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DeWitt Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

56^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 94% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

DeWitt Middle School is a public middle school in DeWitt, Michigan, serving 736 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the DeWitt Public Schools district, which is ranked 28th out of 613 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

DeWitt Middle School has consistently ranked among the top middle schools in Michigan, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade. The school's students outperform the state average in M-Step and PSAT assessments, with proficiency rates ranging from 56.6% to 71.2% in M-Step subjects and 51.5% to 87.6% in PSAT assessments, compared to state averages of 31.5% to 47% and 30.4% to 65.3%, respectively. The school also demonstrates strong performance across various student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, and white students, as well as students with special needs and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While DeWitt Middle School's chronic absenteeism rate of 14.1% is lower than the state average, the school has seen an increase in recent years, from 16.1% in 2022-2023 to 29.5% in 2023-2024. This trend is worth monitoring and addressing. Compared to nearby schools, such as Haslett Middle School, DeWitt Middle School outperforms in academic metrics, but some other nearby schools, like Bath Middle School and MacDonald Middle School, also demonstrate strong academic performance.

754

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,052

Per pupil spending ?

11.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2957 W Herbison Rd
Dewitt, MI 48820-7984

(517) 668-3200

District: DeWitt Public Schools

Students who attend DeWitt Middle School usually attend:

High:

DeWitt High School

Feeder schools for DeWitt Middle School:

Elementary:	David Scott Elementary School
	Schavey Road Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.9%

Hispanic:

7.6%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (63% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Michigan middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg63%

Michigan avg41%

56^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 6%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 613DeWitt Public 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	92.0	56 of 890	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	57 of 897	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	55 of 883	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	42 of 776	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	82.6	82 of 675	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	88.3	74 of 792	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	87.2	88 of 838	89.5%	★★★★☆
2017	84.3	91 of 821	88.9%	★★★★☆
2016	91.2	59 of 894	93.4%	★★★★★
2015	90.6	56 of 919	93.9%	★★★★★
2014	80.7	132 of 921	85.7%	★★★★☆
2013	85.0	94 of 919	89.8%	★★★★☆
2012	83.6	112 of 900	87.6%	★★★★☆
2011	85.4	43 of 858	95.0%	★★★★★
2010	82.2	77 of 851	91.0%	★★★★★
2009	82.8	82 of 847	90.3%	★★★★★
2008	86.1	49 of 839	94.2%	★★★★★
2007	81.4	102 of 823	87.6%	★★★★☆
2006	84.8	65 of 806	91.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	91.2	53 of 789	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	48 of 771	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.4	62 of 770	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	92.3	29 of 657	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	79.3	71 of 521	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	72 of 658	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	100 of 794	87.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	38 of 265	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.6	17 of 257	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	67.4	70 of 246	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	20 of 138	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	73.1	15 of 69	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	51.8	62 of 137	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.1	48 of 266	82.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	56 of 832	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	16 of 836	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	80.4	85 of 825	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	91.5	29 of 691	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	53.9	194 of 523	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.9	193 of 672	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	108 of 815	86.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	64 of 798	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	62 of 786	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	46 of 776	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	50 of 658	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	78.8	79 of 540	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	71 of 639	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	87.2	78 of 797	90.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	82 of 190	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	56 of 176	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.7	31 of 163	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	35.1	96 of 156	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	20 of 244	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	72.2	27 of 201	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	41.9	111 of 199	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.9	146 of 377	61.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	90.4	55 of 696	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	51 of 701	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	52 of 688	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	27 of 638	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	82.5	77 of 577	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	87.5	63 of 624	89.9%	★★★★★
2018	82.8	89 of 678	86.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)57th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies71%+24 vs state

English Language Arts61%+22 vs state

Math59%+26 vs state

Science58%+17 vs state

Mathematics52%+21 vs state

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Schools Near DeWitt Middle School

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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 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
DeWitt Middle School	Public	6-8	2957 W Herbison Rd	Dewitt	48820	Clinton County	DeWitt Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 668-3200	754	40	18.6	11.3%	625 (82.9%)	18 (2.4%)	57 (7.6%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.7%)	92	56^th of 890 public middle schools	93.7%		92.6	57^th of 897 public middle schools	93.6%	1	87.6	51.5			57.8	64.2			56.6	60.8		58.2		71.2	$13,052	$611	$12,440
Sheridan Road	Public	5-8	16900 Cedar St	Lansing	48906	Clinton County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1630	356	19	19.2	96.3%	74 (20.8%)	129 (36.2%)	86 (24.2%)	18 (5.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (12.6%)	7.5	848^th of 890 public middle schools	4.7%		8.9	838^th of 897 public middle schools	6.6%	10	31.9			13.5	8.5	15.6		6.6		9.1	10.0	5.7	4.4	8.7	$17,668	$4,655	$13,013
East Intermediate School	Public	5-6	3131 W Michigan Ave	Lansing	48917	Ingham County	Waverly Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 484-8830	429	28	15.3	61.3%	109 (25.4%)	144 (33.6%)	106 (24.7%)	11 (2.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (13.1%)								(n/a)				25.9	24.7			6.9	13.0		14.9		10.3		$15,945	$1,485	$14,459
Bath Middle School	Public	6-8	13675 Webster Rd	Bath	48808	Clinton County	Bath Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 641-6781	241	14	17.7	41.5%	194 (80.5%)	4 (1.7%)	19 (7.9%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (8.3%)	66.8	240^th of 890 public middle schools	73.0%		58.3	298^th of 897 public middle schools	66.8%	58	72.5	20.9			43.1	40.5			39.4	45.9		48.4		60.2	$14,509	$449	$14,060
Waverly Middle School	Public	7-8	620 Snow Rd	Lansing	48917	Eaton County	Waverly Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 321-7240	451	26	17.6	55.0%	123 (27.3%)	162 (35.9%)	96 (21.3%)	19 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.9%)	21.2	680^th of 890 public middle schools	23.6%		27.2	639^th of 897 public middle schools	28.8%	41	50.5	9.4				24.9				12.1		20.2		30.3	$17,565	$1,499	$16,066
Leon W Hayes Intermediate School	Public	5-6	12620 Nixon Rd	Grand Ledge	48837	Eaton County	Grand Ledge Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 925-5740	810	45	17.9	25.9%	559 (69.0%)	28 (3.5%)	103 (12.7%)	40 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (9.9%)								(n/a)				49.1	45.4			37.1	32.1		51.9		38.5		$12,210	$1,508	$10,702
MacDonald Middle School	Public	6-8	1601 Burcham Dr	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 333-7600	857	44	19.5	37.2%	453 (52.9%)	154 (18.0%)	113 (13.2%)	37 (4.3%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (11.0%)	70	211^th of 890 public middle schools	76.3%		75.4	169^th of 897 public middle schools	81.2%	42	74.9	38.0			44.0	50.8			31.5	35.8		51.9		54.1	$12,385	$577	$11,807
Mt Hope School	Public	4-8	4000 Woodcreek Ln	Lansing	48911	Eaton County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1550	323	20	16.3	92.0%	89 (27.6%)	116 (35.9%)	56 (17.3%)	6 (1.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	52 (16.1%)	12.3	788^th of 890 public middle schools	11.5%		14	774^th of 897 public middle schools	13.7%	14	33.8	10.0	26.8	12.2	17.3	22.2	24.4	5.0	7.7	11.1	11.0	17.9	3.8	15.6	$28,015	$5,395	$22,620
Kenneth T Beagle Middle School	Public	7-8	600 W South St	Grand Ledge	48837	Eaton County	Grand Ledge Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 925-5680	835	44	18.9	23.6%	609 (72.9%)	30 (3.6%)	102 (12.2%)	34 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.1%)	81.1	127^th of 890 public middle schools	85.7%		80.2	125^th of 897 public middle schools	86.1%	2	75.8	37.4				53.4				45.5		54.7		71.3	$12,098	$1,073	$11,026
Haslett Middle School	Public	6-8	1535 Franklin St	Haslett	48840	Ingham County	Haslett Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 339-8233	660	37	18.0	23.2%	459 (69.5%)	24 (3.6%)	77 (11.7%)	34 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (9.7%)	89	80^th of 890 public middle schools	91.0%		94.4	35^th of 897 public middle schools	96.1%	45	85.6	59.5			41.7	59.5			53.9	58.7		63.3		69.9	$14,007	$594	$13,413

Frequently Asked Questions about DeWitt Middle School

What high school do graduates of DeWitt Middle School attend?

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

What is the racial makeup of DeWitt Middle School?

Students at DeWitt Middle School are 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is DeWitt Middle School in?

DeWitt Public Schools

How many students attend DeWitt Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 754 students attended DeWitt Middle School.

Is DeWitt Middle School a good school?

Yes. DeWitt Middle School ranks in the top 6.3% of Michigan middle schools.

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