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Owosso Middle School

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Owosso Middle School ranks 605 th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

605^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 32% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Owosso Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Owosso, Michigan, which is part of the Owosso Public Schools district. With 644 students, the school consistently ranks in the bottom half of Michigan middle schools, performing well below state averages on academic assessments.

Owosso Middle School faces several key challenges. It has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 36.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Over 50% of its students come from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with free/reduced lunch rates between 57-64%. The school also ranks in the bottom 10-20% of Michigan middle schools for its performance with special education students. Nearby schools like Laingsburg Middle School, Chesaning Middle School, and OvidElsie Middle School significantly outperform Owosso Middle School on academic measures, despite serving similar demographics.

Owosso Middle School spends around $12,000-$14,000 per student, which is on par with or slightly higher than the spending at nearby schools. However, this higher spending does not seem to translate to better outcomes. The school also has a higher student-teacher ratio of around 19.5, compared to 14-18 at the comparison schools. Improving attendance, instructional quality, and support for high-need student populations should be key priorities for Owosso Middle School to drive better outcomes for its students.

641

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,219

Per pupil spending ?

47.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

765 E North St
Owosso, MI 48867-1999

(989) 723-3460

District: Owosso Public Schools

Students who attend Owosso Middle School usually attend:

High:

Owosso High School

Feeder schools for Owosso Middle School:

Elementary:	Bryant School
	Central School
	Emerson School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.3%

Hispanic:

6.4%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 30th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 18 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg28%

Michigan avg41%

605^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

403^rd of 613Owosso 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
2025	29.5	605 of 890	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	675 of 897	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	681 of 883	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	605 of 776	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	590 of 675	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	661 of 792	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	636 of 838	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.4	626 of 821	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.9	633 of 894	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.0	645 of 919	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.5	636 of 921	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.7	585 of 919	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.4	535 of 900	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.2	551 of 858	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.2	549 of 851	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.7	533 of 847	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.9	538 of 839	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	62.3	381 of 823	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.0	380 of 806	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	580 of 789	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	651 of 771	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	662 of 770	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	571 of 657	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	475 of 521	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	566 of 658	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	602 of 794	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	18.7	235 of 266	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	672 of 832	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	690 of 836	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	715 of 825	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	602 of 691	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	490 of 523	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	598 of 672	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	608 of 815	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	584 of 798	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	619 of 786	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	628 of 776	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	528 of 658	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	497 of 540	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	572 of 639	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	566 of 797	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	239 of 244	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	197 of 201	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	41.5	212 of 377	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	590 of 696	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	641 of 701	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	646 of 688	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	575 of 638	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	546 of 577	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	593 of 624	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	608 of 678	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)27th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2018)12th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science32%-9 vs state

Social Studies31%-16 vs state

Mathematics22%-9 vs state

English Language Arts20%-18 vs state

Math16%-16 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 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Owosso Middle School	Public	6-8	765 E North St	Owosso	48867	Shiawassee County	Owosso Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 723-3460	641	34	19.0	47.6%	566 (88.3%)	7 (1.1%)	41 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.1%)	29.5	605^th of 890 public middle schools	32.0%		23.9	675^th of 897 public middle schools	24.7%	70	66.3	21.8			21.3	19.7			15.7	16.9		32.5		30.9	$12,219	$1,016	$11,203
Corunna Middle School	Public	4-7	400 N Comstock St	Corunna	48817	Shiawassee County	Corunna Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 743-5641	438	24	18.2	51.1%	399 (91.1%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	69.4	217^th of 890 public middle schools	75.6%		57.4	310^th of 897 public middle schools	65.4%	93			48.2	33.9	50.4	36.5	43.8	20.2	39.8	41.7	39.4		34.9		$14,685	$1,149	$13,535
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%)	37.3	544^th of 890 public middle schools	38.9%		47.2	442^nd of 897 public middle schools	50.7%	102	65.4	28.8			16.5	18.4			18.3	12.6		42.3		45.2	$14,104	$1,196	$12,908
OvidElsie Middle School	Public	6-8	4041 N Hollister Rd	Elsie	48831	Clinton County	Ovid-Elsie Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 862-4238	293	18	16.5	50.2%	271 (92.5%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	67.7	232^nd of 890 public middle schools	73.9%		62.4	262^nd of 897 public middle schools	70.8%	30	73.8	31.8			36.0	44.7			32.0	46.5		40.2		67.3	$13,867	$399	$13,468
Chesaning Middle School	Public	4-8	431 N 4th St	Chesaning	48616	Saginaw County	Chesaning Union Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 845-7040	584	34	17.1	56.7%	530 (90.8%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (5.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	66.5	245^th of 890 public middle schools	72.5%		72.3	190^th of 897 public middle schools	78.8%	55	69.6	30.4	36.0	52.3	40.0	43.1	51.4	51.4	37.6	42.3	55.9	50.0	45.9	52.7	$11,913	$1,739	$10,174
Laingsburg Middle School	Public	6-8	112 High St	Laingsburg	48848	Shiawassee County	Laingsburg Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 651-5034	251	16	15.3	25.5%	225 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	75.3	171^st of 890 public middle schools	80.8%		78.3	142^nd of 897 public middle schools	84.2%	29	70.0	35.6			50.7	62.5			37.7	40.9		49.4		60.7	$12,353	$361	$11,992
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%)	38.6	532^nd of 890 public middle schools	40.2%		41.6	505^th of 897 public middle schools	43.7%	27	59.5	21.6			22.4	29.4			22.4	25.5		43.2		40.5	$11,902	$751	$11,151
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%)	34.5	564^th of 890 public middle schools	36.6%		39.4	520^th of 897 public middle schools	42.0%	44	65.3	23.7			25.5	22.7			9.8	10.3		33.5		43.8	$14,889	$1,108	$13,782
Flushing Middle School	Public	6-8	8100 Carpenter Rd	Flushing	48433	Genesee County	Flushing Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-2800	636	36	17.8	47.8%	483 (75.9%)	71 (11.2%)	40 (6.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.0%)	58.7	314^th of 890 public middle schools	64.7%		54	350^th of 897 public middle schools	61.0%	36	64.6	26.6				41.8				36.9		40.8		50.6	$14,043	$1,267	$12,776
KuehnHaven Middle School	Public	4-8	303 Ray St	Montrose	48457	Genesee County	Montrose Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-8831	420	31	13.4	56.2%	355 (84.5%)	6 (1.4%)	28 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.1%)	45.6	468^th of 890 public middle schools	47.4%		49.2	407^th of 897 public middle schools	54.6%	61			42.9	37.5	29.9	40.8	43.9	30.4	28.0	26.5	35.7		22.3		$13,633	$2,721	$10,912

Frequently Asked Questions about Owosso Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Owosso Middle School?

Students at Owosso Middle School are 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of Owosso Middle School attend?

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

What district is Owosso Middle School in?

Owosso Public Schools

Is Owosso Middle School a good school?

Owosso Middle School ranks 605^th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Owosso Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 641 students attended Owosso Middle School.

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