Baldwin Street Middle School

Baldwin Street Middle School, an average-sized middle-grades school in HUDSONVILLE, Michigan, one of the schools within Hudsonville Public School District, hosts 610 students, covering grades 7 through 8. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 502 students each, so Baldwin Street Middle School sits 22% above that benchmark.

Across the 12 schools in Hudsonville Public School District (6,654 students total), Baldwin Street Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Baldwin Street Middle School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 15% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Ottawa County (around 34%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Baldwin Street Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.8%; this one delivers 63.1%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Ottawa County put median household earnings sit near $90,502, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Ottawa County runs 103 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,894 students), of which Baldwin Street Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Georgetown Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Baldwin Street Middle School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 66.0%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Baldwin Street Middle School's enrollment has declined 34% since 2018, when it stood at 924 (now 610). Class-load math has fell: from 19.8:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 in 2025.

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