Enrollment
60
Middle
DISTRICT 195 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261644007875
Center for Economicology
1720 PLAINFIELD AVE NE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49505 · (616) 819-2380 · Kent County
GRADES 06–06MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL60 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% 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.
- ABeats 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
25.5:1
2 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
24 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 | 60 | 100% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
67.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
59.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
63.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Michigan's top 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 Center for Economicology
Center for Economicology's state test result (63.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Economicology this school | 60 | 40.0% | 63.5% |
| Hope Middle School HOLT | 158 | 47.5% | 28.4% |
| New Buffalo Middle School NEW BUFFALO | 133 | 30.8% | 69.7% |
| Blandford School GRAND RAPIDS | 60 | 23.3% | 69.8% |
| John Ball Park Zoo School GRAND RAPIDS | 58 | 43.1% | 66.3% |
| Fulton Middle School MIDDLETON | 119 | 51.3% | 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 Center for Economicology ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 60 | #488 of 491 | #38 of 39 |
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
60
+16 (+36%) vs 2020
+43% since 2010-11, when it was 42
Student : Teacher
25.5:1
was 22.0:1
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 | 60 | 2.4 | 25.5:1 | 40% (24) |
| 2023-24 | 60 | 2.2 | 27.3:1 | 57% (34) |
| 2022-23 | 59 | 2.6 | 22.4:1 | 37% (22) |
| 2020-21 | 44 | 2 | 22.0:1 | 66% (29) |
| 2017-18 | 61 | 2 | 30.5:1 | 57% (35) |
| 2015-16 | 65 | 2 | 32.5:1 | 58% (38) |
| 2010-11 | 42 | 2 | 21.0:1 | 62% (26) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Center for Economicology.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (61 to 60); teachers up 18% (2 to 2.4).
About Center for Economicology
Center for Economicology is a public middle school run by Grand Rapids Public Schools in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. The school counted 60 students in 2024-25, covering grade 6. The school is 88% below the average for middle schools in Michigan.
District-wide, Grand Rapids Public Schools has 50 schools and 13,903 students.
White students account for 48% of enrollment at Center for Economicology, more than any other group. Other students are 33% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 5% Asian. By comparison, Kent County residents are about 73% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Center for Economicology scores 64%.
Based on 2.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, Center for Economicology has a ratio of 25.5:1. The gap from the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan is 8.0 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 40%.
Center for Economicology 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 89% of Michigan public middle schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Center for Economicology is +15.0 points, in the top 10% of Michigan. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 63.5%, and the predicted rate is 48.6%.
In Kent County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $82,631, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 239 public schools and about 97,253 students.
City High Middle School is the nearest public school to Center for Economicology, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Center for Economicology, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 16 students, from 44 to 60. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 25.5:1, from 22.0:1.
On allk12, people connected to Center for Economicology can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Kent County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
663,150
Census ACS
Median income
$82,631
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
239
97,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Grand Rapids Public Schools
- City High Middle SchoolHigh · 955 students
- Union High SchoolHigh · 881 students
- Harrison Park AcademyElementary · 708 students
- Southwest Elementary Academia BilingueElementary · 661 students
- Grand Rapids University Preparatory AcademyHigh · 494 students
- Burton Middle SchoolMiddle · 488 students
Other schools in GRAND RAPIDS
- East Kentwood High SchoolHigh · 2,068 students
- Northern High SchoolHigh · 1,088 students
- PrepNet Virtual AcademyCombined · 1,080 students
- Northview High SchoolHigh · 1,078 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 999 students
- City High Middle SchoolHigh · 955 students
Nearby schools
- City High Middle School0.0 mi · 955
- Palmer School0.2 mi · 187
- Kent Hills Elementary0.6 mi · 370
- East Leonard Elementary0.7 mi · 174
- Riverside Middle School0.7 mi · 227
- Wellspring Preparatory High School1.0 mi · 267
Frequently asked questions
About Center for EconomicologyWhat is the total enrollment at Center for Economicology?
Center for Economicology enrolls approximately 60 students in grades 06-06.
What grades does Center for Economicology serve?
Center for Economicology serves grades 06-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Center for Economicology?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Center for Economicology is approximately 25.5:1 (2 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Center for Economicology?
Student demographics at Center for Economicology are roughly 48% White, 33% Hispanic, 12% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Center for Economicology in?
Center for Economicology is part of Grand Rapids Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.