For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 659 students in Standish-Sterling Community Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Standish-Sterling Community School School District have an average math proficiency score of 34% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 53% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 5% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Michigan public middle school average of 42% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,349 Schools
# Students
1,482 Students
537,315 Students
# Teachers
76 Teachers
31,652 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
20:1
20:1
District Rank
Standish-Sterling Community Schools School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 851 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#225 out of 866 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
34%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
45%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
38%

Graduation Rate
85-89%
81%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.10
0.60
# American Indian Students
9 Students
5,345 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
5 Students
19,936 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
30 Students
47,905 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
9%
# Black Students
9 Students
122,970 Students
% Black Students
1%
23%
# White Students
1,408 Students
312,168 Students
% White Students
95%
58%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
471 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
21 Students
27,717 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
174
17,744
# Students in 1st Grade:
107
17,631
# Students in 2nd Grade:
110
18,045
# Students in 3rd Grade:
119
17,646
# Students in 4th Grade:
101
18,813
# Students in 5th Grade:
104
26,385
# Students in 6th Grade:
108
87,228
# Students in 7th Grade:
91
103,285
# Students in 8th Grade:
108
102,692
# Students in 9th Grade:
113
33,855
# Students in 10th Grade:
120
31,157
# Students in 11th Grade:
126
30,339
# Students in 12th Grade:
101
30,343
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,152
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,657 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,510. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,267 is less than the state median of $17,693. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$20 MM
$25,476 MM

Spending
$18 MM
$24,351 MM

Revenue / Student
$13,657
$18,510

Spending / Student
$12,267
$17,693

Best Standish-Sterling Community Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Standishsterling Central Jrsr High School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
2401 Grove Street Rd
Standish, MI 48658
(989) 846-3660
Standish, MI 48658
(989) 846-3660
Grades: 7-12
| 659 students
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