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Enrollment
569
High
DISTRICT 482 · STATE 460
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLACK RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL·NCES 260011400705
Black River Public School MiddleHigh
491 COLUMBIA AVE, HOLLAND, MI 49423 · (616) 355-0055 · Ottawa County
GRADES 06–12HIGH13-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL569 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Michigan public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
111 students
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 82 | 14% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Based on grade levels within Black River Public School. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
66.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
40.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Black River Public School MiddleHigh
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black River Public School MiddleHigh this school | 569 | 19.5% | 56.5% |
| Zeeland West High School ZEELAND | 975 | 16.1% | N/A |
| Zeeland East High School ZEELAND | 935 | 15.1% | N/A |
| Swan Valley High School SAGINAW | 504 | 27.4% | N/A |
| City High Middle School GRAND RAPIDS | 955 | 29.7% | 72.2% |
| Haslett High School HASLETT | 774 | 18.9% | N/A |
Matched among Michigan high 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 Black River Public School MiddleHigh ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ottawa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #13 of 62 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #22 of 51 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #6 of 40 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 569 | #263 of 844 | #11 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #55 of 548 | #1 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.8% | #84 of 550 | #3 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.5% | #583 of 654 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.2% | #96 of 126 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
569
+49 (+9%) vs 2020
+92% since 2000-01, when it was 297
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 569 | 38.5 | 14.8:1 | 20% (111) |
| 2023-24 | 550 | 40.5 | 13.6:1 | 22% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 546 | 42.7 | 12.8:1 | 25% (139) |
| 2020-21 | 520 | 41 | 12.7:1 | 21% (111) |
| 2017-18 | 557 | 43.7 | 12.7:1 | 23% (128) |
| 2015-16 | 574 | 44 | 13.1:1 | 19% (108) |
| 2010-11 | 845 | 56 | 15.1:1 | 15% (123) |
| 2000-01 | 297 | 25 | 11.9:1 | 6% (18) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Black River Public School MiddleHigh.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (557 to 569); teachers down 12% (43.7 to 38.5).
About Black River Public School MiddleHigh
This page covers Black River Public School MiddleHigh, a medium-sized high school in HOLLAND, Michigan. Grades offered run from 6 through 12, with 569 students enrolled. For comparison, high schools in Michigan average about 460 students.
Black River Public School is the district for Black River Public School MiddleHigh. It has 2 schools and 964 students.
At Black River Public School MiddleHigh, White students make up 59% of the student body. After that, the student body is 24% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 2% Black. Census figures show Ottawa County is about 84% White. The school's diversity index is 58%, meaning two students picked at random have a 58% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 38.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.8:1. That is lower than the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Michigan. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 20%. That is 14 points below the 34% average for public schools in Ottawa County.
Black River Public School MiddleHigh is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 70% of Michigan public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Black River Public School MiddleHigh are 1.2 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (56.5% actual, 57.6% predicted).
Recent Census Bureau figures for Ottawa County show that the median household income is $90,502, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Besides Black River Public School MiddleHigh, Ottawa County has 102 other public schools.
Black River Public School Elementary is located less than a tenth of a mile from Black River Public School MiddleHigh. The five-mile area around Black River Public School MiddleHigh holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 40.1%, lower than Black River Public School MiddleHigh's 56.5%.
Black River Public School MiddleHigh falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. Black River Public School MiddleHigh is a publicly funded charter school.
2024-25 enrollment was 569, a 9% gain from 520 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 14.8 students per teacher, compared with 12.7 in 2020-21.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Black River Public School
- Black River Public School ElementaryElementary · 395 students
Other schools in HOLLAND
- West Ottawa High School CampusHigh · 2,187 students
- Holland High SchoolHigh · 967 students
- Harbor Lights Middle SchoolMiddle · 903 students
- Macatawa Bay Middle SchoolMiddle · 632 students
- Holland Middle SchoolMiddle · 605 students
- Eagle Crest Charter AcademyElementary · 561 students
Nearby schools
- Black River Public School Elementary0.0 mi · 395
- Holland Middle School0.5 mi · 605
- Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte1.0 mi · 307
- Vanderbilt Charter Academy1.1 mi · 401
- Holland High School1.2 mi · 967
- Holland Virtual Tech High School1.2 mi · 48
Frequently asked questions
About Black River Public School MiddleHighHow large is Black River Public School MiddleHigh?
Black River Public School MiddleHigh enrolls approximately 569 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Black River Public School MiddleHigh serve?
Black River Public School MiddleHigh serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Black River Public School MiddleHigh?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Black River Public School MiddleHigh.
How diverse is Black River Public School MiddleHigh?
Black River Public School MiddleHigh reports a student body of 59% White, 24% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Black River Public School MiddleHigh in?
Black River Public School MiddleHigh is part of Black River Public School.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.