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Central Montcalm Middle High School

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Central Montcalm Middle High School ranks 486 th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

486^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 39% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Central Montcalm Middle High School in Stanton, MI, serves 739 students in grades 6-12 within the Central Montcalm Public School district, where about 62% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

When you look at test scores, Central Montcalm consistently trails state averages—for example, only about 20% of 6th graders were proficient in English Language Arts compared to the state's 37.5%, and 7th grade math proficiency was just 12.6% versus the state's 33.3%. However, there's a bright spot: the school's graduation rate jumped to 92.5% in the most recent year, exceeding the state average of 84% and rivaling nearby Greenville Senior High School (93.9%) and Carson City-Crystal High School (92.3%). The school also made dramatic improvements in reducing chronic absenteeism, dropping from 36.2% to 28.2% in one year, and its dropout rate fell from a concerning 16.1% to just 3.7%—well below the state average. Interestingly, the school serves its low-income students relatively well, with those students ranking in the 44th percentile statewide, which is higher than the school's overall ranking.

Compared to Montabella Junior/Senior High, a demographically similar school just 13 miles away, Central Montcalm lags significantly—Montabella's 7th grade math proficiency was 39.1% versus Central Montcalm's 12.6%. The nearby Early College at Montcalm Community College, a highly selective program ranked in the 95th percentile, may be drawing some of the district's top students away. While Central Montcalm clearly struggles with academic proficiency, its strong graduation rate and recent improvements in attendance suggest the school is effective at keeping students on track to complete their education.

739

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,351

Per pupil spending ?

62.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1480 S Sheridan Rd
Stanton, MI 48888-8906

(989) 831-2100

District: Central Montcalm Public School

Feeder schools for Central Montcalm Middle High School:

Elementary:	Central Montcalm Elementary School
	Central Montcalm Upper Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.1%

Hispanic:

3.8%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 40th percentile in 2016 → 39th in 2026

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (29% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

!Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores 19 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

Michigan avg42%

Middle school

683^rd of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 7 pts since 2023

From bottom 30% (2023) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

486^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

458^th of 625Central Montcalm Public School 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	21.6	683 of 896	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.8	619 of 890	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.5	647 of 897	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	615 of 883	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	609 of 789	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	634 of 789	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	667 of 771	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	597 of 770	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	528 of 657	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	653 of 834	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.1	575 of 832	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	561 of 836	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	537 of 825	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	511 of 691	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	15.9	699 of 813	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.6	552 of 798	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	570 of 786	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	558 of 776	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	510 of 658	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	10.8	641 of 687	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.1	604 of 696	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	627 of 701	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	603 of 688	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	578 of 638	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	36.5	486 of 800	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.8	480 of 739	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	467 of 743	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.6	400 of 735	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.1	489 of 531	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	393 of 561	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.1	328 of 666	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.9	533 of 824	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.6	517 of 835	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.7	510 of 852	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.0	475 of 832	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	54.2	397 of 799	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	41.3	497 of 805	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.2	471 of 773	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	67.9	310 of 784	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.1	440 of 765	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.8	385 of 754	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.4	388 of 750	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.0	480 of 767	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.1	438 of 705	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	487 of 686	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.0	408 of 629	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	372 of 619	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	444 of 611	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	371 of 416	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.5	246 of 462	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	362 of 554	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.2	508 of 710	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	45.4	401 of 719	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.9	378 of 635	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	406 of 654	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	283 of 614	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	10.0	359 of 369	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	49.8	202 of 417	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.8	115 of 532	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	34.4	486 of 755	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	448 of 693	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.4	484 of 628	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	497 of 633	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.7	307 of 611	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.4	395 of 472	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.0	243 of 543	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.0	488 of 707	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	525 of 671	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.2	510 of 639	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	528 of 638	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	447 of 647	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	9.2	481 of 492	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	397 of 516	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.8	349 of 582	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.0	539 of 708	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Female (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)14th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)7th percentile-17 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)44th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)35th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)22nd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts49%-12 vs state

Social Studies35%-11 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing33%-19 vs state

Science27%-10 vs state

Mathematics19%-14 vs state

Math15%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)			PSAT Mathematics (2026)			SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT 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 English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Montcalm Middle High School	Public	6-12	1480 S Sheridan Rd	Stanton	48888	Montcalm County	Central Montcalm Public School	No	No	No	No	(989) 831-2100	739	38	19.7	62.2%	688 (93.1%)	3 (0.4%)	28 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	15 (2.0%)	36.5	486^th of 800 public high schools	39.3%		33.8	480^th of 739 public high schools	35.0%	6	43.8	54.7	49.0	16.9	22.1	18.0	33.0	21.6	19.8	21.8	17.3	12.6	22.5	32.6	34.8	36.0	$14,351	$1,162	$13,189
Early College at Montcalm Community College	Public, Magnet	11-12	2800 College Dr	Sidney	48885	Montcalm County	Montcalm Area Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	No	No	(616) 225-5706	67	4	16.7	34.3%	61 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	93.1	38^th of 800 public high schools	95.3%		95.8	23^rd of 739 public high schools	96.9%	15								46.2						57.7		73.1
Montcalm Area Career Center	Public	10-12	1550 W Sidney Rd	Sidney	48885	Montcalm County	Montcalm Area Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(616) 225-5706	0	11	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Greenville Senior High School	Public	8-12	111 N Hillcrest St	Greenville	48838	Montcalm County	Greenville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 754-3681	1,044	52	20.0	42.0%	946 (90.6%)	15 (1.4%)	63 (6.0%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	11 (1.1%)	55.7	304^th of 800 public high schools	62.0%		67	205^th of 739 public high schools	72.3%	99		64.0	55.6		35.6	30.4	50.9	22.4						32.9		47.2	$15,090	$915	$14,174
Success Virtual Learning Centers of Michigan	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	7188 Avenue B	Vestaburg	48891	Montcalm County	Success Virtual Learning Centers of Michigan	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(989) 424-6314	1,644	21	78.2	71.5%	860 (52.3%)	347 (21.1%)	267 (16.2%)	17 (1.0%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	147 (8.9%)	6.3	752^nd of 800 public high schools	6.0%		7.7	678^th of 739 public high schools	8.3%	74		23.4	25.4			2.4	16.2							9.6		13.0	$11,566	$324	$11,242
Vestaburg Community High School	Public, Magnet	6-12	7100 Avenue B	Vestaburg	48891	Montcalm County	Vestaburg Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(989) 268-5343	307	16	19.2	45.3%	278 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	29	550^th of 800 public high schools	31.3%		20.6	580^th of 739 public high schools	21.5%	30	57.9	43.1	35.7	18.4	10.3	11.9	48.1	29.6	16.7	14.3	17.1	26.5	28.9	40.7	34.2	25.9	$14,473	$533	$13,941
Vestaburg Community Alternative Education School	Public, Virtual	9-12	7188 Avenue B	Vestaburg	48891	Montcalm County	Vestaburg Community Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(989) 268-5353	282	7	41.4	77.7%	160 (56.7%)	39 (13.8%)	73 (25.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	7.4	735^th of 800 public high schools	8.1%		11.8	648^th of 739 public high schools	12.3%	87		33.3	20.5				19.6									12.0	$12,819	$480	$12,339
Satterlee School	Public	7-12	8153 Satterlee Rd	Greenville	48838	Montcalm County	Greenville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 754-3681	26	1	26.0	57.7%	21 (80.8%)	3 (11.5%)	1 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.8%)								(n/a)																27.3	$13,583	$888	$12,695
Carson City Correctional Facility	Public	9-12	10522 E Boyer Rd	Carson City	48811	Montcalm County	Michigan Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(517) 584-3941	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Montabella JuniorSenior High	Public	6-12	1324 E North County Line Rd	Blanchard	49310	Isabella County	Montabella Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 427-5175	383	24	16.2	60.3%	340 (88.8%)	3 (0.8%)	18 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	52.2	343^rd of 800 public high schools	57.1%		16.4	610^th of 739 public high schools	17.5%	267	60.4	68.6	62.5	11.3	21.6	28.6	45.1		24.3	35.3	27.1	39.1	30.2	37.3	37.7	35.3	$14,507	$1,680	$12,827

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Montcalm Middle High School

What schools feed into Central Montcalm Middle High School?

Central Montcalm Middle High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Central Montcalm Elementary School
Elementary : Central Montcalm Upper Elementary School

What district is Central Montcalm Middle High School in?

Central Montcalm Public School

Is Central Montcalm Middle High School a good school?

Central Montcalm Middle High School ranks 486^th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Central Montcalm Middle High School?

Students at Central Montcalm Middle High School are 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Central Montcalm Middle High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 739 students attended Central Montcalm Middle High School.

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