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Owosso Middle School

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Owosso Middle School ranks 611 th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

611^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 32% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Owosso Middle School serves 641 students in grades 6-8 in Owosso, MI, as part of the Owosso Public Schools district.

Owosso Middle School is currently ranked in the 32nd percentile of Michigan middle schools, earning a 2-star rating—a modest improvement from recent years when it ranked in the mid-20s. The school faces clear academic challenges: only about 22% of 6th graders and 18% of 7th graders are proficient in English Language Arts, compared to state averages near 38%. Math proficiency tells a similar story, with roughly 16-19% of students meeting standards versus about 32-33% statewide. These numbers place Owosso well below most nearby schools. For example, Corunna Middle School, just 3.2 miles away, ranks in the 78th percentile with 55% of 7th graders proficient in ELA—three times Owosso's rate. Laingsburg Middle School (80th percentile) and Chesaning Middle School (74th percentile) also significantly outperform Owosso despite serving similar communities.

There are some encouraging signs. The school has climbed from the 13th percentile in 2020-2021, and 8th-grade Social Studies proficiency jumped from 10% to 35% over two years. Additionally, 59% of 8th graders met the PSAT college-readiness benchmark in ELA—much closer to the state average than M-Step scores suggest. However, chronic absenteeism remains a concern at 28.9%, nearly double Corunna's 15.2% rate. The school also maintains a higher student-teacher ratio (19:1) than most regional peers, and Special Education students rank in the 8th percentile statewide—a critical area needing attention. Notably, Owosso spends about $12,693 per student, comparable to higher-performing Laingsburg Middle School, suggesting funding alone doesn't explain the performance gap. The success of nearby Corunna—with similar demographics and far better outcomes—demonstrates that significant improvement is achievable in this region.

641

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,693

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 — 29th percentile in 2016 → 32nd in 2026

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 (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg28%

Michigan avg41%

611^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

412^th of 625Owosso 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	29.8	611 of 896	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	23.9	603 of 789	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	26.7	193 of 260	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	235 of 266	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	680 of 834	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	29.1	561 of 813	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
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%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	16.6	176 of 195	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	218 of 236	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	18.1	587 of 687	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)31st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)26th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)24th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)15th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)10th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2026)8th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies35%-15 vs state

Science30%-9 vs state

Mathematics25%-8 vs state

English Language Arts20%-18 vs state

Math18%-15 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 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%)	29.8	611^th of 896 public middle schools	31.8%		29.5	605^th of 890 public middle schools	32.0%	6	59.4	24.8			21.9	18.4			16.4	18.9		29.8		35.3	$12,693	$1,057	$11,636
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%)	73.2	194^th of 896 public middle schools	78.3%		69.4	217^th of 890 public middle schools	75.6%	23			33.0	43.4	42.1	55.3	36.9	31.0	36.8	43.0	50.0		43.8		$14,653	$1,104	$13,549
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
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%)	65.7	248^th of 896 public middle schools	72.3%		67.7	232^nd of 890 public middle schools	73.9%	16	67.8	50.4			41.1	40.5			29.5	24.1		42.2		67.2	$14,532	$493	$14,039
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%)	67	235^th of 896 public middle schools	73.8%		66.5	245^th of 890 public middle schools	72.5%	10	69.3	36.0	43.9	49.5	40.0	37.2	51.8	39.6	51.3	33.3	52.8	46.5	38.3	60.0	$12,495	$760	$11,736
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%)	74.8	176^th of 896 public middle schools	80.4%		75.3	171^st of 890 public middle schools	80.8%	5	85.7	44.0			45.8	42.3			35.7	33.8		48.2		76.5	$12,718	$388	$12,330
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
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
Flushing Middle School	Public	7-8	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%)	69.8	214^th of 896 public middle schools	76.1%		58.7	314^th of 890 public middle schools	64.7%	100	75.0	37.2				41.0				39.6		43.1		60.7	$14,362	$901	$13,461
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%)	46.9	445^th of 896 public middle schools	50.3%		45.6	468^th of 890 public middle schools	47.4%	23			37.5	37.1	33.3	34.5	38.5	38.1	29.5	28.2	38.1		23.7		$13,297	$1,258	$12,039

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

Is Owosso Middle School a good school?

Owosso Middle School ranks 611^th of 896 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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