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Buchanan Middle School

Q: Is Buchanan Middle School a good school?

Buchanan Middle School ranks 237 th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-7

237^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 73% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Buchanan Middle School is a public middle school in Buchanan, Michigan, serving 345 students in grades 5-7. The school is part of the Buchanan Community Schools district, which is ranked 125 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Buchanan Middle School consistently performs above the state average in academic assessments, with strong proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. The school's ranking among Michigan middle schools has fluctuated between 130 and 260 over the past few years, currently at 237 out of 890 middle schools. Interestingly, female students at Buchanan Middle School outperform their male counterparts, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds also perform well, ranking in the top 20% of Michigan middle schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Buchanan Middle School generally outperforms Fair Plain Middle School (Benton Harbor Area Schools) and Eau Claire Middle School (Eau Claire Public Schools) in academic assessments. However, it lags behind some higher-performing nearby schools, such as Upton Middle School (St. Joseph Public Schools), Edwardsburg Middle School (Edwardsburg Public Schools), and FC Reed Middle School (Bridgman Public Schools). Additionally, Buchanan Middle School faces higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average, which may be an area of concern.

358

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,754

Per pupil spending ?

62.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

610 W 4th St
Buchanan, MI 49107-1175

(269) 695-8406

District: Buchanan Community Schools

Students who attend Buchanan Middle School usually attend:

High:

Buchanan High School

Feeder schools for Buchanan Middle School:

Elementary:	Moccasin Elementary School
	Ottawa Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.9%

Two or more races:

6.7%

Hispanic:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (41% vs 36% meeting standards)

✓Above the Michigan median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg41%

Michigan avg36%

237^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

125^th of 613Buchanan Community 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
2025	67.2	237 of 890	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	130 of 897	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	63.9	256 of 883	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	183 of 776	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	70.4	149 of 675	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	60.9	260 of 792	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	275 of 838	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.8	299 of 821	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	74.0	185 of 894	79.3%	★★★★☆
2015	79.5	141 of 919	84.7%	★★★★☆
2014	78.3	153 of 921	83.4%	★★★★☆
2013	55.4	399 of 919	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	44.8	530 of 900	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	64.3	362 of 858	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.3	297 of 851	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.7	329 of 847	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.1	385 of 839	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.5	359 of 823	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	49.8	523 of 806	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	121 of 789	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	96 of 771	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	208 of 770	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	144 of 657	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	66.1	123 of 521	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	61.2	219 of 658	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	277 of 794	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	166 of 832	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	94 of 836	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	50.0	367 of 825	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.9	206 of 691	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	68.2	108 of 523	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	61.2	212 of 672	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.8	184 of 815	77.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	382 of 798	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.7	158 of 786	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	55.5	287 of 776	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	212 of 658	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.4	133 of 540	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	49.1	292 of 639	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.3	230 of 797	71.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	261 of 696	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.7	155 of 701	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	53.6	271 of 688	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.8	169 of 638	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	66.7	144 of 577	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	53.9	259 of 624	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	324 of 678	52.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)85th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile-11 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science48%+8 vs state

English Language Arts47%+6 vs state

Math38%+5 vs state

Social Studies30%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)			M-Step Math (2025)			M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Buchanan Middle School	Public	5-7	610 W 4th St	Buchanan	49107	Berrien County	Buchanan Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 695-8406	358	18	19.4	62.3%	311 (86.9%)	8 (2.2%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.7%)	67.2	237^th of 890 public middle schools	73.4%		80	130^th of 897 public middle schools	85.5%	107			50.4	45.1	43.3	37.8	37.2	38.5	48.1		29.6		$12,754	$1,648	$11,106
Ring Lardner Middle School	Public	6-8	801 N 17th St	Niles	49120	Berrien County	Niles Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 683-6610	510	29	17.4	59.8%	333 (65.3%)	58 (11.4%)	55 (10.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.6%)	56.4	338^th of 890 public middle schools	62.0%		46.4	454^th of 897 public middle schools	49.4%	116	72.0	39.8		39.0	45.8		28.6	28.2		34.4		41.1	$13,805	$2,577	$11,228
Brandywine Middle School	Public	7-8	1700 Bell Rd	Niles	49120	Berrien County	Brandywine Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 683-4800	183	11	16.9	62.3%	144 (78.7%)	8 (4.4%)	9 (4.9%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	17 (9.3%)	40.4	523^rd of 890 public middle schools	41.2%		43.2	482^nd of 897 public middle schools	46.3%	41	65.9	22.0			24.2			19.8		30.5		50.0	$15,812	$852	$14,960
Berrien Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	502 Middle School Drive	Berrien Springs	49103	Berrien County	Berrien Springs Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 471-2796	424	27	15.6	58.5%	163 (38.4%)	136 (32.1%)	67 (15.8%)	18 (4.2%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	33 (7.8%)	55.7	342^nd of 890 public middle schools	61.6%		53.4	355^th of 897 public middle schools	60.4%	13	69.0	22.1		35.8	40.7		32.5	32.9		40.0		52.3	$15,273	$1,220	$14,053
Eau Claire Middle School	Public	6-8	7450 Hochberger Rd	Eau Claire	49111	Berrien County	Eau Claire Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 461-6997	139	10	13.9	91.4%	28 (20.1%)	39 (28.1%)	68 (48.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	14.2	764^th of 890 public middle schools	14.2%		10.9	818^th of 897 public middle schools	8.8%	54	44.7	13.2		16.3	16.3		11.6	6.8		20.5		17.5	$12,512	$1,205	$11,308
FC Reed Middle School	Public	5-8	10254 California	Bridgman	49106	Berrien County	Bridgman Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 465-5410	261	20	13.1	38.3%	222 (85.1%)	3 (1.1%)	21 (8.0%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	91.2	62^nd of 890 public middle schools	93.0%		91.1	66^th of 897 public middle schools	92.6%	4	88.9	63.5	57.6	53.5	64.5	53.0	40.8	59.7	47.7	73.4	47.7	81.3	$20,012	$898	$19,114
Lakeshore Middle School	Public	6-8	1459 W John Beers Rd	Stevensville	49127	Berrien County	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	No	No	No	No	(269) 428-1408	612	36	17.0	33.2%	498 (81.4%)	30 (4.9%)	43 (7.0%)	19 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.3%)	84.7	103^rd of 890 public middle schools	88.4%		84.4	102^nd of 897 public middle schools	88.6%	1	79.2	49.2		48.1	53.5		51.0	48.0		61.4		62.5	$14,802	$1,191	$13,611
Edwardsburg Middle School	Public	6-8	69230 Section St	Edwardsburg	49112	Cass County	Edwardsburg Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 663-1031	612	32	19.3	36.9%	552 (90.2%)	3 (0.5%)	30 (4.9%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	87.5	89^th of 890 public middle schools	90.0%		88	85^th of 897 public middle schools	90.5%	4	83.2	53.4		50.8	64.2		44.2	52.2		54.4		72.3	$11,590	$745	$10,845
Upton Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Maiden Ln	Saint Joseph	49085	Berrien County	St. Joseph Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 926-3400	690	36	19.0	20.7%	510 (73.9%)	57 (8.3%)	54 (7.8%)	34 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.8%)	89.8	73^rd of 890 public middle schools	91.8%		90.2	70^th of 897 public middle schools	92.2%	3	88.0	55.8		56.3	66.1		51.3	50.9		56.1		65.7	$13,786	$499	$13,287
Dowagiac Middle School	Public	6-8	57072 Riverside Dr	Dowagiac	49047	Cass County	Dowagiac Union School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 782-4440	393	21	18.5	70.7%	222 (56.5%)	29 (7.4%)	83 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.7%)	47.2	443^rd of 890 public middle schools	50.2%		43.3	479^th of 897 public middle schools	46.6%	36	65.5	26.9		33.6	37.6		21.5	26.3		33.6		50.0	$14,588	$1,812	$12,777

Frequently Asked Questions about Buchanan Middle School

Is Buchanan Middle School a good school?

Buchanan Middle School ranks 237^th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Buchanan Middle School attend?

Students who attend Buchanan Middle School usually go on to attend Buchanan High School

What district is Buchanan Middle School in?

Buchanan Community Schools

How many students attend Buchanan Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 358 students attended Buchanan Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Buchanan Middle School?

Students at Buchanan Middle School are 87% White, 7% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% African American.

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