Algonquin Middle School

Summary:

Algonquin Middle School is a public magnet middle school serving 497 students in grades 6-8 in Clinton Township, Michigan, which is part of the Chippewa Valley Schools district.

While Algonquin Middle School is part of a district ranked 221 out of 610 in the state, the school faces several challenges. Its chronic absenteeism rate has risen significantly, from 15.6% in 2017-2018 to 37.7% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Wyandot Middle School (29.4%) and Middle School Central (27.3%). Academically, Algonquin's proficiency rates on state assessments are generally lower than the district and state averages, with significant disparities between student subgroups.

Despite a steady increase in per-student spending, from $9,341 in 2019-2020 to $13,382 in 2022-2023, Algonquin's academic outcomes have not seen commensurate improvements. This suggests the need for the school to examine how additional resources are being utilized and explore more effective ways to allocate funding. Addressing the school's challenges, such as high chronic absenteeism and uneven performance across subgroups, through targeted interventions and data-driven decision-making could be crucial steps in improving Algonquin Middle School's overall performance and ensuring equitable opportunities for all students.


Detail:

Public, Magnet 6-8

 19150 Briarwood Ln
       Clinton Twp, MI  48036-2122


(586) 723-3500

District: Chippewa Valley Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
466th of 897 Michigan Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,382 Help


Students who attend Algonquin Middle School usually attend:

High:    Chippewa Valley High School

Feeder schools for Algonquin Middle School:

Elementary:    Clinton Valley Elementary School
    Ottawa Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  19.3 Help
Number of students:  516

Racial breakdown:

White:
61.6%
African American:
20.7%
Two or more races:
11.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  53.3% Help


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Compare Details Algonquin Middle School ranks worse than 52% of middle schools in Michigan. It also ranks last among 4 ranked middle schools in the Chippewa Valley Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.31. (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 Algonquin Middle School has the smallest middle school student body size in the Chippewa Valley Schools District. Racial makeup is: White (61.6%), African American (20.7%), two or more races (11.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 53.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Chippewa Valley Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Algonquin Middle School is 19.3, which is the lowest among 4 middle schools in the Chippewa Valley Schools District! (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Algonquin Middle School is $13,382, which is the highest among 4 middle schools in the Chippewa Valley Schools District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Algonquin Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Algonquin Middle School 466th of 897 Michigan public middle schools. (See Algonquin Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Chippewa Valley Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Chippewa Valley Schools 221st of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Algonquin Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Algonquin Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 53.83 475th 806 41.1%
2007 60.43 416th 823 49.5%
2008 55.17 506th 839 39.7%
2009 64.12 379th 847 55.3%
2010 64.01 407th 851 52.2%
2011 65.18 342nd 858 60.1%
2012 61.70 321st 900 64.3%
2013 62.38 313th 919 65.9%
2014 47.03 527th 921 42.8%
2015 58.37 358th 919 61.0%
2016 57.73 350th 894 60.9%
2017 51.06 339th 821 58.7%
2018 60.76 334th 838 60.1%
2019 48.89 375th 792 52.7%
2021 30.11 477th 675 29.3%
2022 34.20 508th 776 34.5%
2023 38.41 525th 883 40.5%
2024 44.31 466th 897 48.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Algonquin Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.32 76th 156 51.3%
2019 50.99 19th 51 62.7%
2023 22.89 131st 163 19.6%
2024 23.56 140th 176 20.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Algonquin Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.48 225th 377 40.3%
2024 38.09 113th 201 43.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Algonquin Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.87 249th 815 69.4%
2019 51.03 311th 672 53.7%
2021 32.62 375th 523 28.3%
2022 32.18 483rd 691 30.1%
2023 34.95 535th 825 35.2%
2024 42.85 450th 836 46.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Algonquin Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.47 321st 794 59.6%
2019 50.81 302nd 658 54.1%
2021 24.93 416th 521 20.2%
2022 33.72 441st 657 32.9%
2023 34.19 505th 770 34.4%
2024 36.81 476th 771 38.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Algonquin Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.65 287th 797 64.0%
2019 37.93 390th 639 39.0%
2021 26.09 415th 540 23.1%
2022 26.21 486th 658 26.1%
2023 33.55 506th 776 34.8%
2024 43.22 428th 786 45.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Algonquin Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.05 116th 366 68.3%
2019 49.24 95th 196 51.5%
2023 25.83 231st 310 25.5%
2024 35.54 175th 300 41.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Algonquin Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.52 153rd 266 42.5%
2023 50.94 113th 246 54.1%
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Rank History for White students at Algonquin Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.48 273rd 678 59.7%
2019 44.77 324th 624 48.1%
2021 28.42 425th 577 26.3%
2022 31.48 446th 638 30.1%
2023 34.71 448th 688 34.9%
2024 44.57 353rd 701 49.6%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Michigan Department of Education

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by a parent
Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Open Quote Algonquin Middle School is a wonderful school where student needs are understood and met. Middle school can be a difficult time for students. Algonquin staff understood my student, cared about my student and helped my student to grow emotinally and academically. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Algonquin Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 569 3 2 1 1 n/a n/a 0 576
1989 562 1 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 569
1990 581 4 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 589
1991 613 3 3 2 1 n/a n/a 0 622
1992 646 1 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 651
1993 655 0 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 659
1994 659 0 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 662
1995 606 6 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 616
1996 606 6 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 616
1997 583 10 7 3 1 n/a n/a 0 604
1998 587 6 4 7 0 n/a n/a 0 604
1999 568 8 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 581
2000 560 9 2 3 1 n/a n/a 0 575
2001 554 11 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 571
2002 574 20 9 4 0 n/a n/a 1 608
2003 574 20 9 4 0 n/a n/a 1 608
2004 570 21 5 6 1 n/a n/a 2 605
2005 533 19 8 6 1 n/a n/a 3 570
2006 529 27 4 8 0 n/a n/a 0 568
2007 498 40 4 8 1 n/a n/a 4 555
2008 480 61 3 14 2 n/a n/a 16 576
2009 473 57 9 9 3 n/a n/a 21 572
2010 465 65 7 9 1 n/a n/a 27 574
2011 468 62 10 15 0 0 24 0 579
2012 445 61 7 18 1 0 27 0 559
2013 431 71 7 16 0 0 28 0 553
2014 422 84 4 17 1 0 29 0 557
2015 408 69 7 26 0 0 24 0 534
2016 389 77 9 26 2 0 29 0 532
2017 395 73 8 26 3 0 38 0 543
2018 408 90 9 21 3 0 39 0 570
2019 415 103 9 20 1 0 49 0 597
2020 380 102 13 17 3 0 46 0 561
2021 342 90 10 26 3 0 46 0 517
2022 308 79 6 32 2 0 42 0 469
2023 318 90 10 27 1 0 51 0 497
2024 318 107 9 23 0 0 59 0 516

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 Algonquin Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 576 n/a n/a n/a
1989 569 n/a n/a 1.4
1990 589 44.0 13.3 1.7
1991 622 n/a n/a n/a
1992 651 n/a n/a n/a
1993 659 n/a 0.0 0
1994 662 26.1 25.4 5.4
1995 616 23.5 26.2 6.5
1996 616 23.5 26.2 6.5
1997 604 28.0 21.6 6.1
1998 604 28.0 21.6 7.3
1999 581 29.0 20.0 6.7
2000 575 28.6 20.1 11
2001 571 26.7 21.4 12.3
2002 608 30.0 20.3 10.9
2003 608 30.0 20.3 10.9
2004 605 31.3 19.3 13.8
2005 570 27.2 21.0 18.2
2006 568 26.6 21.4 16.7
2007 555 26.7 20.8 22.1
2008 576 27.6 20.9 21.3
2009 572 28.1 20.4 31.9
2010 574 28.8 19.9 38.8
2011 579 29.2 19.8 37.7
2012 559 28.1 19.8 38.1
2013 553 26.9 20.5 42.7
2014 557 26.6 20.9 44
2015 534 26.0 20.5 39.7
2016 532 28.0 19.0 41.2
2017 543 28.9 18.7 37.6
2018 570 28.4 20.0 46.1
2019 597 28.5 20.9 47.7
2020 561 28.0 20.0 45.1
2021 517 28.0 18.4 46
2022 469 26.5 17.6 46.3
2023 497 26.5 18.7 54.7
2024 516 26.6 19.3 53.3

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 Algonquin Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 576 n/a n/a n/a
1989 569 n/a n/a 1.4
1990 589 44.0 13.3 1.7
1991 622 n/a n/a n/a
1992 651 n/a n/a n/a
1993 659 n/a 0.0 0
1994 662 26.1 25.4 5.4
1995 616 23.5 26.2 6.5
1996 616 23.5 26.2 6.5
1997 604 28.0 21.6 6.1
1998 604 28.0 21.6 7.3
1999 581 29.0 20.0 6.7
2000 575 28.6 20.1 11
2001 571 26.7 21.4 12.3
2002 608 30.0 20.3 10.9
2003 608 30.0 20.3 10.9
2004 605 31.3 19.3 13.8
2005 570 27.2 21.0 18.2
2006 568 26.6 21.4 16.7
2007 555 26.7 20.8 22.1
2008 576 27.6 20.9 21.3
2009 572 28.1 20.4 31.9
2010 574 28.8 19.9 38.8
2011 579 29.2 19.8 37.7
2012 559 28.1 19.8 38.1
2013 553 26.9 20.5 42.7
2014 557 26.6 20.9 44
2015 534 26.0 20.5 39.7
2016 532 28.0 19.0 41.2
2017 543 28.9 18.7 37.6
2018 570 28.4 20.0 46.1
2019 597 28.5 20.9 47.7
2020 561 28.0 20.0 45.1
2021 517 28.0 18.4 46
2022 469 26.5 17.6 46.3
2023 497 26.5 18.7 54.7
2024 516 26.6 19.3 53.3

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Algonquin Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $434 (4.8%) $8,640 (95.2%) $9,073
2020 $502 (5.4%) $8,839 (94.6%) $9,341
2021 $594 (5.4%) $10,335 (94.6%) $10,929
2022 $887 (7.0%) $11,731 (93.0%) $12,617
2023 $778 (5.8%) $12,604 (94.2%) $13,382

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Algonquin Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 375th of 792 Middle schoolsRanks 525th of 883 Middle schools
 12.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Algonquin Middle School)42.435.8
 6.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Chippewa Valley Schools)44.742.7
 2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)41.737.5
 4.2%
6th Grade Math (Algonquin Middle School)28.925.3
 3.6%
   6th Grade Math (Chippewa Valley Schools)42.834.2
 8.6%
   6th Grade Math (Michigan)35.129.6
 5.5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Algonquin Middle School)45.727.7
 18%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Chippewa Valley Schools)5040.1
 9.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)42.736.9
 5.8%
7th Grade Math (Algonquin Middle School)35.120.6
 14.5%
   7th Grade Math (Chippewa Valley Schools)46.739.7
 7%
   7th Grade Math (Michigan)35.731
 4.7%
8th Grade Social Studies (Algonquin Middle School)25.620.7
 4.9%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Chippewa Valley Schools)3329.4
 3.6%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)2826.7
 1.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Algonquin Middle School)59.153
 6.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Chippewa Valley Schools)69.367
 2.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)61.959.7
 2.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Algonquin Middle School)37.930.5
 7.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Chippewa Valley Schools)51.644
 7.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Michigan)41.436.3
 5.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students597497
 16.8%
African American10390
 12.6%
American Indian11
Asian910
 11.1%
Hispanic2027
 35%
Pacific Islander00
White415318
 23.4%
Two or More Races4951
 4.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients47.7%54.7%
 7%


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Algonquin Middle School ranks 466th of 897 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Algonquin Middle School are 62% White, 21% African American, 11% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 516 students attended Algonquin Middle School.

Students who attend Algonquin Middle School usually go on to attend Chippewa Valley High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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