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Chesaning Middle School

Q: Is Chesaning Middle School a good school?

Chesaning Middle School ranks 235 th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-8

235^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 74% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Chesaning Middle School, part of the Chesaning Union Schools district, serves 584 students in grades 4 through 8 in the small, close-knit community of Chesaning, MI. The school has earned a solid 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for over a decade, placing it in the 74th percentile statewide—a strong performance that makes it a clear academic leader compared to nearby options like Owosso Middle School (32nd percentile) and Kuehn-Haven Middle School (50th percentile).

What truly sets Chesaning apart is its remarkable success with students who often face the greatest challenges. Despite more than half of its students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, the school ranks in the 80th percentile statewide for low-income student achievement—a testament to the effectiveness of its support systems. Even more impressive, its special education program earned a perfect 5-star rating in 2023-2024, ranking 7th out of 201 schools statewide. The school also shines in science and social studies, with 8th-grade proficiency rates (46.5% and 60%, respectively) comfortably exceeding state averages. All of this is accomplished while spending just $12,495 per student—significantly less than nearby White Pine Middle School ($16,412) and Bridgeport-Spaulding Middle School ($15,700), making Chesaning a model of cost-effective excellence.

Parents should be aware of a few areas the school is working on. Chronic absenteeism affects about 24% of students—better than the state average but higher than top regional peers like Hemlock Middle School (18.4%) and Swan Valley Middle School (16.9%). There's also a consistent gender gap, with boys outperforming girls in recent years, and 4th-grade reading scores have shown some year-to-year inconsistency. Still, for families seeking a school that delivers strong academics, excels with diverse learners, and does so efficiently, Chesaning Middle School is an outstanding choice worth serious consideration.

584

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,495

Per pupil spending ?

56.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

431 N 4th St
Chesaning, MI 48616-1026

(989) 845-7040

District: Chesaning Union Schools

Students who attend Chesaning Middle School usually attend:

High:

Chesaning Union High School

Feeder schools for Chesaning Middle School:

Elementary:

Big Rock Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.8%

Hispanic:

5.8%

Two or more races:

2.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (46% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Above the Michigan median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg46%

Michigan avg39%

Elementary school

415^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 20 pts since 2021

From top 48% (2021) to top 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

235^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From top 11% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Michigan Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

107^th of 625Chesaning Union 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	69.7	415 of 1492	72.2%	★★★★☆
2025	68.5	432 of 1488	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	470 of 1486	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	590 of 1470	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	608 of 1344	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	550 of 1153	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	62.1	448 of 1343	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.3	440 of 1338	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	633 of 1342	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.4	816 of 1321	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	607 of 1106	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	558 of 902	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.3	599 of 1171	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	83.3	182 of 1443	87.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	99.9	1 of 222	99.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	80.7	150 of 1352	88.9%	★★★★☆
2025	77.9	193 of 1346	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	269 of 1381	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	51.9	587 of 1350	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	575 of 1099	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.7	439 of 749	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.9	330 of 1134	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	93.1	33 of 1397	97.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	399 of 1372	70.9%	★★★★☆
2025	66.2	429 of 1366	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.1	310 of 1347	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.6	398 of 1334	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	46.4	584 of 1139	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	523 of 915	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.1	297 of 1196	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	260 of 1446	82.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	175 of 252	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.1	189 of 225	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	56.5	493 of 1199	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.8	470 of 1206	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	518 of 1204	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.9	666 of 1198	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	647 of 1102	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	575 of 1005	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.8	386 of 1128	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.7	323 of 1253	74.2%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	67.0	235 of 896	73.8%	★★★★☆
2025	66.5	245 of 890	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	190 of 897	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	203 of 883	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	154 of 776	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	66.8	172 of 675	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	84.9	93 of 792	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	137 of 838	83.7%	★★★★☆
2017	79.7	120 of 821	85.4%	★★★★☆
2016	85.0	98 of 894	89.0%	★★★★☆
2015	80.9	131 of 919	85.7%	★★★★☆
2014	79.6	144 of 921	84.4%	★★★★☆
2013	73.5	198 of 919	78.5%	★★★★☆
2012	83.9	106 of 900	88.2%	★★★★☆
2011	81.0	102 of 858	88.1%	★★★★☆
2010	80.6	102 of 851	88.0%	★★★★☆
2009	75.9	177 of 847	79.1%	★★★★☆
2008	67.2	311 of 839	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.4	313 of 823	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.9	382 of 806	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	54.4	311 of 789	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.0	386 of 789	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	247 of 771	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.9	193 of 770	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	154 of 657	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	57.5	162 of 521	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.3	94 of 658	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.8	98 of 794	87.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	69.9	166 of 834	80.1%	★★★★☆
2025	67.6	185 of 832	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	108 of 836	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.1	195 of 825	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	64.0	174 of 691	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	54.9	187 of 523	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	88.7	28 of 672	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	85.2	54 of 815	93.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	72.1	178 of 813	78.1%	★★★★☆
2025	76.4	144 of 798	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	122 of 786	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	195 of 776	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	154 of 658	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	64.7	144 of 540	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	92 of 639	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	156 of 797	80.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	94.7	7 of 201	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	86.2	4 of 76	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	77.4	35 of 377	90.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	54.9	272 of 687	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.5	269 of 696	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	215 of 701	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	223 of 688	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.6	167 of 638	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	66.6	145 of 577	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	99 of 624	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	150 of 678	77.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2018)100th percentile

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)89th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2026)71st percentile~ school

Female (2026)67th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)59th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile-40 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2024)97th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)80th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)78th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)61st percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)60th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies50%+11 vs state

Science50%+10 vs state

Math44%+10 vs state

English Language Arts42%~ state avg

Mathematics36%+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)		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 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chesaning Middle School	Public	4-8	431 N 4th St	Chesaning	48616	Saginaw County	Chesaning Union Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 845-7040	584	34	17.1	56.7%	530 (90.8%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (5.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	67	235^th of 896 public middle schools	73.8%		66.5	245^th of 890 public middle schools	72.5%	10	69.3	36.0	43.9	49.5	40.0	37.2	51.8	39.6	51.3	33.3	52.8	46.5	38.3	60.0	$12,495	$760	$11,736
Owosso Middle School	Public	6-8	765 E North St	Owosso	48867	Shiawassee County	Owosso Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 723-3460	641	34	19.0	47.6%	566 (88.3%)	7 (1.1%)	41 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.1%)	29.8	611^th of 896 public middle schools	31.8%		29.5	605^th of 890 public middle schools	32.0%	6	59.4	24.8			21.9	18.4			16.4	18.9		29.8		35.3	$12,693	$1,057	$11,636
KuehnHaven Middle School	Public	4-8	303 Ray St	Montrose	48457	Genesee County	Montrose Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-8831	420	31	13.4	56.2%	355 (84.5%)	6 (1.4%)	28 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.1%)	46.9	445^th of 896 public middle schools	50.3%		45.6	468^th of 890 public middle schools	47.4%	23			37.5	37.1	33.3	34.5	38.5	38.1	29.5	28.2	38.1		23.7		$13,297	$1,258	$12,039
Corunna Middle School	Public	4-7	400 N Comstock St	Corunna	48817	Shiawassee County	Corunna Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 743-5641	438	24	18.2	51.1%	399 (91.1%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	73.2	194^th of 896 public middle schools	78.3%		69.4	217^th of 890 public middle schools	75.6%	23			33.0	43.4	42.1	55.3	36.9	31.0	36.8	43.0	50.0		43.8		$14,653	$1,104	$13,549
Swan Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	453 Van Wormer Rd	Saginaw	48609	Saginaw County	Swan Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 921-2601	408	23	17.9	32.1%	307 (75.2%)	6 (1.5%)	66 (16.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.1%)	89.7	71^st of 896 public middle schools	92.1%		85.2	100^th of 890 public middle schools	88.8%	29	86.0	57.3			54.4	58.4			52.2	46.7		64.0		70.7	$13,168	$654	$12,514
OvidElsie Middle School	Public	6-8	4041 N Hollister Rd	Elsie	48831	Clinton County	Ovid-Elsie Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 862-4238	293	18	16.5	50.2%	271 (92.5%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	65.7	248^th of 896 public middle schools	72.3%		67.7	232^nd of 890 public middle schools	73.9%	16	67.8	50.4			41.1	40.5			29.5	24.1		42.2		67.2	$14,532	$493	$14,039
Flushing Middle School	Public	7-8	8100 Carpenter Rd	Flushing	48433	Genesee County	Flushing Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-2800	636	36	17.8	47.8%	483 (75.9%)	71 (11.2%)	40 (6.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.0%)	69.8	214^th of 896 public middle schools	76.1%		58.7	314^th of 890 public middle schools	64.7%	100	75.0	37.2				41.0				39.6		43.1		60.7	$14,362	$901	$13,461
Hemlock Middle School	Public	5-8	535 N Maple St	Hemlock	48626	Saginaw County	Hemlock Public School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 642-5253	350	20	17.1	24.9%	324 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	77.9	153^rd of 896 public middle schools	82.9%		76.6	159^th of 890 public middle schools	82.1%	6	71.6	45.1		38.6	46.1	43.8		26.3	50.7	46.1	29.8	51.0	19.3	62.7	$11,989	$678	$11,310
BridgeportSpaulding Middle SchoolSchrah	Public	6-8	3675 Southfield Dr	Saginaw	48601	Saginaw County	Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 777-1600	379	22	17.4	97.1%	56 (14.8%)	257 (67.8%)	51 (13.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	9.5	832^nd of 896 public middle schools	7.1%		8.5	838^th of 890 public middle schools	5.8%	6	41.4	4.3			10.3	15.9			3.1	5.6		12.9		14.7	$15,700	$926	$14,774
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Chesaning Middle School

What district is Chesaning Middle School in?

Chesaning Union Schools

Is Chesaning Middle School a good school?

Chesaning Middle School ranks 235^th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Chesaning Middle School attend?

Students who attend Chesaning Middle School usually go on to attend Chesaning Union High School

How many students attend Chesaning Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 584 students attended Chesaning Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Chesaning Middle School?

Students at Chesaning Middle School are 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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