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Enrollment
634
Middle
DISTRICT 460 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STURGIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 263309006860
Sturgis Middle School
1400 E LAFAYETTE ST, STURGIS, MI 49091 · (269) 659-1550 · St. Joseph County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL634 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Michigan public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
19.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
436 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 214 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 185 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 235 | 37% |
Student demographics
53%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
Sturgis Middle School→Sturgis High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Sturgis Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
25.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
20.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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
22.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 36% 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 Sturgis Middle School
Sturgis Middle School's state test result (22.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sturgis Middle School this school | 634 | 68.8% | 22.8% |
| Springbrook Middle School ADRIAN | 612 | 60.9% | N/A |
| Hart Middle School HART | 381 | 74.5% | 38.6% |
| Holland Middle School HOLLAND | 605 | 62.5% | 25.6% |
| Bangor Middle School BANGOR | 272 | 65.4% | N/A |
| Mason Middle School WATERFORD | 731 | 64.0% | 28.3% |
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 Sturgis Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #387 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.1% | #349 of 380 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #357 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 634 | #147 of 491 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #378 of 436 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.8% | #107 of 437 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.8% | #94 of 477 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.5% | #92 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
634
-63 (-9%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 624
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
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 | 634 | 32.6 | 19.5:1 | 69% (436) |
| 2023-24 | 600 | 32.7 | 18.4:1 | 62% (373) |
| 2022-23 | 643 | 31.9 | 20.2:1 | 67% (433) |
| 2020-21 | 697 | 36 | 19.4:1 | 62% (434) |
| 2017-18 | 788 | 36.5 | 21.6:1 | 65% (511) |
| 2015-16 | 727 | 36 | 20.2:1 | 64% (462) |
| 2010-11 | 699 | 34 | 20.6:1 | 62% (431) |
| 2000-01 | 451 | 27 | 16.7:1 | 45% (201) |
| 1990-91 | 624 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sturgis Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (788 to 634); teachers down 11% (36.5 to 32.6).
About Sturgis Middle School
Sturgis Middle School is a middle school in STURGIS, Michigan, reachable at (269) 659-1550. Its 634 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Michigan is about 502 students.
Sturgis Middle School falls under Sturgis Public Schools, which has 6 schools enrolling 2,760 students.
White students account for 58% of enrollment at Sturgis Middle School. Other students are 37% Hispanic, 2% multiracial, and 2% Black. That is lower than the 85% White share among all St. Joseph County residents. Sturgis Middle School has a diversity index of 53%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 32.6 full-time equivalents, or about 19.5 students per teacher. The 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan is lower than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 69%. For comparison, public schools in St. Joseph County average 55%.
Measured against Michigan public middle schools, Sturgis Middle School receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Sturgis Middle School are 13.1 points below what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate on state tests is 22.8%, compared with a predicted 35.8%, which ranks in the bottom 10% in Michigan.
County data help place the school in context: in St. Joseph County, median household income is about $66,425, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The public schools of St. Joseph County number 32 and enroll about 9,517.
Wall School is the public school closest to Sturgis Middle School, about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools.
The federal government classifies Sturgis Middle School's location as Town: Distant.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 634 was 9% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 697.
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St. Joseph County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,969
Census ACS
Median income
$66,425
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
9,517 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sturgis Public Schools
- Sturgis High SchoolHigh · 882 students
- Eastwood SchoolElementary · 642 students
- Wall SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Congress SchoolElementary · 162 students
- Wenzel SchoolElementary · 148 students
Other schools in STURGIS
- Sturgis High SchoolHigh · 882 students
- Eastwood SchoolElementary · 642 students
- Wall SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Nottawa Community SchoolElementary · 189 students
- Congress SchoolElementary · 162 students
- Wenzel SchoolElementary · 148 students
Nearby schools
- Wall School0.5 mi · 292
- Sturgis High School1.0 mi · 882
- Congress School1.2 mi · 162
- Eastwood School1.3 mi · 642
- Wenzel School1.8 mi · 148
- Burr Oak Elementary School5.1 mi · 138
Frequently asked questions
About Sturgis Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sturgis Middle School?
Sturgis Middle School enrolls approximately 634 students in grades 06-08.
Is Sturgis Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sturgis Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sturgis Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sturgis Middle School is approximately 19.5:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Sturgis Middle School?
Sturgis Middle School reports a student body of 58% White, 37% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Sturgis Middle School in?
Sturgis Middle School is part of Sturgis Public Schools.
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