State/Public Middle Open

Tawas Area Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 255 W M 55, Tawas City, Iosco County, 48763

356
Pupils
16.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Tawas Area Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Tawas City, Iosco County. The school has 356 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tawas Area Schools school district. It serves grades 5โ€“8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Tawas Area Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Tawas Area Middle School enrolls 356 students across grades 5โ€“8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.

Male students
201 (56%)
Female students
155 (44%)
Teachers (FTE)
21.2
Student-teacher ratio
16.8:1
Grade span
5โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino and 4.5% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White31087%
Hispanic or Latino215.9%
Two or more races164.5%
Black or African American41.1%
American Indian or Alaska Native3<1%
Asian2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

190 of the school's 356 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 189 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Town, RemoteGrades 5โ€“8Title I

Tawas Area Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-10, state senate district 36, state house district 106.

School district: Tawas Area Schools

Tawas Area Middle School is one of 3 schools in Tawas Area Schools, based in TAWAS CITY, Michigan. The district serves 1,124 students district-wide and employs 64 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 356 students, Tawas Area Middle School is close to the district average of about 375 students per school.

1,124
District students
3
Schools
64
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

48%
Reading proficient
28%
Math proficient
17%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Town - Remote

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