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Armstrong Middle School

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Armstrong Middle School ranks 587 th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

587^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 34% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Armstrong Middle School in Flint, MI, part of the Kearsley Community School District, serves 656 students in grades 6-8 and faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with about 76% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

While Armstrong's overall test scores are below the state average, the school is actually outperforming many of its closest neighbors. In the most recent school year, Armstrong ranked in the 34th percentile statewide—a notable achievement compared to Mt Morris Middle School (6th percentile), Bendle Middle School (9th percentile), and Bentley Middle School (11th percentile). The school also shows a positive trajectory, improving from the 25th percentile two years ago to its current ranking. Perhaps most striking is the school's success with Special Education students, who ranked in the 68th percentile statewide—a dramatic jump from the 15th percentile the previous year and a clear strength worth celebrating.

There are two areas parents should know about. First, Armstrong shows a significant gap between subjects: 8th-grade English Language Arts proficiency (60.9%) is close to the state average, while 8th-grade math proficiency (15.3%) is less than half the state average—a pattern suggesting math instruction needs attention. Second, chronic absenteeism remains a major concern at 42.7%, though this is actually lower than nearby schools like Hamady Middle School (55%) and Holmes STEM Middle School Academy (82.7%). Armstrong's per-student spending ($14,960) is comparable to higher-performing Davison Middle School, suggesting the school has resources to build on its strengths in ELA and Special Education while targeting math and attendance as key areas for growth.

656

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,960

Per pupil spending ?

75.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

6161 Hopkins Rd
Flint, MI 48506-1657

(810) 591-9929

District: Kearsley Community School District

Students who attend Armstrong Middle School usually attend:

High:

Kearsley High School

Feeder schools for Armstrong Middle School:

Elementary:	Kate Dowdall Elementary School
	Weston Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.8%

African American:

11.7%

Hispanic:

7.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 25th percentile in 2023 → 34th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 34th (2026) from a 25th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 28% Michigan)

!Math scores 18 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

Michigan avg41%

587^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	32.1	587 of 896	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.3	639 of 890	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	638 of 897	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	663 of 883	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	506 of 776	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.9	501 of 675	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.3	386 of 792	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	456 of 838	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.6	564 of 821	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.5	528 of 894	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.9	582 of 919	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.9	542 of 921	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.0	580 of 919	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.2	432 of 900	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.8	351 of 858	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.0	408 of 851	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.8	493 of 847	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	67.0	312 of 839	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	76.1	174 of 823	78.9%	★★★★☆
2006	70.4	259 of 806	67.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	241 of 337	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.6	126 of 366	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	564 of 789	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.4	605 of 789	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	627 of 771	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	652 of 770	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	539 of 657	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	473 of 521	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.0	320 of 658	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	411 of 794	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	36.1	161 of 260	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.8	130 of 265	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	127 of 257	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	104 of 246	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.1	82 of 138	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.4	41 of 69	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.7	214 of 266	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	532 of 834	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.1	592 of 832	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	565 of 836	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	608 of 825	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.9	386 of 691	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.0	272 of 523	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	341 of 672	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.3	358 of 815	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	555 of 813	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.4	625 of 798	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	585 of 786	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	595 of 776	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.2	378 of 658	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.9	389 of 540	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	385 of 639	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	431 of 797	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	150 of 195	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.9	106 of 190	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.4	167 of 176	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	143 of 163	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	54 of 65	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	115 of 156	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	76 of 236	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	22.0	207 of 244	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	149 of 201	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.6	205 of 377	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	530 of 687	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	592 of 696	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	591 of 701	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	629 of 688	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	443 of 638	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.7	447 of 577	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	370 of 624	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	448 of 678	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)68th percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2026)38th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile~ school

Male (2026)32nd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2026)28th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)23rd percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)23rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies45%-5 vs state

Science36%-3 vs state

English Language Arts23%-15 vs state

Mathematics15%-18 vs state

Math15%-18 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, February 6, 2011

My daughter goes to AMS and loves it. They have clusters so the kids stay together the whole year. Each grade has three clusters. They have excellent sports. Our 7/8 grade cheerleaders just placed 2nd in competition. The kids, teachers, and staff are wonderful. The teachers dont believe in loading the kids down with homework. They believe in a hands on approach. There is also a strong parent involvement in all the schools. I love Kearsley and would tell anyone how great it is!! Close Quote

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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)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 3rd 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 3rd 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Armstrong Middle School	Public	6-8	6161 Hopkins Rd	Flint	48506	Genesee County	Kearsley Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-9929	656	37	17.9	75.9%	471 (71.8%)	77 (11.7%)	52 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (7.6%)	32.1	587^th of 896 public middle schools	34.5%		25.3	639^th of 890 public middle schools	28.2%	52	60.9	15.3				24.2	21.0				19.6	9.2		36.5		45.5			$14,960	$1,410	$13,550
Leota Fiedler Elementary School	Public	4-6	6317 Nightingale Dr	Flint	48506	Genesee County	Kearsley Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-9925	431	23	18.8	81.7%	289 (67.1%)	49 (11.4%)	50 (11.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.8%)								(n/a)				31.8	28.4				27.9	22.3			34.0		22.3				$14,540	$1,541	$13,000
Richfield Public School Academy	Public, Charter	3-8	3807 N Center Rd	Flint	48506	Genesee County	Richfield Public School Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 736-1281	418	21	20.2	95.9%	60 (14.4%)	277 (66.3%)	52 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.7%)	7.2	864^th of 896 public middle schools	3.6%		9.3	822^nd of 890 public middle schools	7.6%	42	32.2	6.8	13.5	10.0	14.3	6.7	6.3	12.2	5.8	8.1	1555.5	1659.4	13.3	11.3	1460.0	19.7	85.3%	4.4%	$15,341	$3,043	$12,297
Bentley Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1180 N Belsay Rd	Burton	48509	Genesee County	Bentley Community School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 591-9061	145	8	17.6	69.7%	102 (70.3%)	15 (10.3%)	17 (11.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.5%)	12.5	797^th of 896 public middle schools	11.0%		30.3	599^th of 890 public middle schools	32.7%	198	42.2	339.3				23.4	8.9				8.5	1664.4		10.9		13.0			$13,190	$2,262	$10,928
Hahn Intermediate School	Public	5-6	500 S Dayton St	Davison	48423	Genesee County	Davison Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-1104	812	42	19.2	54.7%	631 (77.7%)	42 (5.2%)	70 (8.6%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (7.8%)								(n/a)					43.8	41.8				34.7	33.1		41.4		23.7				$12,870	$1,168	$11,702
Davison Middle School	Public	7-8	600 S Dayton St	Davison	48423	Genesee County	Davison Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-0528	816	47	17.2	51.8%	656 (80.4%)	43 (5.3%)	60 (7.4%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.3%)	72.6	199^th of 896 public middle schools	77.8%		73.7	185^th of 890 public middle schools	79.2%	14	75.0	36.4					48.9					33.0		48.8		66.5			$14,671	$1,178	$13,493
Mt Morris Middle School	Public	6-8	12356 Walter St	Mount Morris	48458	Genesee County	Mt. Morris Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-7100	297	19	15.6	81.1%	162 (54.5%)	64 (21.5%)	35 (11.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.8%)	8.8	840^th of 896 public middle schools	6.3%		9.3	825^th of 890 public middle schools	7.3%	15	36.4	2.8				9.7	11.0				3.9	4.1		13.2		24.3			$16,740	$2,224	$14,517
Holmes STEM Middle School Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	6602 Oxley Dr	Flint	48503	Genesee County	Flint School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 760-1968	256	10	25.6	93.0%	28 (10.9%)	194 (75.8%)	12 (4.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.8%)	6.5	872^nd of 896 public middle schools	2.7%		3.3	887^th of 890 public middle schools	0.3%	15	24.1	294.0				14.8	15.6				1550.2	1655.2		3.7		3.7			$29,354	$13,296	$16,057
Hamady Middle School	Public	7-8	3223 W Carpenter Rd	Flint	48504	Genesee County	Westwood Heights Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-0895	154	11	13.7	92.2%	6 (3.9%)	137 (89.0%)	6 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	6.7	869^th of 896 public middle schools	3.0%		2.8	890^th of 890 public middle schools	0.0%	21	26.7	353.0					10.2					1663.4		1769.4		18.3			$19,556	$1,836	$17,720
Bendle Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	2294 E Bristol Rd	Burton	48529	Genesee County	Bendle Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 591-3385	219	17	13.0	90.9%	146 (66.7%)	17 (7.8%)	30 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (11.9%)	10.6	818^th of 896 public middle schools	8.7%		11.9	793^rd of 890 public middle schools	10.9%	25	32.2	334.9				16.2	10.3				12.2	5.9		17.2		13.8			$17,385	$1,774	$15,611

Frequently Asked Questions about Armstrong Middle School

How many students attend Armstrong Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 656 students attended Armstrong Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Armstrong Middle School?

Students at Armstrong Middle School are 72% White, 12% African American, 8% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

Is Armstrong Middle School a good school?

Armstrong Middle School ranks 587^th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Armstrong Middle School attend?

Students who attend Armstrong Middle School usually go on to attend Kearsley High School

What district is Armstrong Middle School in?

Kearsley Community School District

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