Enrollment
261
Middle
DISTRICT 298 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINE RIVER AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 262820001277
Pine River Area Middle School
17445 PINE RIVER RD, LEROY, MI 49655 · (231) 829-3841 · Osceola County
GRADES 04–07MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL261 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of Michigan public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
15.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
161 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 4 | 57 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 30% |
| Grade 6 | 57 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 70 | 27% |
Student demographics
17%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
Pine River Area Middle School→Pine River Area High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Pine River Area Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
43.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
31.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 43 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
35.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Pine River Area Middle School
Pine River Area Middle School's state test result (35.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine River Area Middle School this school | 261 | 61.7% | 35.1% |
| Mason County Central MS SCOTTVILLE | 276 | 61.6% | 32.0% |
| LakeVille Middle School OTISVILLE | 298 | 64.4% | 25.8% |
| Union City Middle School UNION CITY | 245 | 57.6% | 40.4% |
| Homer Middle School HOMER | 268 | 57.5% | 41.1% |
| DeltonKellogg Middle School DELTON | 293 | 57.7% | 30.5% |
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 Pine River Area Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #288 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #230 of 380 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #176 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 261 | #407 of 491 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #59 of 436 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.2% | #364 of 437 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.7% | #131 of 477 |
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
261
-53 (-17%) vs 2020
-9% since 2010-11, when it was 286
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 20.9:1
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 | 261 | 17.3 | 15.1:1 | 62% (161) |
| 2023-24 | 274 | 18.9 | 14.5:1 | 73% (200) |
| 2022-23 | 262 | 16.5 | 15.9:1 | 63% (165) |
| 2020-21 | 314 | 15 | 20.9:1 | 58% (182) |
| 2017-18 | 168 | 9.7 | 17.4:1 | 60% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 165 | 9 | 18.3:1 | 59% (98) |
| 2010-11 | 286 | 14 | 20.4:1 | 59% (170) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pine River Area Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 55% (168 to 261); teachers up 79% (9.7 to 17.3).
About Pine River Area Middle School
Pine River Area Middle School is a small middle-grades school with an address in LEROY, Michigan. The school serves 261 students in grades 4 through 7 in 2024-25. The average among middle schools in Michigan is roughly 502 students; this school is 48% smaller than that.
Pine River Area Middle School reports to Pine River Area Schools, which has 3 schools and 894 students.
About 91% of the student body at Pine River Area Middle School is White. Smaller groups are 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 92% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 17%, meaning two students picked at random have a 17% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 17.3 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 15.1:1. That is lower than the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 62%. For comparison, public schools in Osceola County average 62%.
allk12 grades Pine River Area Middle School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, Pine River Area Middle School is 3.9 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Michigan schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Osceola County show that the median household income is $58,267, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Pine River Area Middle School is one of 14 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Pine River Area High School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Pine River Area Middle School ranks 5th on proficiency.
Pine River Area Middle School has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
Enrollment at Pine River Area Middle School declined 17% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 314 to 261 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 20.9:1 to 15.1:1 over the same years.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Osceola County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,227
Census ACS
Median income
$58,267
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,573 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pine River Area Schools
- Pine River Area High SchoolHigh · 363 students
- Pine River Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
Other schools in LEROY
- Pine River Area High SchoolHigh · 363 students
- Pine River Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
Nearby schools
- Pine River Area High School0.0 mi · 363
- Pine River Area Elementary School2.4 mi · 270
- Mackinaw Trail Middle School11.4 mi · 683
- Forest View Elementary School11.9 mi · 257
- Lighthouse Academy Eagle Village13.2 mi · 32
- GT Norman Elementary School13.4 mi · 540
Frequently asked questions
About Pine River Area Middle SchoolHow large is Pine River Area Middle School?
Pine River Area Middle School enrolls approximately 261 students in grades 04-07.
Is Pine River Area Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pine River Area Middle School is a middle school covering grades 04-07.
How many teachers does Pine River Area Middle School have?
Pine River Area Middle School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
How diverse is Pine River Area Middle School?
Pine River Area Middle School reports a student body of 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Pine River Area Middle School?
Pine River Area Middle School is overseen by Pine River Area Schools in Osceola County.
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