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Eau Claire Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

746^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 17% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Eau Claire Middle School is a small, rural school in Eau Claire, MI, serving 139 students in grades 6-8 within the Eau Claire Public Schools district.

This school faces significant challenges tied to high economic disadvantage—over 91% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate far exceeding nearby schools like Berrien Springs Middle School (58.5%) or Upton Middle School (20.7%). Test scores reflect these hurdles: proficiency in English Language Arts hovers around 15% in 6th and 7th grades, and math proficiency is roughly 18%, compared to state averages near 33-38%. However, there are bright spots. Eighth-grade students taking the PSAT showed notable strength in ELA, with 35-45% reaching proficiency in recent years—a clear sign that literacy gains are happening by the time students reach their final middle school year. Chronic absenteeism has also improved dramatically, dropping from nearly 40% in 2021-2022 to 20.4% in 2024-2025, which is now better than the state average and several local peers like Coloma Junior High School (32.3%) and Dowagiac Middle School (30.2%).

Looking at comparisons, Berrien Springs Middle School, just 3 miles away, serves a similar demographic yet ranks in the 69th percentile statewide with proficiency rates often double or triple Eau Claire's—a clear sign that progress is possible with the right supports. Meanwhile, Fair Plain Middle School in Benton Harbor, with an even higher poverty rate (96%), ranks in the bottom 1%, illustrating the severe impact of concentrated poverty. Spending per student at Eau Claire ($14,119) is comparable to higher-performing schools like Lakeshore Middle School ($14,484), suggesting that funding alone isn't the answer—how resources are used matters more. The school has also shown capacity for success with English Language Learners, having ranked in the 89th percentile for this group in 2017-2018, and currently sits at the 46th percentile. While overall performance remains low, the improving attendance, 8th-grade literacy gains, and pockets of subgroup success offer a foundation to build on.

139

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,119

Per pupil spending ?

91.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7450 Hochberger Rd
Eau Claire, MI 49111-9762

(269) 461-6997

District: Eau Claire Public Schools

Students who attend Eau Claire Middle School usually attend:

High:

Eau Claire High School

Feeder schools for Eau Claire Middle School:

Elementary:

Lybrook Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.9%

African American:

28.1%

White:

20.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg23%

Michigan avg41%

746^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

547^th of 625Eau Claire 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
2026	16.2	746 of 896	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.2	764 of 890	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	818 of 897	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	807 of 883	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	643 of 776	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	632 of 675	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	708 of 792	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	714 of 838	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.3	784 of 821	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.0	755 of 894	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.9	649 of 919	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.3	715 of 921	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.6	755 of 919	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.2	641 of 900	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	44.7	611 of 858	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	27.3	267 of 366	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	40.8	58 of 108	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	76.2	17 of 154	89.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	14.9	682 of 789	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.4	644 of 789	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	701 of 770	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	468 of 657	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	582 of 658	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	638 of 794	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	8.7	257 of 260	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.5	223 of 265	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	209 of 246	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	190 of 266	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	17.0	722 of 834	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.1	712 of 832	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	768 of 836	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	751 of 825	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	504 of 691	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	481 of 523	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	581 of 672	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	646 of 815	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	651 of 813	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.5	694 of 798	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	722 of 786	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	729 of 776	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	561 of 658	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	582 of 639	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	680 of 797	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	395 of 687	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.7	617 of 701	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	602 of 688	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	431 of 577	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	506 of 624	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	633 of 678	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)46th percentile+30 vs school

White (2026)43rd percentile+26 vs school

African American (2018)27th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)20th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)14th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)1st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies27%-24 vs state

Science22%-17 vs state

Math18%-14 vs state

English Language Arts14%-23 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 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
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%)	16.2	746^th of 896 public middle schools	16.7%		14.2	764^th of 890 public middle schools	14.2%	18	35.6	343.6		15.8	13.2		1565.9	18.4		22.2		26.7	$14,119	$1,406	$12,713
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%)	61.5	281^st of 896 public middle schools	68.6%		55.7	342^nd of 890 public middle schools	61.6%	61	62.8	38.5		38.5	40.5		30.7	37.4		42.9		55.1	$15,753	$874	$14,879
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%)	83.8	115^th of 896 public middle schools	87.2%		84.7	103^rd of 890 public middle schools	88.4%	12	74.2	47.4		54.5	44.5		56.5	49.5		62.1		63.7	$14,484	$947	$13,537
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%)	87.8	87^th of 896 public middle schools	90.3%		89.8	73^rd of 890 public middle schools	91.8%	14	88.0	52.9		51.2	50.0		52.7	50.4		62.7		70.2	$13,256	$536	$12,720
Fair Plain Middle School	Public	6-8	120 E Napier Ave	Benton Harbor	49022	Berrien County	Benton Harbor Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 605-1400	240	22	10.9	96.3%	4 (1.7%)	219 (91.3%)	10 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)								(n/a)	20.3	310.4		1561.3	6.6		1546.4	1650.5		1765.1		1772.4	$27,660	$10,092	$17,568
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%)	58.4	317^th of 896 public middle schools	64.6%		67.2	237^th of 890 public middle schools	73.4%	80			55.2	34.1	45.2	32.8	32.6	35.7	44.8		35.2		$11,749	$344	$11,405
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%)	56.7	338^th of 896 public middle schools	62.3%		56.4	338^th of 890 public middle schools	62.0%		68.7	38.1		39.2	37.4		28.8	33.0		42.6		40.8	$14,765	$1,195	$13,569
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%)	34.7	569^th of 896 public middle schools	36.5%		47.2	443^rd of 890 public middle schools	50.2%	126	55.0	21.7		29.9	27.2		19.5	17.6		33.9		43.0	$14,312	$1,227	$13,085
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%)	86.4	97^th of 896 public middle schools	89.2%		91.2	62^nd of 890 public middle schools	93.0%	35	85.2	67.2	61.0	47.8	61.2	54.2	43.3	40.3	55.9	60.7	37.3	82.0	$19,661	$459	$19,202
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%)	45.5	459^th of 896 public middle schools	48.8%		40.4	523^rd of 890 public middle schools	41.2%	64	68.2	23.5			26.5			14.3		40.0		56.5	$13,822	$946	$12,876

Frequently Asked Questions about Eau Claire Middle School

What district is Eau Claire Middle School in?

Eau Claire Public Schools

How many students attend Eau Claire Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 139 students attended Eau Claire Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Eau Claire Middle School?

Students at Eau Claire Middle School are 49% Hispanic, 28% African American, 20% White, 3% Two or more races.

Is Eau Claire Middle School a good school?

Eau Claire Middle School ranks in the bottom 16.7% of Michigan middle schools.

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