Enrollment
264
Middle
DISTRICT 297 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHELBY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 263132006737
Shelby Middle School
525 N STATE ST, SHELBY, MI 49455 · (231) 861-4521 · Oceana County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL264 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% 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.
- B+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
15.6:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
182 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 73 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 94 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 97 | 37% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Shelby Middle School→Shelby High School
Based on grade levels within Shelby Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
32.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
30.0%
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 30 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
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Shelby Middle School
Shelby Middle School's state test result (36.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby Middle School this school | 264 | 68.9% | 36.3% |
| Bangor Middle School BANGOR | 272 | 65.4% | N/A |
| Hart Middle School HART | 381 | 74.5% | 38.6% |
| Fennville Middle School FENNVILLE | 293 | 77.8% | 30.7% |
| Sturgis Middle School STURGIS | 634 | 68.8% | 22.8% |
| Holland Middle School HOLLAND | 605 | 62.5% | 25.6% |
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 Shelby Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #275 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #257 of 380 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #316 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 264 | #402 of 491 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #85 of 436 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.8% | #124 of 437 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.9% | #93 of 477 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.3% | #107 of 339 |
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
264
-8 (-3%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 321
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 264 | 16.9 | 15.6:1 | 69% (182) |
| 2023-24 | 267 | 19.4 | 13.8:1 | 71% (189) |
| 2022-23 | 276 | 20.1 | 13.7:1 | 71% (196) |
| 2020-21 | 272 | 17 | 16.0:1 | 85% (230) |
| 2017-18 | 323 | 18.4 | 17.6:1 | 78% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 329 | 17 | 19.4:1 | 78% (257) |
| 2010-11 | 326 | 17 | 19.2:1 | 64% (209) |
| 2000-01 | 400 | 26 | 15.4:1 | 44% (174) |
| 1990-91 | 321 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shelby Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (323 to 264); teachers down 8% (18.4 to 16.9).
About Shelby Middle School
Shelby Middle School, located in SHELBY, Michigan, is a small middle school. It enrolls 264 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8. That is 47% below the average of about 502 students for middle schools in Michigan.
Shelby Public Schools enrolls 1,186 students in 4 schools, including Shelby Middle School.
White students are 55% of those enrolled at Shelby Middle School. Next come 43% Hispanic. That compares with about 86% White among all Oceana County residents. A diversity index of 51% means there is a 51% chance two randomly chosen students at Shelby Middle School are from different groups.
Shelby Middle School reported 16.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 15.6:1. Compared with the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 69% of students at Shelby Middle School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Oceana County is similar, at 71%.
Among Michigan public middle schools, Shelby Middle School outscored 48%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Shelby Middle School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 36.3%, compared with a predicted 35.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Oceana County, the median household earns about $62,417 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Across Oceana County, 10 public schools serve about 2,852 students.
The closest school to Shelby Middle School is Shelby High School, located about 0.2 miles away. Shelby Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Shelby Middle School's average proficiency of 36.3% compares with 35.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 264, compared with 272 in 2020-21.
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Oceana County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,915
Census ACS
Median income
$62,417
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,852 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shelby Public Schools
- Shelby Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Shelby High SchoolHigh · 346 students
- New Era Elementary SchoolElementary · 143 students
Other schools in SHELBY
- Shelby Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Shelby High SchoolHigh · 346 students
Other Shelby Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Shelby Middle. Shelby Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Shelby MiddleShelby, NC · 588 students
- Shelby Middle SchoolShelby, OH · 474 students
Nearby schools
- Shelby High School0.2 mi · 346
- Shelby Elementary School0.3 mi · 433
- New Era Elementary School4.0 mi · 143
- Hart High School5.5 mi · 422
- Hart Middle School5.6 mi · 381
- Spitler Elementary School5.6 mi · 389
Frequently asked questions
About Shelby Middle SchoolHow many students attend Shelby Middle School?
Shelby Middle School enrolls approximately 264 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Shelby Middle School serve?
Shelby Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Shelby Middle School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Shelby Middle School.
How diverse is Shelby Middle School?
Shelby Middle School reports a student body of 55% White, 43% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Shelby Middle School?
Shelby Middle School is overseen by Shelby Public Schools in Oceana County.
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