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EF Rittmueller Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

51^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 94% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

EF Rittmueller Middle School in Frankenmuth, MI, serves 368 students in grades 5 through 8 and is part of the highly-rated Frankenmuth School District, which holds a 5-star rating and ranks in the 97th percentile statewide.

This school is a true standout in its region. In the 2025-2026 school year, EF Rittmueller ranked 51st out of 896 Michigan middle schools (94th percentile), while the next highest-ranked nearby school, Marshall Greene Middle School in Birch Run, came in at 327th. The academic gap is dramatic: 7th-grade math proficiency at EF Rittmueller was 67.3%, compared to 34.7% at Marshall Greene, 31.6% at Clio Middle School, and just 4.11% at Mt Morris Middle School. The school also excels in social studies, with 8th-grade proficiency at 82.4% versus the state average of 50.3%. Notably, EF Rittmueller achieves these results while spending $11,972 per student—significantly less than many lower-performing neighbors like Thompson Middle School ($16,877) and Saginaw Middle School ($22,594).

What makes this school particularly impressive is its effectiveness with all learners. Its low-income students ranked 34th out of 834 schools statewide (96th percentile), earning a 5-star rating—a sign that the school's teaching strategies close achievement gaps. The school also shows a notable strength in accelerating achievement for male students, who ranked 30th statewide compared to female students at 84th. Chronic absenteeism sits at 14.9%, nearly half the state average of 27.9%, though it has crept up from 8.6% in 2022-2023. With only 18.75% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, the school serves a relatively affluent community, but its consistent top-tier results across subjects and subgroups make it a clear "pocket of excellence" in a region where many surrounding schools face significant challenges.

368

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,972

Per pupil spending ?

18.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

965 E Genesee St
Frankenmuth, MI 48734-1229

(989) 652-6119

District: Frankenmuth School District

Students who attend EF Rittmueller Middle School usually attend:

High:

Frankenmuth High School

Feeder schools for EF Rittmueller Middle School:

Elementary:

Lorenz C List School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.6%

Hispanic:

5.2%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2016 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (63% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Michigan middle schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg63%

Michigan avg39%

51^st of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From top 9% (2016) to top 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 625Frankenmuth School District 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	93.2	51 of 896	94.3%	★★★★★
2025	88.7	85 of 890	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.2	83 of 897	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	83.6	111 of 883	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	87.5	76 of 776	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	84.6	74 of 675	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	88.0	76 of 792	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	59 of 838	93.0%	★★★★★
2017	87.9	70 of 821	91.5%	★★★★★
2016	88.0	79 of 894	91.2%	★★★★★
2015	88.4	67 of 919	92.7%	★★★★★
2014	82.1	116 of 921	87.4%	★★★★☆
2013	84.6	97 of 919	89.4%	★★★★☆
2012	82.9	117 of 900	87.0%	★★★★☆
2011	80.7	105 of 858	87.8%	★★★★☆
2010	84.2	48 of 851	94.4%	★★★★★
2009	83.8	71 of 847	91.6%	★★★★★
2008	85.7	51 of 839	93.9%	★★★★★
2007	86.5	32 of 823	96.1%	★★★★★
2006	87.9	33 of 806	95.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	86.0	84 of 789	89.4%	★★★★☆
2025	82.9	97 of 789	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	105 of 771	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	119 of 770	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	79 of 657	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	83.2	57 of 521	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	84.2	78 of 658	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	91.1	54 of 794	93.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	90.1	34 of 834	95.9%	★★★★★
2025	79.6	100 of 832	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	87.7	43 of 836	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	76.0	114 of 825	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	91.7	24 of 691	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	66.5	115 of 523	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	37 of 672	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	80.0	84 of 815	89.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	95.3	30 of 813	96.3%	★★★★★
2025	89.2	65 of 798	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.0	59 of 786	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	80.3	112 of 776	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	87.4	67 of 658	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	86 of 540	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	86.6	73 of 639	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	89.1	63 of 797	92.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	90.3	51 of 687	92.6%	★★★★★
2025	84.2	87 of 696	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	87 of 701	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	126 of 688	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	90 of 638	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	81.3	79 of 577	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	85.9	71 of 624	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	88.2	62 of 678	90.9%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2026)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)96th percentile~ school

White (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)89th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies69%+30 vs state

Science65%+25 vs state

English Language Arts61%+21 vs state

Math56%+24 vs state

Mathematics51%+18 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
EF Rittmueller Middle School	Public	5-8	965 E Genesee St	Frankenmuth	48734	Saginaw County	Frankenmuth School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 652-6119	368	18	20.9	18.8%	326 (88.6%)	4 (1.1%)	19 (5.2%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	93.2	51^st of 896 public middle schools	94.3%		88.7	85^th of 890 public middle schools	90.4%	34	79.8	51.2		61.8	64.2	58.2		38.2	62.1	67.3	65.2	64.7	56.2	82.4	$11,972	$195	$11,777
Marshall Greene Middle School	Public	5-8	8225 Main St	Birch Run	48415	Saginaw County	Birch Run Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 624-5821	548	30	18.1	52.6%	494 (90.1%)	14 (2.6%)	30 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	57.5	327^th of 896 public middle schools	63.5%		52.7	381^st of 890 public middle schools	57.2%	54	62.3	30.8		32.3	34.5	40.7		32.3	35.2	34.7	46.0	41.6	22.6	52.3	$12,885	$895	$11,990
Reese Middle School	Public	6-8	1696 S Van Buren Rd	Reese	48757	Tuscola County	Reese Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 868-4191	161	8	21.2	52.8%	128 (79.5%)	4 (2.5%)	19 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.6%)	42	498^th of 896 public middle schools	44.4%		26.5	629^th of 890 public middle schools	29.3%	131	58.0	24.0			43.3	30.5			30.0	23.7		26.0		36.0	$13,188	$1,747	$11,441
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
Clio Middle School	Public	6-8	300 Rogers Ldg	Clio	48420	Genesee County	Clio Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-0503	564	29	19.7	65.2%	496 (87.9%)	10 (1.8%)	35 (6.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	52.7	382^nd of 896 public middle schools	57.4%		44.3	486^th of 890 public middle schools	45.4%	104	72.6	39.1			23.7	40.6			26.8	31.6		36.0		48.3	$14,650	$1,089	$13,561
Millington Junior High School	Public	6-8	8780 Dean Dr	Millington	48746	Tuscola County	Millington Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 660-2407	240	14	17.0	47.1%	234 (97.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.5	432^nd of 896 public middle schools	51.8%		44.6	480^th of 890 public middle schools	46.1%	48	75.8	30.5			25.0	35.6			15.5	19.2		42.1		50.5	$13,313	$1,126	$12,187
Saginaw Middle School	Public	6-8	3100 Webber St	Saginaw	48601	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(989) 399-6000	134	5	26.8	94.8%	12 (9.0%)	105 (78.4%)	10 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	5 (3.7%)	5.7	884^th of 896 public middle schools	1.3%					(n/a)					5.0	8.8			2.5	2.7					$22,594	$2,384	$20,210
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
Carrollton Middle School	Public	6-8	3211 Carla Dr	Saginaw	48604	Saginaw County	Carrollton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 753-9704	344	23	14.7	82.6%	121 (35.2%)	93 (27.0%)	103 (29.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.3%)	29.2	620^th of 896 public middle schools	30.8%		20.5	689^th of 890 public middle schools	22.6%	69	59.2	17.5			21.8	25.2			5.9	7.8		32.1		49.0	$16,875	$2,280	$14,595
Thompson Middle School	Public	6-8	3021 Court St	Saginaw	48602	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 399-5600	585	27	21.6	90.9%	117 (20.0%)	349 (59.7%)	96 (16.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	18 (3.1%)	7.1	865^th of 896 public middle schools	3.5%		5.8	866^th of 890 public middle schools	2.7%	1	30.6	2.7			8.4	16.0			5.8	3.8		9.2		13.0	$16,877	$3,132	$13,745

Frequently Asked Questions about EF Rittmueller Middle School

Is EF Rittmueller Middle School a good school?

Yes. EF Rittmueller Middle School ranks in the top 5.7% of Michigan middle schools.

What high school do graduates of EF Rittmueller Middle School attend?

Students who attend EF Rittmueller Middle School usually go on to attend Frankenmuth High School

How many students attend EF Rittmueller Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 368 students attended EF Rittmueller Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of EF Rittmueller Middle School?

Students at EF Rittmueller Middle School are 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% African American.

What district is EF Rittmueller Middle School in?

Frankenmuth School District

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