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How has St Clair Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
614
Middle
DISTRICT 472 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST CHINA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261242004944
St Clair Middle School
4335 YANKEE RD, SAINT CLAIR, MI 48079 · (810) 676-1800 · St. Clair County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL614 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
189 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 5 | 142 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 170 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 152 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 150 | 24% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
Based on grade levels within East China School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
43.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
28.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
39.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 53% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 St Clair Middle School
St Clair Middle School's state test result (39.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Clair Middle School this school | 614 | 30.8% | 39.7% |
| Vicksburg Middle School VICKSBURG | 601 | 32.1% | 46.9% |
| Muir Middle School MILFORD | 656 | 28.8% | 50.8% |
| Fowlerville Junior High School FOWLERVILLE | 550 | 33.5% | 40.1% |
| Linden Middle School LINDEN | 577 | 29.5% | 44.0% |
| Plainwell Middle School PLAINWELL | 569 | 32.3% | 38.1% |
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 St Clair Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In St. Clair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #230 of 397 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #273 of 380 | #4 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #173 of 377 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 614 | #164 of 491 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #197 of 436 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.8% | #409 of 437 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.8% | #347 of 477 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.4% | #72 of 101 | 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
614
-84 (-12%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 499
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 614 | 35.6 | 17.3:1 | 31% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 632 | 37 | 17.1:1 | 38% (242) |
| 2022-23 | 643 | 36.9 | 17.4:1 | 33% (215) |
| 2020-21 | 698 | 36 | 19.4:1 | 29% (205) |
| 2017-18 | 594 | 29 | 20.5:1 | 28% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 621 | 29 | 21.4:1 | 24% (150) |
| 2010-11 | 616 | 31 | 19.9:1 | 27% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 709 | 43 | 16.5:1 | 9% (63) |
| 1990-91 | 499 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St Clair Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (594 to 614); teachers up 23% (29 to 35.6).
About St Clair Middle School
St Clair Middle School is a medium-sized middle school for students in SAINT CLAIR, Michigan. The school's enrollment of 614 students covers grades 5 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Michigan average about 502 students each.
East China School District has 3,405 students spread across 9 schools.
White students make up 93% of enrollment at St Clair Middle School. The next largest groups are 2% Black and 2% Hispanic. The White share in St. Clair County as a whole is similar, at about 91%. Pick two students at random and there is a 13% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 17.3:1. That is close to the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 31%. That is 15 points below the 46% average for public schools in St. Clair County.
St Clair Middle School ranks in the bottom 10% of Michigan schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 39.7%. Predicted: 52.6%. Difference: 12.9 points.
St. Clair County has about 160,221 residents, and the median household income is $71,270, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. In all, St. Clair County has 57 public schools and roughly 20,511 students.
Nearest public school: Gearing Elementary School, about 1.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools. Local comparison: St Clair Middle School ranks 6th of 6 nearby schools, at 39.7% versus a 55.7% average.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Small: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment is down 12% from 2020-21, when St Clair Middle School had 698 students, to 2024-25, when it had 614. Students per teacher fell from 19.4 in 2020-21 to 17.3 in 2024-25.
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St. Clair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,221
Census ACS
Median income
$71,270
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
20,511 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East China School District
- St Clair High SchoolHigh · 715 students
- Marine City High SchoolHigh · 437 students
- Gearing Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- Belle River Elementary SchoolElementary · 343 students
- Pine River Elementary SchoolElementary · 335 students
- Marine City Middle SchoolMiddle · 330 students
Other schools in SAINT CLAIR
- St Clair High SchoolHigh · 715 students
- Gearing Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
Nearby schools
- Gearing Elementary School1.4 mi · 353
- St Clair High School1.9 mi · 715
- Pine River Elementary School3.4 mi · 335
- Washington Elementary School4.1 mi · 460
- Marysville High School4.6 mi · 806
- Marysville Middle School4.7 mi · 603
Frequently asked questions
About St Clair Middle SchoolHow many students attend St Clair Middle School?
St Clair Middle School enrolls approximately 614 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does St Clair Middle School serve?
St Clair Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does St Clair Middle School have?
St Clair Middle School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
How diverse is St Clair Middle School?
St Clair Middle School reports a student body of 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees St Clair Middle School?
St Clair Middle School is overseen by East China School District in St. Clair County.
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