Shumate Middle School

Summary:

Shumate Middle School is a public middle school located in Rockwood, Michigan, serving 795 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Trenton Public Schools district, which is ranked 255 out of 610 districts in Michigan and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Shumate Middle School has a higher percentage of White students (77.86%) compared to the surrounding schools, it faces several challenges. The school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 17.2% in 2017-2018 to 29.6% in 2022-2023. Additionally, Shumate's proficiency rates in M-Step and PSAT assessments are generally lower than the state and district averages, particularly in mathematics. For example, in 2023-2024, only 24.8% of 6th-grade students and 23.5% of 7th-grade students were proficient or better in M-Step Math, compared to the state averages of 31% and 32.1%, respectively.

Shumate Middle School's performance is generally lower than nearby schools, such as Wagar Junior High School, Grosse Ile Middle School, and Boyd W. Arthurs Middle School, which have higher proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and better overall rankings from SchoolDigger. Despite a significant increase in per-student spending, from $9,968 in 2019-2020 to $13,326 in 2022-2023, Shumate's academic outcomes have not improved, and the school's student-teacher ratio has increased from 18.3 in 2020-2021 to 20.6 in 2022-2023, which may be contributing to the school's challenges.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 30448 W Jefferson Ave
       Rockwood, MI  48173-9752


(734) 379-7600

District: Gibraltar School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
408th of 897 Michigan Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,326 Help


Students who attend Shumate Middle School usually attend:

High:    Oscar A Carlson High School

Feeder schools for Shumate Middle School:

Elementary:    Chapman Elementary School
    Frank E Weiss Elementary School
    Hunter Elementary School
    Parsons Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  20.6 Help
Number of students:  795

Racial breakdown:

White:
77.9%
Hispanic:
8.7%
African American:
7.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  34.5% Help


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Compare Details Shumate Middle School ranks better than 54.5% of middle schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 49.16. (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 (77.9%), Hispanic (8.7%), African American (7.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 34.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Shumate Middle School is 20.6. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Shumate Middle School is $13,326.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Shumate Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Shumate Middle School 408th of 897 Michigan public middle schools. (See Shumate Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Gibraltar School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Gibraltar School District 255th of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Shumate Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Shumate Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 47.02 560th 806 30.5%
2007 52.42 510th 823 38.0%
2008 46.84 576th 839 31.3%
2009 58.21 472nd 847 44.3%
2010 53.88 529th 851 37.8%
2011 68.74 288th 858 66.4%
2012 58.13 364th 900 59.6%
2013 51.97 455th 919 50.5%
2014 43.99 565th 921 38.7%
2015 53.06 417th 919 54.6%
2016 53.39 398th 894 55.5%
2017 48.00 373rd 821 54.6%
2018 52.08 415th 838 50.5%
2019 54.41 319th 792 59.7%
2021 42.37 358th 675 47.0%
2022 46.76 381st 776 50.9%
2023 46.41 438th 883 50.4%
2024 49.16 408th 897 54.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Shumate Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.86 251st 377 33.4%
2022 31.22 44th 70 37.1%
2023 22.80 165th 199 17.1%
2024 31.26 138th 201 31.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Shumate Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.95 440th 815 46.0%
2019 46.70 351st 672 47.8%
2021 42.64 288th 523 44.9%
2022 39.12 434th 691 37.2%
2023 39.20 494th 825 40.1%
2024 51.41 347th 836 58.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Shumate Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.00 357th 794 55.0%
2019 45.46 339th 658 48.5%
2021 35.32 339th 521 34.9%
2022 42.61 345th 657 47.5%
2023 39.32 458th 770 40.5%
2024 41.68 427th 771 44.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Shumate Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.83 417th 797 47.7%
2019 54.50 244th 639 61.8%
2021 39.32 300th 540 44.4%
2022 41.34 362nd 658 45.0%
2023 43.97 408th 776 47.4%
2024 47.67 377th 786 52.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Shumate Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.14 173rd 366 52.7%
2023 40.55 166th 310 46.5%
2024 48.93 123rd 300 59.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Shumate Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.92 152nd 266 42.9%
2019 64.15 40th 137 70.8%
2022 56.82 53rd 138 61.6%
2023 64.73 79th 246 67.9%
2024 53.59 109th 257 57.6%
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Rank History for White students at Shumate Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.08 433rd 678 36.1%
2019 45.99 315th 624 49.5%
2021 39.95 323rd 577 44.0%
2022 39.37 367th 638 42.5%
2023 34.28 452nd 688 34.3%
2024 38.31 424th 701 39.5%
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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.

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Data source: Michigan Department of Education

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by a parent
Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Open Quote My sons experience at shumate middle school in Gibraltar has not been a great one. He has been an open spectacle to the teachers and students in his class. My child has experienced being racially attacked, bullied, harassed, broken down, and targeted by staff and faculty at the school because of our rights and voices. The school has profiled and stereotyped my child and has set every barrier possible in his way since his return to in person school at shumate. My child is now having anxiety issues and dreads going to these particular classes in fear of what will happen next. After waiting for things to smooth over and consequences to take place nothing has happened not even from the board. I was asked by the superintendent what did I want her to do as if she wasn’t aware of the traumatic situation my son encountered. Everything that has happened to him goes against school policies and even our rights. All matters will be handled accordingly. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Shumate Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 554 0 10 8 0 n/a n/a 0 572
1989 571 2 9 7 0 n/a n/a 0 589
1990 559 2 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 567
1991 466 1 4 10 31 n/a n/a 0 512
1992 449 0 9 0 46 n/a n/a 0 504
1993 439 0 0 7 48 n/a n/a 0 494
1994 417 2 3 7 50 n/a n/a 0 479
1995 542 2 6 10 59 n/a n/a 0 619
1996 542 2 6 10 59 n/a n/a 0 619
1997 558 2 12 12 69 n/a n/a 0 653
1998 499 5 10 19 62 n/a n/a 0 595
1999 502 9 12 16 61 n/a n/a 0 600
2000 517 9 9 26 45 n/a n/a 0 606
2001 535 12 7 26 31 n/a n/a 0 611
2002 649 24 3 28 14 n/a n/a 0 718
2003 649 24 3 28 14 n/a n/a 0 718
2004 715 35 9 34 24 n/a n/a 0 817
2005 729 35 6 35 48 n/a n/a 0 853
2006 678 48 17 36 41 n/a n/a 0 820
2007 720 67 22 42 27 n/a n/a 0 878
2008 754 59 17 39 23 n/a n/a 1 893
2009 752 55 22 34 21 n/a n/a 1 885
2010 754 54 25 39 22 n/a n/a 0 894
2011 713 49 17 44 19 8 7 0 857
2012 748 57 14 39 14 3 17 0 892
2013 727 59 15 45 7 1 22 0 876
2014 770 58 15 51 2 1 23 0 920
2015 720 62 19 48 1 1 27 0 878
2016 715 41 19 61 0 1 28 0 865
2017 693 46 21 51 0 1 27 0 839
2018 693 46 21 54 0 0 26 0 840
2019 665 46 12 56 1 0 31 0 811
2020 670 54 11 57 1 0 32 0 825
2021 512 22 5 39 1 0 25 0 604
2022 607 53 13 55 0 0 35 0 763
2023 619 60 14 69 1 1 31 0 795

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 Shumate Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 572 n/a n/a n/a
1989 589 n/a n/a 3.7
1990 567 31.0 18.2 4.2
1991 512 n/a n/a n/a
1992 504 n/a n/a 7.1
1993 494 n/a 0.0 7.9
1994 479 20.6 23.3 7.7
1995 619 31.1 19.9 8.9
1996 619 31.1 19.9 8.9
1997 653 33.0 19.8 6.7
1998 595 30.0 19.8 10.6
1999 600 30.0 20.0 10.8
2000 606 27.8 21.8 14.4
2001 611 34.3 17.8 16.4
2002 718 36.0 19.9 18.1
2003 718 36.0 19.9 18.1
2004 817 36.0 22.7 19.2
2005 853 36.4 23.4 19.1
2006 820 40.0 20.5 19
2007 878 39.6 22.2 24.1
2008 893 41.0 21.8 25.1
2009 885 45.5 19.5 27.6
2010 894 44.4 20.1 31.7
2011 857 44.4 19.2 34.4
2012 892 39.0 22.8 31.7
2013 876 41.0 21.3 28
2014 920 40.0 23.0 27.8
2015 878 41.0 21.4 25.5
2016 865 44.0 19.6 27.1
2017 839 39.6 21.1 25.6
2018 840 38.1 22.0 30.2
2019 811 38.8 20.9 31.6
2020 825 39.8 20.7 30.4
2021 604 33.0 18.3 21.7
2022 763 39.3 19.3 31.2
2023 795 38.4 20.6 34.5

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 Shumate Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 572 n/a n/a n/a
1989 589 n/a n/a 3.7
1990 567 31.0 18.2 4.2
1991 512 n/a n/a n/a
1992 504 n/a n/a 7.1
1993 494 n/a 0.0 7.9
1994 479 20.6 23.3 7.7
1995 619 31.1 19.9 8.9
1996 619 31.1 19.9 8.9
1997 653 33.0 19.8 6.7
1998 595 30.0 19.8 10.6
1999 600 30.0 20.0 10.8
2000 606 27.8 21.8 14.4
2001 611 34.3 17.8 16.4
2002 718 36.0 19.9 18.1
2003 718 36.0 19.9 18.1
2004 817 36.0 22.7 19.2
2005 853 36.4 23.4 19.1
2006 820 40.0 20.5 19
2007 878 39.6 22.2 24.1
2008 893 41.0 21.8 25.1
2009 885 45.5 19.5 27.6
2010 894 44.4 20.1 31.7
2011 857 44.4 19.2 34.4
2012 892 39.0 22.8 31.7
2013 876 41.0 21.3 28
2014 920 40.0 23.0 27.8
2015 878 41.0 21.4 25.5
2016 865 44.0 19.6 27.1
2017 839 39.6 21.1 25.6
2018 840 38.1 22.0 30.2
2019 811 38.8 20.9 31.6
2020 825 39.8 20.7 30.4
2021 604 33.0 18.3 21.7
2022 763 39.3 19.3 31.2
2023 795 38.4 20.6 34.5

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 Shumate Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $901 (9.3%) $8,777 (90.7%) $9,678
2020 $803 (8.1%) $9,165 (91.9%) $9,968
2021 $1,261 (10.4%) $10,806 (89.6%) $12,067
2022 $1,296 (10.7%) $10,779 (89.3%) $12,075
2023 $909 (6.8%) $12,416 (93.2%) $13,326

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Shumate Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 319th of 792 Middle schoolsRanks 438th of 883 Middle schools
 9.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Shumate Middle School)43.836.7
 7.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Gibraltar School District)43.436.4
 7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)41.737.5
 4.2%
6th Grade Math (Shumate Middle School)3421.6
 12.4%
   6th Grade Math (Gibraltar School District)33.621
 12.6%
   6th Grade Math (Michigan)35.129.6
 5.5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Shumate Middle School)46.733.5
 13.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Gibraltar School District)46.433.5
 12.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)42.736.9
 5.8%
7th Grade Math (Shumate Middle School)2623.2
 2.8%
   7th Grade Math (Gibraltar School District)25.822.9
 2.9%
   7th Grade Math (Michigan)35.731
 4.7%
8th Grade Social Studies (Shumate Middle School)23.822.1
 1.7%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Gibraltar School District)23.421.7
 1.7%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)2826.7
 1.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Shumate Middle School)70.362.9
 7.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Gibraltar School District)70.360.9
 9.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)61.959.7
 2.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Shumate Middle School)49.842.9
 6.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Gibraltar School District)48.341.6
 6.7%
   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 Students811795
 2%
African American4660
 30.4%
American Indian11
Asian1214
 16.7%
Hispanic5669
 23.2%
Pacific Islander01
White665619
 6.9%
Two or More Races3131
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients31.6%34.5%
 2.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Shumate Middle School

Students who attend Shumate Middle School usually go on to attend Oscar A Carlson High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 795 students attended Shumate Middle School.

Shumate Middle School ranks 408th of 897 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Shumate Middle School are 78% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.


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