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What's the biggest difference between Petoskey Middle School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
561
Middle
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF PETOSKEY·NCES 262793006373
Petoskey Middle School
801 NORTHMEN DR, PETOSKEY, MI 49770 · (231) 348-2150 · Emmet County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL561 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of Michigan public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
15.2:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
143 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 | 175 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 183 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 203 | 36% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Petoskey Middle School→Petoskey High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Public Schools of Petoskey. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
59.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
61.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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
62.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Petoskey Middle School
Petoskey Middle School's state test result (62.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petoskey Middle School this school | 561 | 25.5% | 62.6% |
| Linden Middle School LINDEN | 577 | 29.5% | 44.0% |
| Bothwell Middle School MARQUETTE | 696 | 23.6% | 50.5% |
| Richmond Middle School RICHMOND | 570 | 28.6% | 40.9% |
| Carl T Renton Jr High School NEW BOSTON | 566 | 26.1% | 46.2% |
| Muir Middle School MILFORD | 656 | 28.8% | 50.8% |
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 Petoskey Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #43 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #38 of 380 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #63 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 561 | #207 of 491 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #63 of 436 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.5% | #286 of 437 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.5% | #383 of 477 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.3% | #117 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
561
-83 (-13%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 520
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 561 | 37 | 15.2:1 | 25% (143) |
| 2023-24 | 571 | 36.6 | 15.6:1 | 42% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 582 | 35.8 | 16.3:1 | 42% (246) |
| 2020-21 | 644 | 41 | 15.7:1 | 38% (247) |
| 2017-18 | 678 | 36.7 | 18.5:1 | 36% (246) |
| 2015-16 | 700 | 35 | 20.0:1 | 41% (290) |
| 2010-11 | 649 | 36 | 18.0:1 | 38% (248) |
| 2000-01 | 754 | 34 | 22.2:1 | 25% (188) |
| 1990-91 | 520 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Petoskey Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (678 to 561); teachers up 1% (36.7 to 37).
About Petoskey Middle School
In PETOSKEY, Michigan, Petoskey Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 561 students in grades 6 through 8.
A total of 7 schools make up Public Schools of Petoskey, with 2,416 students enrolled.
Petoskey Middle School enrolls a student body that is 86% White. The school is also 8% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 2% Native American. For comparison, Emmet County is about 90% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Petoskey Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 25%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.2:1, with 37 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among middle schools in Michigan, the typical ratio is 17.5:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Petoskey Middle School is 25%.
Petoskey Middle School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 89% of Michigan public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Petoskey Middle School would be expected to post about 55.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 62.6%.
Among Emmet County residents, median household income is about $78,112, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 16 public schools in Emmet County, with a combined enrollment of about 4,138.
The nearest other public school, Petoskey High School, is about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 52.9%; Petoskey Middle School's is 62.6%, ranking 2nd of 5.
Petoskey Middle School is coded as Town: Remote in federal locale data.
Federal counts put enrollment at 644 in 2020-21 and 561 in 2024-25, a 13% decrease.
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Emmet County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,125
Census ACS
Median income
$78,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
4,138 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Public Schools of Petoskey
- Petoskey High SchoolHigh · 862 students
- Sheridan SchoolElementary · 252 students
- Ottawa Elementary SchoolElementary · 250 students
- Lincoln SchoolElementary · 237 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 234 students
- Petoskey Montessori Elem SchoolElementary · 20 students
Other schools in PETOSKEY
- Petoskey High SchoolHigh · 862 students
- Sheridan SchoolElementary · 252 students
- Ottawa Elementary SchoolElementary · 250 students
- Lincoln SchoolElementary · 237 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 234 students
- Concord Academy PetoskeyCombined · 101 students
Nearby schools
- Petoskey High School0.3 mi · 862
- Petoskey Montessori Elem School0.4 mi · 20
- Ottawa Elementary School0.6 mi · 250
- Concord Academy Petoskey0.9 mi · 101
- Central Elementary School1.1 mi · 234
- CharEm Alternative Schools1.2 mi · 22
Frequently asked questions
About Petoskey Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Petoskey Middle School?
Petoskey Middle School enrolls approximately 561 students in grades 06-08.
Is Petoskey Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Petoskey Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Petoskey Middle School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Petoskey Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Petoskey Middle School?
Student demographics at Petoskey Middle School are roughly 86% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Petoskey Middle School in?
Petoskey Middle School is part of Public Schools of Petoskey.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.