Brandywine Middle School
Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Niles, Michigan
Brandywine Middle School in Niles, Michigan enrolled 183 students in 2024-25 with 10.8 full-time teachers, 16.9 students per teacher against the Michigan middle-school median of 17.5. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 34-38% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 44% and 34.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%
191 students in 2022-23, 177 students in 2023-24, 183 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 10.5 to 10.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 191 | 10.5 | 18.2 |
| 2023-24 | 177 | 10.3 | 17.2 |
| 2024-25 | 183 | 10.8 | 16.9 |
16.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 61 of every 100 Michigan middle schools
Among the 488 Michigan middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.5; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Brandywine Middle School enrolled 197 students; it reported 24 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)not reported
- Out-of-school suspensions24
- Chronically absent38.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
78.7% of students were White, 9.3% of two or more races, 4.9% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White78.7%
- Two or more races9.3%
- Hispanic4.9%
- Black4.4%
- American Indian1.6%
- Asian0.5%
- Pacific Islander0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Brandywine Middle School scored proficient or above: 34-38% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Michigan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 34‑38% | 37‑41% | 44% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 25‑29% | 26‑30% (2021-22) | 34.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Niles
2 public middle schools in Niles report 2024-25 enrollment; Brandywine Middle School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ring Lardner Middle School | 510 | 17.5 | 50.4% |
| Brandywine Middle School | 183 | 16.9 | 52.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Brandywine Middle School
- Ring Lardner Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.4 miles away: 510 students, 17.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
- Edwardsburg Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 7.4 miles away: 612 students, 19.3 per teacher (2024-25).7.4 mi
- Compare Brandywine Middle School with Ring Lardner Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Brandywine Community Schools spends per student$13,432 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,432
- The largest public schools in MichiganBrandywine Middle School is the number 443 by size of 489 Michigan middle schools open in 2024-25.#443 of 489
- Michigan schools by students per teacher16.9 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 17.5 for middle schools.16.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Brandywine Middle School
How many students attend Brandywine Middle School?
183 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 191 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Niles, MI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Brandywine Middle School?
16.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for middle schools is 17.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Brandywine Middle School a Title I school?
Brandywine Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Brandywine Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Brandywine Middle School scored proficient or above: 34-38% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Brandywine Middle School in?
Brandywine Community Schools, NCES district ID 2606600. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 260660001329 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.