Shumate Middle School

As a well-populated intermediate school in ROCKWOOD, Michigan, Shumate Middle School teaches 839 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Gibraltar School District. That puts it 67% larger than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 502 students.

Gibraltar School District runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 3,615 students. Shumate Middle School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Shumate Middle School lists that White students make up the majority at 76%. Beyond that, the school records 10% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 49% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Shumate Middle School has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Wayne County's rate of about 66%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Shumate Middle School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 52.4%; this one comes in at 32.0%, -20.4 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Wayne County put median household earnings sit near $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Wayne County runs 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), of which Shumate Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lakeshore Virtual School, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Shumate Middle School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 46.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Shumate Middle School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 840 (now 839). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 83% to 76%.

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