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Chippewa Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

39^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 96% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Chippewa Middle School in Okemos, MI, serves 726 students in grades 6 through 8 and is part of the highly rated Okemos Public Schools district, which ranks in the top 7% of districts statewide.

Chippewa is a top-tier academic institution, ranking 39th out of 896 Michigan middle schools in the 2025-2026 school year—placing it in the 96th percentile with a 5-star rating. This isn't a one-year fluke; the school has consistently ranked in the top 5% of Michigan middle schools over the past decade. Academically, Chippewa significantly outperforms state averages across all subjects. For example, 67% of 7th graders were proficient in English Language Arts compared to the state average of 38.4%, and 66.8% of 8th graders were proficient in Science versus the state's 39.2%. When compared to nearby schools, Chippewa's proficiency rates are dramatically higher. In 7th-grade ELA, Chippewa's 67% proficiency rate is nearly double that of Mason Middle School (35.4%) and far exceeds Sheridan Road's rate of 3.45%. Even compared to the highest-performing nearby school, Williamston Middle School (58.8%), Chippewa holds a clear advantage.

One of the most standout findings is Chippewa's effectiveness in serving diverse student populations. While the school's overall performance is excellent, its subgroup rankings are particularly noteworthy—ranking in the 96th percentile for African American students and the 92nd percentile for Hispanic students. Its performance with English Language Learners (93rd percentile) and students from low-income families (92nd percentile) is exceptional, suggesting targeted and successful support systems. The school also has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 14.7%, which is roughly half the state average of 27.9% and lower than nearby Haslett Middle School (24.0%) and MacDonald Middle School (30.8%). The data also suggests a seamless educational pathway within the district—students at Kinawa School demonstrate strong proficiency rates that carry through to Chippewa, indicating a well-aligned curriculum and consistent instructional quality across the district's schools.

726

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,149

Per pupil spending ?

14.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4000 Okemos Rd
Okemos, MI 48864-3213

(517) 706-4800

District: Okemos Public Schools

Students who attend Chippewa Middle School usually attend:

High:

Okemos High School

Feeder schools for Chippewa Middle School:

Elementary:	Bennett Woods Elementary School
	Cornell Elementary School
	Hiawatha Elementary School
	Okemos Public MontessoriCentral

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.8%

Asian:

23.8%

Two or more races:

9.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (69% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Michigan middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg69%

Michigan avg43%

39^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

41^st of 625Okemos 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	94.5	39 of 896	95.6%	★★★★★
2025	95.2	37 of 890	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	28 of 897	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	62 of 883	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	37 of 776	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	97.3	13 of 675	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	36 of 792	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.8	32 of 838	96.2%	★★★★★
2017	93.9	40 of 821	95.1%	★★★★★
2016	96.8	14 of 894	98.4%	★★★★★
2015	97.8	9 of 919	99.0%	★★★★★
2014	95.2	18 of 921	98.0%	★★★★★
2013	96.2	15 of 919	98.4%	★★★★★
2012	94.9	26 of 900	97.1%	★★★★★
2011	86.1	37 of 858	95.7%	★★★★★
2010	80.8	99 of 851	88.4%	★★★★☆
2009	81.9	99 of 847	88.3%	★★★★☆
2008	82.2	93 of 839	88.9%	★★★★☆
2007	86.9	30 of 823	96.4%	★★★★★
2006	87.3	35 of 806	95.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	94.5	14 of 337	95.8%	★★★★★
2025	94.4	16 of 338	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	80.1	28 of 300	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	46.9	138 of 310	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	83.8	14 of 182	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	74.9	31 of 196	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	92.2	19 of 366	94.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	80.7	17 of 87	80.5%	★★★★☆
2025	83.7	13 of 85	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	15 of 88	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	30 of 87	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.3	11 of 57	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	86.2	4 of 39	89.7%	★★★★★
2019	84.2	13 of 48	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	13 of 104	87.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	86.1	8 of 108	92.6%	★★★★★
2025	83.4	13 of 106	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	85.4	9 of 88	89.8%	★★★★★
2023	82.5	7 of 72	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	82.3	5 of 38	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	96.3	4 of 154	97.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	91.7	46 of 789	94.2%	★★★★★
2025	94.8	25 of 789	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	23 of 771	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	44 of 770	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	36 of 657	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	95.3	17 of 521	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.3	28 of 658	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	35 of 794	95.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	85.9	20 of 260	92.3%	★★★★★
2025	84.6	25 of 265	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	87.7	15 of 257	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	76.7	39 of 246	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	33 of 137	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	61 of 266	77.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	84.3	65 of 834	92.2%	★★★★★
2025	84.8	64 of 832	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	85.6	55 of 836	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	65.2	199 of 825	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	62.1	194 of 691	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	89.6	25 of 523	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	80.8	60 of 672	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.3	33 of 815	96.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	95.1	32 of 813	96.1%	★★★★★
2025	93.7	38 of 798	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	47 of 786	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.6	84 of 776	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	92.8	40 of 658	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	3 of 540	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	47 of 639	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	28 of 797	96.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	86.3	21 of 195	89.2%	★★★★☆
2025	90.5	8 of 190	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	84.5	17 of 176	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	56.4	61 of 163	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.2	14 of 65	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.3	10 of 51	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.6	23 of 156	85.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	76.2	30 of 236	87.3%	★★★★☆
2025	42.9	114 of 244	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.8	33 of 201	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	60.4	57 of 199	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	6 of 70	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	47.9	44 of 76	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	86.6	18 of 377	95.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	88.8	58 of 687	91.6%	★★★★★
2025	89.9	59 of 696	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	36 of 701	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	47 of 688	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	40 of 638	93.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.1	20 of 577	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	41 of 624	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.4	47 of 678	93.1%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2026)96th percentile~ school

African American (2026)96th percentile~ school

Female (2026)94th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)92nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)92nd percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)89th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)87th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2026)80th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts88%+24 vs state

Social Studies77%+27 vs state

Science67%+28 vs state

Mathematics60%+27 vs state

Math55%+21 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/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 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
Chippewa Middle School	Public	6-8	4000 Okemos Rd	Okemos	48864	Ingham County	Okemos Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 706-4800	726	45	16.1	14.3%	405 (55.8%)	52 (7.2%)	26 (3.6%)	173 (23.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (9.4%)	94.5	39^th of 896 public middle schools	95.6%		95.2	37^th of 890 public middle schools	95.8%	2	88.4	59.9			67.0			54.7		66.8		77.0	$15,149	$293	$14,856
Kinawa School	Public	5-6	1900 Kinawa Dr	Okemos	48864	Ingham County	Okemos Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 706-4702	735	47	15.7	17.6%	391 (53.2%)	45 (6.1%)	28 (3.8%)	167 (22.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (13.6%)								(n/a)			60.3	63.3		48.9	53.2		66.2		48.7		$14,713	$305	$14,408
Haslett Middle School	Public	6-8	1535 Franklin St	Haslett	48840	Ingham County	Haslett Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 339-8233	660	37	18.0	23.2%	459 (69.5%)	24 (3.6%)	77 (11.7%)	34 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (9.7%)	91.4	64^th of 896 public middle schools	92.9%		89	80^th of 890 public middle schools	91.0%	16	88.8	64.1		55.6	56.2		59.5	46.0		63.6		76.5	$13,655	$299	$13,356
MacDonald Middle School	Public	6-8	1601 Burcham Dr	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 333-7600	857	44	19.5	37.2%	453 (52.9%)	154 (18.0%)	113 (13.2%)	37 (4.3%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (11.0%)	74.5	180^th of 896 public middle schools	79.9%		70	211^th of 890 public middle schools	76.3%	31	74.4	37.4		48.6	51.6		37.6	43.3		46.2		62.7	$12,626	$584	$12,042
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
Williamston Middle School	Public	6-8	3845 Vanneter Rd	Williamston	48895	Ingham County	Williamston Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 655-4668	440	24	18.6	19.3%	380 (86.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (6.8%)	92.4	59^th of 896 public middle schools	93.4%		93.2	50^th of 890 public middle schools	94.4%	9	86.0	61.6		56.5	58.8		48.4	56.8		66.3		79.1	$13,989	$581	$13,409
Sheridan Road	Public	5-8	16900 Cedar St	Lansing	48906	Clinton County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1630	356	19	19.2	96.3%	74 (20.8%)	129 (36.2%)	86 (24.2%)	18 (5.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (12.6%)	8.9	839^th of 896 public middle schools	6.4%		7.5	848^th of 890 public middle schools	4.7%	9	30.2	10.5	1464.2	10.1	3.5	10.3	10.1	3.4	7.9	12.5	1462.3	23.9	$19,137	$2,929	$16,208
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
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
Bath Middle School	Public	6-8	13675 Webster Rd	Bath	48808	Clinton County	Bath Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 641-6781	241	14	17.7	41.5%	194 (80.5%)	4 (1.7%)	19 (7.9%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (8.3%)	67.6	232^nd of 896 public middle schools	74.1%		66.8	240^th of 890 public middle schools	73.0%	8	66.2	40.3		41.3	44.7		43.8	31.2		41.6		63.6	$14,144	$695	$13,449

Frequently Asked Questions about Chippewa Middle School

What high school do graduates of Chippewa Middle School attend?

Students who attend Chippewa Middle School usually go on to attend Okemos High School

What is the racial makeup of Chippewa Middle School?

Students at Chippewa Middle School are 56% White, 24% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 7% African American, 4% Hispanic.

What district is Chippewa Middle School in?

Okemos Public Schools

How many students attend Chippewa Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 726 students attended Chippewa Middle School.

Is Chippewa Middle School a good school?

Yes! Chippewa Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 39^th of 896 Michigan middle schools.

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