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Homer Middle School

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Homer Middle School ranks 310 th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

310^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 65% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Homer Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 5-8 in the Homer Community School District in Homer, Michigan. The school has 264 students and is rated 3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, with the district as a whole ranked 288 out of 613 school districts in the state.

While Homer Middle School has seen increased spending per student, from $11,707 in 2020-2021 to $16,004 in 2023-2024, this has not translated into improved academic outcomes. The school consistently struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.6% to 30.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's test scores in subjects like English Language Arts, Math, and Science are generally below the state averages. When compared to nearby middle schools like Western Middle School, Hanover-Horton Middle School, and Quincy Middle School, Homer Middle School's performance is consistently lower, with lower test scores and rankings.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio, which has decreased from 15.3 in 2021-2022 to 13.5 in 2023-2024, Homer Middle School's academic challenges persist. The school serves a significant population of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 51.89% to 57.2% of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch over the past few years. This may contribute to the school's struggles, and addressing the unique needs of its student population could be key to improving academic achievement.

268

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,004

Per pupil spending ?

57.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

403 S Hillsdale St
Homer, MI 49245-1247

(517) 568-4456

District: Homer Community School District

Students who attend Homer Middle School usually attend:

High:

Homer Community High School

Feeder schools for Homer Middle School:

Elementary:

Lillian Fletcher Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.3%

Hispanic:

5.2%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 65th percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Michigan median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg39%

Michigan avg39%

310^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 35%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

288^th of 613Homer Community 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
2025	59.1	310 of 890	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.1	587 of 897	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	575 of 883	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	521 of 776	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.3	595 of 675	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	567 of 792	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	583 of 838	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.2	601 of 821	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.7	582 of 894	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	61.8	324 of 919	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	37.5	625 of 921	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.9	320 of 919	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.5	416 of 900	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	75.3	180 of 858	79.0%	★★★★☆
2010	72.2	247 of 851	71.0%	★★★★☆
2009	77.7	146 of 847	82.8%	★★★★☆
2008	77.5	156 of 839	81.4%	★★★★☆
2007	48.5	546 of 823	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	32.6	655 of 806	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	253 of 789	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	388 of 771	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	540 of 770	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.4	355 of 657	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.8	435 of 521	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	468 of 658	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	532 of 794	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	357 of 832	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.8	649 of 836	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.9	514 of 825	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	536 of 691	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	386 of 523	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	469 of 672	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	517 of 815	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	346 of 798	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	18.0	655 of 786	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	556 of 776	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	521 of 658	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	483 of 540	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	507 of 639	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	549 of 797	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	15.8	366 of 377	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	333 of 696	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.2	588 of 701	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	591 of 688	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	524 of 638	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	542 of 577	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	531 of 624	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	567 of 678	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)68th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)52nd percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2018)3rd percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%+4 vs state

Science38%-3 vs state

Social Studies35%-3 vs state

Math34%~ state avg

Mathematics18%-13 vs state

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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
Homer Middle School	Public	5-8	403 S Hillsdale St	Homer	49245	Calhoun County	Homer Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 568-4456	268	16	16.5	57.5%	242 (90.3%)	4 (1.5%)	14 (5.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	59.1	310^th of 890 public middle schools	65.2%		33.1	587^th of 897 public middle schools	34.6%	277	64.5	17.7	35.5	52.9	43.9	24.2	42.6	33.3	48.4	27.4	16.1	54.8	$16,004	$1,293	$14,711
Concord Middle School	Public	6-8	405 S Main St	Concord	49237	Jackson County	Concord Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 524-8854	143	9	16.6	52.4%	101 (70.6%)	15 (10.5%)	11 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.5%)	50.8	396^th of 890 public middle schools	55.5%		43.7	473^rd of 897 public middle schools	47.3%	77	68.9	26.7		44.7	27.8		14.9	18.5		64.4		51.1	$15,817	$1,032	$14,785
Marshall Middle School	Public	6-8	100 E Green St	Marshall	49068	Calhoun County	Marshall Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 781-1251	541	37	14.7	45.7%	384 (71.0%)	58 (10.7%)	49 (9.1%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.6%)	53.8	365^th of 890 public middle schools	59.0%		43	484^th of 897 public middle schools	46.0%	119	69.3	26.5		40.7	33.5		29.0	22.3		47.0		51.8	$16,098	$2,444	$13,655
Jonesville Middle School	Public	6-8	401 E Chicago St	Jonesville	49250	Hillsdale County	Jonesville Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 849-3210	297	16	18.1	51.9%	272 (91.6%)	4 (1.3%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	50.5	402^nd of 890 public middle schools	54.8%		39.9	518^th of 897 public middle schools	42.3%	116	62.7	26.5		38.8	32.6		24.5	36.0		38.2		46.1	$12,009	$825	$11,183
Quincy Middle School	Public	5-8	32 Fulton St	Quincy	49082	Branch County	Quincy Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 639-4201	345	20	17.4	31.0%	320 (92.8%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	59.5	308^th of 890 public middle schools	65.4%		49.5	403^rd of 897 public middle schools	55.1%	95	56.3	37.9	38.7	33.0	52.1	28.0	33.0	37.0	47.3	43.7	36.6	48.3	$13,542	$1,452	$12,090
HanoverHorton Middle School	Public	6-8	10000 Moscow Rd	Horton	49246	Jackson County	Hanover-Horton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 563-0102	250	14	18.2	37.2%	237 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	41.4	515^th of 890 public middle schools	42.1%		53.7	354^th of 897 public middle schools	60.5%	161	70.4	30.9		32.1	27.8		19.5	15.2		34.9		40.0	$12,494	$722	$11,772
Western Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 S Dearing Rd	Parma	49269	Jackson County	Western School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 841-8370	594	37	16.1	41.4%	500 (84.2%)	13 (2.2%)	31 (5.2%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.1%)	74.5	175^th of 890 public middle schools	80.3%		71.9	192^nd of 897 public middle schools	78.6%	17	72.5	39.7		47.6	46.2		46.5	47.2		50.2		49.5	$13,984	$489	$13,495
Legg Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	175 Green St	Coldwater	49036	Branch County	Coldwater Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 279-5940	616	33	18.5	60.9%	487 (79.1%)	21 (3.4%)	83 (13.5%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	58.7	313^th of 890 public middle schools	64.8%		46.1	456^th of 897 public middle schools	49.2%	143	67.0	29.4		38.0	40.8		31.9	35.4		42.8		50.7	$13,605	$1,374	$12,230
Springport Middle School	Public	6-8	300 W Main St	Springport	49284	Jackson County	Springport Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 857-3445	222	12	18.3	47.3%	201 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	31.4	594^th of 890 public middle schools	33.3%		45.6	457^th of 897 public middle schools	49.1%	137	52.4	12.2		23.0	26.6		18.9	21.9		34.1		41.5	$14,983	$1,424	$13,559
Davis Middle School	Public	5-8	30 N West St	Hillsdale	49242	Hillsdale County	Hillsdale Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 439-4326	366	23	15.8	59.3%	329 (89.9%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	34.4	565^th of 890 public middle schools	36.5%		58	302^nd of 897 public middle schools	66.3%	263	53.8	29.7	38.4	22.0	28.7	44.2	20.7	32.2	39.5	19.8	29.1	35.2	$14,255	$1,536	$12,719

Frequently Asked Questions about Homer Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Homer Middle School?

Students at Homer Middle School are 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend Homer Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 268 students attended Homer Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Homer Middle School attend?

Students who attend Homer Middle School usually go on to attend Homer Community High School

What district is Homer Middle School in?

Homer Community School District

Is Homer Middle School a good school?

Homer Middle School ranks 310^th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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