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Enrollment
788
Middle
DISTRICT 848 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 263003001234
East Rockford Middle School
8615 9 MILE RD NE, ROCKFORD, MI 49341 · (616) 863-6140 · Kent County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL788 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of Michigan public middle schools
- A+Test 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
17.7:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
140 students
DISTRICT 20% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 264 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 285 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 239 | 30% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
66.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
67.4%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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
68.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% 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 East Rockford Middle School
East Rockford Middle School's state test result (68.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Rockford Middle School this school | 788 | 17.8% | 68.7% |
| Hartland Farms Intermediate School BRIGHTON | 770 | 17.8% | 64.7% |
| Hartland MS at Ore Creek HARTLAND | 752 | 16.1% | 57.0% |
| Lowell Middle School LOWELL | 790 | 20.8% | 58.7% |
| North Rockford Middle School ROCKFORD | 908 | 18.2% | 70.6% |
| Oxford Middle School OXFORD | 938 | 19.0% | 42.7% |
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 East Rockford Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #22 of 397 | #7 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #22 of 380 | #6 of 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #31 of 377 | #10 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 788 | #60 of 491 | #5 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #235 of 436 | #15 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.9% | #303 of 437 | #31 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.8% | #427 of 477 | #27 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #96 of 101 | #11 of 11 |
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
788
+7 (+1%) vs 2020
-12% since 2000-01, when it was 900
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 788 | 44.6 | 17.7:1 | 18% (140) |
| 2023-24 | 785 | 45.2 | 17.4:1 | 16% (128) |
| 2022-23 | 740 | 53.4 | 13.9:1 | 16% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 781 | 43 | 18.2:1 | 19% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 783 | 43.1 | 18.2:1 | 13% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 767 | 43 | 17.8:1 | 14% (108) |
| 2010-11 | 955 | 47 | 20.3:1 | 15% (144) |
| 2000-01 | 900 | 50 | 18.0:1 | 4% (34) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Rockford Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (783 to 788); teachers up 4% (43.1 to 44.6).
About East Rockford Middle School
East Rockford Middle School is a middle school located in ROCKFORD, Michigan, in Kent County. Its 788 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Michigan is about 502 students.
East Rockford Middle School falls under Rockford Public Schools, which has 15 schools enrolling 7,440 students.
The large majority of students at East Rockford Middle School, 87%, are White. Next come 7% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. The county population is about 73% White. East Rockford Middle School has a diversity index of 23%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.7:1, with 44.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across middle schools in Michigan, the average ratio is about 17.5:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at East Rockford Middle School is 18%. On average, public schools in Kent County report 47%.
allk12 grades East Rockford Middle School an A+. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, East Rockford Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Michigan schools: 68.7% actual against 58.4% predicted.
Kent County has about 663,150 residents, and median household income is about $82,631, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 239 public schools in Kent County, with a combined enrollment of about 97,253.
Of nearby public schools, Lakes Elementary School is the closest, at about 1.4 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, East Rockford Middle School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Federal data place East Rockford Middle School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment at East Rockford Middle School was 781 in 2020-21 and 788 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
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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 Rockford Public Schools
- Rockford High SchoolHigh · 1,750 students
- North Rockford Middle SchoolMiddle · 908 students
- Rockford HS Freshman CenterHigh · 584 students
- Crestwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 469 students
- Edgerton Trails ElementaryElementary · 454 students
- Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
Other schools in ROCKFORD
- Rockford High SchoolHigh · 1,750 students
- North Rockford Middle SchoolMiddle · 908 students
- Rockford HS Freshman CenterHigh · 584 students
- Crestwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 469 students
- Edgerton Trails ElementaryElementary · 454 students
- Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
Nearby schools
- Lakes Elementary School1.4 mi · 409
- Cannonsburg Elementary School3.7 mi · 262
- Meadow Ridge Elementary School4.1 mi · 397
- North Rockford Middle School4.9 mi · 908
- Crestwood Elementary School5.1 mi · 469
- Rockford HS Freshman Center5.2 mi · 584
Frequently asked questions
About East Rockford Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at East Rockford Middle School?
East Rockford Middle School enrolls approximately 788 students in grades 06-08.
Is East Rockford Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
East Rockford Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does East Rockford Middle School have?
East Rockford Middle School employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
What is the student diversity at East Rockford Middle School?
Student demographics at East Rockford Middle School are roughly 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is East Rockford Middle School public or private?
East Rockford Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rockford Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.