Enrollment
186
Middle
DISTRICT 273 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAUGATUCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 263096001318
Saugatuck Middle School
401 ELIZABETH ST, SAUGATUCK, MI 49453 · (269) 857-2133 · Allegan County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL186 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 82% of Michigan public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
17.9:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
51 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 52 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 73 | 39% |
| Grade 8 | 61 | 33% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
Saugatuck Middle School→Saugatuck High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Saugatuck Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
48.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
47.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
58.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Saugatuck Middle School
Saugatuck Middle School's state test result (58.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saugatuck Middle School this school | 186 | 27.4% | 58.5% |
| Dansville Middle School DANSVILLE | 169 | 29.0% | 43.8% |
| Laingsburg Middle School LAINGSBURG | 251 | 25.5% | 50.9% |
| Mason Middle School ERIE | 223 | 32.7% | 51.4% |
| Clinton Middle School CLINTON | 282 | 30.1% | 49.0% |
| Blissfield Middle School BLISSFIELD | 263 | 31.2% | 39.2% |
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 Saugatuck Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Allegan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #66 of 397 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #98 of 380 | #2 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #126 of 377 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 186 | #443 of 491 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.4% | #371 of 477 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.6% | #208 of 339 | #5 of 7 |
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
186
-20 (-10%) vs 2020
-9% since 2010-11, when it was 205
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 186 | 10.4 | 17.9:1 | 27% (51) |
| 2023-24 | 197 | 10.7 | 18.4:1 | 36% (71) |
| 2022-23 | 190 | 12.5 | 15.3:1 | 31% (59) |
| 2020-21 | 206 | 12 | 17.2:1 | 43% (89) |
| 2017-18 | 208 | 11.7 | 17.7:1 | 32% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 217 | 12 | 18.1:1 | 35% (75) |
| 2010-11 | 205 | 10 | 20.5:1 | 28% (58) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Saugatuck Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (208 to 186); teachers down 11% (11.7 to 10.4).
About Saugatuck Middle School
Saugatuck Middle School is a small middle-grades school in Michigan, located in SAUGATUCK. The student body numbers 186 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Michigan) has about 502 students.
Besides Saugatuck Middle School, Saugatuck Public Schools runs 2 other schools. The district enrolls 819 students.
Federal enrollment data show Saugatuck Middle School is 90% White. After that, the student body is 5% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That is close to the 87% White share among all Allegan County residents. The school's diversity index is 18%, meaning two students picked at random have an 18% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1 at Saugatuck Middle School, with 10.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 27% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Allegan County report 43%.
The allk12 Grade for Saugatuck Middle School is A-. Compared with Michigan public middle schools, the school scored higher than 82% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with Saugatuck Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Michigan is predicted to score 54.1%. Saugatuck Middle School scores 58.5%, 4.4 points above that line.
Across Allegan County, the median household income is $83,283, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. In all, Allegan County has 55 public schools and roughly 17,174 students.
The nearest other public school, Saugatuck High School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 43.4%; Saugatuck Middle School's is 58.5%, ranking 2nd of 5.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Fringe: in a town close to an urbanized area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 20 fewer students in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Saugatuck Middle School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Allegan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
121,456
Census ACS
Median income
$83,283
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
17,174 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Saugatuck Public Schools
- Douglas Elementary SchoolElementary · 366 students
- Saugatuck High SchoolHigh · 267 students
Nearby schools
- Saugatuck High School0.0 mi · 267
- Douglas Elementary School1.3 mi · 366
- Blue Star Elementary School5.1 mi · 202
- Fennville Public High School6.2 mi · 383
- Fennville Alternative High School6.2 mi · 35
- Fennville Middle School6.2 mi · 293
Frequently asked questions
About Saugatuck Middle SchoolHow large is Saugatuck Middle School?
Saugatuck Middle School enrolls approximately 186 students in grades 06-08.
Is Saugatuck Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Saugatuck Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Saugatuck Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Saugatuck Middle School is approximately 17.9:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Saugatuck Middle School?
Student demographics at Saugatuck Middle School are roughly 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Saugatuck Middle School in?
Saugatuck Middle School is part of Saugatuck Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.