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Christa McAuliffe Middle School

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Christa McAuliffe Middle School ranks 413 th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

413^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 54% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Christa McAuliffe Middle School in Bay City, MI, serves 608 students in grades 6 through 8 as part of the Bangor Township Schools district, and it holds a stable, mid-tier academic ranking in the 54th percentile statewide with a 3-star rating.

The most significant challenge facing this school is a critically high chronic absenteeism rate. In the 2024-2025 school year, 42.3% of students missed 10% or more of the school year—a figure 14.4 percentage points above the state average and more than double the rates at high-performing nearby schools like Jefferson Middle School (14.2%) and Reese Middle School (18.1%). This has been a persistent issue for four straight years, ranging from 40.4% to 47.4%. Interestingly, despite this attendance crisis, the school's English Language Arts scores sit near the state average, and 8th-grade science proficiency is actually a strength at 43.8%—4.6 points above the state average. This suggests that when students are in class, they are learning effectively, and the teaching staff is capable. The real opportunity for improvement lies in addressing the root causes of absenteeism rather than instructional quality.

Math performance is a clear area of weakness, with only 25% of 6th graders and 26.9% of 7th graders proficient on the M-Step, compared to state averages of 31.9% and 33.3%. The gap widens by 8th grade, where just 24.5% of students are college and career ready in math on the PSAT versus the state's 33.2%. This trails neighbor Western Middle School (36.4%) significantly. Notably, the school spends $13,515 per student—comparable to higher-performing schools like Jefferson ($13,598)—yet the outcomes differ dramatically. When compared to Handy Middle School in the same Bay City area, McAuliffe ranks in the 54th percentile versus Handy's 34th, with Handy facing an even higher absenteeism rate of 55.5%. For parents, this paints a picture of a solid, average school with capable instruction that is being held back by attendance issues—a problem that, if solved, could unlock significant academic gains.

608

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,515

Per pupil spending ?

45.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

3281 Kiesel Rd
Bay City, MI 48706-2447

(989) 686-7640

District: Bangor Township Schools

Students who attend Christa McAuliffe Middle School usually attend:

High:

John Glenn High School

Feeder schools for Christa McAuliffe Middle School:

Elementary:	Bangor Central School
	Bangor West Central School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.5%

Hispanic:

13.2%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 55th percentile in 2016 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Michigan median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 28% Michigan)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

Michigan avg41%

413^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

383^rd of 625Bangor Township 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	49.9	413 of 896	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.6	436 of 890	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	386 of 897	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.2	482 of 883	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	499 of 776	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.5	306 of 675	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.2	371 of 792	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	357 of 838	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	40.0	456 of 821	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.8	400 of 894	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.3	350 of 919	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.4	399 of 921	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	46.1	523 of 919	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.9	467 of 900	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	59.7	435 of 858	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.0	476 of 851	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.7	496 of 847	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.2	598 of 839	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	49.7	534 of 823	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.1	436 of 806	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	432 of 789	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.1	415 of 789	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	362 of 771	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.2	484 of 770	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	460 of 657	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.5	290 of 521	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	329 of 658	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.0	313 of 794	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	137 of 260	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.5	124 of 265	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	122 of 257	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.4	180 of 246	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	57.9	51 of 138	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.5	99 of 137	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.3	104 of 266	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	46.5	420 of 834	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.8	461 of 832	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	394 of 836	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.0	484 of 825	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	502 of 691	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.7	287 of 523	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	313 of 672	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	298 of 815	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	49.9	355 of 813	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.1	430 of 798	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	397 of 786	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	460 of 776	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	464 of 658	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.3	265 of 540	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.7	347 of 639	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.4	333 of 797	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	76 of 195	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	16.9	172 of 190	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	25.4	319 of 377	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	38.7	417 of 687	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.6	451 of 696	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	402 of 701	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	471 of 688	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.4	508 of 638	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.3	284 of 577	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.9	338 of 624	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	358 of 678	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)61st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)56th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)47th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)45th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)39th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2018)15th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies49%~ state avg

Science44%+5 vs state

English Language Arts35%-3 vs state

Math26%-7 vs state

Mathematics24%-9 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/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 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
Christa McAuliffe Middle School	Public	6-8	3281 Kiesel Rd	Bay City	48706	Bay County	Bangor Township Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 686-7640	608	28	21.8	45.6%	477 (78.5%)	17 (2.8%)	80 (13.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.3%)	49.9	413^th of 896 public middle schools	53.9%		47.6	436^th of 890 public middle schools	51.0%	23	64.8	24.5		33.3	37.1		25.0	26.9		43.8		49.0	$13,515	$612	$12,903
Handy Middle School	Public	6-8	601 Blend St	Bay City	48706	Bay County	Bay City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 684-1723	598	44	13.6	78.8%	401 (67.1%)	28 (4.7%)	109 (18.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (9.5%)	31	594^th of 896 public middle schools	33.7%		24.8	646^th of 890 public middle schools	27.4%	52	61.7	20.7		19.5	24.7		12.8	14.9		31.0		43.3	$18,342	$1,910	$16,431
Cramer Junior High School	Public	5-8	313 Pine St	Essexville	48732	Bay County	Essexville-Hampton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 894-9740	484	28	17.3	42.8%	417 (86.2%)	5 (1.0%)	35 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.8%)	52.5	386^th of 896 public middle schools	56.9%		51.1	393^rd of 890 public middle schools	55.8%	7	68.9	28.3	26.1	34.1	37.7	10.4	28.8	29.2	33.9	37.7	27.2	50.9	$11,805	$727	$11,078
Western Middle School	Public	6-8	500 W Midland Rd	Auburn	48611	Bay County	Bay City School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 662-4489	681	39	17.6	40.2%	594 (87.2%)	6 (0.9%)	40 (5.9%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (5.0%)	65.4	251^st of 896 public middle schools	72.0%		67.5	234^th of 890 public middle schools	73.7%	17	71.9	36.4		45.6	43.1		30.0	32.9		47.6		54.8	$13,798	$922	$12,876
Carrollton Middle School	Public	6-8	3211 Carla Dr	Saginaw	48604	Saginaw County	Carrollton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 753-9704	344	23	14.7	82.6%	121 (35.2%)	93 (27.0%)	103 (29.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.3%)	29.2	620^th of 896 public middle schools	30.8%		20.5	689^th of 890 public middle schools	22.6%	69	59.2	17.5		21.8	25.2		5.9	7.8		32.1		49.0	$16,875	$2,280	$14,595
Thompson Middle School	Public	6-8	3021 Court St	Saginaw	48602	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 399-5600	585	27	21.6	90.9%	117 (20.0%)	349 (59.7%)	96 (16.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	18 (3.1%)	7.1	865^th of 896 public middle schools	3.5%		5.8	866^th of 890 public middle schools	2.7%	1	30.6	2.7		8.4	16.0		5.8	3.8		9.2		13.0	$16,877	$3,132	$13,745
Northeast Middle School	Public	6-8	1305 E Sugnet Rd	Midland	48642	Midland County	Midland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 923-5772	789	49	16.1	50.7%	662 (83.9%)	22 (2.8%)	49 (6.2%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	41 (5.2%)	85.8	103^rd of 896 public middle schools	88.5%		80.6	134^th of 890 public middle schools	84.9%	31	77.8	58.3		60.1	58.8		40.6	44.4		58.3		69.0	$14,438	$347	$14,091
White Pine Middle School	Public	6-8	505 N Center Rd	Saginaw	48638	Saginaw County	Saginaw Township Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 797-1814	1,019	62	16.3	48.4%	498 (48.9%)	214 (21.0%)	204 (20.0%)	20 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	80 (7.9%)	44.2	478^th of 896 public middle schools	46.7%		44.1	489^th of 890 public middle schools	45.1%	11	56.5	26.0		31.4	37.0		21.3	23.9		36.6		49.8	$16,412	$1,230	$15,183
Saginaw Middle School	Public	6-8	3100 Webber St	Saginaw	48601	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(989) 399-6000	134	5	26.8	94.8%	12 (9.0%)	105 (78.4%)	10 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	5 (3.7%)	5.7	884^th of 896 public middle schools	1.3%					(n/a)				5.0	8.8		2.5	2.7					$22,594	$2,384	$20,210
Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	800 W Chapel Ln	Midland	48640	Midland County	Midland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 923-5873	919	52	17.8	27.7%	762 (82.9%)	11 (1.2%)	53 (5.8%)	49 (5.3%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	39 (4.2%)	92	62^nd of 896 public middle schools	93.1%		92.4	53^rd of 890 public middle schools	94.0%	9	80.0	64.2		64.5	63.8		50.9	62.3		62.3		66.2	$13,598	$349	$13,250

Frequently Asked Questions about Christa McAuliffe Middle School

How many students attend Christa McAuliffe Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 608 students attended Christa McAuliffe Middle School.

Is Christa McAuliffe Middle School a good school?

Christa McAuliffe Middle School ranks 413^th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Christa McAuliffe Middle School attend?

Students who attend Christa McAuliffe Middle School usually go on to attend John Glenn High School

What district is Christa McAuliffe Middle School in?

Bangor Township Schools

What is the racial makeup of Christa McAuliffe Middle School?

Students at Christa McAuliffe Middle School are 78% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

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