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Potterville Middle School

Q: Is Potterville Middle School a good school?

Potterville Middle School ranks 555 th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 5-8

555^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 38% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Potterville Middle School serves 222 students in grades 5 through 8 within the Potterville Public Schools district, a small district located in Potterville, MI, that currently holds a 2-star rating.

Parents should be aware that this school has experienced a dramatic and concerning drop in academic performance for the 2025-2026 school year. After reaching a peak in 2024-2025—when 8th-grade PSAT scores in both English (84%) and Math (46%) far exceeded state averages—the school has seen a sharp collapse. Current 8th-grade PSAT Math proficiency has plummeted to just 15.2%, compared to 43.2% at the nearby Kenneth T Beagle Middle School in Grand Ledge Public Schools. Similarly, 8th-grade Social Studies proficiency sits at 30.3%, well below the state average of 50.3% and the lowest among comparable schools in the area. This decline is systemic, affecting all student groups—female, male, White, and low-income students alike—with effectiveness rankings dropping to the bottom third of schools statewide.

There are some notable bright spots and concerns. Fifth-grade Science proficiency is a clear strength at 63%, far exceeding the state average of 40% and outperforming all nearby schools. However, this success does not carry through to upper grades. The school also spends more per student ($14,108) than neighboring districts like Eaton Rapids Public Schools ($13,446) and Charlotte Public Schools (up to $13,154), yet its outcomes lag behind several lower-spending districts. Chronic absenteeism is also elevated at 25.6%, higher than the district average of 20.2%. Given the volatility in performance over the past two years, parents may want to ask the school about recent curriculum changes or cohort-specific challenges that could explain this dramatic reversal.

222

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,108

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: Declining — 58th percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (33% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg33%

Michigan avg39%

555^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 20 pts since 2016

From top 42% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

363^rd of 625Potterville 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	36.2	555 of 896	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	35.9	509 of 789	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	33.5	557 of 834	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	30.5	547 of 813	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	23.9	549 of 687	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)35th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)33rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)20th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science49%+10 vs state

English Language Arts41%~ state avg

Social Studies34%-5 vs state

Math18%-15 vs state

Mathematics15%-18 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

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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
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%)	36.2	555^th of 896 public middle schools	38.1%		57.8	323^rd of 890 public middle schools	63.7%	232	54.5	15.2		54.3	33.3	39.3		13.0	16.7	23.6	63.0	30.3	37.0	30.3	$14,108	$949	$13,159
Mt Hope School	Public	4-8	1810 Harding Ave	Lansing	48910	Ingham 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%)	11.7	810^th of 896 public middle schools	9.6%		12.3	788^th of 890 public middle schools	11.5%	22	44.9	8.2	6.3	17.0	11.2	12.1	13.0	7.5	4.1	6.0	14.1	22.4	7.8	25.5	$22,354	$2,655	$19,699
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)			32.0	39.9	27.3		29.9	19.2	25.0		38.7		23.7		$10,949	$751	$10,198
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%)	55.3	360^th of 896 public middle schools	59.8%		47.4	437^th of 890 public middle schools	50.9%	77	65.6	24.7				30.5				23.4		53.7		57.2	$13,154	$741	$12,413
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%)	77.6	155^th of 896 public middle schools	82.7%		81.1	127^th of 890 public middle schools	85.7%	28	77.0	43.2				47.8				33.8		54.1		71.0	$12,758	$1,273	$11,485
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)				27.4	31.3			5.6	26.1		11.1		6.8		$18,438	$576	$17,863
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)				56.0	49.3			34.1	39.2		54.9		36.5		$12,174	$1,427	$10,747
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%)	23.2	665^th of 896 public middle schools	25.8%		21.2	680^th of 890 public middle schools	23.6%	15	53.5	8.9				21.1				13.1		18.5		39.8	$15,922	$719	$15,203
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%)	41.2	506^th of 896 public middle schools	43.5%		41.6	511^th of 890 public middle schools	42.6%	5	59.5	23.8			18.0	44.3			10.4	26.4		42.2		42.9	$13,446	$721	$12,725
East Intermediate School	Public	5-6	3131 W Michigan Ave	Lansing	48917	Eaton 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)				32.4	24.5			14.6	13.5		26.5		17.8		$14,993	$708	$14,285

Frequently Asked Questions about Potterville Middle School

How many students attend Potterville Middle School?

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

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 555^th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Potterville Middle School in?

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What high school do graduates of Potterville Middle School attend?

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

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