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Pinconning Middle School

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Pinconning Middle School ranks 452 nd of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

452^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 50% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Pinconning Middle School in Pinconning, MI, serves 244 students in grades 6 through 8 as part of the Pinconning Area Schools district, a mid-sized school in a rural community where nearly half of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Pinconning Middle School is a solid, mid-tier performer that shows a clear split between subjects and grade levels. In the most recent testing year, 6th graders scored 35.2% proficient in English Language Arts—slightly below the state average but better than nearby Au GresSims Middle School (25.7%), Cramer Junior High School (34.1%), and Handy Middle School (19.5%). However, 7th-grade math tells a different story—only 19.4% of students are proficient, well below the state average of 33.3% and lower than all comparable nearby schools. This drop-off between 6th and 7th grade math is a key concern. On a brighter note, 8th-grade Social Studies scores have climbed steadily from 29% to 41.8% proficiency over three years, showing real improvement. The school also shows a recent shift in how it serves students by gender—its ranking for female students dropped from the 69th to 42nd percentile, while male students improved from the 37th to 49th percentile.

The biggest challenge facing the school is chronic absenteeism. At 33.7%, it's significantly higher than the state average of 27.9% and roughly double the rate at high-performing Jefferson Middle School and Northeast Middle School in the Midland Public Schools district, which consistently rank in the top 15% statewide. Those schools achieve proficiency rates two to three times higher than Pinconning's, though they serve a student population with far fewer economic challenges. Compared to schools in the Bay City School District, Pinconning performs in line with its own district's overall effectiveness—unlike Western Middle School, which outperforms its district, or Handy Middle School, which lags behind. For parents, the key takeaways are that Pinconning has strengths in early-grade ELA and improving Social Studies, but needs attention on chronic absenteeism, 7th-grade math, and recent trends for female students.

244

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,761

Per pupil spending ?

48.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

605 W 5th St
Pinconning, MI 48650-8706

(989) 308-0557

District: Pinconning Area Schools

Students who attend Pinconning Middle School usually attend:

High:

Pinconning High School

Feeder schools for Pinconning Middle School:

Elementary:	Linwood Elementary School
	Pinconning Central Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.3%

Hispanic:

6.1%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2016 → 50th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

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

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

Michigan avg41%

452^nd of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 42% (2016) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

297^th of 625Pinconning Area 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	46.2	452 of 896	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.6	415 of 890	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	398 of 897	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	427 of 883	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	425 of 776	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.9	415 of 675	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	392 of 792	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	424 of 838	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.5	377 of 821	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.8	376 of 894	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.8	398 of 919	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.8	350 of 921	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.6	506 of 919	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.7	349 of 900	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.9	349 of 858	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.5	444 of 851	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	68.0	322 of 847	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.9	491 of 839	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	67.0	304 of 823	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.3	478 of 806	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	455 of 789	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.6	242 of 789	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	317 of 771	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.3	475 of 770	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	388 of 657	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	362 of 521	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	371 of 658	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	442 of 794	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	37.7	506 of 834	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.6	438 of 832	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.6	331 of 836	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	351 of 825	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	321 of 691	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.4	248 of 523	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	334 of 672	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	290 of 815	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	44.2	414 of 813	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.8	504 of 798	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	445 of 786	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	382 of 776	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.7	408 of 658	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.3	359 of 540	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	350 of 639	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.7	346 of 797	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	21.0	342 of 377	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	451 of 687	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.9	428 of 696	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	411 of 701	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	467 of 688	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	435 of 638	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.1	403 of 577	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	407 of 624	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	455 of 678	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)49th percentile~ school

Female (2026)42nd percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)34th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2018)9th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies42%-8 vs state

Science36%-3 vs state

English Language Arts35%-3 vs state

Math27%-5 vs state

Mathematics22%-12 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
Pinconning Middle School	Public	6-8	605 W 5th St	Pinconning	48650	Bay County	Pinconning Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 308-0557	244	13	18.9	48.8%	218 (89.3%)	3 (1.2%)	15 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	46.2	452^nd of 896 public middle schools	49.6%		49.6	415^th of 890 public middle schools	53.4%	37	65.2	21.7		35.2	35.2		35.2	19.4		35.8		41.8	$13,761	$607	$13,154
Christa McAuliffe Middle School	Public	6-8	3281 Kiesel Rd	Bay City	48706	Bay County	Bangor Township Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 686-7640	608	28	21.8	45.6%	477 (78.5%)	17 (2.8%)	80 (13.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.3%)	49.9	413^th of 896 public middle schools	53.9%		47.6	436^th of 890 public middle schools	51.0%	23	64.8	24.5		33.3	37.1		25.0	26.9		43.8		49.0	$13,515	$612	$12,903
Handy Middle School	Public	6-8	601 Blend St	Bay City	48706	Bay County	Bay City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 684-1723	598	44	13.6	78.8%	401 (67.1%)	28 (4.7%)	109 (18.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (9.5%)	31	594^th of 896 public middle schools	33.7%		24.8	646^th of 890 public middle schools	27.4%	52	61.7	20.7		19.5	24.7		12.8	14.9		31.0		43.3	$18,342	$1,910	$16,431
Western Middle School	Public	6-8	500 W Midland Rd	Auburn	48611	Bay County	Bay City School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 662-4489	681	39	17.6	40.2%	594 (87.2%)	6 (0.9%)	40 (5.9%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (5.0%)	65.4	251^st of 896 public middle schools	72.0%		67.5	234^th of 890 public middle schools	73.7%	17	71.9	36.4		45.6	43.1		30.0	32.9		47.6		54.8	$13,798	$922	$12,876
Cramer Junior High School	Public	5-8	313 Pine St	Essexville	48732	Bay County	Essexville-Hampton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 894-9740	484	28	17.3	42.8%	417 (86.2%)	5 (1.0%)	35 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.8%)	52.5	386^th of 896 public middle schools	56.9%		51.1	393^rd of 890 public middle schools	55.8%	7	68.9	28.3	26.1	34.1	37.7	10.4	28.8	29.2	33.9	37.7	27.2	50.9	$11,805	$727	$11,078
Au GresSims Middle School	Public	6-8	310 S Court St	Au Gres	48703	Arenac County	Au Gres-Sims School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 876-7157	104	6	16.8	59.6%	87 (83.7%)	2 (1.9%)	4 (3.8%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.7%)	57.2	330^th of 896 public middle schools	63.2%		52.5	383^rd of 890 public middle schools	57.0%	53	68.8	40.6		25.7	42.3		28.6	30.8		34.4		65.6	$13,788	$1,192	$12,596
Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	800 W Chapel Ln	Midland	48640	Midland County	Midland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 923-5873	919	52	17.8	27.7%	762 (82.9%)	11 (1.2%)	53 (5.8%)	49 (5.3%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	39 (4.2%)	92	62^nd of 896 public middle schools	93.1%		92.4	53^rd of 890 public middle schools	94.0%	9	80.0	64.2		64.5	63.8		50.9	62.3		62.3		66.2	$13,598	$349	$13,250
Northeast Middle School	Public	6-8	1305 E Sugnet Rd	Midland	48642	Midland County	Midland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 923-5772	789	49	16.1	50.7%	662 (83.9%)	22 (2.8%)	49 (6.2%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	41 (5.2%)	85.8	103^rd of 896 public middle schools	88.5%		80.6	134^th of 890 public middle schools	84.9%	31	77.8	58.3		60.1	58.8		40.6	44.4		58.3		69.0	$14,438	$347	$14,091

Frequently Asked Questions about Pinconning Middle School

What district is Pinconning Middle School in?

Pinconning Area Schools

How many students attend Pinconning Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 244 students attended Pinconning Middle School.

Is Pinconning Middle School a good school?

Pinconning Middle School ranks 452^nd of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Pinconning Middle School?

Students at Pinconning Middle School are 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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

2025–26 M-Step, PSAT & SAT test scoresSep 4, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

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