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Tri County Middle School

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Tri County Middle School ranks 588 th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

588^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 34% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Tri County Middle School is a public middle school located in Howard City, Michigan, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 369 students. The school is part of the Tri County Area Schools district, which is ranked 388 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tri County Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the state average and nearby schools on standardized tests, with proficiency rates in M-Step/English Language Arts, M-Step/Math, and M-Step/Science ranging from 20.9% to 33.6% proficient, significantly lower than the state averages of 38.6% to 41.1%. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with rankings for female, male, white, special education, and low socioeconomic status students all in the bottom half of Michigan middle schools, and many in the bottom quarter. Additionally, Tri County Middle School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.9% to 30.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Despite spending more per student ($14,469 in 2023-2024) compared to the state average, Tri County Middle School's academic performance lags significantly behind nearby schools like Sparta Middle School, Greenville Middle School, and North Rockford Middle School, which all have higher proficiency rates and rankings. Addressing the school's attendance issues and improving support for all student subgroups should be a priority for the school and district to improve outcomes for all students.

381

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,469

Per pupil spending ?

41.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21350 Kendaville Rd
Howard City, MI 49329-8751

(231) 937-4318

District: Tri County Area Schools

Students who attend Tri County Middle School usually attend:

High:

Tri County Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.1%

Hispanic:

7.1%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

Michigan avg41%

588^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

388^th of 613Tri County 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
2025	32.2	588 of 890	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	565 of 897	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	484 of 883	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	496 of 776	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.0	512 of 675	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	555 of 792	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	434 of 838	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.9	561 of 821	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.2	516 of 894	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.0	460 of 919	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.8	467 of 921	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.2	463 of 919	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.1	553 of 900	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.0	488 of 858	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.8	591 of 851	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.1	580 of 847	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.0	510 of 839	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	62.1	386 of 823	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	51.0	510 of 806	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	538 of 789	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	529 of 771	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	479 of 770	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	469 of 657	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	449 of 521	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	527 of 658	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.0	444 of 794	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	587 of 832	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	602 of 836	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	486 of 825	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	378 of 691	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.9	422 of 523	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	513 of 672	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.9	396 of 815	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	586 of 798	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	554 of 786	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.3	465 of 776	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	463 of 658	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	428 of 540	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	470 of 639	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.5	355 of 797	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	212 of 244	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	333 of 377	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	581 of 696	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	598 of 701	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	507 of 688	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	515 of 638	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	486 of 577	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	538 of 624	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	463 of 678	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)32nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies30%-17 vs state

English Language Arts27%-12 vs state

Science27%-14 vs state

Mathematics24%-7 vs state

Math23%-9 vs state

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by a student
Saturday, June 17, 2023

I use to go to coopersville schools and then I moved schools and now I am learning more stuff at a better/faster rate than coopersville

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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
Tri County Middle School	Public	6-8	21350 Kendaville Rd	Howard City	49329	Montcalm County	Tri County Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 937-4318	381	22	17.4	41.2%	328 (86.1%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.1%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	32.2	588^th of 890 public middle schools	33.9%		34.8	565^th of 897 public middle schools	37.0%	23	53.0	23.5			33.6	20.9			21.9	24.8		26.7		30.2	$14,469	$1,035	$13,434
Cedar Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	4873 16 Mile Rd NE	Cedar Springs	49319	Kent County	Cedar Springs Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 696-9100	657	36	18.4	38.2%	582 (88.6%)	3 (0.5%)	36 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.2%)	64.3	261^st of 890 public middle schools	70.7%		52.6	369^th of 897 public middle schools	58.9%	108	71.4	34.7			36.5	37.2			35.9	34.6		49.5		61.2	$14,284	$1,414	$12,870
Morley Stanwood Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	4700 Northland Dr	Morley	49336	Mecosta County	Morley Stanwood Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(231) 856-4550	234	14	16.2	66.2%	217 (92.7%)	4 (1.7%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	22.2	673^rd of 890 public middle schools	24.4%		28.1	631^st of 897 public middle schools	29.7%	42	54.8	13.7			20.3	22.6			17.2	14.1		20.3		28.4	$16,300	$1,152	$15,148
Lakeview Middle School	Public	4-7	516 Washington St	Lakeview	48850	Montcalm County	Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm)	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 352-8016	329	22	15.1	62.9%	292 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	63.8	267^th of 890 public middle schools	70.0%		55.8	324^th of 897 public middle schools	63.9%	57			55.4	38.1	44.6	50.6	39.2	31.0	28.9	34.9	41.7		23.8		$14,637	$2,645	$11,992
Newaygo Middle School	Public	5-8	850 76th St	Newaygo	49337	Newaygo County	Newaygo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 652-1285	472	29	16.3	63.1%	382 (80.9%)	4 (0.8%)	65 (13.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	39.3	530^th of 890 public middle schools	40.4%		35.1	560^th of 897 public middle schools	37.6%	30	62.9	17.1		41.3	25.0	28.7		15.1	18.1	22.6	31.0	42.9	19.0	47.6	$15,709	$2,514	$13,195
Grant Middle School	Public	5-8	96 E 120th St	Grant	49327	Newaygo County	Grant Public School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 834-5910	445	25	17.4	62.9%	321 (72.1%)	3 (0.7%)	103 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.4%)	52	387^th of 890 public middle schools	56.5%		45.4	461^st of 897 public middle schools	48.6%	74	64.4	31.4		44.1	42.6	36.2		9.6	31.7	22.9	43.3	33.6	30.8	47.9	$15,641	$1,503	$14,137
Kent City Middle School	Public	6-8	285 N Main St	Kent City	49330	Kent County	Kent City Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 678-4214	290	13	21.9	60.0%	210 (72.4%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	38	538^th of 890 public middle schools	39.6%		28.6	628^th of 897 public middle schools	30.0%	90	73.6	28.7			14.2	22.4			19.8	17.4		41.8		40.7	$14,486	$1,806	$12,681
Greenville Middle School	Public	5-8	1321 Chase St	Greenville	48838	Montcalm County	Greenville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 754-9361	797	44	17.9	49.4%	730 (91.6%)	7 (0.9%)	35 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.6%)	68.8	225^th of 890 public middle schools	74.7%		67.9	222^nd of 897 public middle schools	75.3%	3	66.5	41.0			46.5	47.5			37.1	31.4		46.2		59.7	$14,227	$1,179	$13,048
North Rockford Middle School	Public	6-8	397 E Division St	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6300	908	54	16.8	18.2%	789 (86.9%)	5 (0.6%)	57 (6.3%)	15 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.6%)	96.5	23^rd of 890 public middle schools	97.4%		96.3	23^rd of 897 public middle schools	97.4%		88.0	71.0			60.1	71.0			71.6	69.8		68.4		80.1	$14,237	$1,405	$12,832
Sparta Middle School	Public	6-8	235 E Spartan Dr	Sparta	49345	Kent County	Sparta Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 887-8211	503	27	18.6	40.4%	410 (81.5%)	7 (1.4%)	67 (13.3%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	63.6	269^th of 890 public middle schools	69.8%		55.6	327^th of 897 public middle schools	63.5%	58	73.8	28.2			52.5	44.8			32.1	30.5		46.4		48.7	$14,301	$1,812	$12,489

Frequently Asked Questions about Tri County Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Tri County Middle School?

Students at Tri County Middle School are 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Tri County Middle School a good school?

Tri County Middle School ranks 588^th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Tri County Middle School attend?

Students who attend Tri County Middle School usually go on to attend Tri County Senior High School

How many students attend Tri County Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 381 students attended Tri County Middle School.

What district is Tri County Middle School in?

Tri County Area Schools

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