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Enrollment
1,078
Middle
DISTRICT 820 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHIPPEWA VALLEY SCHOOLS·NCES 260957000199
Seneca Middle School
47200 HEYDENREICH RD, MACOMB, MI 48044 · (586) 723-3900 · Macomb County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,078 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
274 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 6 | 346 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 376 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 356 | 33% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
46.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
39.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
46.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Seneca Middle School
Seneca Middle School's state test result (46.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seneca Middle School this school | 1,078 | 25.4% | 46.2% |
| Royal Oak Middle School ROYAL OAK | 1,058 | 23.1% | 49.0% |
| Iroquois Middle School MACOMB | 814 | 25.6% | 49.9% |
| Malow Junior High School SHELBY TOWNSHIP | 1,084 | 27.7% | 49.7% |
| Shelby Junior High School SHELBY TOWNSHIP | 1,073 | 27.8% | 52.6% |
| Jefferson Middle School MIDLAND | 919 | 27.7% | 63.3% |
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 Seneca Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #151 of 397 | #8 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #151 of 380 | #9 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #147 of 377 | #6 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,078 | #8 of 491 | #3 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #433 of 436 | #37 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.3% | #159 of 437 | #20 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.4% | #384 of 477 | #35 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.5% | #52 of 339 | #3 of 31 |
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
1,078
-175 (-14%) vs 2020
+11% since 2000-01, when it was 968
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 24.1:1
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 | 1,078 | 48 | 22.5:1 | 25% (274) |
| 2023-24 | 1,089 | 49.2 | 22.1:1 | 32% (346) |
| 2022-23 | 1,108 | 48.9 | 22.7:1 | 29% (319) |
| 2020-21 | 1,253 | 52 | 24.1:1 | 20% (255) |
| 2017-18 | 1,410 | 58.4 | 24.1:1 | 20% (277) |
| 2015-16 | 1,421 | 59 | 24.1:1 | 16% (228) |
| 2010-11 | 1,256 | 56 | 22.4:1 | 21% (270) |
| 2000-01 | 968 | 48 | 20.2:1 | 8% (74) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Seneca Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (1,410 to 1,078); teachers down 18% (58.4 to 48).
About Seneca Middle School
Seneca Middle School is a high-enrollment middle school for students in MACOMB, Michigan. The school enrolls 1,078 students, from grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Michigan is about 502, so this school runs 115% above that.
Chippewa Valley Schools operates 20 schools. Combined enrollment is 14,504 students.
White students are the majority at Seneca Middle School, with 73% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 11% Black, 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. That is close to the 75% White share among all Macomb County residents. The school's diversity index is 44%, meaning two students picked at random have a 44% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 48 full-time equivalents, or about 22.5 students per teacher. On average, middle schools in Michigan have 17.5:1, compared with 22.5:1 here. About 25% of students, or 274, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Macomb County report 52%.
Seneca Middle School is 8.8 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (46.2% versus 55.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Michigan.
Across Macomb County, the median household income is $77,837, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. In all, Macomb County has 236 public schools and roughly 115,743 students.
The closest public school to Seneca Middle School is Ojibwa Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Seneca Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Seneca Middle School comes in 3rd of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Seneca Middle School dropped 14% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 1,253 to 1,078 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 24.1:1 to 22.5:1.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Seneca Middle School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Macomb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
879,853
Census ACS
Median income
$77,837
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
236
115,743 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chippewa Valley Schools
- Dakota High SchoolHigh · 2,476 students
- Chippewa Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,162 students
- Wyandot Middle SchoolMiddle · 844 students
- Iroquois Middle SchoolMiddle · 814 students
- Shawnee Elementary SchoolElementary · 662 students
- Ojibwa Elementary SchoolElementary · 622 students
Other schools in MACOMB
- Dakota High SchoolHigh · 2,476 students
- High School NorthHigh · 1,545 students
- Iroquois Middle SchoolMiddle · 814 students
- Floyd Ebeling Elementary SchoolElementary · 711 students
- Shawnee Elementary SchoolElementary · 662 students
- Ojibwa Elementary SchoolElementary · 622 students
Other Seneca Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Seneca Middle. Seneca Middle School is the largest of the 3.
- SENECA MIDDLE SCHOOLHOLBROOK, NY · 928 students
- Seneca MiddleSeneca, SC · 829 students
Nearby schools
- Ojibwa Elementary School0.2 mi · 622
- Cheyenne Elementary School0.2 mi · 440
- Glen H Peters School0.3 mi · 204
- Dakota High School0.3 mi · 2,476
- Mohawk Elementary School1.3 mi · 463
- Iroquois Middle School1.4 mi · 814
Frequently asked questions
About Seneca Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Seneca Middle School?
Seneca Middle School enrolls approximately 1,078 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Seneca Middle School serve?
Seneca Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Seneca Middle School have?
Seneca Middle School employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.5:1.
How diverse is Seneca Middle School?
Seneca Middle School reports a student body of 73% White, 5% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Seneca Middle School public or private?
Seneca Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chippewa Valley Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.