Summary:
In zip code 49036 (Coldwater, Michigan), there is one public middle school, Legg Middle School, serving grades 6 through 8 within the Coldwater Community Schools district, with an enrollment of 616 students and a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
Legg Middle School is a mid-performing school with a clear academic profile. Its standout strength is 8th-grade Social Studies, where it has outperformed the state average for two consecutive years (54.7% vs. 50.3% in 2025-2026). The school also shows consistent strength in 7th-grade ELA, beating the state average both years. However, math is a persistent weakness, with proficiency rates below state averages across all grades; for example, 6th-grade math proficiency was 24.9% in 2025-2026, a full 7 points below the state average. The school’s state ranking has been volatile, improving from the 49th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 65th percentile in 2024-2025, then settling at the 56th percentile in 2025-2026, earning a 3-star rating.
A concerning trend is the year-over-year decline in proficiency across every subject and grade from 2024-2025 to 2025-2026. For instance, 6th-grade math dropped 7 points, and 8th-grade science fell 5.3 points. In 2024-2025, the school outperformed the state in 7 of 8 metrics, but in 2025-2026, it only beat the state in 2 of 8. On a positive note, chronic absenteeism is 21.1%, which is significantly better than the state average of 27.9%. With per-student spending of $13,108—above the national average—and strong attendance, the school has resources and student engagement to work with, but targeted math interventions appear necessary to reverse the recent downward trend and address this persistent weakness.
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