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Enrollment
580
Middle
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST BRANCH-ROSE CITY AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 263585007184
Surline Middle School
147 STATE ST, WEST BRANCH, MI 48661 · (989) 343-2140 · Ogemaw County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL580 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
376 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 | 120 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 171 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 144 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 145 | 25% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Surline Middle School→Ogemaw Heights High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within West Branch-Rose City Area Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
36.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
31.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 →
Where Surline Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #240 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #238 of 380 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #258 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 580 | #194 of 491 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #139 of 436 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.2% | #411 of 437 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.8% | #108 of 477 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.5% | #77 of 101 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
580
+8 (+1%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 606
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 580 | 35.2 | 16.5:1 | 65% (376) |
| 2023-24 | 583 | 35.2 | 16.6:1 | 69% (404) |
| 2022-23 | 582 | 32.7 | 17.8:1 | 70% (406) |
| 2020-21 | 572 | 30 | 19.1:1 | 70% (403) |
| 2017-18 | 566 | 29.9 | 18.9:1 | 56% (319) |
| 2015-16 | 588 | 29 | 20.3:1 | 60% (355) |
| 2010-11 | 510 | 28 | 18.2:1 | 60% (306) |
| 2000-01 | 620 | 39 | 15.9:1 | 45% (278) |
| 1990-91 | 606 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Surline Middle School.
About Surline Middle School
Surline Middle School is a medium-sized middle school for students in WEST BRANCH, Michigan. The latest federal count shows 580 students in grades 5 through 8.
West Branch-Rose City Area Schools has 1,844 students spread across 4 schools.
Surline Middle School enrolls a student body that is 94% White. The rest of enrollment is 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. The White share in Ogemaw County as a whole is similar, at about 93%. The chance that two students picked at random at Surline Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 12%.
Federal data list 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Surline Middle School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 16.5:1. Among middle schools in Michigan, the typical ratio is 17.5:1. The lunch program counts 65% of students at Surline Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Ogemaw County, the average is about the same, 65%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Surline Middle School, the prediction is 37.6% and the result is 39.0%.
Census Bureau estimates for Ogemaw County show that median household income is about $54,666, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Surline Middle School is one of 5 public schools in Ogemaw County, which together enroll about 1,972 students.
Surline Elementary School is located less than a tenth of a mile from Surline Middle School. Other public schools within ten miles: 4.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Surline Middle School had 572 students in 2020-21 and 580 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.1:1 in 2020-21 to 16.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Ogemaw County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,885
Census ACS
Median income
$54,666
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,972 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Branch-Rose City Area Schools
- Ogemaw Heights High SchoolHigh · 592 students
- Surline Elementary SchoolElementary · 569 students
- Rose City SchoolElementary · 103 students
Other schools in WEST BRANCH
- Ogemaw Heights High SchoolHigh · 592 students
- Surline Elementary SchoolElementary · 569 students
- Alternative Educational Academy of Ogemaw CountyHigh · 128 students
Nearby schools
- Surline Elementary School0.0 mi · 569
- Alternative Educational Academy of Ogemaw County5.5 mi · 128
- Ogemaw Heights High School5.6 mi · 592
- Charlton Heston Academy9.9 mi · 716
- Rose City School11.0 mi · 103
- WhittemorePrescott JrSr High School17.7 mi · 260
Frequently asked questions
About Surline Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Surline Middle School?
Surline Middle School enrolls approximately 580 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Surline Middle School serve?
Surline Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Surline Middle School?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at Surline Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Surline Middle School?
Student demographics at Surline Middle School are roughly 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Surline Middle School public or private?
Surline Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Branch-Rose City Area Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.