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Enrollment
681
Middle
DISTRICT 640 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 260426004102
Western Middle School
500 W MIDLAND RD, AUBURN, MI 48611 · (989) 662-4489 · Bay County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL681 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
274 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 212 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 224 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 245 | 36% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
41.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
31.4%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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
43.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 Western Middle School
Western Middle School's state test result (43.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Middle School this school | 681 | 40.2% | 43.9% |
| Thornapple Kellogg Middle School MIDDLEVILLE | 693 | 39.1% | 43.3% |
| Cedar Springs Middle School CEDAR SPRINGS | 657 | 38.2% | 43.8% |
| Ruth Fox Middle School NORTH BRANCH | 722 | 41.4% | 45.1% |
| Western Middle School PARMA | 594 | 41.4% | 48.1% |
| Coopersville Middle School COOPERSVILLE | 584 | 39.9% | 48.7% |
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 Western Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #169 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #234 of 380 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #195 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 681 | #116 of 491 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #236 of 436 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.3% | #301 of 437 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.2% | #284 of 477 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.3% | #62 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
681
-88 (-11%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 759
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 19.7:1
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 | 681 | 38.6 | 17.7:1 | 40% (274) |
| 2023-24 | 714 | 34.8 | 20.5:1 | 40% (287) |
| 2022-23 | 726 | 38.1 | 19.1:1 | 36% (263) |
| 2020-21 | 769 | 39 | 19.7:1 | 30% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 877 | 42 | 20.9:1 | 30% (266) |
| 2015-16 | 876 | 43 | 20.4:1 | 31% (275) |
| 2010-11 | 868 | 39 | 22.3:1 | 31% (269) |
| 2000-01 | 892 | 44 | 20.3:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 759 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Western Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (877 to 681); teachers down 8% (42 to 38.6).
About Western Middle School
Western Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Bay City School District, located in AUBURN, Michigan. The student body numbers 681 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Michigan) has about 502 students.
Bay City School District has 13 schools and 6,030 students, and Western Middle School is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show Western Middle School is 87% White. Other groups include 6% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. County-wide, about 91% of residents are White. Western Middle School's diversity index is 23%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 38.6 full-time equivalents, or about 17.7 students per teacher. That matches the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan fairly closely. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 40%. Among public schools in Bay County, the average eligibility rate is 55%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Western Middle School, the prediction is 48.5% and the result is 43.9%.
Western Middle School is located in Bay County, where the median household income is $61,763, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Besides Western Middle School, Bay County has 33 other public schools.
Bay City Western High School is located less than a tenth of a mile from Western Middle School. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Western Middle School is 3rd of 5 on proficiency.
The federal government classifies Western Middle School's location as Suburb: Small.
Federal data show an 11% enrollment decrease, from 769 in 2020-21 to 681 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 19.7:1 to 17.7:1.
The Western Middle School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Bay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
103,008
Census ACS
Median income
$61,763
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
12,525 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bay City School District
- Bay City Western High SchoolHigh · 1,009 students
- Bay City Central High SchoolHigh · 921 students
- Handy Middle SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Auburn Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Kolb Elementary SchoolElementary · 451 students
- Hampton Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
Other schools in AUBURN
- Bay City Western High SchoolHigh · 1,009 students
- Auburn Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
Other Western Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Western Middle. Western Middle School is the largest of the 4.
- Western Middle SchoolPARMA, MI · 594 students
- Western Middle SchoolRussiaville, IN · 589 students
- Western Middle SchoolGreenwich, CT · 563 students
Nearby schools
- Bay City Western High School0.1 mi · 1,009
- Auburn Elementary School0.6 mi · 474
- Juvenile Justice Center5.3 mi · 11
- Freeland Middle SchoolHigh School5.5 mi · 897
- Great Lakes Bay Early College5.6 mi · 200
- McAlearSawden Elem School5.9 mi · 378
Frequently asked questions
About Western Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Western Middle School?
Western Middle School enrolls approximately 681 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Western Middle School serve?
Western Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Western Middle School?
Approximately 17.7:1 students per teacher at Western Middle School.
How diverse is Western Middle School?
Western Middle School reports a student body of 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Western Middle School?
Western Middle School is overseen by Bay City School District in Bay County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.