Summary:
Mattawan Middle School is the sole middle school serving grades 6-8 within the Mattawan Consolidated School district in Michigan, enrolling 823 students in a district rated 5 stars and ranked in the 93rd percentile statewide.
This single-school district offers a consistently high-performing educational experience that significantly outpaces state averages across nearly every subject and grade level. The school’s standout strengths are in mathematics, where 6th graders achieve 50.6% proficiency (compared to 31.9% statewide) and 8th graders post a remarkable 53.7% on the PSAT math—a 20.5 percentage point advantage over the state. Reading and writing skills are also strong, particularly in 7th grade ELA (56.6% vs. 38.4% statewide) and 8th grade PSAT ELA (78% vs. 64.8%). Science and social studies scores in 8th grade also exceed state benchmarks by 13.6 and 5.3 points, respectively. The school has maintained a top-15% state ranking for three consecutive years, though it has slipped slightly from rank 108 (2023-2024) to rank 131 (2025-2026).
One notable area for attention is a consistent "6th grade dip" in ELA, where proficiency (41.6%) runs about 15 points below the 7th grade rate (56.6%), suggesting a challenging transition into middle school literacy. Additionally, 6th grade scores declined year-over-year in both ELA (-5.3 points) and math (-1.8 points), while 7th grade improved. Chronic absenteeism affects 19.6% of students—better than the state’s 27.9% but still roughly one in five learners. With a relatively low free/reduced lunch rate (26.85%) and per-student spending of $13,132, the school achieves exceptional results, especially in preparing 8th graders for college-ready assessments. For parents, this school offers a rigorous, well-supported academic environment with particular excellence in math, though monitoring the 6th grade literacy transition and attendance patterns would be wise.
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