Bad Axe Middle School

Summary:

Bad Axe Middle School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-6 in the Bad Axe Public Schools district, with a student population of 224. Located in Bad Axe, Michigan, the school has a predominantly White student body, with around 93% of students identifying as such in the 2022-2023 school year.

Bad Axe Middle School generally performs above the state average in M-Step test scores across various grade levels and subjects, with 58.9% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts compared to the state average of 39.6% in 2023-2024. The school also outperformed the state in math, with 50% of 3rd graders proficient or better compared to 43.4% statewide. However, the school has seen fluctuations in its chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 5% in 2018-2019 to 16.5% in 2021-2022, with the 2022-2023 rate at 6.3%. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 53.91% in 2020-2021 to 56.25% in 2022-2023, suggesting a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds compared to the state average.

When compared to other nearby schools, such as Cass City Elementary, Bad Axe Middle School generally performs better on test scores, particularly in English Language Arts and Math. However, the school's performance on test scores and rankings varies across different student subgroups, with the school's ranking for male students generally higher than for female students, suggesting potential gender-based achievement gaps that could be further investigated. Despite these challenges, the school's relatively strong academic performance, coupled with its high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, suggests that the school may be effectively supporting its diverse student population.


Detail:

Public 3-6

 750 S Van Dyke Rd
       Bad Axe, MI  48413-9714


(989) 269-2735

District: Bad Axe Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
480th of 1,486 Michigan Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,083 Help


Students who attend Bad Axe Middle School usually attend:

High:    Bad Axe High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.8 Help
Number of students:  220

Racial breakdown:

White:
92.3%
Hispanic:
3.6%
Two or more races:
1.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  54.1% Help


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Compare Details Bad Axe Middle School ranks better than 67.7% of elementary schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 65.29. (See more...)
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Compare Details Bad Axe Middle School is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2018 the calculated Average Standard Score was 70.14. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (92.3%), Hispanic (3.6%), two or more races (1.8%). (See more...)
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Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bad Axe Middle School is 16.8. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bad Axe Middle School is $14,083.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bad Axe Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Bad Axe Middle School 480th of 1486 Michigan public elementary schools. (See Bad Axe Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Bad Axe Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Bad Axe Public Schools 145th of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Bad Axe Middle School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Bad Axe Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 73.15 336th 1545 78.3%
2007 60.94 723rd 1565 53.8%
2008 53.05 972nd 1577 38.4%
2009 72.36 425th 1589 73.3%
2010 82.60 68th 1552 95.6%
2011 78.66 233rd 1552 85.0%
2012 54.56 739th 1566 52.8%
2013 74.94 340th 1563 78.2%
2014 67.89 469th 1533 69.4%
2015 71.90 416th 1580 73.7%
2016 61.78 573rd 1548 63.0%
2017 67.90 386th 1466 73.7%
2018 74.98 360th 1448 75.1%
2019 66.90 410th 1408 70.9%
2021 45.37 582nd 1153 49.5%
2022 58.61 504th 1344 62.5%
2023 65.35 468th 1470 68.2%
2024 65.29 480th 1486 67.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Bad Axe Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.08 327th 1397 76.6%
2019 72.45 203rd 1134 82.1%
2021 40.01 463rd 749 38.2%
2022 55.23 436th 1099 60.3%
2023 62.11 417th 1350 69.1%
2024 62.89 412th 1381 70.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Bad Axe Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.27 551st 1443 61.8%
2019 44.88 652nd 1171 44.3%
2021 28.60 676th 902 25.1%
2022 62.80 341st 1106 69.2%
2023 59.11 472nd 1321 64.3%
2024 56.05 530th 1342 60.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Bad Axe Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.33 261st 1446 82.0%
2019 78.23 205th 1196 82.9%
2021 47.67 446th 915 51.3%
2022 54.25 489th 1139 57.1%
2023 61.07 480th 1334 64.0%
2024 66.33 409th 1347 69.6%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Bad Axe Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.35 420th 1253 66.5%
2019 56.27 469th 1128 58.4%
2021 39.64 605th 1005 39.8%
2022 51.74 526th 1102 52.3%
2023 58.95 454th 1198 62.1%
2024 51.95 554th 1204 54.0%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Bad Axe Middle School

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 83.25 80th 806 90.1%
2007 71.88 233rd 823 71.7%
2008 66.86 316th 839 62.3%
2009 73.85 206th 847 75.7%
2010 73.57 209th 851 75.4%
2011 78.12 142nd 858 83.4%
2012 74.30 191st 900 78.8%
2013 76.06 174th 919 81.1%
2014 66.95 268th 921 70.9%
2015 68.06 245th 919 73.3%
2016 73.47 187th 894 79.1%
2017 53.88 317th 821 61.4%
2018 70.14 232nd 838 72.3%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Bad Axe Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 197 0 3 3 1 n/a n/a 0 204
1989 299 0 3 6 0 n/a n/a -1 307
1990 332 0 3 4 2 n/a n/a 0 341
1991 342 0 4 6 4 n/a n/a 0 356
1992 344 1 3 3 5 n/a n/a 0 356
1993 349 2 5 6 4 n/a n/a 0 366
1994 384 1 4 5 5 n/a n/a 0 399
1995 368 1 3 7 5 n/a n/a 0 384
1996 368 1 3 7 5 n/a n/a 0 384
1997 367 1 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 370
1998 354 1 3 3 0 n/a n/a 0 361
1999 340 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 342
2000 307 0 3 7 0 n/a n/a 0 317
2001 302 1 3 7 1 n/a n/a 0 314
2002 295 1 5 1 0 n/a n/a 0 302
2003 295 1 5 1 0 n/a n/a 0 302
2004 323 2 3 0 1 n/a n/a 0 329
2005 281 4 4 1 2 n/a n/a 0 292
2006 282 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 283
2007 278 0 2 2 0 n/a n/a 2 284
2008 277 2 2 4 1 n/a n/a 1 287
2009 276 2 4 2 2 n/a n/a 0 286
2010 257 3 5 4 3 n/a n/a 0 272
2011 257 1 6 4 5 0 0 0 273
2012 294 1 3 5 5 0 0 0 308
2013 283 2 1 4 5 0 0 0 295
2014 274 2 1 5 2 0 0 0 284
2015 267 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 276
2016 267 5 0 3 1 0 1 0 277
2017 243 3 1 4 0 0 1 0 252
2018 246 4 1 6 0 0 3 0 260
2019 227 6 2 7 0 0 3 0 245
2020 220 1 1 14 0 0 2 0 238
2021 223 3 2 13 0 0 2 0 243
2022 220 1 1 9 0 0 1 0 232
2023 209 2 1 9 1 0 2 0 224
2024 203 2 3 8 0 0 4 0 220

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bad Axe Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 204 n/a n/a n/a
1989 307 n/a n/a 18.2
1990 341 21.0 16.2 18.8
1991 356 n/a n/a n/a
1992 356 n/a n/a 35.7
1993 366 n/a 0.0 32.2
1994 399 23.9 16.7 25.1
1995 384 20.7 18.6 18.2
1996 384 20.7 18.6 18.2
1997 370 19.0 19.5 20.5
1998 361 22.0 16.4 21.3
1999 342 22.0 15.5 20.8
2000 317 22.3 14.2 26.8
2001 314 21.3 14.7 27.1
2002 302 16.7 18.1 35.8
2003 302 16.7 18.1 35.8
2004 329 17.7 18.6 33.4
2005 292 18.2 16.0 34.9
2006 283 14.8 19.1 36.4
2007 284 16.5 17.2 40.1
2008 287 13.9 20.6 35.3
2009 286 15.4 18.6 41.6
2010 272 14.9 18.1 47.1
2011 273 13.8 19.7 46.2
2012 308 17.6 17.4 45.1
2013 295 18.4 15.9 45.4
2014 284 16.3 17.3 44.4
2015 276 15.0 18.4 42
2016 277 15.0 18.4 39.7
2017 252 15.0 16.7 34.9
2018 260 15.1 17.1 50.8
2019 245 14.0 17.4 58.4
2020 238 13.5 17.5 58.4
2021 243 12.2 19.8 53.9
2022 232 10.7 21.5 54.7
2023 224 12.0 18.5 56.3
2024 220 13.0 16.8 54.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Bad Axe Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 204 n/a n/a n/a
1989 307 n/a n/a 18.2
1990 341 21.0 16.2 18.8
1991 356 n/a n/a n/a
1992 356 n/a n/a 35.7
1993 366 n/a 0.0 32.2
1994 399 23.9 16.7 25.1
1995 384 20.7 18.6 18.2
1996 384 20.7 18.6 18.2
1997 370 19.0 19.5 20.5
1998 361 22.0 16.4 21.3
1999 342 22.0 15.5 20.8
2000 317 22.3 14.2 26.8
2001 314 21.3 14.7 27.1
2002 302 16.7 18.1 35.8
2003 302 16.7 18.1 35.8
2004 329 17.7 18.6 33.4
2005 292 18.2 16.0 34.9
2006 283 14.8 19.1 36.4
2007 284 16.5 17.2 40.1
2008 287 13.9 20.6 35.3
2009 286 15.4 18.6 41.6
2010 272 14.9 18.1 47.1
2011 273 13.8 19.7 46.2
2012 308 17.6 17.4 45.1
2013 295 18.4 15.9 45.4
2014 284 16.3 17.3 44.4
2015 276 15.0 18.4 42
2016 277 15.0 18.4 39.7
2017 252 15.0 16.7 34.9
2018 260 15.1 17.1 50.8
2019 245 14.0 17.4 58.4
2020 238 13.5 17.5 58.4
2021 243 12.2 19.8 53.9
2022 232 10.7 21.5 54.7
2023 224 12.0 18.5 56.3
2024 220 13.0 16.8 54.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Bad Axe Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $536 (4.5%) $11,249 (95.5%) $11,785
2020 $498 (4.0%) $11,880 (96.0%) $12,378
2021 $1,062 (9.1%) $10,563 (90.9%) $11,626
2022 $1,136 (9.3%) $11,099 (90.7%) $12,235
2023 $1,524 (10.8%) $12,559 (89.2%) $14,083

Data source: Michigan Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Bad Axe Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 410th of 1408 Elementary schoolsRanks 468th of 1470 Elementary schools
 2.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Bad Axe Middle School)60.353.2
 7.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Bad Axe Public Schools)60.353.2
 7.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.140.9
 4.2%
3rd Grade Math (Bad Axe Middle School)56.961.7
 4.8%
   3rd Grade Math (Bad Axe Public Schools)56.961.7
 4.8%
   3rd Grade Math (Michigan)46.742.9
 3.8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Bad Axe Middle School)52.252.5
 0.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Bad Axe Public Schools)52.252.5
 0.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.844.3
 1.5%
4th Grade Math (Bad Axe Middle School)5055.7
 5.7%
   4th Grade Math (Bad Axe Public Schools)5055.7
 5.7%
   4th Grade Math (Michigan)41.838.6
 3.2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Bad Axe Middle School)46.435.1
 11.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Bad Axe Public Schools)46.435.1
 11.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)46.243.9
 2.3%
5th Grade Math (Bad Axe Middle School)39.342.1
 2.8%
   5th Grade Math (Bad Axe Public Schools)39.342.1
 2.8%
   5th Grade Math (Michigan)34.831.5
 3.3%
5th Grade Social Studies (Bad Axe Middle School)30.428.1
 2.3%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Bad Axe Public Schools)30.428.1
 2.3%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)17.418.6
 1.2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Bad Axe Middle School)5039.3
 10.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Bad Axe Public Schools)5039.3
 10.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)41.737.5
 4.2%
6th Grade Math (Bad Axe Middle School)5244.6
 7.4%
   6th Grade Math (Bad Axe Public Schools)5244.6
 7.4%
   6th Grade Math (Michigan)35.129.6
 5.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students245224
 8.6%
African American62
 66.7%
American Indian01
Asian21
 50%
Hispanic79
 28.6%
Pacific Islander00
White227209
 7.9%
Two or More Races32
 33.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients58.4%56.3%
 2.1%


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Students at Bad Axe Middle School are 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Students who attend Bad Axe Middle School usually go on to attend:

High : Bad Axe High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 220 students attended Bad Axe Middle School.

Bad Axe Middle School ranks 480th of 1486 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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