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What tradition at Grant Middle School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
445
Middle
DISTRICT 288 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261650005386
Grant Middle School
96 E 120TH ST, GRANT, MI 49327 · (231) 834-5910 · Newaygo County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL445 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
280 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 5 | 111 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 102 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 107 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 125 | 28% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Grant Middle School→Grant High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Grant Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
39.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
27.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 →
Where Grant Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #271 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #285 of 380 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #221 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 445 | #281 of 491 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #215 of 436 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.5% | #173 of 437 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.9% | #119 of 477 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.4% | #31 of 339 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
445
-46 (-9%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 447
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 445 | 25.5 | 17.5:1 | 63% (280) |
| 2023-24 | 454 | 31.2 | 14.6:1 | 71% (321) |
| 2022-23 | 467 | 30.8 | 15.2:1 | 69% (324) |
| 2020-21 | 491 | 29 | 16.9:1 | 62% (304) |
| 2017-18 | 613 | 27.9 | 22.0:1 | 64% (393) |
| 2015-16 | 556 | 25 | 22.2:1 | 58% (324) |
| 2010-11 | 631 | 32 | 19.7:1 | 53% (334) |
| 2000-01 | 776 | 45 | 17.2:1 | 34% (266) |
| 1990-91 | 447 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grant Middle School.
About Grant Middle School
Grant Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school based in GRANT, Michigan. It offers grades 5 through 8 and has 445 students enrolled.
Grant Public School District has 1,438 students spread across 5 schools.
More than half of enrollment at Grant Middle School is White: 72%. Next come 23% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 88% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Grant Middle School scores 42%.
Grant Middle School reports a ratio of 17.5 students per teacher, from 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Michigan is similar, at 17.5:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Grant Middle School, 63% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Newaygo County is similar, at 63%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 38.4% for Grant Middle School. The school posts 36.8%, 1.6 points below the prediction.
The school's county is Newaygo County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $63,304, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Newaygo County's 23 public schools enroll about 6,782 students and include Grant Middle School.
Grant Primary Center, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 4. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 32.8%; Grant Middle School's is 36.8%, ranking 1st of 4.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Grant Middle School had a net loss of 46 students, or 9%.
Grant Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Newaygo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
50,792
Census ACS
Median income
$63,304
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,782 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Grant Public School District
- Grant High SchoolHigh · 457 students
- Grant Elementary SchoolElementary · 332 students
- Grant Primary CenterElementary · 182 students
- Grant Learning CenterHigh · 22 students
Other schools in GRANT
- Grant High SchoolHigh · 457 students
- Grant Elementary SchoolElementary · 332 students
- Grant Primary CenterElementary · 182 students
- Grant Learning CenterHigh · 22 students
Nearby schools
- Grant Primary Center0.2 mi · 182
- Grant Learning Center0.2 mi · 22
- Grant High School0.3 mi · 457
- Grant Elementary School0.3 mi · 332
- Newaygo High School5.3 mi · 460
- Newaygo Middle School5.6 mi · 472
Frequently asked questions
About Grant Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Grant Middle School?
Grant Middle School enrolls approximately 445 students in grades 05-08.
Is Grant Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Grant Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Grant Middle School?
Approximately 17.5:1 students per teacher at Grant Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Grant Middle School?
Student demographics at Grant Middle School are roughly 72% White, 23% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Grant Middle School public or private?
Grant Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Grant Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.