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Cityside Middle School

320 E MAIN AVE, ZEELAND, MI 49464 · (616) 748-3200 · Ottawa County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL771 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Michigan public middle schools
  • B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C+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

Enrollment
771
Middle
DISTRICT 674 · STATE 502
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
136 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 625333%
Grade 725032%
Grade 826835%
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 56% · US 70%
White
57474%
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 63% · US 43%
Hispanic
12516%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
182%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 18% · US 15%
Asian
203%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
344%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
40553%
Female
36647%

School pathway

Feeds from
Adams Elementary SchoolKG–05Lincoln Elementary SchoolKG–05New Groningen SchoolKG–05Roosevelt Elementary SchoolKG–05Quincy Elementary SchoolPK–05Woodbridge Elementary SchoolPK–05
Based on grade levels within Zeeland Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
English Language Arts
51.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
43.2%
MI avg 44.8%

What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 52% 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 Cityside Middle School

Cityside Middle School's state test result (52.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Cityside Middle School this school77117.6%52.0%
Creekside Middle School
ZEELAND
57721.5%51.3%
Kenneth T Beagle Middle School
GRAND LEDGE
83523.6%56.2%
Kraft Meadows Intermediate School
CALEDONIA
70317.1%65.5%
Riley Street Middle School
HUDSONVILLE
68819.8%58.2%
Jenison Junior High School
JENISON
75423.9%60.3%
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 Cityside Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MichiganIn Ottawa County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
52.0%#106 of 397#9 of 15
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
43.2%#122 of 380#11 of 15
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
51.4%#108 of 377#11 of 15
Enrollment
ranked largest first
771#65 of 491#2 of 15
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.7:1#154 of 436#10 of 15
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
41.6%#177 of 437#5 of 15
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
17.6%#429 of 477#12 of 15
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+14.7%#29 of 101#1 of 6
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 2024-25
Enrollment
771
+32 (+4%) vs 2020
+44% since 2000-01, when it was 537
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 18.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2577146.216.7:118% (136)
2023-2476743.617.6:123% (174)
2022-2373642.617.3:124% (175)
2020-217393918.9:121% (152)
2017-1867235.818.8:120% (132)
2015-166663419.6:120% (130)
2010-117753720.9:126% (204)
2000-015373017.9:10% (0)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cityside Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students up 15% (672 to 771); teachers up 29% (35.8 to 46.2).

About Cityside Middle School

Cityside Middle School is a large middle school for students in ZEELAND, Michigan. It reported 771 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Middle schools in Michigan average about 502 students, which makes this school 54% above average.

Cityside Middle School is part of Zeeland Public Schools, where 12 schools serve 5,777 students.

About 74% of the student body at Cityside Middle School is White. Enrollment also includes 16% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. Among people living in Ottawa County, the White share is about 84%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 42%.

The school's 46.2 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. Statewide, middle schools in Michigan average 17.5:1. Income data for the school show 18% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Ottawa County average 34%.

On the allk12 Grade, Cityside Middle School lands at B, ahead of 61% of Michigan public middle schools.

Test results at Cityside Middle School are 6.5 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (52.0% actual, 58.5% predicted).

Looking at the county, Ottawa County, median household income comes to about $90,502, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The county's public schools total 103, with about 42,894 students.

Cityside Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Lincoln Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Cityside Middle School ranks 4th of 6 nearby schools, at 52.0% versus a 57.7% average.

Cityside Middle School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels Suburb: Mid-size.

The school's enrollment rose 4% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 18.9:1 to 16.7:1.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Cityside Middle School. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Ottawa County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Cityside Middle School
District
Zeeland Public Schools
Address
320 E MAIN AVE, ZEELAND, MI 49464
Phone
(616) 748-3200
County
Ottawa County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
771
Teachers (FTE)
46
Student–teacher ratio
16.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
136 (18%)
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
263666000702
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Zeeland Public Schools
Other schools in ZEELAND
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Frequently asked questions

About Cityside Middle School
What is the total enrollment at Cityside Middle School?
Cityside Middle School enrolls approximately 771 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Cityside Middle School serve?
Cityside Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cityside Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cityside Middle School is approximately 16.7:1 (46 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Cityside Middle School?
Cityside Middle School reports a student body of 74% White, 16% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Cityside Middle School?
Cityside Middle School is overseen by Zeeland Public Schools in Ottawa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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