Enrollment
363
Middle
DISTRICT 409 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELDING AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 260453004146
Belding Middle School
410 IONIA ST, BELDING, MI 48809 · (616) 794-4400 · Ionia County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
222 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 55%
Community
0
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 6 | 117 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 133 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 113 | 31% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
Belding Middle School→Belding High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Belding Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
40.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
24.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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
32.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Belding Middle School
Belding Middle School's state test result (32.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belding Middle School this school | 363 | 61.2% | 32.5% |
| Lawton Middle School LAWTON | 325 | 61.2% | 39.1% |
| Newaygo Middle School NEWAYGO | 472 | 63.1% | 30.4% |
| Lakeview Middle School LAKEVIEW | 329 | 62.9% | 38.1% |
| Davis Middle School HILLSDALE | 366 | 59.3% | 34.2% |
| LE White Middle School ALLEGAN | 427 | 65.8% | 34.9% |
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 Belding Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #323 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #311 of 380 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #214 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 363 | #335 of 491 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #159 of 436 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.0% | #238 of 437 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.2% | #136 of 477 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.0% | #198 of 339 |
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
363
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 513
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 363 | 21.6 | 16.8:1 | 61% (222) |
| 2023-24 | 362 | 21.4 | 16.9:1 | 57% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 325 | 20.9 | 15.6:1 | 50% (163) |
| 2020-21 | 358 | 19 | 18.8:1 | 54% (195) |
| 2017-18 | 408 | 22.8 | 17.9:1 | 63% (258) |
| 2015-16 | 462 | 25 | 18.5:1 | 57% (264) |
| 2010-11 | 476 | 29 | 16.4:1 | 59% (283) |
| 2000-01 | 568 | 41 | 13.8:1 | 35% (199) |
| 1990-91 | 513 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belding Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (408 to 363); teachers down 5% (22.8 to 21.6).
About Belding Middle School
Belding Middle School is a low-enrollment middle school in Belding Area School District, located in BELDING, Michigan. Its enrollment is 363 students, spread over grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in Michigan enroll around 502, and this school is 28% below that mark.
Belding Area School District has 1,637 students in 4 schools, and Belding Middle School is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at Belding Middle School, about 82 are White. Smaller groups are 12% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 31%.
The school's 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. Middle schools in Michigan have an average ratio of 17.5:1. At Belding Middle School, 61% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Ionia County report 52%.
Belding Middle School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (32.5%) and its predicted rate (39.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools.
The county, Ionia County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $75,611 a year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Belding Middle School, Ionia County has 30 public schools.
About 0.3 miles separate Belding Middle School from the closest public school, Belding High School. Other public schools within five miles: 5. Belding Middle School is 5th of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (358) to 2024-25 (363). The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 18.8:1 in 2020-21 to 16.8:1 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Belding Middle School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Ionia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,574
Census ACS
Median income
$75,611
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
10,506 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Belding Area School District
- Belding High SchoolHigh · 511 students
- Ellis Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
- Woodview Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
Other schools in BELDING
- Link Learning Virtual ProgramHigh · 2,526 students
- Belding High SchoolHigh · 511 students
- Ellis Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
- Woodview Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
Nearby schools
- Belding High School0.3 mi · 511
- Ellis Elementary School0.6 mi · 391
- Woodview Elementary School1.2 mi · 372
- Link Learning Virtual Program1.5 mi · 2,526
- Flat River Academy4.8 mi · 160
- Cedar Crest Elementary School5.6 mi · 281
Frequently asked questions
About Belding Middle SchoolHow many students attend Belding Middle School?
Belding Middle School enrolls approximately 363 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Belding Middle School serve?
Belding Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Belding Middle School?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Belding Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Belding Middle School?
At Belding Middle School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Belding Middle School in?
Belding Middle School is part of Belding Area School District.
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