Enrollment
141
Middle
DISTRICT 189 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORWAY-VULCAN AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 262604001855
Vulcan Middle School
300 SECTION ST, NORWAY, MI 49870 · (906) 563-9563 · Dickinson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL141 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of Michigan public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
19.2:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
54 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 6 | 47 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 41 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 53 | 38% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Vulcan Middle School→Norway High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Norway-Vulcan Area Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
44.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
62.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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
62.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Vulcan Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vulcan Middle School this school | 141 | 38.3% | 62.1% |
| Webberville Middle School WEBBERVILLE | 107 | 37.4% | N/A |
| Dearborn STEM Middle School DEARBORN HEIGHTS | 166 | 42.2% | N/A |
| Harbor Beach Middle School HARBOR BEACH | 100 | 41.0% | N/A |
| Ishpeming Middle School ISHPEMING | 185 | 45.4% | 39.0% |
| Dansville Middle School DANSVILLE | 169 | 29.0% | 43.8% |
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 Vulcan Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #47 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #35 of 380 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #160 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 141 | #464 of 491 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.3% | #293 of 477 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.5% | #18 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
141
-7 (-5%) vs 2020
-41% since 2010-11, when it was 240
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 141 | 7.3 | 19.2:1 | 38% (54) |
| 2023-24 | 139 | 9.2 | 15.1:1 | 40% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 142 | 6.7 | 21.3:1 | 43% (61) |
| 2020-21 | 148 | 7 | 21.1:1 | 45% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 209 | 9.5 | 22.0:1 | 53% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 243 | 10 | 24.3:1 | 45% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 240 | 13 | 18.5:1 | 42% (101) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vulcan Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (209 to 141); teachers down 23% (9.5 to 7.3).
About Vulcan Middle School
Vulcan Middle School is a small middle school with an address in NORWAY, Michigan. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 141 students. For comparison, middle schools in Michigan average about 502 students.
Vulcan Middle School is one of 3 schools in Norway-Vulcan Area Schools, which enrolls 566 students in total.
White students are the large majority at Vulcan Middle School, with 94% of enrollment. Other groups include 5% Hispanic. The county population is about 93% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Vulcan Middle School comes in at 12%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 19.2:1, with 7.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan is lower than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Vulcan Middle School is 38%. That is 8 points below the 46% average for public schools in Dickinson County.
Measured against Michigan public middle schools, Vulcan Middle School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The model predicts 49.3% for a school in Michigan with Vulcan Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Vulcan Middle School posts 62.1%.
In the county around the school, Dickinson County, median household income is about $65,156, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Vulcan Middle School is among the 14 public schools in Dickinson County.
The nearest public school is Norway Elementary School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Vulcan Middle School has 4 other public schools within five miles. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Vulcan Middle School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
The NCES locale for Vulcan Middle School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Vulcan Middle School went from 148 students to 141. The ratio was 21.1:1 in 2020-21 and 19.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Dickinson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,954
Census ACS
Median income
$65,156
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,632 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Norway-Vulcan Area Schools
- Norway Elementary SchoolElementary · 242 students
- Norway High SchoolHigh · 183 students
Other schools in NORWAY
- Norway Elementary SchoolElementary · 242 students
- Norway High SchoolHigh · 183 students
Nearby schools
- Norway Elementary School0.0 mi · 242
- Norway High School0.0 mi · 183
- Niagara Elementary4.8 mi · 271
- Niagara High4.8 mi · 184
- IMK Community Education7.7 mi · 99
- North Elementary School7.7 mi · 263
Frequently asked questions
About Vulcan Middle SchoolHow large is Vulcan Middle School?
Vulcan Middle School enrolls approximately 141 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Vulcan Middle School serve?
Vulcan Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Vulcan Middle School have?
Vulcan Middle School employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Vulcan Middle School?
Student demographics at Vulcan Middle School are roughly 94% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is Vulcan Middle School in?
Vulcan Middle School is part of Norway-Vulcan Area Schools.
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