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Enrollment
471
Middle
DISTRICT 485 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REED CITY AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262949006535
Reed City Middle School
233 W CHURCH AVE, REED CITY, MI 49677 · (231) 832-6174 · Osceola County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL471 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% 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.
- C+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
17.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
240 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 102 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 122 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 120 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 127 | 27% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Reed City Middle School→Reed City High School
Based on grade levels within Reed City Area Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
32.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
28.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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
37.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Reed City Middle School
Reed City Middle School's state test result (37.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reed City Middle School this school | 471 | 51.0% | 37.5% |
| Corunna Middle School CORUNNA | 438 | 51.1% | 38.7% |
| Grayling Middle School GRAYLING | 450 | 49.3% | 35.0% |
| Gaylord Middle School GAYLORD | 435 | 51.7% | 51.0% |
| ReethsPuffer Intermediate Sch MUSKEGON | 479 | 50.5% | 26.4% |
| Marshall Greene Middle School BIRCH RUN | 548 | 52.6% | 37.4% |
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 Reed City Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #263 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #267 of 380 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #313 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 471 | #265 of 491 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #202 of 436 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.7% | #333 of 437 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.0% | #205 of 477 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +27.0% | #23 of 101 |
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
471
+61 (+15%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 438
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 471 | 27.3 | 17.3:1 | 51% (240) |
| 2023-24 | 470 | 25.2 | 18.7:1 | 62% (293) |
| 2022-23 | 442 | 24.5 | 18.1:1 | 59% (262) |
| 2020-21 | 410 | 21 | 19.5:1 | 65% (268) |
| 2017-18 | 371 | 21.8 | 17.0:1 | 53% (198) |
| 2015-16 | 373 | 20 | 18.6:1 | 51% (190) |
| 2010-11 | 360 | 21 | 17.1:1 | 55% (199) |
| 2000-01 | 450 | 28 | 16.1:1 | 40% (179) |
| 1990-91 | 438 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Reed City Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 27% (371 to 471); teachers up 25% (21.8 to 27.3).
About Reed City Middle School
Reed City Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in Reed City Area Public Schools, located in REED CITY, Michigan. The school teaches grades 5 through 8 and enrolls 471 students.
Reed City Middle School is part of Reed City Area Public Schools, where 3 schools serve 1,456 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Reed City Middle School is White, at 89%. It is also 5% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. Among Osceola County residents, the White share is about 92%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 20%.
There are 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 17.3:1. The ratio is within a point of the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan. Of all students at Reed City Middle School, 51% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 11 points below the 62% average for public schools in Osceola County.
Among Michigan public middle schools, Reed City Middle School outscored 35%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Reed City Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Michigan schools: 37.5% actual against 43.7% predicted.
The county, Osceola County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $58,267, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 14 public schools and about 3,573 students.
Reed City High School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Reed City Middle School, there are 3 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 37.7%; Reed City Middle School's is 37.5%, ranking 3rd of 4.
Under the NCES locale system, Reed City Middle School is Rural: Distant.
The school's enrollment increased 15% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 19.5 in 2020-21 to 17.3 in 2024-25.
Reed City Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Reed City Area Public Schools
- GT Norman Elementary SchoolElementary · 540 students
- Reed City High SchoolHigh · 445 students
- Great Start Readiness ProgramElementary
Other schools in REED CITY
- GT Norman Elementary SchoolElementary · 540 students
- Reed City High SchoolHigh · 445 students
- Great Start Readiness ProgramElementary
Nearby schools
- Reed City High School0.1 mi · 445
- GT Norman Elementary School0.4 mi · 540
- Lighthouse Academy Eagle Village4.6 mi · 32
- Big Rapids Middle School11.3 mi · 644
- Eastwood Elementary11.3 mi · 209
- Crossroads Charter Academy K511.5 mi · 103
Frequently asked questions
About Reed City Middle SchoolHow large is Reed City Middle School?
Reed City Middle School enrolls approximately 471 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Reed City Middle School serve?
Reed City Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Reed City Middle School?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at Reed City Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Reed City Middle School?
Student demographics at Reed City Middle School are roughly 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Reed City Middle School?
Reed City Middle School is overseen by Reed City Area Public Schools in Osceola County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.