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Enrollment
408
Middle
DISTRICT 356 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SWAN VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 263341006874
Swan Valley Middle School
453 VAN WORMER RD, SAGINAW, MI 48609 · (989) 921-2601 · Saginaw County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL408 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Michigan public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
18.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 34.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
131 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 55%
Community
4
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 | 142 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 146 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 120 | 29% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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 Swan Valley School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
59.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
49.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
55.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 →
Schools most like Swan Valley Middle School
Swan Valley Middle School's state test result (55.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swan Valley Middle School this school | 408 | 32.1% | 55.4% |
| Crossroads Middle School GRAND RAPIDS | 472 | 33.5% | 52.9% |
| Allendale Middle School ALLENDALE | 564 | 28.7% | 51.5% |
| Highlands School GRAND RAPIDS | 445 | 35.3% | 43.8% |
| OJ DeJonge Middle School LUDINGTON | 447 | 38.3% | 42.5% |
| Paw Paw Middle School PAW PAW | 498 | 37.6% | 34.1% |
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 Swan Valley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Saginaw County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #87 of 397 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #87 of 380 | #3 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #64 of 377 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 408 | #310 of 491 | #5 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #268 of 436 | #6 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.4% | #187 of 437 | #5 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.1% | #336 of 477 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #296 of 339 | 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
408
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 364
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 408 | 22.7 | 18.0:1 | 32% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 386 | 22.7 | 17.0:1 | 41% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 386 | 22.7 | 17.0:1 | 39% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 411 | 22 | 18.7:1 | 34% (141) |
| 2017-18 | 427 | 21.2 | 20.2:1 | 39% (165) |
| 2015-16 | 387 | 21 | 18.4:1 | 32% (122) |
| 2010-11 | 433 | 20 | 21.6:1 | 34% (149) |
| 2000-01 | 363 | 21 | 17.3:1 | 10% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 364 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Swan Valley Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (427 to 408); teachers up 7% (21.2 to 22.7).
About Swan Valley Middle School
Swan Valley Middle School is a middle school with a street address in SAGINAW, Michigan. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 408 students.
Swan Valley Middle School belongs to Swan Valley School District, a district of 5 schools and 1,778 students.
The student body at Swan Valley Middle School is 75% White. The rest of enrollment is 16% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. A diversity index of 40% means there is a 40% chance two randomly chosen students at Swan Valley Middle School are from different groups.
The school lists 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1. The average for middle schools in Michigan is about 17.5:1. A total of 131 students, or 32%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Saginaw County, the average eligibility rate is 59%.
Among Michigan public middle schools, Swan Valley Middle School outscored 79%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 52.1% for a school in Michigan with Swan Valley Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Swan Valley Middle School posts 55.4%.
Saginaw County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $60,622 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Public schools in Saginaw County number 75, with about 25,621 students.
Measured in a straight line, Robert B Havens Elem School is less than a tenth of a mile from Swan Valley Middle School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Swan Valley Middle School is ahead of the 41.1% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 4.
The NCES locale for Swan Valley Middle School is Suburb: Mid-size, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 411 in 2020-21 and 408 in 2024-25.
This community page is for conversations about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Saginaw County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
188,665
Census ACS
Median income
$60,622
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
25,621 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Swan Valley School District
- Swan Valley High SchoolHigh · 504 students
- Shields Elementary SchoolElementary · 447 students
- Robert B Havens Elem SchoolElementary · 390 students
- Swan Valley Adult and Alternative EducationHigh · 29 students
Other schools in SAGINAW
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,313 students
- White Pine Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,019 students
- Saginaw United High SchoolHigh · 981 students
- North Saginaw Charter AcademyElementary · 679 students
- Carrollton Elementary SchoolElementary · 662 students
- Thompson Middle SchoolMiddle · 585 students
Nearby schools
- Robert B Havens Elem School0.1 mi · 390
- Swan Valley Adult and Alternative Education0.3 mi · 29
- Swan Valley High School0.3 mi · 504
- Michael J McGivney1.5 mi · 3
- Shields Elementary School1.7 mi · 447
- Arrowwood Elementary School3.2 mi · 445
Frequently asked questions
About Swan Valley Middle SchoolHow many students attend Swan Valley Middle School?
Swan Valley Middle School enrolls approximately 408 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Swan Valley Middle School serve?
Swan Valley Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Swan Valley Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Swan Valley Middle School is approximately 18.0:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Swan Valley Middle School?
At Swan Valley Middle School, the student body is approximately 75% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Swan Valley Middle School public or private?
Swan Valley Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Swan Valley School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.