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Fort Gratiot Middle School

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Fort Gratiot Middle School ranks 241 st of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

241^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 73% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Fort Gratiot Middle School in Fort Gratiot, MI, serves 533 students in grades 6 through 8 and is part of the Port Huron Area School District.

Fort Gratiot Middle School stands out as a high-performing school within a district that overall struggles academically. While the Port Huron Area School District ranks in the bottom quarter of Michigan schools, Fort Gratiot ranks in the top quarter, earning a 4-star rating and placing 241st out of 896 middle schools statewide. This is a remarkable achievement, especially when compared to its in-district peers. In the 2025-2026 school year, Central Middle School ranked 704th and Holland Woods Middle School ranked 643rd. The gap is evident in subjects like 7th-grade math, where Fort Gratiot's proficiency rate was 42.9%, compared to just 19.2% at Holland Woods and 15.9% at Central. Fort Gratiot also holds its own against schools in higher-rated neighboring districts, with 8th-grade PSAT English Language Arts proficiency at 73.5% and social studies proficiency at 57.7%, the latter exceeding Marysville Middle School's rate of 46.3%.

The school has shown consistent improvement over the past several years, climbing from the 53rd percentile in 2021-2022 to its current 73rd percentile ranking. Notably, Fort Gratiot earns high marks for its work with all student groups, including 4-star ratings for both female students and students from low socio-economic backgrounds, suggesting that economic status is not a barrier to success here. The main challenge is chronic absenteeism, which sits at 31.6%—higher than the state average and significantly above rates at successful neighboring schools like Croswell-Lexington Middle School (19.2%) and Yale Junior High School (19.1%). While Fort Gratiot's spending per student ($14,367) is lower than its in-district counterparts, it remains higher than some out-of-district high performers, suggesting room for greater efficiency. Overall, Fort Gratiot is a clear success story, demonstrating that strong school-level leadership and culture can drive achievement regardless of district-wide challenges.

533

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,367

Per pupil spending ?

34.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3985 Keewahdin Rd
Fort Gratiot, MI 48059-3313

(810) 984-6544

District: Port Huron Area School District

Students who attend Fort Gratiot Middle School usually attend:

High:

Port Huron Northern High School

Feeder schools for Fort Gratiot Middle School:

Elementary:	Edison Elementary School
	Keewahdin Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.7%

Two or more races:

5.1%

Hispanic:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 42nd percentile in 2021 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 73rd (2026) from a 42nd-percentile low (2021)

✓Above the Michigan median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg31%

Michigan avg41%

241^st of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 16% (2016) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Port Huron Area School District

463^rd of 625Port Huron Area School District 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	66.5	241 of 896	73.1%	★★★★☆
2025	67.4	235 of 890	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	56.2	320 of 897	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	344 of 883	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.1	363 of 776	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.5	390 of 675	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.4	268 of 792	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.5	339 of 838	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	82.9	104 of 821	87.3%	★★★★☆
2016	79.5	140 of 894	84.3%	★★★★☆
2015	66.4	270 of 919	70.6%	★★★★☆
2014	64.3	303 of 921	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.0	261 of 919	71.6%	★★★★☆
2012	67.7	266 of 900	70.4%	★★★★☆
2011	70.0	266 of 858	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.0	230 of 851	73.0%	★★★★☆
2009	75.3	187 of 847	77.9%	★★★★☆
2008	73.6	208 of 839	75.2%	★★★★☆
2007	70.7	251 of 823	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.9	245 of 806	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	64.7	222 of 789	71.9%	★★★★☆
2025	64.6	212 of 789	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	46.0	380 of 771	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.2	412 of 770	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	370 of 657	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	297 of 521	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.2	203 of 658	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.8	315 of 794	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	38.3	169 of 266	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	62.5	240 of 834	71.2%	★★★★☆
2025	59.5	272 of 832	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.0	351 of 836	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	333 of 825	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.2	442 of 691	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	364 of 523	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	406 of 672	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	448 of 815	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	60.8	258 of 813	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.8	245 of 798	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	273 of 786	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	276 of 776	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.1	317 of 658	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.9	379 of 540	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.9	284 of 639	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	296 of 797	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	53.8	66 of 156	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	51.0	143 of 377	62.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	60.7	233 of 687	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.7	245 of 696	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.5	342 of 701	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.1	396 of 688	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	410 of 638	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	390 of 577	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.3	279 of 624	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.3	354 of 678	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)72nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile~ school

Male (2026)68th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)66th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2018)62nd percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)58th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2018)36th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies58%+7 vs state

Science46%+7 vs state

Mathematics43%+10 vs state

Math39%+7 vs state

English Language Arts35%-3 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
Fort Gratiot Middle School	Public	6-8	3985 Keewahdin Rd	Fort Gratiot	48059	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 984-6544	533	27	19.7	34.9%	478 (89.7%)	4 (0.8%)	18 (3.4%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.1%)	66.5	241^st of 896 public middle schools	73.1%		67.4	235^th of 890 public middle schools	73.6%	6	73.5	43.2		35.0	35.7		35.4	42.9		45.9		57.7	$14,367	$1,116	$13,251
Holland Woods Middle School	Public	6-8	1617 Holland Ave	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 984-6548	404	29	14.0	78.7%	274 (67.8%)	36 (8.9%)	37 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (13.6%)	26	643^rd of 896 public middle schools	28.2%		36	551^st of 890 public middle schools	38.1%	92	53.7	21.3		21.7	19.8		19.5	19.2		23.6		32.1	$18,799	$1,568	$17,231
Central Middle School	Public	6-8	200 32nd St	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 984-6533	599	37	16.3	63.4%	399 (66.6%)	78 (13.0%)	45 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (12.5%)	20.2	704^th of 896 public middle schools	21.4%		19.1	707^th of 890 public middle schools	20.6%	3	45.0	15.3		19.1	21.6		14.1	15.9		21.7		29.8	$15,108	$1,857	$13,252
Marysville Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Collard Dr	Marysville	48040	St. Clair County	Marysville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 364-6336	603	32	18.9	45.8%	551 (91.4%)	3 (0.5%)	22 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	64	265^th of 896 public middle schools	70.4%		76.4	162^nd of 890 public middle schools	81.8%	103	68.3	40.6		40.6	33.5		46.6	47.7		35.0		46.3	$11,987	$326	$11,661
St Clair Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	2200 Clinton Ave	Saint Clair	48079	St. Clair County	East China School District	No	Yes	No	No	(810) 676-1800	614	36	17.2	30.8%	573 (93.3%)	15 (2.4%)	13 (2.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	58.5	314^th of 896 public middle schools	65.0%		57.2	331^st of 890 public middle schools	62.8%	17	75.8	33.6		36.6	31.3		22.5	25.6		53.0		64.4	$13,380	$691	$12,689
CroswellLexington Middle School	Public	5-8	5485 Peck Rd	Croswell	48422	Sanilac County	Croswell-Lexington Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 679-1400	508	27	19.0	54.1%	453 (89.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	71	210^th of 896 public middle schools	76.6%		72.1	197^th of 890 public middle schools	77.9%	13	76.0	40.8	43.2	33.3	42.4	34.8	30.1	52.5	52.3	54.8	31.1	62.4	$13,858	$785	$13,072
Yale Junior High School	Public	6-8	198 School Dr	Yale	48097	St. Clair County	Yale Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 387-3231	425	22	19.1	37.2%	392 (92.2%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	74.6	179^th of 896 public middle schools	80.0%		75.9	167^th of 890 public middle schools	81.2%	12	77.0	36.2		60.2	54.2		47.8	42.3		41.4		52.6	$13,434	$1,233	$12,201

Frequently Asked Questions about Fort Gratiot Middle School

How many students attend Fort Gratiot Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 533 students attended Fort Gratiot Middle School.

What district is Fort Gratiot Middle School in?

Port Huron Area School District

What high school do graduates of Fort Gratiot Middle School attend?

Students who attend Fort Gratiot Middle School usually go on to attend Port Huron Northern High School

What is the racial makeup of Fort Gratiot Middle School?

Students at Fort Gratiot Middle School are 90% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Is Fort Gratiot Middle School a good school?

Fort Gratiot Middle School ranks 241^st of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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