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Saugatuck Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

88^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 90% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Saugatuck Middle School is a high-performing public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Saugatuck, Michigan. With 197 students, it is part of the Saugatuck Public Schools district, which is ranked 30th out of 613 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Saugatuck Middle School has consistently been ranked among the top middle schools in Michigan, with a current ranking of 88th out of 890 middle schools statewide and a 5-star rating.

Saugatuck Middle School stands out for its exceptional academic performance, consistently outperforming the state average on standardized tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, 51.4% of 7th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 39.2%. In math, 48.1% of 6th-grade students and 47.1% of 7th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to state averages of 31.5% and 33.3%, respectively. The school also performs exceptionally well across different student subgroups, ranking among the top middle schools in Michigan for both female and male students, as well as for white students and students of low socioeconomic status.

While Saugatuck Middle School has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism over the past few years, reaching 30.8% in 2022-2023, the school's rates are still lower than the state average and have shown improvement, declining to 19.5% in 2023-2024. Saugatuck Middle School's spending per student has remained relatively consistent, ranging from $8,737 to $9,901 over the past few years, which is lower than the nearby schools in the analysis. Overall, Saugatuck Middle School is a standout educational institution, consistently delivering exceptional academic outcomes for its students and outperforming the surrounding schools in the region.

186

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,771

Per pupil spending ?

27.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 Elizabeth St
Saugatuck, MI 49453-9734

(269) 857-2133

District: Saugatuck Public Schools

Students who attend Saugatuck Middle School usually attend:

High:

Saugatuck High School

Feeder schools for Saugatuck Middle School:

Elementary:

Douglas Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.3%

Hispanic:

5.4%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (62% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Michigan middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg62%

Michigan avg41%

88^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^th of 613Saugatuck 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	87.8	88 of 890	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	90.1	72 of 897	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	32 of 883	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	88.9	69 of 776	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	83.2	80 of 675	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	87.1	83 of 792	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	93.4	48 of 838	94.3%	★★★★★
2017	93.5	43 of 821	94.8%	★★★★★
2016	93.5	49 of 894	94.5%	★★★★★
2015	95.8	27 of 919	97.1%	★★★★★
2014	79.2	147 of 921	84.0%	★★★★☆
2013	85.6	87 of 919	90.5%	★★★★★
2012	78.7	154 of 900	82.9%	★★★★☆
2011	74.2	198 of 858	76.9%	★★★★☆
2010	75.9	178 of 851	79.1%	★★★★☆
2009	73.1	220 of 847	74.0%	★★★★☆
2008	82.9	82 of 839	90.2%	★★★★★
2007	80.4	112 of 823	86.4%	★★★★☆
2006	77.7	151 of 806	81.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	73 of 789	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	46 of 771	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	58 of 770	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	77.7	96 of 657	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	85.5	50 of 521	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	86.6	69 of 658	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	92.6	41 of 794	94.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	234 of 832	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.8	75 of 836	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	24 of 825	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	84.7	53 of 691	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	73.1	70 of 523	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	109 of 672	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.5	43 of 815	94.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	120 of 798	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	96 of 786	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	95.5	23 of 776	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	42 of 658	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	63.7	149 of 540	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.3	122 of 639	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	90.5	55 of 797	93.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	91 of 696	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	87.7	65 of 701	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	37 of 688	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	49 of 638	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	85.1	63 of 577	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	86.0	70 of 624	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	89.8	53 of 678	92.2%	★★★★★

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)91st percentile~ school

White (2025)87th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies81%+34 vs state

Science68%+27 vs state

Mathematics67%+36 vs state

English Language Arts48%+9 vs state

Math48%+15 vs state

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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 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
Saugatuck Middle School	Public	6-8	401 Elizabeth St	Saugatuck	49453	Allegan County	Saugatuck Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 857-2133	186	10	17.8	27.4%	168 (90.3%)	2 (1.1%)	10 (5.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	87.8	88^th of 890 public middle schools	90.1%		90.1	72^nd of 897 public middle schools	92.0%	16	91.2	66.7		44.2	51.4		48.1	47.1		68.4		80.7	$8,771	$734	$8,037
Fennville Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Memorial Dr	Fennville	49408	Allegan County	Fennville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 722-3550	293	20	14.6	77.8%	132 (45.1%)	0 (0.0%)	149 (50.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	46.5	451^st of 890 public middle schools	49.3%		29.4	618^th of 897 public middle schools	31.1%	167	69.7	42.7		28.7	30.1		27.7	22.5		36.8		35.2	$15,530	$1,726	$13,805
Hamilton Middle School	Public	5-8	4845 136th Ave	Hamilton	49419	Allegan County	Hamilton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 751-4436	707	42	16.6	26.0%	614 (86.8%)	5 (0.7%)	50 (7.1%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.2%)	81.1	128^th of 890 public middle schools	85.6%		70.8	201^st of 897 public middle schools	77.6%	73	76.0	47.9	53.7	52.8	42.1	50.0	64.2	47.2	52.5	46.4	44.1	65.5	$13,456	$1,086	$12,370
Holland Middle School	Public	6-8	373 E 24th St	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Holland City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 494-5085	605	39	15.3	62.5%	232 (38.3%)	71 (11.7%)	257 (42.5%)	16 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.8%)	32.9	579^th of 890 public middle schools	34.9%		29.8	616^th of 897 public middle schools	31.3%	37	56.8	14.1		29.3	33.3		19.5	20.1		29.7		34.9	$19,943	$1,646	$18,296
Harbor Lights Middle School	Public	6-8	1024 136th Ave	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 786-1000	903	51	17.8	52.8%	350 (38.8%)	43 (4.8%)	396 (43.9%)	45 (5.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (7.3%)	50.2	406^th of 890 public middle schools	54.4%		54.5	343^rd of 897 public middle schools	61.8%	63	61.2	24.2		36.0	37.0		26.4	34.3		40.7		43.9	$14,768	$1,229	$13,538
Macatawa Bay Middle School	Public	6-8	3700 140th Ave	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 786-2000	632	42	14.9	62.7%	221 (35.0%)	17 (2.7%)	316 (50.0%)	42 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.5%)	51.1	392^nd of 890 public middle schools	56.0%		48	428^th of 897 public middle schools	52.3%	36	62.7	25.9		42.3	34.4		30.8	29.3		37.6		44.3	$14,968	$823	$14,145
Creekside Middle School	Public	5-8	179 W Roosevelt Ave	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	Zeeland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 748-3300	577	37	15.5	21.5%	426 (73.8%)	4 (0.7%)	104 (18.0%)	18 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.3%)	79.4	142^nd of 890 public middle schools	84.0%		77.1	154^th of 897 public middle schools	82.8%	12	78.5	40.9		51.0	54.3		44.8	43.4		47.1		64.2	$14,686	$652	$14,034
Cityside Middle School	Public	6-8	320 E Main Ave	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	Zeeland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 748-3200	771	46	16.6	17.6%	574 (74.4%)	18 (2.3%)	125 (16.2%)	20 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.4%)	80.9	131^st of 890 public middle schools	85.3%		83.5	106^th of 897 public middle schools	88.2%	25	81.9	42.1		54.6	48.0		43.0	43.5		57.5		60.4	$14,797	$804	$13,994
Baseline Middle School	Public	6-8	7357 Baseline Rd	South Haven	49090	Allegan County	South Haven Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 637-0530	377	26	14.6	59.4%	230 (61.0%)	37 (9.8%)	57 (15.1%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (11.4%)	37.9	539^th of 890 public middle schools	39.4%		35.7	553^rd of 897 public middle schools	38.4%	14	53.7	19.4		31.5	31.9		22.0	25.0		29.9		46.8	$14,877	$1,586	$13,291
LE White Middle School	Public	6-8	3300 115th Ave	Allegan	49010	Allegan County	Allegan Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 673-2241	427	27	15.8	65.8%	361 (84.5%)	11 (2.6%)	28 (6.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.4%)	46.3	454^th of 890 public middle schools	49.0%		50.4	393^rd of 897 public middle schools	56.2%	61	67.7	24.2		32.1	32.4		17.8	22.3		46.4		49.6	$18,116	$702	$17,414

Frequently Asked Questions about Saugatuck Middle School

What district is Saugatuck Middle School in?

Saugatuck Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Saugatuck Middle School?

Students at Saugatuck Middle School are 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is Saugatuck Middle School a good school?

Yes. Saugatuck Middle School ranks in the top 9.9% of Michigan middle schools.

How many students attend Saugatuck Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 186 students attended Saugatuck Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Saugatuck Middle School attend?

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

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