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If you had an hour of school board time for Ruth Fox Middle School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
722
Middle
DISTRICT 606 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH BRANCH AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 262568006216
Ruth Fox Middle School
6570 BRUSH ST, NORTH BRANCH, MI 48461 · (810) 688-3284 · Lapeer County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL722 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of Michigan public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
19.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
299 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 171 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 186 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 170 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 195 | 27% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within North Branch Area Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
41.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
40.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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
45.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Ruth Fox Middle School
Ruth Fox Middle School's state test result (45.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Fox Middle School this school | 722 | 41.4% | 45.1% |
| Western Middle School AUBURN | 681 | 40.2% | 43.9% |
| Thornapple Kellogg Middle School MIDDLEVILLE | 693 | 39.1% | 43.3% |
| Cedar Springs Middle School CEDAR SPRINGS | 657 | 38.2% | 43.8% |
| Rolland Warner Campus 67 LAPEER | 610 | 43.4% | 42.8% |
| Western Middle School PARMA | 594 | 41.4% | 48.1% |
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 Ruth Fox Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #157 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #142 of 380 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #193 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 722 | #89 of 491 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #386 of 436 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.8% | #366 of 437 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.4% | #275 of 477 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +110.5% | #3 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
722
+20 (+3%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 553
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 20.6:1
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 | 722 | 36.7 | 19.7:1 | 41% (299) |
| 2023-24 | 732 | 38.4 | 19.0:1 | 48% (351) |
| 2022-23 | 684 | 35.2 | 19.4:1 | 53% (360) |
| 2020-21 | 702 | 34 | 20.6:1 | 51% (357) |
| 2017-18 | 343 | 18.3 | 18.7:1 | 51% (175) |
| 2015-16 | 347 | 20 | 17.4:1 | 48% (165) |
| 2010-11 | 337 | 21 | 16.1:1 | 49% (166) |
| 2000-01 | 616 | 30 | 20.5:1 | 25% (154) |
| 1990-91 | 553 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ruth Fox Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 110% (343 to 722); teachers up 100% (18.3 to 36.7).
About Ruth Fox Middle School
Ruth Fox Middle School is a mid-sized middle school located in NORTH BRANCH, Michigan. The school enrolls 722 students in grades 5 through 8. On average, middle schools in Michigan enroll around 502, and this school is 44% bigger than that mark.
North Branch Area Schools includes 4 schools. Together they enroll 2,423 students.
The share of White students at Ruth Fox Middle School is 91%. Enrollment also includes 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. In Lapeer County overall, the White share is about 91%. The diversity index for Ruth Fox Middle School is 17%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Ruth Fox Middle School reported 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 19.7:1. The school's 19.7:1 compares with an average of 17.5:1 for middle schools in Michigan. Roughly 41% of students at Ruth Fox Middle School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Lapeer County average a similar 42%.
On the allk12 Grade, Ruth Fox Middle School lands at B, ahead of 61% of Michigan public middle schools.
Ruth Fox Middle School is 2.8 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (45.1% versus 47.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Michigan.
The county, Lapeer County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $77,306 a year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Ruth Fox Middle School, Lapeer County has 27 public schools.
The closest school to Ruth Fox Middle School is Quest High School, located about 0.1 miles away. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Ruth Fox Middle School's average proficiency of 45.1% compares with 43.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The federal government classifies Ruth Fox Middle School's location as Rural: Distant.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 3% gain, from 702 to 722.
Ruth Fox Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Lapeer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
88,837
Census ACS
Median income
$77,306
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
10,962 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Branch Area Schools
- North Branch Elementary SchoolElementary · 964 students
- North Branch High SchoolHigh · 695 students
- Quest High SchoolHigh · 42 students
Other schools in NORTH BRANCH
- North Branch Elementary SchoolElementary · 964 students
- North Branch High SchoolHigh · 695 students
- Quest High SchoolHigh · 42 students
Nearby schools
- Quest High School0.1 mi · 42
- North Branch High School0.1 mi · 695
- North Branch Elementary School0.3 mi · 964
- Marlette Elementary8.9 mi · 328
- Marlette JrSr High School9.0 mi · 371
- Brown City High School9.8 mi · 334
Frequently asked questions
About Ruth Fox Middle SchoolHow many students attend Ruth Fox Middle School?
Ruth Fox Middle School enrolls approximately 722 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Ruth Fox Middle School serve?
Ruth Fox Middle School serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ruth Fox Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ruth Fox Middle School is approximately 19.7:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Ruth Fox Middle School?
Student demographics at Ruth Fox Middle School are roughly 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Ruth Fox Middle School in?
Ruth Fox Middle School is part of North Branch Area Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.