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Hartford Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

734^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 18% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Hartford Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Hartford, Michigan, with 314 students. The school is part of the Hartford Public Schools district, which is ranked 500 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hartford Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Michigan middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years. The school significantly underperforms compared to state averages on M-Step and PSAT assessments, with only 20.8% of 6th graders proficient in ELA and 8.2% proficient in math, compared to state averages of 38.6% and 31.5%, respectively. Hartford Middle School also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.3% to 33.8% over the past few years, much higher than the state average.

When comparing Hartford Middle School to nearby middle schools, such as Dowagiac Middle School, it becomes clear that the school is an outlier in terms of academic performance and other key metrics. Dowagiac Middle School, which is about 17 miles away, outperforms Hartford Middle School across all subject areas and grade levels, with significantly higher proficiency rates. This suggests that Hartford Middle School and the Hartford Public Schools district may need to implement significant changes to address the root causes of the school's challenges, such as low academic achievement and high chronic absenteeism.

321

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,249

Per pupil spending ?

80.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

141 School St
Hartford, MI 49057-1183

(269) 621-7200

District: Hartford Public Schools

Students who attend Hartford Middle School usually attend:

High:

Hartford High School

Feeder schools for Hartford Middle School:

Elementary:

Redwood Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.2%

White:

37.4%

African American:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 11th percentile in 2021 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 18th (2025) from a 11th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 26 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg20%

Michigan avg41%

734^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Michigan Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

500^th of 613Hartford 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	16.4	734 of 890	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	784 of 897	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	715 of 883	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	672 of 776	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	604 of 675	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	688 of 792	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	723 of 838	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.1	689 of 821	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.8	704 of 894	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.7	691 of 919	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.1	667 of 921	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.9	581 of 919	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.0	676 of 900	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	46.6	589 of 858	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.1	716 of 851	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.5	694 of 847	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.0	657 of 839	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.4	640 of 823	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.0	682 of 806	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	26.4	124 of 154	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	661 of 789	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	715 of 771	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	673 of 770	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	639 of 657	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	461 of 521	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	550 of 658	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	672 of 794	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	256 of 265	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	250 of 257	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	228 of 246	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	125 of 138	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	65 of 69	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	121 of 137	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	258 of 266	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	703 of 832	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	747 of 836	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	647 of 825	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	581 of 691	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	440 of 523	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	545 of 672	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	690 of 815	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	714 of 798	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	701 of 786	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	606 of 776	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	499 of 658	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	484 of 540	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	570 of 639	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	646 of 797	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	625 of 696	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	653 of 701	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	611 of 688	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	581 of 638	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	525 of 577	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	550 of 624	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	611 of 678	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2018)19th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies27%-20 vs state

English Language Arts19%-20 vs state

Science16%-25 vs state

Math11%-21 vs state

Mathematics4%-26 vs state

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Schools Near Hartford 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 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
Hartford Middle School	Public	6-8	141 School St	Hartford	49057	Van Buren County	Hartford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 621-7200	321	15	21.4	80.7%	120 (37.4%)	5 (1.6%)	190 (59.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	16.4	734^th of 890 public middle schools	17.5%		13.4	784^th of 897 public middle schools	12.6%	50	48.9	4.4		20.8	17.5		8.2	14.6		16.3		27.4	$13,249	$961	$12,288
Watervliet Middle School	Public	6-8	450 E Saint Joseph St	Watervliet	49098	Berrien County	Watervliet School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 463-0780	309	19	16.1	64.7%	216 (69.9%)	4 (1.3%)	69 (22.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	53	374^th of 890 public middle schools	58.0%		55.6	325^th of 897 public middle schools	63.8%	49	69.1	43.9		34.6	27.3		26.9	23.6		52.4		48.1	$15,054	$1,326	$13,728
Bangor Middle School	Public	5-8	803 W Arlington St	Bangor	49013	Van Buren County	Bangor Public Schools (Van Buren)	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 427-6800	272	20	13.3	65.4%	131 (48.2%)	12 (4.4%)	111 (40.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	22.4	671^st of 890 public middle schools	24.6%		20.8	697^th of 897 public middle schools	22.3%	26	61.1	7.4	19.1	19.4	22.6	7.6	10.8	12.9	15.2	26.3	8.8	29.8	$15,828	$2,197	$13,631
Covert Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	35323 M 140 Hwy	Covert	49043	Van Buren County	Covert Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 764-3739	79	5	15.2	70.9%	12 (15.2%)	7 (8.9%)	55 (69.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.3%)	14.1	765^th of 890 public middle schools	14.0%		26.8	640^th of 897 public middle schools	28.7%	125	30.4			14.8	12.0			11.1		24.0		28.0	$19,739	$2,261	$17,478
Coloma Junior High School	Public	6-8	302 W Saint Joseph St	Coloma	49038	Berrien County	Coloma Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 468-2405	228	13	17.0	76.8%	144 (63.2%)	18 (7.9%)	49 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.5%)	35.1	556^th of 890 public middle schools	37.5%		37.9	534^th of 897 public middle schools	40.5%	22	60.2	32.5		23.8	35.6		17.9	19.7		30.6		24.7	$15,895	$1,519	$14,376
Paw Paw Middle School	Public	6-8	313 W Michigan Ave	Paw Paw	49079	Van Buren County	Paw Paw Public School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 415-5500	498	28	17.9	37.6%	411 (82.5%)	3 (0.6%)	58 (11.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.4%)	41.9	509^th of 890 public middle schools	42.8%		46.8	447^th of 897 public middle schools	50.2%	62	66.5	19.5		27.6	33.6		18.4	32.9		36.4		38.5	$15,770	$2,777	$12,993
Baseline Middle School	Public	6-8	7357 Baseline Rd	South Haven	49090	Allegan County	South Haven Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 637-0530	377	26	14.6	59.4%	230 (61.0%)	37 (9.8%)	57 (15.1%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (11.4%)	37.9	539^th of 890 public middle schools	39.4%		35.7	553^rd of 897 public middle schools	38.4%	14	53.7	19.4		31.5	31.9		22.0	25.0		29.9		46.8	$14,877	$1,586	$13,291
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%)	47.2	443^rd of 890 public middle schools	50.2%		43.3	479^th of 897 public middle schools	46.6%	36	65.5	26.9		33.6	37.6		21.5	26.3		33.6		50.0	$14,588	$1,812	$12,777
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%)	5.1	877^th of 890 public middle schools	1.5%		4	896^th of 897 public middle schools	0.1%	19	16.9	4.5		10.7	5.4					9.0		10.1	$25,339	$14,880	$10,459
Lawton Middle School	Public	5-8	100 Blue Pride Dr	Lawton	49065	Van Buren County	Lawton Community School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 624-7600	325	19	17.3	61.2%	257 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (14.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.2%)	48.7	424^th of 890 public middle schools	52.4%		40.3	509^th of 897 public middle schools	43.3%	85	65.2	25.8	44.7	30.0	28.9	29.4	24.7	30.1	43.5	43.9	45.9	56.1	$00	$00	$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Hartford Middle School

What district is Hartford Middle School in?

Hartford Public Schools

What high school do graduates of Hartford Middle School attend?

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

How many students attend Hartford Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 321 students attended Hartford Middle School.

Is Hartford Middle School a good school?

Hartford Middle School ranks in the bottom 17.5% of Michigan middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Hartford Middle School?

Students at Hartford Middle School are 59% Hispanic, 37% White, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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