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Bad Axe Middle School

Q: Is Bad Axe Middle School a good school?

Bad Axe Middle School ranks 620 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-6

620^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Bad Axe Middle School in Bad Axe, MI, serves 227 students in grades 3 through 6 as part of the Bad Axe Public Schools district, a small, rural district in Michigan's Thumb region.

One of the most impressive things about Bad Axe Middle School is how consistently students show up. The chronic absenteeism rate is just 11.6%, far below the state average of 27.9%. That means your child is much more likely to be in a classroom with peers who are present and ready to learn. The school also invests heavily in its students, spending $15,415 per pupil, which is higher than nearby Laker Elementary ($13,918) and Cass City Elementary ($15,047). Academically, the school shows real strength in math for upper grades—5th-grade math proficiency hit 45.5% in the most recent year, well above the state's 32.2%. The school also earns high marks for its special education program, which ranked in the 71st percentile statewide, a sign that specialized support is a genuine priority here.

However, there are areas that need attention. English Language Arts (ELA) scores are inconsistent—while 3rd-grade reading proficiency (54.2%) beats the state average, 6th-grade ELA (22.2%) lags significantly behind. There is also a widening gap between female and male students, with girls now scoring in the 62nd percentile statewide while boys sit in the 44th percentile. Overall, the school's ranking has slipped from a 4-star rating in the late 2010s to a 3-star rating today. When compared to nearby schools, Cass City Elementary (82nd percentile) and Ubly Community Elementary School outperform Bad Axe in several subjects, though Bad Axe beats Laker Elementary in 5th-grade math. For parents, this is a school with a strong attendance culture and clear dedication to funding, but one that would benefit from a sharper focus on reading growth and supporting all students equitably.

227

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,415

Per pupil spending ?

44.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

750 S Van Dyke Rd
Bad Axe, MI 48413-9714

(989) 269-2735

District: Bad Axe Public Schools

Students who attend Bad Axe Middle School usually attend:

High:

Bad Axe High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.5%

Two or more races:

3.1%

Asian:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2016 → 58th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Michigan median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

Michigan avg37%

620^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to top 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

219^th of 625Bad Axe Public Schools among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	55.5	620 of 1492	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.1	576 of 1488	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.3	480 of 1486	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.4	468 of 1470	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.6	504 of 1344	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.4	582 of 1153	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.9	410 of 1408	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	360 of 1448	75.1%	★★★★☆
2017	67.9	386 of 1466	73.7%	★★★★☆
2016	61.8	573 of 1548	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	71.9	416 of 1580	73.7%	★★★★☆
2014	67.9	469 of 1533	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	74.9	340 of 1563	78.2%	★★★★☆
2012	54.6	739 of 1566	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	78.7	233 of 1552	85.0%	★★★★☆
2010	82.6	68 of 1552	95.6%	★★★★★
2009	72.4	425 of 1589	73.3%	★★★★☆
2008	53.0	972 of 1577	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.9	723 of 1565	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.2	336 of 1545	78.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	57.9	513 of 1343	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.0	474 of 1338	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	530 of 1342	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	472 of 1321	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	341 of 1106	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.6	676 of 902	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.9	652 of 1171	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.3	551 of 1443	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	48.6	628 of 1352	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.7	591 of 1346	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	412 of 1381	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	62.1	417 of 1350	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	436 of 1099	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.0	463 of 749	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.5	203 of 1134	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	327 of 1397	76.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	42.0	769 of 1372	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.8	719 of 1366	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.3	409 of 1347	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.1	480 of 1334	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	489 of 1139	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.7	446 of 915	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.2	205 of 1196	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	261 of 1446	82.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	74 of 252	70.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	40.8	712 of 1199	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.3	645 of 1206	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	554 of 1204	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	454 of 1198	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	526 of 1102	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.6	605 of 1005	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.3	469 of 1128	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.3	420 of 1253	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	70.1	232 of 838	72.3%	★★★★☆
2017	53.9	317 of 821	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	73.5	187 of 894	79.1%	★★★★☆
2015	68.1	245 of 919	73.3%	★★★★☆
2014	66.9	268 of 921	70.9%	★★★★☆
2013	76.1	174 of 919	81.1%	★★★★☆
2012	74.3	191 of 900	78.8%	★★★★☆
2011	78.1	142 of 858	83.4%	★★★★☆
2010	73.6	209 of 851	75.4%	★★★★☆
2009	73.8	206 of 847	75.7%	★★★★☆
2008	66.9	316 of 839	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.9	233 of 823	71.7%	★★★★☆
2006	83.3	80 of 806	90.1%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)71st percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)62nd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)44th percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)41st percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science42%~ state avg

Math41%+5 vs state

English Language Arts40%~ state avg

Social Studies31%+3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bad Axe Middle School	Public	3-6	750 S Van Dyke Rd	Bad Axe	48413	Huron County	Bad Axe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 269-2735	227	14	16.5	44.1%	210 (92.5%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.8%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	55.5	620^th of 1492 public elementary schools	58.4%		59.1	576^th of 1488 public elementary schools	61.3%	44			54.2	33.3	45.5	22.2		45.8	43.1	45.5	28.9		41.8		30.9				$15,415	$802	$14,613
Bad Axe Elementary School	Public	K-2	404 Hatchet Dr	Bad Axe	48413	Huron County	Bad Axe Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 269-2736	191	12	16.1	51.3%	174 (91.1%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)								(n/a)																	87.5%	12.5%	$16,880	$1,699	$15,181
Big Burning School	Public	K-8	1509 N Van Dyke Rd	Bad Axe	48413	Huron County	Colfax Township S/D #1F	No	No	No	No	(989) 269-8853	20	1	19.2	75.0%	18 (90.0%)	1 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$14,017	$1,400	$12,617
Verona Mills School	Public	K-8	3487 School St	Bad Axe	48413	Huron County	Verona Township S/D #1F	No	No	No	No	(989) 269-7054	27	1	19.7	48.1%	24 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.7%)								(n/a)																			$11,613	$1,093	$10,520
Ubly Community Elementary School	Public	K-5	2020 Union St	Ubly	48475	Huron County	Ubly Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 658-8261	308	22	14.0	40.3%	296 (96.1%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	62.9	516^th of 1492 public elementary schools	65.4%		69.9	413^th of 1488 public elementary schools	72.2%	103			37.0	29.2	63.2			42.6	47.9	42.1			71.1		42.1		86.8%	5.3%	$16,151	$1,428	$14,723
Adams Elementary School	Public	K-8	4151 Section Line Rd	Bad Axe	48413	Huron County	Sigel Township S/D #3F	No	No	No	No	(989) 269-8944	25	2	12.2	20.0%	22 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$19,463	$1,133	$18,329
Laker Elementary	Public	K-5	6436 Pigeon Rd	Pigeon	48755	Huron County	Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 453-4600	418	30	13.9	49.8%	369 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	61.1	539^th of 1492 public elementary schools	63.9%		69.3	420^th of 1488 public elementary schools	71.8%	119			44.4	46.5	42.0			52.4	53.5	30.7			36.4		44.3		88.3%	10%	$13,919	$1,054	$12,865
Eccles School	Public	K-8	5754 Section Line Rd	Harbor Beach	48441	Huron County	Sigel Township S/D #4F	No	No	No	No	(989) 479-9266	27	3	8.0	48.1%	27 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$14,738	$1,071	$13,666
OwendaleGagetown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7166 E Main St	Owendale	48754	Huron County	Owendale-Gagetown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 678-4141	67	5	13.4	88.1%	63 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)								(n/a)				1379.9	27.3				1370.3	1470.8			1477.6		1480.0		100%	0%	$17,476	$2,055	$15,422
Cass City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4805 Ale St	Cass City	48726	Tuscola County	Cass City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 872-2158	459	28	16.3	56.4%	427 (93.0%)	7 (1.5%)	22 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	79.2	272^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	81.8%		79.5	278^th of 1488 public elementary schools	81.3%	6			66.7	52.5	60.3	46.8		70.1	64.4	36.8	39.6		51.5		42.6		85.1%	12.8%	$15,047	$2,172	$12,875

Frequently Asked Questions about Bad Axe Middle School

Is Bad Axe Middle School a good school?

Bad Axe Middle School ranks 620^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Bad Axe Middle School attend?

Students who attend Bad Axe Middle School usually go on to attend:

High : Bad Axe High School

What district is Bad Axe Middle School in?

Bad Axe Public Schools

How many students attend Bad Axe Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 227 students attended Bad Axe Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Bad Axe Middle School?

Students at Bad Axe Middle School are 93% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% Hispanic.

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