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Owen Intermediate School

Public Grades 4-6

Summary

Owen Intermediate School is a public middle school located in Belleville, Michigan, serving grades 4-6 with a total enrollment of 546 students. The school is part of the Van Buren Public Schools district, which is ranked 406 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Owen Intermediate School faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 23.6% to 37.2%, which is significantly higher than the state average. Academically, the school's performance lags behind many nearby schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies falling below state averages. For example, the percentage of 5th and 6th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics ranges from 19.3% to 22.7%, compared to the state average of 31.5% to 32.9%. The school also has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 60.26% to 64.83%.

Interestingly, nearby schools like Washtenaw International Middle Academy, a public charter school in the Ypsilanti Community Schools district, significantly outperform Owen Intermediate School in academic measures. Additionally, Carl T Renton Junior High School, part of the Huron School District, and Liberty Middle School, part of the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools district, both have higher academic performance and lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to Owen Intermediate School.

575

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,484

Per pupil spending ?

48%

Free/discounted lunch ?

45201 Owen St
Belleville, MI 48111-2984

(734) 697-8711

District: Van Buren Public Schools

Students who attend Owen Intermediate School usually attend:

High:

Belleville High School

Feeder schools for Owen Intermediate School:

Elementary:	Edgemont Elementary School
	Rawsonville Elementary School
	Savage Road Elementary School
	Tyler Road Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.4%

African American:

40.3%

Hispanic:

6.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2019 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (24% vs 36% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 16 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg24%

Michigan avg36%

1,074^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 9 pts since 2019

From bottom 19% (2019) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

406^th of 613Van Buren 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	25.4	1074 of 1488	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	1094 of 1486	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	1065 of 1470	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	1037 of 1344	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.1	600 of 1153	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.0	1139 of 1408	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	205 of 369	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	196 of 348	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	195 of 321	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	100 of 158	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	34 of 51	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	153 of 212	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.4	165 of 475	65.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	62.0	55 of 180	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.4	51 of 270	81.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	1024 of 1338	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	1083 of 1342	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	1101 of 1321	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	861 of 1106	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.5	399 of 902	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.0	954 of 1171	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	938 of 1443	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	161 of 209	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.8	109 of 188	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.3	68 of 222	69.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	1073 of 1346	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	1175 of 1381	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	1062 of 1350	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	928 of 1099	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.9	512 of 749	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.2	1020 of 1134	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	1062 of 1397	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	1085 of 1366	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	1078 of 1347	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	990 of 1334	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	1029 of 1139	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	760 of 915	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	1107 of 1196	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	1119 of 1446	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	78 of 93	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	71 of 78	9.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	77 of 81	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	63 of 81	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	30.0	309 of 403	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	931 of 1206	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	931 of 1204	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	919 of 1198	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	794 of 1102	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.3	464 of 1005	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.8	886 of 1128	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	991 of 1253	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)69th percentile+42 vs school

African American (2025)44th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2018)23rd percentile

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)16th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science32%-9 vs state

English Language Arts26%-16 vs state

Math21%-11 vs state

Social Studies15%-15 vs state

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Schools Near Owen Intermediate 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 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
Owen Intermediate School	Public	4-6	45201 Owen St	Belleville	48111	Wayne County	Van Buren Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 697-8711	575	31	18.5	48.0%	267 (46.4%)	232 (40.3%)	37 (6.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.1%)								(n/a)			25.8	26.2		22.7	19.3		31.6		15.2		$17,484	$1,974	$15,510
McBride Middle School	Public	6-9	47097 McBride Ave	Belleville	48111	Wayne County	Van Buren Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 697-9171	561	35	16.2	46.3%	249 (44.4%)	227 (40.5%)	38 (6.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.5%)	34.4	568^th of 890 public middle schools	36.2%		32.5	593^rd of 897 public middle schools	33.9%	25	56.0	14.6			30.9			19.7		35.2		35.3	$17,040	$2,579	$14,462
Romulus Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	37300 Wick Rd	Romulus	48174	Wayne County	Romulus Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(734) 532-1703	423	30	14.3	78.0%	71 (16.8%)	297 (70.2%)	21 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.6%)	14.5	760^th of 890 public middle schools	14.6%		14.7	765^th of 897 public middle schools	14.7%	5	39.2	12.3		19.6	25.4		4.7	10.3		14.8		19.8	$21,467	$5,404	$16,062
Ypsilanti Community Middle School	Public	5-8	235 Spencer Ln	Ypsilanti	48198	Washtenaw County	Ypsilanti Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 221-2200	456	38	12.1	77.9%	45 (9.9%)	270 (59.2%)	79 (17.3%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (12.3%)	5.3	873^rd of 890 public middle schools	1.9%		5.1	882^nd of 897 public middle schools	1.7%	9	22.9	4.8		6.5	6.7			7.4		4.9		9.7	$28,611	$9,513	$19,098
Lincoln Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	8744 Whittaker Rd	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Lincoln Consolidated School District	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 484-7033	712	40	17.6	53.4%	342 (48.0%)	205 (28.8%)	51 (7.2%)	11 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (14.3%)	31.6	591^st of 890 public middle schools	33.6%		33.1	588^th of 897 public middle schools	34.4%	3	55.4	16.0		29.3	28.3		16.4	16.1		26.6		44.3	$18,264	$1,100	$17,164
Adlai Stevenson Middle School	Public	6-8	38501 Palmer Rd	Westland	48186	Wayne County	Wayne-Westland Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 419-2351	768	41	18.6	56.6%	422 (54.9%)	246 (32.0%)	47 (6.1%)	13 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.7%)	24.9	645^th of 890 public middle schools	27.5%		25.3	662^nd of 897 public middle schools	26.2%	17	52.8	10.9		25.8	22.2		12.8	15.6		28.6		35.5	$19,283	$2,272	$17,011
Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	46250 Cherry Hill Rd	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 416-7600	817	46	17.9	26.1%	462 (56.5%)	158 (19.3%)	39 (4.8%)	125 (15.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.9%)	84.5	105^th of 890 public middle schools	88.2%		83.7	105^th of 897 public middle schools	88.3%		83.5	45.8		50.6	49.2		44.4	46.9		62.0		71.9	$14,945	$1,404	$13,541
Summit Academy North Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	18601 Middlebelt Rd	Romulus	48174	Wayne County	Summit Academy North	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 955-1712	385	24	15.9	67.8%	77 (20.0%)	268 (69.6%)	25 (6.5%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	15.7	747^th of 890 public middle schools	16.1%		19	714^th of 897 public middle schools	20.4%	33	51.0	6.9		18.2	17.2		6.1	9.4		19.4		22.9	$12,220	$2,411	$9,809
Washtenaw International Middle Academy	Public	6-8	105 N Mansfield St	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Ypsilanti Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-8145	249	0		30.9%	104 (41.8%)	65 (26.1%)	31 (12.4%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (16.5%)	73.5	187^th of 890 public middle schools	79.0%		59.3	289^th of 897 public middle schools	67.8%	102	80.0	24.3		60.7	52.4		40.5	47.6		46.4		47.8	$8,995	$3,295	$5,701
Carl T Renton Junior High School	Public	6-8	31578 Huron River Dr	New Boston	48164	Wayne County	Huron School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 782-2483	566	31	18.2	26.1%	477 (84.3%)	18 (3.2%)	39 (6.9%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	72.3	192^nd of 890 public middle schools	78.4%		60.6	281^st of 897 public middle schools	68.7%	89	73.5	42.5		41.7	43.2		41.9	43.6		46.2		57.0	$16,182	$1,724	$14,459

Frequently Asked Questions about Owen Intermediate School

What high school do graduates of Owen Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Owen Intermediate School usually go on to attend Belleville High School

What is the racial makeup of Owen Intermediate School?

Students at Owen Intermediate School are 46% White, 40% African American, 6% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Owen Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 575 students attended Owen Intermediate School.

What district is Owen Intermediate School in?

Van Buren Public Schools

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