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How has Baldwin Street Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
610
Middle
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUDSONVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261884000700
Baldwin Street Middle School
3835 BALDWIN ST, HUDSONVILLE, MI 49426 · (616) 669-7750 · Ottawa County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL610 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of Michigan public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
89 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 322 | 53% |
| Grade 8 | 288 | 47% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Baldwin Street Middle School→Hudsonville High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hudsonville Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
59.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
51.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Baldwin Street Middle School
Baldwin Street Middle School's state test result (63.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin Street Middle School this school | 610 | 14.6% | 63.1% |
| 56 Building at Georgetown HUDSONVILLE | 626 | 13.1% | 62.2% |
| Holmes Middle School LIVONIA | 670 | 16.4% | 62.0% |
| Duncan Lake Middle School CALEDONIA | 696 | 16.5% | 68.0% |
| Riley Upper Elementary School LIVONIA | 615 | 17.4% | 47.0% |
| West Middle School PLYMOUTH | 667 | 13.8% | 60.6% |
Matched among Michigan middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Baldwin Street Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ottawa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #42 of 397 | #4 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #76 of 380 | #8 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #61 of 377 | #7 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 610 | #169 of 491 | #9 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #180 of 436 | #12 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.3% | #270 of 437 | #11 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.6% | #445 of 477 | #14 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.0% | #15 of 339 | #1 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
610
-270 (-31%) vs 2020
-13% since 2000-01, when it was 698
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 15.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 610 | 35.8 | 17.0:1 | 15% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 570 | 37.8 | 15.1:1 | 21% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 844 | 47.8 | 17.7:1 | 13% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 880 | 56 | 15.7:1 | 18% (157) |
| 2017-18 | 924 | 46.8 | 19.8:1 | 16% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 840 | 41 | 20.5:1 | 15% (129) |
| 2010-11 | 780 | 43 | 18.1:1 | 22% (172) |
| 2000-01 | 698 | 41 | 17.0:1 | 5% (37) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Baldwin Street Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (924 to 610); teachers down 23% (46.8 to 35.8).
About Baldwin Street Middle School
Baldwin Street Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school in Michigan, with an address in HUDSONVILLE. Its grade span covers grades 7 through 8, with 610 students on the rolls. Middle schools in Michigan average about 502 students, which makes this school 22% larger than average.
Hudsonville Public School District has 6,654 students spread across 12 schools.
Of every 100 students at Baldwin Street Middle School, about 85 are White. Smaller groups are 6% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Census estimates put Ottawa County at about 84% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 26, compared with 70 nationally.
Baldwin Street Middle School reported 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 17.0:1. The average for middle schools in Michigan is about 17.5:1. Roughly 15% of students at Baldwin Street Middle School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 34% average for public schools in Ottawa County is 19 points.
Baldwin Street Middle School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 87% of Michigan public middle schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Baldwin Street Middle School would be expected to post about 59.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 63.1%.
In Ottawa County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $90,502, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The county has 103 public schools and about 42,894 students.
Georgetown Elementary School is about 0.1 miles from Baldwin Street Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Baldwin Street Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Baldwin Street Middle School comes in 5th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 31%, from 880 to 610. The number of students per teacher increased from 15.7 to 17.0 over 4 years.
The discussion board for Baldwin Street Middle School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Ottawa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
301,203
Census ACS
Median income
$90,502
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
103
42,894 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hudsonville Public School District
- Hudsonville High SchoolHigh · 1,995 students
- Riley Street Middle SchoolMiddle · 688 students
- 56 Building at GeorgetownMiddle · 626 students
- Georgetown Elementary SchoolElementary · 450 students
- Alward Elementary SchoolElementary · 435 students
- South Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
Other schools in HUDSONVILLE
- Hudsonville High SchoolHigh · 1,995 students
- Riley Street Middle SchoolMiddle · 688 students
- 56 Building at GeorgetownMiddle · 626 students
- Georgetown Elementary SchoolElementary · 450 students
- Alward Elementary SchoolElementary · 435 students
- South Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
Nearby schools
- Georgetown Elementary School0.1 mi · 450
- 56 Building at Georgetown0.5 mi · 626
- El Puente Spanish Immersion1.2 mi · 380
- Jenison Public Schools Early Childhood Center1.2 mi · 189
- Bauer Elementary School1.2 mi · 329
- Alward Elementary School1.7 mi · 435
Frequently asked questions
About Baldwin Street Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Baldwin Street Middle School?
Baldwin Street Middle School enrolls approximately 610 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Baldwin Street Middle School serve?
Baldwin Street Middle School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Baldwin Street Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Baldwin Street Middle School is approximately 17.0:1 (36 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Baldwin Street Middle School?
Baldwin Street Middle School reports a student body of 85% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Baldwin Street Middle School?
Baldwin Street Middle School is overseen by Hudsonville Public School District in Ottawa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.