Washington Middle School

Washington Middle School is a small middle-grades school in CALUMET, Michigan, one of the schools within Public Schools of Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw. The school instructs 275 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 45% below the state mean of about 502.

Across the 4 schools in Public Schools of Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw (1,369 students total), Washington Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Washington Middle School logs that nearly all students (93%) are White; the rest is composed of 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Houghton County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Washington Middle School lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting Washington Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Washington Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.8%; this one delivers 53.5%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Houghton County) records that the typical household earns roughly $58,899 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Washington Middle School is one of 18 public schools in Houghton County (combined enrollment of about 5,267 students).

The closest other public school is Calumet High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Washington Middle School comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 51.4%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Washington Middle School has shrank 16%, going from 328 students in 2018 to 275 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 97% to 93% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

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