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Anchor Bay Middle School South

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Anchor Bay Middle School South ranks 191 st of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

191^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 79% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Anchor Bay Middle School South in Chesterfield, MI, serves 509 students in grades 5 through 8 and is part of the Anchor Bay School District, which ranks in the 69th percentile statewide.

The most exciting news for parents is the school's dramatic academic turnaround. After several years of scoring below its district average, Anchor Bay Middle School South jumped to the 79th percentile in the 2025-2026 school year, earning a 4-star rating—a significant leap from the 63rd percentile just two years prior. This improvement is consistent across all subjects and grades. For example, 7th-grade ELA proficiency soared from 32.8% to 45.9%, now matching the district average. The school's 8th-grade PSAT results are particularly strong, with 77.5% of students proficient in English Language Arts (well above the state's 64.8%) and 47.2% proficient in math (versus the state's 33.2%). What makes this even more impressive is that the school serves a higher percentage of students from low socio-economic backgrounds (37% receiving free/reduced lunch) compared to its sister school, Anchor Bay Middle School North (14.6%), yet it has closed the performance gap between the two schools. The school also excels at supporting its Multi-racial students, who now rank in the 85th percentile statewide.

Compared to nearby schools, Anchor Bay Middle School South is a solid mid-to-high performer. It vastly outperforms Clintondale Middle School (12th percentile) and Mount Clemens Middle School (7th percentile), and it is competitive with schools in the L'Anse Creuse Public Schools district, such as Middle School East (69th percentile) and Middle School North (71st percentile). One area of concern is chronic absenteeism, which sits at 25.4%—higher than the district average of 19.9%—though it has been steadily declining. Additionally, the school spends more per student ($16,436) than nearby high-performing schools like Iroquois Middle School ($12,920), raising questions about long-term financial efficiency. Still, for parents seeking a school showing strong momentum and a clear commitment to lifting all students, Anchor Bay Middle School South is worth a close look.

509

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,436

Per pupil spending ?

37.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

48650 Sugarbush Rd
Chesterfield, MI 48047-2259

(586) 949-4510

District: Anchor Bay School District

Students who attend Anchor Bay Middle School South usually attend:

High:

Anchor Bay High School

Feeder schools for Anchor Bay Middle School South:

Elementary:	Dean A Naldrett School
	Francois Maconce Elementary School
	Lottie M Schmidt Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.1%

Two or more races:

6.3%

African American:

5.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 66th percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (51% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Michigan middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg49%

Michigan avg41%

191^st of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to top 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

191^st of 625Anchor Bay School District 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	73.3	191 of 896	78.7%	★★★★☆
2025	62.5	276 of 890	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	274 of 897	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	324 of 883	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.1	220 of 776	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	45.3	331 of 675	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.7	219 of 792	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	62.2	316 of 838	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.2	245 of 821	70.2%	★★★★☆
2016	62.3	301 of 894	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.4	400 of 919	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	50.4	483 of 921	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.6	430 of 919	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.7	469 of 900	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	71.9	236 of 858	72.5%	★★★★☆
2010	66.2	361 of 851	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.7	347 of 847	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.8	370 of 839	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.2	421 of 823	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	67.2	300 of 806	62.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	54.8	115 of 337	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	72.9	151 of 789	80.9%	★★★★☆
2025	63.5	217 of 789	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	55.8	272 of 771	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	256 of 770	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.9	159 of 657	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	41.8	281 of 521	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.1	186 of 658	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	64.7	254 of 794	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	68.9	173 of 834	79.3%	★★★★☆
2025	48.1	405 of 832	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	248 of 836	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	44.1	436 of 825	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.6	259 of 691	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.2	214 of 523	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.6	247 of 672	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	434 of 815	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	201 of 813	75.3%	★★★★☆
2025	53.7	328 of 798	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.6	272 of 786	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.2	401 of 776	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	280 of 658	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.3	301 of 540	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.5	237 of 639	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	327 of 797	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	79.4	30 of 195	84.6%	★★★★☆
2025	28.5	145 of 190	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.8	91 of 176	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	163 of 236	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.8	178 of 244	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.1	98 of 201	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.5	90 of 199	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.0	266 of 377	29.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	64.9	199 of 687	71.0%	★★★★☆
2025	55.1	276 of 696	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	292 of 701	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.0	358 of 688	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.0	219 of 638	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.0	312 of 577	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.6	252 of 624	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.9	337 of 678	50.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2026)85th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)81st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)79th percentile~ school

Male (2026)75th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)71st percentile-8 vs school

African American (2026)66th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2026)31st percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts78%+13 vs state

Social Studies54%+4 vs state

Mathematics47%+14 vs state

Science43%+4 vs state

Math40%+7 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)		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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Anchor Bay Middle School South	Public	5-8	48650 Sugarbush Rd	Chesterfield	48047	Macomb County	Anchor Bay School District	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 949-4510	509	33	15.5	37.1%	423 (83.1%)	28 (5.5%)	16 (3.1%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.3%)	73.3	191^st of 896 public middle schools	78.7%		62.5	276^th of 890 public middle schools	69.0%	85	77.5	47.2			45.9			39.7		43.1		54.4	$16,436	$1,460	$14,976
Middle School East	Public, Magnet	6-8	30300 Hickey Rd	Chesterfield	48051	Macomb County	L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(586) 493-5200	626	30	20.8	33.5%	458 (73.2%)	89 (14.2%)	30 (4.8%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (5.9%)	61.5	282^nd of 896 public middle schools	68.5%		61.3	287^th of 890 public middle schools	67.8%	5	69.8	33.3		34.8	49.5		29.3	36.3		42.6		53.2	$14,953	$1,015	$13,938
Anchor Bay Middle School North	Public	5-8	52805 Ashley Dr	New Baltimore	48047	Macomb County	Anchor Bay School District	No	No	No	No	(586) 725-7373	671	33	20.3	14.6%	613 (91.4%)	17 (2.5%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.6%)								(n/a)			55.4	47.7		35.7	38.1		58.4		35.4		$14,510	$1,168	$13,342
Middle School North	Public, Magnet	6-8	46201 Fairchild Rd	Macomb	48042	Macomb County	L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(586) 493-5260	618	32	19.6	30.6%	481 (77.8%)	63 (10.2%)	20 (3.2%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.1%)	64	264^th of 896 public middle schools	70.5%		61.2	288^th of 890 public middle schools	67.6%	24	78.5	39.8		33.9	46.7		26.9	35.7		42.3		56.0	$15,421	$1,093	$14,328
Seneca Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	47200 Heydenreich Rd	Macomb	48044	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(586) 723-3900	1,078	48	22.4	25.4%	789 (73.2%)	118 (10.9%)	51 (4.7%)	40 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (7.4%)	71.8	205^th of 896 public middle schools	77.1%		70.1	208^th of 890 public middle schools	76.6%	3	74.6	34.0		44.4	47.0		39.1	48.3		44.7		58.5	$12,735	$765	$11,970
Mount Clemens Middle School	Public	6-8	161 Cass Ave	Mount Clemens	48043	Macomb County	Mount Clemens Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 461-3400	151	6	25.8	91.4%	18 (11.9%)	104 (68.9%)	5 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (15.2%)	9.6	829^th of 896 public middle schools	7.5%		9.9	818^th of 890 public middle schools	8.1%	11	37.5	319.0		12.5	10.9		6.3	6.5		15.9		15.6	$15,978	$3,240	$12,738
Middle School Central	Public, Magnet	6-8	38000 Reimold St	Harrison Township	48045	Macomb County	L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(586) 783-6430	601	32	18.5	37.8%	438 (72.9%)	90 (15.0%)	17 (2.8%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.5%)	49.8	415^th of 896 public middle schools	53.7%		48.8	422^nd of 890 public middle schools	52.6%	7	72.5	21.1		33.5	39.4		18.9	30.0		40.4		48.8	$14,795	$1,085	$13,710
Iroquois Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	48301 Romeo Plank Rd	Macomb	48044	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(586) 723-3700	814	37	22.0	25.6%	661 (81.2%)	59 (7.2%)	28 (3.4%)	33 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.1%)	79.3	144^th of 896 public middle schools	83.9%		76.7	157^th of 890 public middle schools	82.4%	13	80.6	50.0		40.0	47.2		40.0	53.7		51.5		65.0	$12,920	$753	$12,167
Middle School South	Public, Magnet	6-8	34641 Jefferson Ave	Harrison Township	48045	Macomb County	L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(586) 493-5620	383	24	16.2	56.1%	196 (51.2%)	137 (35.8%)	8 (2.1%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.4%)	38.3	536^th of 896 public middle schools	40.2%		38	537^th of 890 public middle schools	39.7%	1	61.7	15.6		25.7	41.0		23.8	32.5		21.1		35.9	$17,677	$1,338	$16,339
Algonquin Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	19150 Briarwood Ln	Clinton Twp	48036	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(586) 723-3500	542	27	19.8	46.1%	315 (58.1%)	125 (23.1%)	24 (4.4%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (12.2%)	52.4	388^th of 896 public middle schools	56.7%		44.8	476^th of 890 public middle schools	46.5%	88	60.5	29.2		36.6	34.5		30.9	28.0		36.6		57.2	$15,107	$1,037	$14,071

Frequently Asked Questions about Anchor Bay Middle School South

What high school do graduates of Anchor Bay Middle School South attend?

Students who attend Anchor Bay Middle School South usually go on to attend Anchor Bay High School

What district is Anchor Bay Middle School South in?

Anchor Bay School District

How many students attend Anchor Bay Middle School South?

In the 2024-25 school year, 509 students attended Anchor Bay Middle School South.

Is Anchor Bay Middle School South a good school?

Anchor Bay Middle School South ranks 191^st of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Anchor Bay Middle School South?

Students at Anchor Bay Middle School South are 83% White, 6% Two or more races, 6% African American, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

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