Swan Valley Middle School

Swan Valley Middle School is a middle school of modestly sized scale in SAGINAW, Michigan, run under Swan Valley School District, caters to 408 students in grades 6 through 8.

Within Swan Valley School District, which oversees 5 schools and 1,778 students, Swan Valley Middle School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Swan Valley Middle School reports that White students make up the majority at 75%. Beyond that, the school reports 16% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Swan Valley Middle School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.0:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Saginaw County runs at roughly 59%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Swan Valley Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.1%; this one delivers 55.4%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Saginaw County indicate median household income runs about $60,622, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Swan Valley Middle School is one of 75 public schools in Saginaw County (combined enrollment of about 25,621 students).

Nearest neighbor: Robert B Havens Elem School, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Swan Valley Middle School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 41.1%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Swan Valley Middle School has declined 4%, going from 427 students in 2018 to 408 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 79% to 75% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.2:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 in 2025.

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