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Farwell Middle School

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Farwell Middle School ranks 563 rd of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 4-7

563^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 37% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Farwell Middle School is a public magnet middle school serving grades 4-7 in Farwell, Michigan, with 306 students. The school is part of the Farwell Area Schools district, which is ranked 394 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Farwell Middle School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Michigan middle schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 384 and 625 and a 1-3 star rating.

Farwell Middle School consistently underperforms the state average on M-Step assessments across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 19.4% of 4th graders were proficient in ELA compared to the state average of 42.4%, and math proficiency rates are even lower, with only 13.9% of 4th graders and 9.7% of 5th graders meeting proficiency. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 32% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Farwell Middle School serves a predominantly low-income population, with 66.56% to 79.08% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Compared to nearby schools like Chippewa Hills Middle School, Mt. Pleasant Middle School, and Clare Middle School, Farwell Middle School performs significantly worse on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and serving more affluent populations. Farwell Middle School's performance has also declined over the past 10 years, suggesting the need for significant interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

281

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,866

Per pupil spending ?

78.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 E Ohio St
Farwell, MI 48622-9339

(989) 588-9915

District: Farwell Area Schools

Students who attend Farwell Middle School usually attend:

High:

Farwell High School

Feeder schools for Farwell Middle School:

Elementary:

Farwell Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.2%

Hispanic:

4.6%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 29th percentile in 2022 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 37th (2025) from a 29th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (23% vs 37% meeting standards)

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

!Math scores 16 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg23%

Michigan avg37%

Elementary school

1,076^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 14 pts since 2019

From bottom 42% (2019) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

563^rd of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Michigan Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

394^th of 613Farwell Area 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
2025	25.2	1076 of 1488	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	1019 of 1486	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	1013 of 1470	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.2	1096 of 1344	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	935 of 1153	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	820 of 1408	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	999 of 1338	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	1093 of 1342	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	1097 of 1321	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	943 of 1106	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	779 of 902	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	744 of 1171	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.4	790 of 1443	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	960 of 1346	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.0	867 of 1381	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	942 of 1350	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.6	974 of 1099	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	564 of 749	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.1	550 of 1134	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	548 of 1397	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	1107 of 1366	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	892 of 1347	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	926 of 1334	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.8	1018 of 1139	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	811 of 915	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	744 of 1196	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	917 of 1446	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	20.4	372 of 403	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	1099 of 1206	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	1061 of 1204	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	1059 of 1198	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	1043 of 1102	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	921 of 1005	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	799 of 1128	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	950 of 1253	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	563 of 890	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	625 of 897	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	591 of 883	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.6	553 of 776	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.1	431 of 675	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	542 of 792	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.3	384 of 838	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.8	385 of 821	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.2	497 of 894	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.8	440 of 919	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.3	410 of 921	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	25.6	719 of 919	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.7	580 of 900	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.9	621 of 858	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	52.3	547 of 851	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.7	670 of 847	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.6	709 of 839	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.5	604 of 823	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	42.1	602 of 806	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	520 of 789	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.0	685 of 771	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	552 of 770	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	478 of 657	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	442 of 521	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	446 of 658	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.4	323 of 794	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	496 of 832	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	605 of 836	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	590 of 825	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	490 of 691	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	59.7	157 of 523	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	36.0	448 of 672	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.0	218 of 815	73.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	567 of 798	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	530 of 786	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	568 of 776	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	553 of 658	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.1	303 of 540	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.1	523 of 639	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.6	390 of 797	51.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	575 of 696	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	610 of 701	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	584 of 688	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	546 of 638	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	420 of 577	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	509 of 624	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.2	402 of 678	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)19th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2018)8th percentile

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science33%-7 vs state

English Language Arts25%-16 vs state

Social Studies18%-12 vs state

Math18%-16 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, December 10, 2009

Excellant school! The principals and teachers really care about their students. If a student is struggling, they make every effort to get extra help for those students. I would highly recommend this school to anyone moving into the area. They have a high AYP score, and you can really tell they care about the kids. Close Quote

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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
Farwell Middle School	Public, Magnet	4-7	500 E Ohio St	Farwell	48622	Clare County	Farwell Area Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 588-9915	281	17	16.2	78.3%	259 (92.2%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	34.6	563^rd of 890 public middle schools	36.7%		28.8	625^th of 897 public middle schools	30.3%	62			19.4	29.2	32.3	21.5	13.9	9.7	30.2	20.0	33.3		18.1		$14,866	$3,811	$11,055
Clare Middle School	Public	5-8	209 E State St	Clare	48617	Clare County	Clare Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 386-9979	474	29	16.2	41.6%	419 (88.4%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	45	474^th of 890 public middle schools	46.7%		48.5	423^rd of 897 public middle schools	52.8%	51	68.4	30.8		30.8	26.5	24.5		21.2	21.2	20.0	32.2	42.7	31.4	49.6	$13,326	$1,060	$12,266
Harrison Middle School	Public	6-8	710 S 5th St	Harrison	48625	Clare County	Harrison Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 539-7194	279	15	18.2	79.6%	261 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	27.7	621^st of 890 public middle schools	30.2%		18.2	727^th of 897 public middle schools	19.0%	106	64.3	15.3			16.5	7.7			5.5	3.3		43.9		38.1	$15,715	$4,100	$11,615
Mt Pleasant Middle School	Public	6-8	440 S Bradley St	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Mt. Pleasant City School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 775-2221	666	48	13.9	44.4%	487 (73.1%)	15 (2.3%)	50 (7.5%)	10 (1.5%)	52 (7.8%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (7.5%)	54.7	352^nd of 890 public middle schools	60.4%		58.3	299^th of 897 public middle schools	66.7%	53	67.3	26.7			33.2	43.8			21.9	31.3		45.2		52.1	$16,198	$1,675	$14,523
Chippewa Hills Middle School	Public	5-8	3102 Arthur Rd	Remus	49340	Mecosta County	Chippewa Hills School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 967-2200	503	30	16.8	58.1%	438 (87.1%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.6%)	60.4	298^th of 890 public middle schools	66.5%		53	363^rd of 897 public middle schools	59.5%	65	78.0	19.7		32.5	46.0	31.8		23.6	39.8	33.3	43.1	45.3	32.5	50.8	$13,829	$1,689	$12,140

Frequently Asked Questions about Farwell Middle School

What district is Farwell Middle School in?

Farwell Area Schools

How many students attend Farwell Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 281 students attended Farwell Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Farwell Middle School attend?

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

Is Farwell Middle School a good school?

Farwell Middle School ranks 563^rd of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Farwell Middle School?

Students at Farwell Middle School are 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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