Middle Schools in Hartford Public Schools

Hartford Public Schools has only one middle school, Hartford Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school has consistently performed poorly on standardized tests, ranking in the bottom half of Michigan middle schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 20.8% of 6th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and just 8.2% of 6th-grade and 14.6% of 7th-grade students were proficient or better in mathematics, significantly below the state averages.

Hartford Middle School faces several challenges, including a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (85.99% in 2023-2024) and a chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% in the same year, both significantly higher than the state averages. The school's per-student spending of $13,249 for the 2023-2024 school year is relatively high, but it does not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes, raising questions about the effectiveness of the school's resource allocation.

Without any other middle schools in the data set, it is difficult to make meaningful comparisons and identify standout performers. Expanding the data set to include more schools within the Hartford Public Schools district or the state of Michigan would provide a more comprehensive understanding of the school's performance relative to its peers and the broader educational landscape.