Enrollment
244
Middle
DISTRICT 274 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINCONNING AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 262817007747
Pinconning Middle School
605 W 5TH ST, PINCONNING, MI 48650 · (989) 308-0503 · Bay County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL244 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
119 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 78 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 76 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 90 | 37% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Pinconning Middle School→Pinconning High School
Based on grade levels within Pinconning Area Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
44.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
32.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Pinconning Middle School
Pinconning Middle School's state test result (39.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinconning Middle School this school | 244 | 48.8% | 39.0% |
| Laker Middle School PIGEON | 225 | 46.7% | 38.3% |
| Springport Middle School SPRINGPORT | 222 | 47.3% | 31.5% |
| OvidElsie Middle School ELSIE | 293 | 50.2% | 47.8% |
| McBain Middle School MC BAIN | 267 | 48.3% | 41.1% |
| Hudson Middle School HUDSON | 199 | 50.8% | 15.8% |
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 Pinconning Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #242 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #226 of 380 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #162 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 244 | #414 of 491 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #341 of 436 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.7% | #334 of 437 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.8% | #219 of 477 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.9% | #102 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
244
-61 (-20%) vs 2020
-28% since 2000-01, when it was 338
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 23.5:1
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 | 244 | 12.9 | 18.9:1 | 49% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 280 | 14 | 20.0:1 | 56% (158) |
| 2022-23 | 273 | 14 | 19.5:1 | 60% (165) |
| 2020-21 | 305 | 13 | 23.5:1 | 61% (185) |
| 2017-18 | 301 | 14.2 | 21.1:1 | 58% (176) |
| 2015-16 | 286 | 14 | 20.4:1 | 58% (165) |
| 2010-11 | 327 | 17 | 19.2:1 | 57% (185) |
| 2000-01 | 338 | 20 | 16.9:1 | 22% (74) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pinconning Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (301 to 244); teachers down 9% (14.2 to 12.9).
About Pinconning Middle School
Pinconning Middle School is classified as a middle-grades school. It is located in PINCONNING, Michigan. It reported 244 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 502 students for middle schools in Michigan.
Pinconning Area Schools has 1,095 students spread across 4 schools.
A large majority of enrollment at Pinconning Middle School is White, at 89%. The school is also 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among Bay County residents, the White share is about 91%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Pinconning Middle School scores 20%.
The school lists 12.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1. Statewide, middle schools in Michigan average 17.5:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 49% of the student body.
Pinconning Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 39.0% and a predicted 44.7%.
In the surrounding county, Bay County, median household income comes to about $61,763, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 34 public schools and about 12,525 students.
Pinconning High School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 46.2% on proficiency, and Pinconning Middle School is below that at 39.0%.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 61 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 23.5:1 to 18.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Bay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
103,008
Census ACS
Median income
$61,763
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
12,525 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pinconning Area Schools
- Pinconning High SchoolHigh · 370 students
- Pinconning Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
- Linwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 122 students
Other schools in PINCONNING
- Pinconning High SchoolHigh · 370 students
- Pinconning Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
Nearby schools
- Pinconning High School0.0 mi · 370
- Pinconning Central Elementary School0.1 mi · 359
- Linwood Elementary School7.9 mi · 122
- StandishSterling Central Elementary School11.0 mi · 654
- StandishSterling Central JrSr High School11.2 mi · 660
- Sterling Elementary School12.8 mi · 168
Frequently asked questions
About Pinconning Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pinconning Middle School?
Pinconning Middle School enrolls approximately 244 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Pinconning Middle School serve?
Pinconning Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pinconning Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pinconning Middle School is approximately 18.9:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Pinconning Middle School?
Student demographics at Pinconning Middle School are roughly 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Pinconning Middle School in?
Pinconning Middle School is part of Pinconning Area Schools.
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