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Does Three Rivers Middle School have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
476
Middle
DISTRICT 358 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THREE RIVERS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 263384006933
Three Rivers Middle School
1101 JEFFERSON ST, THREE RIVERS, MI 49093 · (269) 279-1130 · St. Joseph County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of Michigan public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
14.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
199 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 162 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 146 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 168 | 35% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Three Rivers Middle School→Three Rivers High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Three Rivers Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
27.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
35.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Three Rivers Middle School
Three Rivers Middle School's state test result (36.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Rivers Middle School this school | 476 | 41.8% | 36.5% |
| Marshall Middle School MARSHALL | 541 | 45.7% | 38.6% |
| Thomas Simpson Middle School FLAT ROCK | 417 | 44.8% | 26.6% |
| Seitz Middle School RIVERVIEW | 606 | 41.9% | 32.9% |
| Cramer Junior High School ESSEXVILLE | 484 | 42.8% | 33.2% |
| Milan Middle School MILAN | 526 | 38.2% | 39.8% |
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 Three Rivers Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #274 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #192 of 380 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #344 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 476 | #257 of 491 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #39 of 436 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.3% | #168 of 437 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.8% | #271 of 477 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.9% | #38 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
476
-90 (-16%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 777
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 476 | 32.8 | 14.5:1 | 42% (199) |
| 2023-24 | 495 | 28.9 | 17.1:1 | 51% (252) |
| 2022-23 | 537 | 32.6 | 16.5:1 | 47% (253) |
| 2020-21 | 566 | 31 | 18.3:1 | 52% (293) |
| 2017-18 | 642 | 31.1 | 20.6:1 | 57% (368) |
| 2015-16 | 596 | 33 | 18.1:1 | 52% (308) |
| 2010-11 | 599 | 34 | 17.6:1 | 56% (338) |
| 2000-01 | 729 | 41 | 17.8:1 | 34% (247) |
| 1990-91 | 777 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Three Rivers Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (642 to 476); teachers up 6% (31.1 to 32.8).
About Three Rivers Middle School
Families in THREE RIVERS, Michigan, are served by Three Rivers Middle School, a medium-sized middle-grades school. Its 476 students are spread across grades 6 through 8.
Within Three Rivers Community Schools, Three Rivers Middle School is one of 6 schools. The district enrolls 2,145 students.
By race and ethnicity, Three Rivers Middle School is 74% White. The school is also 11% multiracial, 7% Black, and 7% Hispanic. That is lower than the 85% White share among all St. Joseph County residents. By the diversity index, Three Rivers Middle School comes in at 43%.
Federal data list 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Three Rivers Middle School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.5:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Michigan is 17.5:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 42%. For comparison, public schools in St. Joseph County average 55%.
The allk12 Grade for Three Rivers Middle School is C-. Compared with Michigan public middle schools, the school scored higher than 21% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, Three Rivers Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 36.5%; the prediction is 47.8%.
St. Joseph County has these Census figures: median household income is about $66,425, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Three Rivers Middle School is among the 32 public schools in St. Joseph County.
The next-closest public school is Three Rivers High School, about 0.2 miles away. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 42.7% on proficiency, and Three Rivers Middle School is below that at 36.5%.
In the federal locale system, Three Rivers Middle School is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 566 in 2020-21 and 476 in 2024-25, a 16% decrease. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 18.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.5:1.
Community posts for Three Rivers Middle School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Three Rivers Community Schools
- Three Rivers High SchoolHigh · 632 students
- Andrews Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- Ruth Hoppin SchoolElementary · 293 students
- Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 262 students
- Norton Elementary SchoolElementary · 186 students
Other schools in THREE RIVERS
- Three Rivers High SchoolHigh · 632 students
- Andrews Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- Ruth Hoppin SchoolElementary · 293 students
- Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 262 students
- Norton Elementary SchoolElementary · 186 students
Nearby schools
- Three Rivers High School0.2 mi · 632
- Ruth Hoppin School0.8 mi · 293
- Andrews Elementary School1.5 mi · 296
- Park Elementary School4.5 mi · 262
- Norton Elementary School5.1 mi · 186
- Centreville Elementary School5.2 mi · 482
Frequently asked questions
About Three Rivers Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Three Rivers Middle School?
Three Rivers Middle School enrolls approximately 476 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Three Rivers Middle School serve?
Three Rivers Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Three Rivers Middle School have?
Three Rivers Middle School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Three Rivers Middle School?
Student demographics at Three Rivers Middle School are roughly 74% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Three Rivers Middle School in?
Three Rivers Middle School is part of Three Rivers Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.