Central Middle School

Summary:

Central Middle School is a public middle school in Port Huron, Michigan, serving 629 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Port Huron Area School District, which is ranked 435 out of 610 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Central Middle School consistently performs below the state and district averages on M-Step and PSAT assessments. In 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in M-Step English Language Arts and Math were around 20%, compared to the state averages of 37.5% and 31%, respectively. The school's PSAT performance is also significantly lower, with only 41.8% of 8th-grade students proficient in English Language Arts and 11.5% in Mathematics. Additionally, Central Middle School has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 43.7% to 58.2% in recent years, which is much higher than the state and district averages.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Fort Gratiot Middle School and Holland Woods Middle School, Central Middle School generally performs worse academically and has higher chronic absenteeism rates. For example, Fort Gratiot Middle School's proficiency rates in M-Step English Language Arts and Math are around 40%, significantly higher than Central Middle School. The nearby schools also have lower percentages of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranging from 39% to 77%, compared to Central Middle School's 71.86%. The school's performance has declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 486 out of 821 Michigan middle schools in 2016-2017 to 729 out of 897 in 2023-2024.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 200 32nd St
       Port Huron, MI  48060-2504


(810) 984-6533

District: Port Huron Area School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
729th of 897 Michigan Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,787 Help


Students who attend Central Middle School usually attend:

High:    Port Huron High School

Feeder schools for Central Middle School:

Elementary:    Cleveland Elementary
    Indian Woods Elementary School
    Michigamme Elementary School
    Roosevelt Elementary School
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Student/teacher ratio:  16.4 Help
Number of students:  584

Racial breakdown:

White:
65.4%
African American:
13.5%
Two or more races:
11.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  72.9% Help


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Compare Details Central Middle School ranks worse than 81.3% of middle schools in Michigan. It also ranks last among 3 ranked middle schools in the Port Huron Area School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.12. (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 Central Middle School has the largest middle school student body size in the Port Huron Area School District. Racial makeup is: White (65.4%), African American (13.5%), two or more races (11%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 72.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Central Middle School is 16.4. 1 middle schools in the Port Huron Area School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Central Middle School is $14,787. 1 middle schools in the Port Huron Area School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Central Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Central Middle School 729th of 897 Michigan public middle schools. (See Central Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Port Huron Area School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Port Huron Area School District 435th of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Central Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Central Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 27.08 677th 806 16.0%
2007 38.21 634th 823 23.0%
2008 31.00 691st 839 17.6%
2009 38.04 649th 847 23.4%
2010 30.15 715th 851 16.0%
2011 34.32 680th 858 20.7%
2012 33.79 659th 900 26.8%
2013 32.05 660th 919 28.2%
2014 26.49 711th 921 22.8%
2015 39.97 572nd 919 37.8%
2016 39.22 548th 894 38.7%
2017 36.93 486th 821 40.8%
2018 24.30 671st 838 19.9%
2019 14.90 685th 792 13.5%
2021 13.80 611th 675 9.5%
2022 13.87 682nd 776 12.1%
2023 21.94 677th 883 23.3%
2024 18.12 729th 897 18.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Central Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.57 135th 156 13.5%
2019 7.16 51st 51 0.0%
2023 10.13 159th 163 2.5%
2024 6.03 174th 176 1.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Central Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.77 316th 377 16.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Central Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.09 672nd 815 17.5%
2019 12.68 617th 672 8.2%
2021 22.12 450th 523 14.0%
2022 14.16 634th 691 8.2%
2023 20.30 690th 825 16.4%
2024 17.43 728th 836 12.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Central Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.55 624th 794 21.4%
2019 13.50 592nd 658 10.0%
2021 16.86 468th 521 10.2%
2022 10.63 617th 657 6.1%
2023 20.04 627th 770 18.6%
2024 16.07 674th 771 12.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Central Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.23 613th 797 23.1%
2019 11.06 596th 639 6.7%
2021 11.20 507th 540 6.1%
2022 10.95 608th 658 7.6%
2023 17.35 654th 776 15.7%
2024 13.98 687th 786 12.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Central Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.14 326th 366 10.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Central Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.45 245th 266 7.9%
2023 27.90 184th 246 25.2%
2024 17.48 239th 257 7.0%
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Rank History for White students at Central Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.42 609th 678 10.2%
2019 8.98 596th 624 4.5%
2021 10.51 551st 577 4.5%
2022 9.95 611th 638 4.2%
2023 16.25 610th 688 11.3%
2024 13.13 640th 701 8.7%
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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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Enrollment information for Central Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 724 75 3 39 28 n/a n/a 0 869
1989 716 88 3 41 12 n/a n/a 0 860
1990 687 76 4 35 31 n/a n/a 0 833
1991 743 60 1 36 14 n/a n/a 0 854
1992 749 55 1 35 14 n/a n/a 0 854
1993 735 77 4 27 17 n/a n/a 0 860
1994 736 80 2 27 23 n/a n/a 0 868
1995 743 103 3 44 30 n/a n/a 0 923
1996 743 103 3 44 30 n/a n/a 0 923
1997 741 112 2 47 29 n/a n/a 0 931
1998 747 97 0 43 22 n/a n/a 0 909
1999 786 103 8 38 20 n/a n/a 0 955
2000 716 114 2 27 19 n/a n/a 0 878
2001 713 130 2 26 13 n/a n/a 0 884
2002 667 138 2 20 22 n/a n/a 0 849
2003 667 138 2 20 22 n/a n/a 0 849
2004 621 136 3 21 29 n/a n/a 0 810
2005 556 123 4 21 30 n/a n/a 0 734
2006 565 125 3 26 37 n/a n/a 0 756
2007 540 129 3 34 31 n/a n/a 0 737
2008 508 117 2 22 27 n/a n/a 0 676
2009 517 124 1 20 14 n/a n/a 0 676
2010 544 126 3 19 11 n/a n/a 0 703
2011 744 132 6 37 15 0 25 0 959
2012 715 110 7 43 12 0 22 0 909
2013 688 116 4 54 13 0 29 0 904
2014 653 120 7 67 11 3 35 0 896
2015 673 122 5 76 4 0 44 0 924
2016 662 107 5 76 2 1 57 0 910
2017 652 98 8 67 0 0 63 0 888
2018 624 74 5 61 1 1 85 0 851
2019 562 67 8 70 3 0 100 0 810
2020 542 91 3 67 4 0 98 0 805
2021 494 97 5 56 3 0 82 0 737
2022 438 95 1 57 3 0 82 0 676
2023 423 75 2 50 2 0 77 0 629
2024 382 79 1 57 1 0 64 0 584

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 Central Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 869 n/a n/a n/a
1989 860 n/a n/a 29.7
1990 833 57.0 14.6 30
1991 854 n/a n/a n/a
1992 854 n/a n/a 45.3
1993 860 n/a 0.0 45.1
1994 868 41.8 20.8 39.1
1995 923 50.0 18.5 38.2
1996 923 50.0 18.5 38.2
1997 931 51.0 18.3 41.8
1998 909 57.0 15.9 42.5
1999 955 58.0 16.5 44
2000 878 55.6 15.8 51.8
2001 884 49.5 17.9 49.8
2002 849 53.5 15.9 54.9
2003 849 53.5 15.9 54.9
2004 810 54.3 14.9 58.1
2005 734 50.0 14.7 57.9
2006 756 47.2 16.0 55.2
2007 737 48.1 15.3 64.7
2008 676 50.0 13.5 56.4
2009 676 41.4 16.3 68
2010 703 40.0 17.5 72.3
2011 959 47.0 20.4 58
2012 909 49.3 18.4 58
2013 904 47.0 19.2 50.1
2014 896 47.8 18.7 56.7
2015 924 49.0 18.8 42.2
2016 910 47.0 19.3 49.1
2017 888 44.0 20.1 53
2018 851 40.5 21.0 62
2019 810 41.0 19.7 63
2020 805 40.0 20.1 66.2
2021 737 31.8 23.1 66.9
2022 676 30.8 21.9 66.3
2023 629 35.7 17.6 71.9
2024 584 35.4 16.4 72.9

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 Central Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 869 n/a n/a n/a
1989 860 n/a n/a 29.7
1990 833 57.0 14.6 30
1991 854 n/a n/a n/a
1992 854 n/a n/a 45.3
1993 860 n/a 0.0 45.1
1994 868 41.8 20.8 39.1
1995 923 50.0 18.5 38.2
1996 923 50.0 18.5 38.2
1997 931 51.0 18.3 41.8
1998 909 57.0 15.9 42.5
1999 955 58.0 16.5 44
2000 878 55.6 15.8 51.8
2001 884 49.5 17.9 49.8
2002 849 53.5 15.9 54.9
2003 849 53.5 15.9 54.9
2004 810 54.3 14.9 58.1
2005 734 50.0 14.7 57.9
2006 756 47.2 16.0 55.2
2007 737 48.1 15.3 64.7
2008 676 50.0 13.5 56.4
2009 676 41.4 16.3 68
2010 703 40.0 17.5 72.3
2011 959 47.0 20.4 58
2012 909 49.3 18.4 58
2013 904 47.0 19.2 50.1
2014 896 47.8 18.7 56.7
2015 924 49.0 18.8 42.2
2016 910 47.0 19.3 49.1
2017 888 44.0 20.1 53
2018 851 40.5 21.0 62
2019 810 41.0 19.7 63
2020 805 40.0 20.1 66.2
2021 737 31.8 23.1 66.9
2022 676 30.8 21.9 66.3
2023 629 35.7 17.6 71.9
2024 584 35.4 16.4 72.9

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 Central Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $910 (8.9%) $9,342 (91.1%) $10,253
2020 $1,152 (11.4%) $8,974 (88.6%) $10,125
2021 $2,048 (18.9%) $8,814 (81.1%) $10,862
2022 $2,556 (20.6%) $9,856 (79.4%) $12,412
2023 $2,175 (14.7%) $12,612 (85.3%) $14,787

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Central Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 685th of 792 Middle schoolsRanks 677th of 883 Middle schools
 9.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Central Middle School)17.819.1
 1.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Port Huron Area School District)3128.5
 2.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)41.737.5
 4.2%
6th Grade Math (Central Middle School)14.613.5
 1.1%
   6th Grade Math (Port Huron Area School District)25.323.4
 1.9%
   6th Grade Math (Michigan)35.129.6
 5.5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Central Middle School)22.713
 9.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Port Huron Area School District)32.320.2
 12.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)42.736.9
 5.8%
7th Grade Math (Central Middle School)13.712
 1.7%
   7th Grade Math (Port Huron Area School District)23.518.7
 4.8%
   7th Grade Math (Michigan)35.731
 4.7%
8th Grade Social Studies (Central Middle School)9.413.5
 4.1%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Port Huron Area School District)1518.2
 3.2%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)2826.7
 1.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Central Middle School)44.846.5
 1.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Port Huron Area School District)53.753.2
 0.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)61.959.7
 2.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Central Middle School)26.426.8
 0.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Port Huron Area School District)31.232.9
 1.7%
   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 Students810629
 22.3%
African American6775
 11.9%
American Indian32
 33.3%
Asian82
 75%
Hispanic7050
 28.6%
Pacific Islander00
White562423
 24.7%
Two or More Races10077
 23%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients63%71.9%
 8.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Central Middle School

In the 2023-24 school year, 584 students attended Central Middle School.

Students who attend Central Middle School usually go on to attend Port Huron High School

Central Middle School ranks in the bottom 18.7% of Michigan middle schools.

Students at Central Middle School are 65% White, 14% African American, 11% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic.


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