Duncan Lake Middle School

As a mid-tier middle school in CALEDONIA, Michigan, Duncan Lake Middle School caters to 696 students from grades 7 through 8, run under Caledonia Community Schools. Compared to the state average of about 502 students per school, that is 39% larger than typical.

Within Caledonia Community Schools, which oversees 9 schools and 4,564 students, Duncan Lake Middle School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Duncan Lake Middle School lists that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Black, 2% Asian. By comparison, Kent County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Duncan Lake Middle School has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.6:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 17% of students at Duncan Lake Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Kent County (around 47%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Duncan Lake Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.0%; this one delivers 68.0%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Kent County put median household earnings sit near $82,631, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Duncan Lake Middle School is one of 239 public schools in Kent County (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students).

Nearest neighbor: Caledonia Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Duncan Lake Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Duncan Lake Middle School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 74.4%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Duncan Lake Middle School's enrollment has edged up 38% since 2018, when it stood at 504 (now 696). White enrollment moved from 90% to 82% across the same window.

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