Fruitport Middle School

Fruitport Middle School is a middle-of-the-pack junior high in FRUITPORT, Michigan, part of Fruitport Community Schools. The school enrolls 615 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 23% larger than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 502 students.

Across the 7 schools in Fruitport Community Schools (2,650 students total), Fruitport Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Fruitport Middle School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). Beyond that, the school lists 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Fruitport Middle School has 33 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 50% of students at Fruitport Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Muskegon County (around 59%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Fruitport Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.2%, the actual is 40.9%, a residual of -3.3 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Muskegon County indicate median household income runs about $65,024, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Fruitport Middle School is one of 71 public schools in Muskegon County (combined enrollment of about 25,245 students).

The closest other public school is Fruitport Alternative High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fruitport Middle School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 47.5%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fruitport Middle School has shrank 3%, going from 637 students in 2018 to 615 in 2025.

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