Enrollment
340
Middle
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TAWAS AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 263351006886
Tawas Area Middle School
255 W M 55, TAWAS CITY, MI 48763 · (989) 984-2300 · Iosco County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL340 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of Michigan public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
17.0:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
157 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 55%
Community
0
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 | 80 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 71 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 87 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 102 | 30% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Tawas Area Middle School→Tawas Area High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Tawas Area Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
46.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
28.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Tawas Area Middle School
Tawas Area Middle School's state test result (42.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tawas Area Middle School this school | 340 | 46.2% | 42.8% |
| Gladwin Junior High School GLADWIN | 359 | 47.4% | 33.1% |
| Leslie Middle School LESLIE | 326 | 48.8% | 34.9% |
| Manton Consolidated Middle School MANTON | 305 | 49.5% | 41.7% |
| Charlotte Middle School CHARLOTTE | 406 | 43.6% | 36.1% |
| Shepherd Middle School SHEPHERD | 390 | 49.0% | 43.2% |
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 Tawas Area Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #186 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #270 of 380 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #149 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 340 | #351 of 491 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #179 of 436 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.5% | #314 of 437 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.2% | #243 of 477 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #158 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
340
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 478
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 340 | 20 | 17.0:1 | 46% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 354 | 18.7 | 18.9:1 | 55% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 356 | 21.2 | 16.8:1 | 53% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 342 | 19 | 18.0:1 | 60% (204) |
| 2017-18 | 397 | 19.7 | 20.1:1 | 55% (219) |
| 2015-16 | 281 | 15 | 18.7:1 | 58% (164) |
| 2010-11 | 271 | 15 | 18.1:1 | 52% (142) |
| 2000-01 | 405 | 21 | 19.3:1 | 35% (141) |
| 1990-91 | 478 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tawas Area Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (397 to 340); teachers up 1% (19.7 to 20).
About Tawas Area Middle School
Tawas Area Middle School is a low-enrollment middle school that serves part of TAWAS CITY, Michigan. The school reports 340 students in grades 5 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Michigan is about 502 students.
Enrollment across the 3 schools in Tawas Area Schools totals 1,124 students.
Federal enrollment data show Tawas Area Middle School is 88% White. After that, the student body is 6% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. That is close to the 92% White share among all Iosco County residents. The school's diversity index is 22%, meaning two students picked at random have a 22% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 20 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 17.0:1. For comparison, middle schools in Michigan average 17.5:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Tawas Area Middle School is 46%. That rate is below the 65% average among public schools in Iosco County.
allk12 grades Tawas Area Middle School a B. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Tawas Area Middle School is -3.0 points: 42.8% actual, 45.8% predicted.
Iosco County has about 25,347 residents, and the median household income is $50,066, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Besides Tawas Area Middle School, Iosco County has 10 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Tawas Area High School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. The school's 42.8% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 5 nearby schools.
Tawas Area Middle School is coded as Town: Remote in federal locale data.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 342 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 340.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Iosco County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,347
Census ACS
Median income
$50,066
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,497 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tawas Area Schools
- Clara B Bolen Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Tawas Area High SchoolHigh · 351 students
Other schools in TAWAS CITY
- Clara B Bolen Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Tawas Area High SchoolHigh · 351 students
- Alternative Educational Academy of Iosco CountyHigh · 171 students
- Iosco RESA Special EducationCombined · 49 students
- Career and Technical Education CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Tawas Area High School0.0 mi · 351
- Clara B Bolen Elementary School0.2 mi · 433
- Alternative Educational Academy of Iosco County0.7 mi · 171
- Iosco RESA Special Education0.8 mi · 49
- Richardson Elementary School12.5 mi · 711
- Oscoda Area High School12.6 mi · 488
Frequently asked questions
About Tawas Area Middle SchoolHow large is Tawas Area Middle School?
Tawas Area Middle School enrolls approximately 340 students in grades 05-08.
Is Tawas Area Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tawas Area Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Tawas Area Middle School have?
Tawas Area Middle School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
How diverse is Tawas Area Middle School?
Tawas Area Middle School reports a student body of 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Tawas Area Middle School?
Tawas Area Middle School is overseen by Tawas Area Schools in Iosco County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.