Summary:
Seitz Middle School is a public middle school located in Riverview, Michigan, serving around 600 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Riverview Community School District, which is ranked 362 out of 610 districts in Michigan and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Seitz Middle School faces several challenges, including a significantly higher percentage of white students (77.83%) compared to the state average, a notable increase in chronic absenteeism from 20.1% in 2018-2019 to 38.3% in 2022-2023, and consistently lower proficiency rates in M-Step and PSAT assessments than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's 6th-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 24.7%, compared to the state average of 37.5%. Additionally, the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch has increased from 37.35% in 2020-2021 to 53.17% in 2022-2023, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.
However, Seitz Middle School's special education students have performed exceptionally well, with the school ranking 4th out of 70 Michigan middle schools in 2021-2022 for this subgroup. Additionally, the performance of different racial subgroups at the school varies significantly, with the school's Hispanic and African American students performing better than the white students, ranking in the top half and top quarter, respectively, in certain years. Despite these positive findings, the school's higher-than-average spending per student, which has increased from $9,883 in 2020-2021 to $12,830 in 2022-2023, suggests that resources may not be being utilized effectively, and a closer examination of how funds are being allocated could yield insights for improvement.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Riverview Community School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
389th of 897 Michigan Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,830
Students who attend Seitz Middle School usually attend:
Feeder schools for Seitz Middle School:
Student/teacher ratio: 21.7
Number of students: 600
Racial breakdown:
White:
77.8%
Hispanic:
10.0%
African American:
9.3%
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Two or more races:
1.7%
Asian:
0.8%
American Indian:
0.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 53.2%
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