Summary:
Marine City Middle School is the sole middle school serving zip code 48039 in Marine City, MI, catering to grades 6 through 8 with 330 students as part of the East China School District.
For parents, the most important takeaway is that this school shows a clear split between its strengths and weaknesses. The standout area is 8th grade, where students excel in Social Studies (56% proficient, well above the state average of 50.3%) and PSAT English Language Arts (66.1% proficient, slightly above the state average). However, math is a consistent challenge across all grades. In 6th grade, only 21.5% of students are proficient in math—more than 10 points below the state average—and 8th grade PSAT math proficiency sits at just 30.3%, also below the state norm. The school’s overall state ranking has slipped from the 68th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 52nd percentile in 2025-2026, even though some proficiency rates have held steady or improved, suggesting other schools are advancing faster.
A major red flag is chronic absenteeism: 27.1% of students are chronically absent, which is nearly 8 percentage points higher than the district average of 19.3% and close to the state average. This likely contributes to the lower proficiency in core subjects like 6th grade math and ELA. The school also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 17.9 and spends $12,841 per student. While the East China School District is highly ranked overall (74th percentile), Marine City Middle School is a below-average performer within that district, meaning it could benefit from adopting strategies used by higher-performing schools in the same district. Year-to-year scores also swing significantly—7th grade ELA dropped from 41.5% to 28.2% in one year—so parents should view single-year results with caution, as small class cohorts can heavily influence outcomes.
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