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Potterville Middle School

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Potterville Middle School ranks 323 rd of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 5-8

323^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 64% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Potterville Middle School is a public magnet school serving grades 5-8 in Potterville, Michigan, with 195 students. While the school has shown some improvement over the years, it faces several challenges, including generally lower test scores compared to state averages, high chronic absenteeism rates, and a relatively high percentage of students from low-income families.

Potterville Middle School's test scores are below the state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in M-Step English Language Arts ranged from 26.2% for 7th grade to 44.6% for 5th grade, compared to the state averages of 39.2% and 44.4% respectively. In M-Step Math, the school's proficiency rates were even lower, ranging from 16.7% for 7th grade to 29.8% for 6th grade, compared to the state averages of 33.3% and 31.5%. Additionally, Potterville Middle School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.5% to 30.8% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Holt Junior High School, Eaton Rapids Middle School, and Kenneth T Beagle Middle School, Potterville Middle School's performance is generally lower, with higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and lower free/reduced lunch rates. However, the school's spending per student has increased from $10,793 in 2021-2022 to $15,120 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average, suggesting that simply increasing spending may not be the sole solution to improving student outcomes.

222

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,120

Per pupil spending ?

42.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

425 E Main St
Potterville, MI 48876-9771

(517) 645-4609

District: Potterville Public Schools

Students who attend Potterville Middle School usually attend:

High:

Potterville High School

Feeder schools for Potterville Middle School:

Elementary:

Potterville Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.3%

Two or more races:

7.2%

Hispanic:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Michigan median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Math scores 10 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

Michigan avg39%

323^rd of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

318^th of 613Potterville 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	57.8	323 of 890	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	322 of 897	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.5	250 of 883	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	37.5	474 of 776	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.5	379 of 675	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	510 of 792	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	588 of 838	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.7	546 of 821	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.5	378 of 894	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.7	443 of 919	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	36.2	632 of 921	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.8	649 of 919	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	43.8	542 of 900	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.4	604 of 858	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	73.5	213 of 851	75.0%	★★★★☆
2009	58.9	461 of 847	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.0	584 of 839	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.2	564 of 823	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.8	537 of 806	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	303 of 789	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	248 of 771	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	278 of 770	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.0	438 of 657	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	481 of 658	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	580 of 794	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	361 of 832	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	402 of 836	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	277 of 825	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.5	306 of 691	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.8	451 of 672	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	541 of 815	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	335 of 798	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	342 of 786	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.6	214 of 776	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	44.2	336 of 658	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.8	160 of 540	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	34.9	424 of 639	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	486 of 797	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	352 of 696	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	432 of 701	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	318 of 688	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	21.3	525 of 638	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.0	333 of 577	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.4	477 of 624	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	565 of 678	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)58th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics46%+16 vs state

Science44%+3 vs state

Social Studies43%+4 vs state

English Language Arts39%~ state avg

Math23%-10 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, January 18, 2018

The problem with this district are the kids that attend it. These kids are a product of their homelife and if you’ve been to any event, you can understand what I mean. Many of these parents simply don’t care and it shows. For a school with only 60 kids per grade, the bullying and teasing is in full force. Even when parents get called and discipline enforced, it doesn’t stop it. A few weeks later, it starts back up again. It is a vicious never ending circle. Staff, though, seems to take things seriously unlike other districts. Nathan Leale is a well-loved but enforceful principal. I hope he stays. I haven’t seen many longevity teachers and I can completely see why. No. I would run for the hills and look at other options for schooling. Unfortunately, many districts in backwoods Eaton County are going to be the same. Grand Ledge draws Lansing students. I’d go east to Okemos or north to DeWitt. Otherwise, homeschool. 1 star because I can’t go lower for the school...another star for staff. ZERO for the kids that attend as THIS is where their issues are...the families. Close Quote

Schools Near Potterville Middle School

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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
Potterville Middle School	Public, Magnet	5-8	425 E Main St	Potterville	48876	Eaton County	Potterville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(517) 645-4609	222	13	16.9	42.8%	185 (83.3%)	3 (1.4%)	13 (5.9%)	3 (1.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.2%)	57.8	323^rd of 890 public middle schools	63.7%		56.1	322^nd of 897 public middle schools	64.1%	1	84.0	46.0		44.6	41.4	26.2		20.3	29.8	16.7	41.9	46.0	41.9	44.0	$15,120	$1,388	$13,732
Mt Hope School	Public	4-8	4000 Woodcreek Ln	Lansing	48911	Eaton County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1550	323	20	16.3	92.0%	89 (27.6%)	116 (35.9%)	56 (17.3%)	6 (1.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	52 (16.1%)	12.3	788^th of 890 public middle schools	11.5%		14	774^th of 897 public middle schools	13.7%	14	33.8	10.0	26.8	12.2	17.3	22.2	24.4	5.0	7.7	11.1	11.0	17.9	3.8	15.6	$28,015	$5,395	$22,620
Charlotte Upper Elementary School	Public	4-8	1068 Carlisle Hwy	Charlotte	48813	Eaton County	Charlotte Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 541-5770	527	28	19.0	53.3%	430 (81.6%)	13 (2.5%)	44 (8.3%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.7%)								(n/a)			37.3	41.2	26.6		37.5	23.3	32.8		35.8		25.6		$11,638	$759	$10,879
Charlotte Middle School	Public, Magnet	7-8	1068 Carlisle Hwy	Charlotte	48813	Eaton County	Charlotte Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(517) 541-5700	406	21	19.6	43.6%	353 (86.9%)	8 (2.0%)	23 (5.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	47.4	437^th of 890 public middle schools	50.9%		31.4	602^nd of 897 public middle schools	32.9%	165	69.4	15.5				33.7				25.0		42.0		43.5	$13,427	$696	$12,731
Kenneth T Beagle Middle School	Public	7-8	600 W South St	Grand Ledge	48837	Eaton County	Grand Ledge Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 925-5680	835	44	18.9	23.6%	609 (72.9%)	30 (3.6%)	102 (12.2%)	34 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.1%)	81.1	127^th of 890 public middle schools	85.7%		80.2	125^th of 897 public middle schools	86.1%	2	75.8	37.4				53.4				45.5		54.7		71.3	$12,098	$1,073	$11,026
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)				37.3	32.5			18.0	23.5		33.1		16.5		$15,007	$1,140	$13,867
Leon W Hayes Intermediate School	Public	5-6	12620 Nixon Rd	Grand Ledge	48837	Eaton County	Grand Ledge Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 925-5740	810	45	17.9	25.9%	559 (69.0%)	28 (3.5%)	103 (12.7%)	40 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (9.9%)								(n/a)				49.1	45.4			37.1	32.1		51.9		38.5		$12,210	$1,508	$10,702
Waverly Middle School	Public	7-8	620 Snow Rd	Lansing	48917	Eaton County	Waverly Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 321-7240	451	26	17.6	55.0%	123 (27.3%)	162 (35.9%)	96 (21.3%)	19 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.9%)	21.2	680^th of 890 public middle schools	23.6%		27.2	639^th of 897 public middle schools	28.8%	41	50.5	9.4				24.9				12.1		20.2		30.3	$17,565	$1,499	$16,066
Eaton Rapids Middle School	Public	6-8	815 Greyhound Dr	Eaton Rapids	48827	Eaton County	Eaton Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 663-8151	410	27	15.4	32.9%	353 (86.1%)	4 (1.0%)	28 (6.8%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	41.6	511^th of 890 public middle schools	42.6%		48.4	424^th of 897 public middle schools	52.7%	87	60.4	23.9			39.6	25.2			29.1	19.4		38.8		35.1	$14,017	$1,030	$12,987
East Intermediate School	Public	5-6	3131 W Michigan Ave	Lansing	48917	Ingham County	Waverly Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 484-8830	429	28	15.3	61.3%	109 (25.4%)	144 (33.6%)	106 (24.7%)	11 (2.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (13.1%)								(n/a)				25.9	24.7			6.9	13.0		14.9		10.3		$15,945	$1,485	$14,459

Frequently Asked Questions about Potterville Middle School

What district is Potterville Middle School in?

Potterville Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Potterville Middle School?

Students at Potterville Middle School are 83% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Potterville Middle School a good school?

Potterville Middle School ranks 323^rd of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Potterville Middle School attend?

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

How many students attend Potterville Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 222 students attended Potterville Middle School.

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