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Enrollment
850
Middle
DISTRICT 858 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRIGHTON AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 260687004284
Scranton Middle School
8415 MALTBY RD, BRIGHTON, MI 48116 · (810) 299-3700 · Livingston County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL850 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
56 students
DISTRICT 14% · 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 7 | 427 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 423 | 50% |
Student demographics
16%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 Brighton Area Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
69.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
69.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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
69.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Scranton Middle School
Scranton Middle School's state test result (69.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scranton Middle School this school | 850 | 6.6% | 69.0% |
| Maltby Intermediate School BRIGHTON | 866 | 9.4% | 65.4% |
| East Grand Rapids Middle School GRAND RAPIDS | 710 | 7.7% | 69.8% |
| DeWitt Middle School DEWITT | 754 | 11.3% | 61.8% |
| Derby Middle School BIRMINGHAM | 631 | 8.6% | 73.7% |
| Brownell Middle School GROSSE POINTE FARMS | 605 | 8.4% | 59.6% |
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 Scranton Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Livingston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #20 of 397 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #16 of 380 | #2 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #14 of 377 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 850 | #38 of 491 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #396 of 436 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.6% | #386 of 437 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.6% | #473 of 477 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #251 of 339 | N/A |
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
850
-58 (-6%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 597
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 850 | 42.5 | 20.0:1 | 7% (56) |
| 2023-24 | 849 | 42.5 | 20.0:1 | 14% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 828 | 41.8 | 19.8:1 | 16% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 908 | 49 | 18.5:1 | 14% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 923 | 43.4 | 21.3:1 | 12% (115) |
| 2015-16 | 908 | 41 | 22.1:1 | 9% (79) |
| 2010-11 | 1,067 | 50 | 21.3:1 | 13% (140) |
| 2000-01 | 821 | 40 | 20.5:1 | 5% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 597 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Scranton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (923 to 850); teachers down 2% (43.4 to 42.5).
About Scranton Middle School
A large middle school in BRIGHTON, Michigan, Scranton Middle School is part of Brighton Area Schools. The school's enrollment of 850 students covers grades 7 through 8. Enrollment is 69% higher than the average for middle schools in Michigan, which is about 502.
Brighton Area Schools has 8 schools; together they serve 5,796 students.
At Scranton Middle School, White students make up 92% of the student body. Other students are 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 94% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at Scranton Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 16%.
Federal data list 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Scranton Middle School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 20.0:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Michigan is 17.5:1, lower than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 7%. For comparison, public schools in Livingston County average 20%.
Scranton Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 69.0% and a predicted 63.4%.
Census estimates describe Livingston County this way: median household income is about $103,039, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 48 public schools in Livingston County, with a combined enrollment of about 24,695.
The nearest other public school, Hawkins Elementary School, is about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 62.7%; Scranton Middle School's is 69.0%, ranking 3rd of 6.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Mid-size, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The student count in 2024-25 was 850, 6% below the 908 of 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 20.0 students per teacher, compared with 18.5 in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Livingston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
195,833
Census ACS
Median income
$103,039
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
24,695 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brighton Area Schools
- Brighton High SchoolHigh · 1,887 students
- Maltby Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 866 students
- Hornung Elementary SchoolElementary · 558 students
- Hawkins Elementary SchoolElementary · 551 students
- Hilton Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 507 students
- Spencer Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 507 students
Other schools in BRIGHTON
- Brighton High SchoolHigh · 1,887 students
- Maltby Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 866 students
- Hartland Farms Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 770 students
- Hornung Elementary SchoolElementary · 558 students
- Hawkins Elementary SchoolElementary · 551 students
- Hilton Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 507 students
Nearby schools
- Hawkins Elementary School0.8 mi · 551
- Brighton High School1.7 mi · 1,887
- Bridge Alternative High School1.8 mi · 70
- Maltby Intermediate School2.5 mi · 866
- Hornung Elementary School2.6 mi · 558
- Charyl Stockwell Academy High School2.6 mi · 334
Frequently asked questions
About Scranton Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Scranton Middle School?
Scranton Middle School enrolls approximately 850 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Scranton Middle School serve?
Scranton Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Scranton Middle School have?
Scranton Middle School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Scranton Middle School?
Student demographics at Scranton Middle School are roughly 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Scranton Middle School?
Scranton Middle School is overseen by Brighton Area Schools in Livingston County.
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