Vulcan Middle School
300 Section St Norway MI, 49870, Dickinson County Phone: 906-563-9563 Ranking:  (632 out of 2,213, top 29%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8 School District: Norway-Vulcan Area Schools 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 | |||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 213 | 224 | 225 | 240 | 247 | 249 | ||||||
| Grade 5: | 53 | 24.9% | 58 | 25.9% | 60 | 26.7% | 50 | 20.8% | 60 | 24.3% | 62 | 24.9% |
| Grade 6: | 61 | 28.6% | 58 | 25.9% | 51 | 22.7% | 61 | 25.4% | 59 | 23.9% | 70 | 28.1% |
| Grade 7: | 52 | 24.4% | 46 | 20.5% | 61 | 27.1% | 58 | 24.2% | 71 | 28.7% | 57 | 22.9% |
| Grade 8: | 47 | 22.1% | 62 | 27.7% | 53 | 23.6% | 71 | 29.6% | 57 | 23.1% | 60 | 24.1% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 113 | 53.1% | 121 | 54.0% | 122 | 54.2% | 141 | 58.8% | 139 | 56.3% | 141 | 56.6% |
| Female: | 100 | 46.9% | 103 | 46.0% | 103 | 45.8% | 99 | 41.3% | 100 | 40.5% | 100 | 40.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.6% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 4 | 1.9% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 3 | 1.4% | 3 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.4% |
| White: | 202 | 94.8% | 216 | 96.4% | 217 | 96.4% | 230 | 95.8% | 244 | 98.8% | 243 | 97.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 1.4% | 3 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.8% | 5 | 2.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 60 | 28.2% | 82 | 36.6% | 73 | 32.4% | 72 | 30.0% | 65 | 26.3% | 48 | 19.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 24 | 11.3% | 18 | 8.0% | 21 | 9.3% | 29 | 12.1% | 28 | 11.3% | 25 | 10.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.78 | 16.54 | 16.64 | 17.57 | 16.72 | 18.00 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 78.7% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 78.3% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 30% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.8% | 29.8% | 45.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 86.9% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 88.3% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 68.4% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 90.2% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 86.7% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 13.3% | 13.3% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 7% | 7% | 13.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 74.2% | 63.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 88.2% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 91.4% | 82% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 84.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 23.5% | 23.5% | 37.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 19.3% | 19.3% | 40.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 88.2% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 96.6% | 87.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 80.3% | 84% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 82.4% | 67% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 73.7% | 68.2% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 86.4% | 73.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 88.5% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 23.5% | 23.5% | 27.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 35.1% | 29.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 89.7% | 75.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 96.4% | 82.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 98.6% | 82.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 94.8% | 84.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 34.4% | 34.4% | 37.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 24.4% | 24.4% | 38.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 83.9% | 79.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 92.9% | 82% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 89.7% | 79% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 54.1% | 59.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 68.9% | 62% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 89.3% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 47.8% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 63.9% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 53.3% | 51.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 93.1% | 74.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 87.3% | 70.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.8% | 29.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 48.3% | 32.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 87.9% | 75.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 89.1% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 67.9% | 60.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 58.3% | 65.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 89.7% | 76.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 91.2% | 75.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 91.5% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 17% | 17% | 16.5% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 6.7% | 6.7% | 15.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 94.8% | 74.2% |
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* Vulcan Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.