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McBride Middle School

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McBride Middle School ranks 544 th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-9

544^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 39% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

McBride Middle School in Belleville, MI, serves 561 students in grades 6 through 9 within the Van Buren Public Schools district, and has earned a 2-star rating with a statewide ranking in the 39th percentile for 2025-2026.

One of the most significant challenges at McBride is chronic absenteeism. In 2024-2025, 42.6% of students were chronically absent—far above the state average of 27.9% and higher than nearby schools like Lincoln Middle School (22.1%), Discovery Middle School (24.3%), and Liberty Middle School (20.7%). While this rate has improved from a peak of 50.2% in 2023-2024, it remains a critical issue that likely limits academic growth. Academically, McBride's proficiency rates trail state averages by 5 to 15 percentage points across subjects, though scores have stabilized or slightly improved in recent years. The school also stands out for its unique grade span of 6-9, whereas most neighboring middle schools only serve grades 6-8.

McBride shows notable strengths in serving certain student groups. African American students ranked in the 52nd percentile and Hispanic students in the 65th percentile statewide in 2025-2026—both earning 3-star ratings. However, the school struggles with Multi-racial students (11th percentile) and Special Education students (10th percentile), the latter having ranked in the 0th and 5th percentiles in prior years. Compared to its neighbors, McBride sits in the middle of a stark divide: Plymouth-Canton Community Schools' Liberty Middle School and Discovery Middle School perform in the 70th-87th percentiles with much lower absenteeism, while schools in the Wayne-Westland Community School District and Romulus Community Schools rank in the bottom 20th percentile. Notably, McBride's per-student spending of $15,877 is comparable to the high-performing Plymouth-Canton schools, suggesting that funding isn't the primary barrier—rather, addressing absenteeism and supporting vulnerable student populations are key priorities for improvement.

561

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,877

Per pupil spending ?

46.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

47097 McBride Ave
Belleville, MI 48111-1231

(734) 697-9171

District: Van Buren Public Schools

Students who attend McBride Middle School usually attend:

High:

Belleville High School

Feeder schools for McBride Middle School:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.4%

African American:

40.5%

Two or more races:

7.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 38th percentile in 2016 → 39th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (34% vs 43% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 28% Michigan)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg34%

Michigan avg43%

544^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

426^th of 625Van 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
2026	37.9	544 of 896	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.4	568 of 890	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	593 of 897	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	627 of 883	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	524 of 776	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	478 of 675	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	568 of 792	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	577 of 838	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.1	555 of 821	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.3	557 of 894	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.0	647 of 919	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.7	725 of 921	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.0	716 of 919	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.7	648 of 900	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.9	690 of 858	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.5	710 of 851	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.0	683 of 847	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.5	692 of 839	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.2	691 of 823	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	42.8	595 of 806	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	161 of 337	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.2	125 of 338	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	146 of 300	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.5	222 of 310	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	120 of 182	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.9	57 of 77	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	113 of 196	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.8	134 of 366	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	55.5	55 of 104	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	33.2	521 of 789	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.1	575 of 789	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	506 of 771	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	549 of 770	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	409 of 657	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.5	409 of 521	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	459 of 658	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	496 of 794	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	58.6	92 of 260	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.2	156 of 265	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	139 of 257	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.8	75 of 246	69.5%	★★★★☆
2022	47.4	67 of 138	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.9	148 of 266	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	540 of 834	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.1	524 of 832	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	619 of 836	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	613 of 825	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	517 of 691	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	431 of 523	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	541 of 672	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	627 of 815	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	506 of 813	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.6	507 of 798	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.6	602 of 786	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	616 of 776	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	551 of 658	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	434 of 540	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	540 of 639	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	567 of 797	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	18.6	173 of 195	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.8	160 of 190	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	152 of 176	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	141 of 163	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	145 of 156	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	18.4	212 of 236	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	231 of 244	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	200 of 201	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	194 of 199	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	57 of 70	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	313 of 377	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	42.3	390 of 687	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.8	487 of 696	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	431 of 701	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	481 of 688	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	334 of 638	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	375 of 577	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	411 of 624	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	485 of 678	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)65th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2026)52nd percentile+13 vs school

Asian (2018)47th percentile+16 vs school

White (2026)43rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)38th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)34th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)11th percentile-28 vs school

Special Education (2026)10th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts52%-13 vs state

Social Studies41%-10 vs state

Science31%-8 vs state

Math24%-10 vs state

Mathematics24%-10 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, July 6, 2011

My child is in the GT program at North Middle School. The teachers and principals are super helpful and smart. I switched my child to this school after a disappointing quarter at a charter school. I love it and she does too! 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 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
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%)	37.9	544^th of 896 public middle schools	39.3%		34.4	568^th of 890 public middle schools	36.2%	24	51.9	23.7			33.3			23.7		30.9		40.8	$15,877	$1,371	$14,506
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)			29.8	18.4		21.1	19.4		24.5		13.2		$17,259	$1,397	$15,862
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%)	6	878^th of 896 public middle schools	2.0%		5.3	873^rd of 890 public middle schools	1.9%	5	29.9	6.3		6.6	7.6		2.6	1654.3		8.2		13.4	$25,295	$5,273	$20,022
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%)	15.1	761^st of 896 public middle schools	15.1%		14.5	760^th of 890 public middle schools	14.6%	1	43.2	9.1		20.8	19.1		9.7	7.2		18.9		23.5	$21,362	$3,584	$17,778
Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	46250 Cherry Hill Rd	Canton	48170	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%)	84.2	113^th of 896 public middle schools	87.4%		84.5	105^th of 890 public middle schools	88.2%	8	80.3	45.2		46.3	50.6		50.6	53.2		56.0		70.8	$15,739	$735	$15,004
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%)	22.5	672^nd of 896 public middle schools	25.0%		24.9	645^th of 890 public middle schools	27.5%	27	49.8	18.3		21.4	20.5		11.5	14.0		28.2		29.0	$16,918	$2,285	$14,633
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%)	77.3	161^st of 896 public middle schools	82.0%		73.5	187^th of 890 public middle schools	79.0%	26	76.4	41.6		51.9	57.7		31.6	46.8		47.7		64.4	$9,413	$2,360	$7,053
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%)	29.4	615^th of 896 public middle schools	31.4%		31.6	591^st of 890 public middle schools	33.6%	24	52.4	17.8		22.2	26.4		16.2	18.0		30.9		41.0	$17,072	$1,116	$15,957
Discovery Middle School	Public	6-8	45083 Hanford Rd	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 416-7952	731	42	17.4	32.0%	436 (59.6%)	107 (14.6%)	50 (6.8%)	82 (11.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.4%)	62.6	273^rd of 896 public middle schools	69.5%		68.7	226^th of 890 public middle schools	74.6%	47	71.6	33.7		40.2	44.0		34.2	38.5		40.0		49.4	$16,045	$937	$15,108
Benjamin Franklin Middle School	Public	6-8	33555 Annapolis St	Wayne	48184	Wayne County	Wayne-Westland Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 419-2402	619	36	17.1	67.9%	231 (37.3%)	278 (44.9%)	51 (8.2%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.9%)	14	773^rd of 896 public middle schools	13.7%		18.5	712^th of 890 public middle schools	20.0%	61	46.3	10.2		14.1	14.4		4.0	6.2		25.0		22.9	$18,067	$2,417	$15,650

Frequently Asked Questions about McBride Middle School

What is the racial makeup of McBride Middle School?

Students at McBride Middle School are 44% White, 40% African American, 7% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

Is McBride Middle School a good school?

McBride Middle School ranks 544^th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is McBride Middle School in?

Van Buren Public Schools

How many students attend McBride Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 561 students attended McBride Middle School.

What high school do graduates of McBride Middle School attend?

Students who attend McBride Middle School usually go on to attend Belleville High School

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