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Linden Middle School

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Linden Middle School ranks 219 th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

219^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 76% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Linden Middle School serves 577 students in grades 6-8 in Linden, Michigan, as part of the Linden Community Schools district, and consistently ranks as a solid, above-average school within the state.

This school's standout strength is mathematics. In recent state testing, roughly 47-48% of 6th and 7th graders scored proficient in math—about 15 points higher than the state average. The school also shines on the 8th grade PSAT, where 45% of students met math benchmarks versus 33% statewide. When compared to nearby options, Linden outperforms Lake Fenton Middle School in several math categories, despite similar demographics. It also achieves these results more efficiently than lower-performing neighbors like CarmanAinsworth Middle School and Bendle Middle School, which spend thousands more per student. However, Linden trails regional leaders like Hartland Middle School at Ore Creek and Andrew G Schmidt Middle School in overall rankings. English Language Arts performance is more modest—hovering near state averages—while science scores align closely with Michigan's average.

Families should be aware of two challenges. First, chronic absenteeism has climbed from about 12% to nearly 21% over the past few years, notably higher than the district's 15% rate. Second, the school's support for special education students has declined significantly, dropping from the 74th percentile statewide to the 11th percentile in recent years—an area worth asking about on a school tour. On a positive note, students from low-income backgrounds perform reasonably well (68th percentile), and the school's overall state ranking, while down from its pre-pandemic peak, remains in the 76th percentile. For most families, Linden offers a quality education with particular strength in math, though it's wise to inquire about attendance support and special education services.

577

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,451

Per pupil spending ?

29.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15425 Lobdell Rd
Linden, MI 48451-8720

(810) 591-0710

District: Linden Community Schools

Students who attend Linden Middle School usually attend:

High:

Linden High School

Feeder schools for Linden Middle School:

Elementary:	Central Elementary School
	Hyatt Elementary
	Linden Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.4%

Hispanic:

5.0%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (48% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Michigan middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg48%

Michigan avg41%

219^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 18% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

82^nd of 625Linden Community 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	68.8	219 of 896	75.6%	★★★★☆
2025	69.6	213 of 890	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	188 of 897	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	179 of 883	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	166 of 776	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	54.7	253 of 675	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.9	107 of 792	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	120 of 838	85.7%	★★★★☆
2017	69.3	190 of 821	76.9%	★★★★☆
2016	76.4	161 of 894	82.0%	★★★★☆
2015	71.0	212 of 919	76.9%	★★★★☆
2014	78.5	152 of 921	83.5%	★★★★☆
2013	67.2	258 of 919	71.9%	★★★★☆
2012	72.7	210 of 900	76.7%	★★★★☆
2011	73.7	202 of 858	76.5%	★★★★☆
2010	68.7	305 of 851	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.9	371 of 847	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.7	374 of 839	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.7	327 of 823	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.6	235 of 806	70.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	67.6	194 of 789	75.4%	★★★★☆
2025	64.8	208 of 789	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	192 of 771	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	167 of 770	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	141 of 657	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	52.6	193 of 521	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.5	119 of 658	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	135 of 794	83.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	46.4	131 of 257	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	110 of 246	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	60.0	266 of 834	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.3	275 of 832	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	224 of 836	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	62.2	237 of 825	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	51.0	299 of 691	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.6	446 of 523	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	73.6	101 of 672	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	128 of 815	84.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	63.4	239 of 813	70.6%	★★★★☆
2025	67.1	200 of 798	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	164 of 786	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	188 of 776	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	184 of 658	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	46.1	252 of 540	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.1	82 of 639	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	108 of 797	86.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	44.9	102 of 195	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	92 of 176	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.6	71 of 163	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	210 of 236	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	217 of 244	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.8	20 of 76	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	62.8	84 of 377	77.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	57.2	250 of 687	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.4	248 of 696	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	203 of 701	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.0	201 of 688	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	64.2	176 of 638	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	46.2	273 of 577	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.6	109 of 624	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	142 of 678	79.1%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)75th percentile~ school

Male (2026)71st percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)64th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2024)49th percentile-30 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)48th percentile-28 vs school

Special Education (2026)11th percentile-65 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies50%~ state avg

Math48%+15 vs state

Mathematics45%+12 vs state

English Language Arts40%~ state avg

Science40%~ state avg

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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 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Linden Middle School	Public	6-8	15425 Lobdell Rd	Linden	48451	Genesee County	Linden Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-0710	577	33	17.4	29.5%	516 (89.4%)	3 (0.5%)	29 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.7%)	68.8	219^th of 896 public middle schools	75.6%		69.6	213^th of 890 public middle schools	76.1%	6	69.2	45.1	40.9	38.8	47.0	48.2	39.7	50.0	$13,451	$745	$12,705
Andrew G Schmidt Middle School	Public	6-8	3255 Donaldson Dr	Fenton	48430	Genesee County	Fenton Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-7700	718	39	18.5	35.7%	616 (85.8%)	7 (1.0%)	49 (6.8%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.2%)	79.1	147^th of 896 public middle schools	83.6%		75.8	168^th of 890 public middle schools	81.1%	21	84.7	49.3	47.2	43.5	39.4	38.7	55.9	69.0	$13,878	$739	$13,139
Lake Fenton Middle School	Public	6-8	11425 Torrey Rd	Fenton	48430	Genesee County	Lake Fenton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-2209	444	25	17.5	24.5%	397 (89.4%)	5 (1.1%)	26 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	65.9	245^th of 896 public middle schools	72.7%		66.3	246^th of 890 public middle schools	72.4%	1	75.7	22.4	43.3	47.1	37.4	42.6	45.4	53.3	$14,841	$604	$14,237
Byron Area Middle School	Public	6-8	312 W Maple St	Byron	48418	Shiawassee County	Byron Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 266-4422	142	8	17.9	51.4%	132 (93.0%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	3 (2.1%)	41.3	505^th of 896 public middle schools	43.6%		38.6	532^nd of 890 public middle schools	40.2%	27	63.9	34.4	24.0	23.9	32.0	26.1	37.1	22.6	$12,810	$506	$12,304
Holly Middle School	Public	6-8	330 East Street	Holly	48442	Oakland County	Holly Area School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 328-3400	743	40	18.7	51.8%	614 (82.6%)	27 (3.6%)	55 (7.4%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.4%)	46.9	444^th of 896 public middle schools	50.4%		47.2	441^st of 890 public middle schools	50.4%	3	61.7	29.0	31.0	33.1	28.2	25.6	35.9	49.0	$14,633	$1,305	$13,327
Swartz Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	8230 Crapo St	Swartz Creek	48473	Genesee County	Swartz Creek Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-1705	758	43	17.5	43.9%	561 (74.0%)	81 (10.7%)	45 (5.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (8.8%)	30.9	595^th of 896 public middle schools	33.6%		34.5	564^th of 890 public middle schools	36.6%	31	54.5	20.2	35.3	27.9	19.5	14.7	20.3	37.2	$14,915	$1,187	$13,728
Hartland Middle School at Ore Creek	Public	7-8	3250 Hartland Rd	Hartland	48353	Livingston County	Hartland Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 626-2400	752	38	19.9	16.1%	690 (91.8%)	8 (1.1%)	24 (3.2%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.2%)	91.1	66^th of 896 public middle schools	92.6%		87.3	91^st of 890 public middle schools	89.8%	25	77.8	56.2		60.5		63.0	56.4	74.7	$12,423	$535	$11,888
Grand Blanc Middle School West	Public	6-8	1515 E Reid Rd	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-7311	757	44	17.2	61.4%	407 (53.8%)	181 (23.9%)	62 (8.2%)	18 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	88 (11.6%)	51.6	400^th of 896 public middle schools	55.4%		51.9	389^th of 890 public middle schools	56.3%	11	66.3	28.3	34.5	32.9	24.2	30.6	40.3	52.0	$14,646	$970	$13,676
Durand Middle School	Public	6-8	9550 E Lansing Rd	Durand	48429	Shiawassee County	Durand Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 288-3435	304	16	18.5	50.3%	287 (94.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	36.9	552^nd of 896 public middle schools	38.4%		37.3	544^th of 890 public middle schools	38.9%	8	62.5	31.3	28.1	25.2	21.6	20.7	27.5	41.3	$13,092	$1,100	$11,992
CarmanAinsworth Middle School	Public	6-8	1409 W Maple Ave	Flint	48507	Genesee County	Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-6202	652	41	15.8	89.6%	158 (24.2%)	373 (57.2%)	35 (5.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (12.7%)	11.9	804^th of 896 public middle schools	10.3%		15.7	746^th of 890 public middle schools	16.2%	58	41.3	8.2	12.8	12.1	10.2	12.2	14.9	19.4	$18,178	$1,793	$16,385

Frequently Asked Questions about Linden Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Linden Middle School?

Students at Linden Middle School are 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Linden Middle School attend?

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

Is Linden Middle School a good school?

Linden Middle School ranks 219^th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Linden Middle School in?

Linden Community Schools

How many students attend Linden Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 577 students attended Linden Middle School.

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