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Leslie Middle School

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Leslie Middle School ranks 437 th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

437^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 51% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Leslie Middle School serves 326 students in grades 5 through 8 in the small, close-knit community of Leslie, Michigan, and is part of the Leslie Public Schools district.

One of the most encouraging signs at Leslie is the exceptional performance of its youngest students. Fifth graders posted a 48.6% proficiency rate in English Language Arts and a matching 48.6% in Science—both well above state averages and dramatically higher than nearby Washington Woods Middle School, where only 27.4% of 5th graders were proficient in ELA and just 11.1% in Science. The school also shines in 8th grade math, where 41.7% of students scored proficient on the PSAT, outpacing Holt Junior High School (22.1%), Eaton Rapids Middle School (23.8%), and even Western Middle School (39.9%). However, there is a noticeable dip in performance during 6th and 7th grades, where ELA proficiency falls to 27.1% and 22.4% respectively—both below state averages. The good news is that students appear to rebound strongly by 8th grade, suggesting they catch up before heading to high school.

The school's biggest challenge is chronic absenteeism. In the most recent school year, 32.3% of students were chronically absent—far higher than the state average of 27.9% and significantly above nearby schools like Dansville Middle School (16.9%) and Mason Middle School (24.6%). This issue is particularly important because Western Middle School, located just 15 miles away with similar demographics and spending, achieves much better results with a chronic absenteeism rate of only 19.0%. Leslie also has larger class sizes (19:1 student-teacher ratio) compared to most nearby schools. On a positive note, the school's overall state ranking improved from the 44th percentile to the 51st percentile this year, earning a 3-star rating. If the school can address attendance and support students through the middle grades, it has strong potential to climb even higher.

326

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,464

Per pupil spending ?

48.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

400 Kimball St
Leslie, MI 49251-9424

(517) 589-8218

District: Leslie Public Schools

Students who attend Leslie Middle School usually attend:

High:

Leslie High School

Feeder schools for Leslie Middle School:

Elementary:

Woodworth Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.7%

Hispanic:

5.5%

Two or more races:

1.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 48th percentile in 2016 → 51st in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Michigan median (51st percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

Michigan avg39%

437^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to top 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

289^th of 625Leslie 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
2026	47.5	437 of 896	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.8	492 of 890	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	499 of 897	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	491 of 883	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.6	349 of 776	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.5	380 of 675	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.2	372 of 792	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	408 of 838	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	28.7	573 of 821	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.9	465 of 894	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.9	475 of 919	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.3	487 of 921	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.3	414 of 919	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.4	391 of 900	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.6	481 of 858	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.3	461 of 851	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.3	457 of 847	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.2	477 of 839	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.7	600 of 823	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.7	604 of 806	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	450 of 789	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.8	388 of 789	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	424 of 771	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	391 of 770	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.4	295 of 657	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.8	335 of 521	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.0	326 of 658	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.0	356 of 794	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	530 of 834	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.8	517 of 832	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.4	349 of 836	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.0	474 of 825	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.9	374 of 691	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	315 of 523	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.1	437 of 672	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.2	436 of 815	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	396 of 813	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.4	510 of 798	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	519 of 786	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	480 of 776	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	351 of 658	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	337 of 540	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	366 of 639	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	418 of 797	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	38.3	421 of 687	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.9	486 of 696	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	522 of 701	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	478 of 688	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	336 of 638	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	370 of 577	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	380 of 624	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	416 of 678	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)51st percentile~ school

Female (2026)43rd percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)39th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics42%+8 vs state

Science41%~ state avg

Social Studies37%~ state avg

English Language Arts32%-8 vs state

Math26%-7 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/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 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
Leslie Middle School	Public	5-8	400 Kimball St	Leslie	49251	Ingham County	Leslie Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 589-8218	326	17	19.0	48.8%	299 (91.7%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	47.5	437^th of 896 public middle schools	51.2%		43.8	492^nd of 890 public middle schools	44.7%	55	68.1	41.7	48.6	27.1	22.4	15.3	30.0	30.6	48.6	32.4	27.8	46.5	$12,464	$842	$11,622
Mason Middle School	Public	6-8	235 Temple St	Mason	48854	Ingham County	Mason Public Schools (Ingham)	No	No	No	No	(517) 676-6514	778	53	14.7	29.9%	636 (81.7%)	8 (1.0%)	80 (10.3%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.1%)	67.9	230^th of 896 public middle schools	74.3%		71.2	200^th of 890 public middle schools	77.5%	30	72.4	35.3		45.7	35.4		46.8	39.4		44.7		54.4	$13,792	$587	$13,205
Northwest Kidder Middle School	Public	5-8	6700 Rives Junction Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Northwest Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 817-4703	786	52	15.2	44.8%	580 (73.8%)	43 (5.5%)	58 (7.4%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (12.1%)	31	593^rd of 896 public middle schools	33.8%		33.3	576^th of 890 public middle schools	35.3%	17	61.4	18.5		27.9	27.4		13.7	17.1		20.6		43.0	$13,774	$751	$13,023
Dansville Middle School	Public	6-8	1264 Adams St	Dansville	48819	Ingham County	Dansville Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 623-6120	169	7	22.6	29.0%	155 (91.7%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.1%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	38.7	529^th of 896 public middle schools	41.0%		50.5	400^th of 890 public middle schools	55.1%	129	58.3	14.6		21.6	28.3		25.5	24.5		34.0		55.3	$11,965	$709	$11,256
Eaton Rapids Middle School	Public	6-8	815 Greyhound Dr	Eaton Rapids	48827	Eaton County	Eaton Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 663-8151	410	27	15.4	32.9%	353 (86.1%)	4 (1.0%)	28 (6.8%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	41.2	506^th of 896 public middle schools	43.5%		41.6	511^th of 890 public middle schools	42.6%	5	59.5	23.8		18.0	44.3		10.4	26.4		42.2		42.9	$13,446	$721	$12,725
Holt Junior High School	Public	7-8	1784 Aurelius Rd	Holt	48842	Ingham County	Holt Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 694-7117	713	42	16.8	42.2%	362 (50.8%)	115 (16.1%)	107 (15.0%)	30 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (13.6%)	47	443^rd of 896 public middle schools	50.6%		45.4	471^st of 890 public middle schools	47.1%	28	67.8	22.1			27.4			26.2		35.4		52.5	$16,277	$410	$15,867
Washington Woods Middle School	Public	5-6	2055 S Washington Rd	Holt	48842	Ingham County	Holt Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 699-0250	346	24	14.3	46.0%	180 (52.0%)	39 (11.3%)	62 (17.9%)	22 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.4%)								(n/a)			27.4	31.3		5.6	26.1		11.1		6.8		$18,438	$576	$17,863
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%)	38.2	538^th of 896 public middle schools	40.0%		31.4	594^th of 890 public middle schools	33.3%	56	54.4	14.7		33.3	24.0		11.0	20.0		41.8		59.7	$15,355	$1,227	$14,128
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%)	73.6	189^th of 896 public middle schools	78.9%		74.5	175^th of 890 public middle schools	80.3%	14	73.9	39.9		45.0	42.4		46.0	46.6		50.7		52.2	$14,560	$533	$14,027
Middle School at Parkside	Public	6-8	2400 4th St	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 841-2300	750	51	14.7	79.9%	291 (38.8%)	239 (31.9%)	68 (9.1%)	14 (1.9%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	132 (17.6%)	18.7	723^rd of 896 public middle schools	19.3%		19.8	698^th of 890 public middle schools	21.6%	25	46.0	18.1		15.1	15.3		9.0	8.7		23.7		38.0	$18,406	$1,834	$16,573

Frequently Asked Questions about Leslie Middle School

Is Leslie Middle School a good school?

Leslie Middle School ranks 437^th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Leslie Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 326 students attended Leslie Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Leslie Middle School?

Students at Leslie Middle School are 92% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Leslie Middle School attend?

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

What district is Leslie Middle School in?

Leslie Public Schools

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2021–22 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026

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