Handy Middle School
601 Blend St
Bay City MI, 48706, Bay County
Phone: 989-684-1723
Ranking:
(1,717 out of 2,213, bottom 22%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Bay City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 56 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 62 | 59 | 62 | |||||||
Total Students: | 951 | 975 | 1,017 | 1,051 | 1,113 | 1,151 | 1,160 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 308 | 32.4% | 317 | 32.5% | 344 | 33.8% | 342 | 32.5% | 359 | 32.3% | 383 | 33.3% | 380 | 32.8% |
Grade 7: | 319 | 33.5% | 340 | 34.9% | 332 | 32.6% | 344 | 32.7% | 380 | 34.1% | 380 | 33.0% | 375 | 32.3% |
Grade 8: | 324 | 34.1% | 318 | 32.6% | 340 | 33.4% | 365 | 34.7% | 374 | 33.6% | 388 | 33.7% | 405 | 34.9% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 503 | 52.9% | 503 | 51.6% | 506 | 49.8% | 531 | 50.5% | 571 | 51.3% | 599 | 52.0% | 600 | 51.7% |
Female: | 448 | 47.1% | 472 | 48.4% | 511 | 50.2% | 520 | 49.5% | 523 | 47.0% | 538 | 46.7% | 553 | 47.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 17 | 1.8% | 27 | 2.8% | 21 | 2.1% | 22 | 2.1% | 25 | 2.2% | 31 | 2.7% | 27 | 2.3% |
Asian: | 6 | 0.6% | 10 | 1.0% | 9 | 0.9% | 10 | 1.0% | 9 | 0.8% | 12 | 1.0% | 14 | 1.2% |
Hispanic: | 123 | 12.9% | 103 | 10.6% | 125 | 12.3% | 127 | 12.1% | 103 | 9.3% | 106 | 9.2% | 121 | 10.4% |
Black: | 76 | 8.0% | 59 | 6.1% | 44 | 4.3% | 60 | 5.7% | 80 | 7.2% | 89 | 7.7% | 97 | 8.4% |
White: | 714 | 75.1% | 764 | 78.4% | 785 | 77.2% | 803 | 76.4% | 885 | 79.5% | 907 | 78.8% | 898 | 77.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 15 | 1.6% | 12 | 1.2% | 33 | 3.2% | 29 | 2.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 621 | 65.3% | 630 | 64.6% | 612 | 60.2% | 612 | 58.2% | 604 | 54.3% | 592 | 51.4% | 514 | 44.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 71 | 7.5% | 73 | 7.5% | 94 | 9.2% | 89 | 8.5% | 103 | 9.3% | 114 | 9.9% | 141 | 12.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.95 | 17.92 | 18.36 | 18.00 | 18.07 | 19.60 | 18.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 76.3% | 65.1% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 71% | 69% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 76.4% | 72.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 82.1% | 79.9% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 84.1% | 82% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 90.9% | 84.5% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 41% | 37.1% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 36.3% | 43.4% | 40.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 79.5% | 79.6% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 78.7% | 83.3% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 80.3% | 81.8% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 79.3% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 85.1% | 87.7% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 85.6% | 84% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 66% | 67% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 67% | 68.2% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 70.7% | 73.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 80.2% | 75.3% |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 17.3% | 25.8% | 27.7% |
2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 23% | 29% | 29.7% |
2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 76.5% | 74.8% |
2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 73.5% | 74.1% |
2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 71.3% | 72.7% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 76% | 75.7% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 71.4% | 59.6% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 73.6% | 64.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 68.4% | 72.7% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 80.3% | 82.6% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 80.9% | 82.2% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 83% | 84.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 26.4% | 36.4% | 37.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 23.7% | 33.2% | 38.4% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 77.2% | 75.8% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 79.5% | 79.7% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 72.7% | 72.5% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 76.7% | 79.6% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 80.7% | 82% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 75.5% | 79% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 56% | 59.7% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 59.4% | 62% |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 63.9% | 66.7% |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 61.8% | 65.4% |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 75.5% | 76.6% |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 77.4% | 77.9% |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 35.6% | 41.4% | 47.8% |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 46.3% | 47.3% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 50.2% | 51.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 68.7% | 63.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.9% | 66.3% | 68.1% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 71.6% | 71.6% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 71.4% | 74.5% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 69.7% | 70.3% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 73.9% | 78% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 16.1% | 19.4% | 29.4% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 18.1% | 28.3% | 32.5% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 73.5% | 72.9% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 74.1% | 75.6% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 78.5% | 77.1% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 73.3% | 75.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 77.6% | 83.4% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 79.5% | 81.9% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 54.2% | 60.5% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 62% | 65.7% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 76.5% | 76.8% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 73.8% | 74.9% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 77.3% | 79.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 75.2% | 76.3% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 73.2% | 75.9% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 77.5% | 78.1% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 7.4% | 11.4% | 16.5% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 8.7% | 14.2% | 15.9% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 56.8% | 64.7% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 69% | 66.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 68% | 69.8% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 71.2% | 74.2% |
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* Handy Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.