachers was 20.1:1 in 2020-21, and 19.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Shiawassee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,991
Census ACS
Median income
$67,404
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
10,105 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Owosso Public Schools
- Owosso High SchoolHigh · 805 students
- Bryant SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Emerson SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Central SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Lincoln Alternative High SchoolHigh · 131 students
Other schools in OWOSSO
- Owosso High SchoolHigh · 805 students
- Bryant SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Emerson SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Central SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Shiawassee RESD Student Learning Center WestCombined · 159 students
- Lincoln Alternative High SchoolHigh · 131 students
Nearby schools
- Owosso High School0.0 mi · 805
- Emerson School0.8 mi · 421
- Central School1.2 mi · 409
- Lincoln Alternative High School1.9 mi · 131
- Bryant School2.2 mi · 431
- Elsa Meyer Elementary School2.9 mi · 484
Frequently asked questions
About Owosso Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Owosso Middle School?
Owosso Middle School enrolls approximately 641 students in grades 06-08.
Is Owosso Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Owosso Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Owosso Middle School?
Approximately 19.1:1 students per teacher at Owosso Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Owosso Middle School?
At Owosso Middle School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Owosso Middle School?
Owosso Middle School is overseen by Owosso Public Schools in Shiawassee County.
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