Enrollment
245
Middle
DISTRICT 303 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 263441006982
Union City Middle School
435 SAINT JOSEPH ST, UNION CITY, MI 49094 · (517) 741-5381 · Branch County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL245 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Michigan public middle schools
- C+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
14.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
141 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 66 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 48 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 64 | 26% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
Union City Middle School→Union City High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Union City Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
41.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
29.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
40.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Union City Middle School
Union City Middle School's state test result (40.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union City Middle School this school | 245 | 57.6% | 40.4% |
| Benzie Central Middle School BENZONIA | 239 | 56.1% | 36.2% |
| Homer Middle School HOMER | 268 | 57.5% | 41.1% |
| DeltonKellogg Middle School DELTON | 293 | 57.7% | 30.5% |
| Pine River Area Middle School LEROY | 261 | 61.7% | 35.1% |
| Carson CityCrystal Upper ElementaryMiddle School CARSON CITY | 262 | 54.2% | N/A |
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 Union City Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #219 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #261 of 380 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #199 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 245 | #413 of 491 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #37 of 436 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.5% | #339 of 437 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.6% | #162 of 477 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.6% | #25 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
245
-77 (-24%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 394
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 245 | 17 | 14.4:1 | 58% (141) |
| 2023-24 | 255 | 16 | 15.9:1 | 64% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 276 | 18.7 | 14.7:1 | 62% (172) |
| 2020-21 | 322 | 18 | 17.9:1 | 63% (203) |
| 2017-18 | 348 | 21.3 | 16.3:1 | 59% (206) |
| 2015-16 | 325 | 18 | 18.1:1 | 55% (178) |
| 2010-11 | 350 | 17 | 20.6:1 | 58% (202) |
| 2000-01 | 377 | 28 | 13.5:1 | 48% (180) |
| 1990-91 | 394 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Union City Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (348 to 245); teachers down 20% (21.3 to 17).
About Union City Middle School
The public middle school Union City Middle School is located in UNION CITY, Michigan. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 245 students in grades 5 through 8. The average for middle schools in Michigan is about 502 students, so this school is 51% smaller than average.
Union City Community Schools counts 909 students in its 3 schools, and Union City Middle School is one of them.
Union City Middle School enrolls a student body that is 89% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. The White share in Branch County as a whole is similar, at about 88%. The chance that two students picked at random at Union City Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 20%.
Union City Middle School's 17 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 14.4:1. For comparison, middle schools in Michigan average 17.5:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 58%. That is close to the 58% average for public schools in Branch County.
allk12 grades Union City Middle School a B. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Union City Middle School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (40.4%) and its predicted rate (40.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in Branch County, median household income is about $63,724, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Union City Middle School is one of 18 public schools in Branch County, which together enroll about 6,546 students.
Union City High School is located about 0.2 miles from Union City Middle School. Within five miles are 3 other public schools.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 24%, from 322 to 245. The number of students per teacher fell from 17.9 to 14.4 over 4 years.
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Branch County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,300
Census ACS
Median income
$63,724
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
6,546 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Union City Community Schools
- Union City Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
- Union City High SchoolHigh · 305 students
Other schools in UNION CITY
- Union City Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
- Union City High SchoolHigh · 305 students
Other Union City Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Union City Middle. Union City Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Union City Middle SchoolUnion City, TN · 438 students
- Union City Middle SchoolUnion City, PA · 224 students
Nearby schools
- Union City High School0.2 mi · 305
- Union City Elementary School0.8 mi · 359
- Athens JuniorSenor High School4.9 mi · 256
- East Leroy Elementary School8.1 mi · 199
- Tekonsha Schools8.1 mi · 193
- Waldron Learning Center9.7 mi · 248
Frequently asked questions
About Union City Middle SchoolHow many students attend Union City Middle School?
Union City Middle School enrolls approximately 245 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Union City Middle School serve?
Union City Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Union City Middle School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Union City Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Union City Middle School?
Student demographics at Union City Middle School are roughly 89% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Union City Middle School?
Union City Middle School is overseen by Union City Community Schools in Branch County.
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