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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Gull Lake Middle School this year?
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Enrollment
717
Middle
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GULL LAKE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 261725005405
Gull Lake Middle School
9550 M 89, RICHLAND, MI 49083 · (269) 548-3605 · Kalamazoo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL717 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% 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.
- B+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
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
241 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 242 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 224 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 251 | 35% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Gull Lake Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
41.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Gull Lake Middle School
Gull Lake Middle School's state test result (51.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gull Lake Middle School this school | 717 | 33.6% | 51.2% |
| Andrew G Schmidt Middle School FENTON | 718 | 35.7% | 49.4% |
| Lakeshore Middle School GRAND HAVEN | 733 | 37.0% | 64.9% |
| Lakeshore Middle School STEVENSVILLE | 612 | 33.2% | 54.9% |
| Harper Creek Middle School BATTLE CREEK | 896 | 32.0% | 35.3% |
| Wayland Union Middle School WAYLAND | 611 | 36.2% | 41.7% |
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 Gull Lake Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kalamazoo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #114 of 397 | #3 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #135 of 380 | #4 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #116 of 377 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 717 | #92 of 491 | #5 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #189 of 436 | #4 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.6% | #219 of 437 | #10 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.6% | #324 of 477 | #9 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.0% | #43 of 101 | N/A |
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
717
+115 (+19%) vs 2020
+49% since 1990-91, when it was 482
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 717 | 41.8 | 17.2:1 | 34% (241) |
| 2023-24 | 682 | 40.4 | 16.9:1 | 29% (197) |
| 2022-23 | 691 | 36.6 | 18.9:1 | 27% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 602 | 38 | 15.8:1 | 27% (165) |
| 2017-18 | 664 | 40.2 | 16.5:1 | 26% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 698 | 39 | 17.9:1 | 21% (150) |
| 2010-11 | 678 | 36 | 18.8:1 | 22% (150) |
| 2000-01 | 531 | 29 | 18.3:1 | 9% (47) |
| 1990-91 | 482 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gull Lake Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (664 to 717); teachers up 4% (40.2 to 41.8).
About Gull Lake Middle School
Students in RICHLAND, Michigan, attend Gull Lake Middle School, a mid-sized middle school. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 717 students. Middle schools in Michigan have about 502 students on average; enrollment here is 43% higher.
Gull Lake Middle School is run by Gull Lake Community Schools, whose 7 schools enroll 3,402 students.
The share of White students at Gull Lake Middle School is 81%. The next largest groups are 7% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 4% Black. The diversity index for Gull Lake Middle School is 34%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Gull Lake Middle School reported 41.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 17.2:1. The 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan is close to this figure. There are 241 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 34% of enrollment. The gap from the 45% average for public schools in Kalamazoo County is 11 points.
Among Michigan public middle schools, Gull Lake Middle School outscored 72%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Gull Lake Middle School is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (51.2% versus 51.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Michigan.
In Kalamazoo County, home to about 262,375 people, median household income comes to about $72,532, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Kalamazoo County's 93 public schools enroll about 34,151 students and include Gull Lake Middle School.
Richland Elementary School is about 0.1 miles from Gull Lake Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within five miles.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was 717 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 602. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 15.8:1 in 2020-21 to 17.2:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Gull Lake Middle School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Kalamazoo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
262,375
Census ACS
Median income
$72,532
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
93
34,151 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gull Lake Community Schools
- Gull Lake High SchoolHigh · 877 students
- Thomas M Ryan Intermediate SchoolElementary · 698 students
- Richland Elementary SchoolElementary · 412 students
- Gull Lake Virtual PartnershipCombined · 392 students
- Kellogg Elementary SchoolElementary · 278 students
- Gull Lake Gateway AcademyHigh · 28 students
Other schools in RICHLAND
- Gull Lake High SchoolHigh · 877 students
- Thomas M Ryan Intermediate SchoolElementary · 698 students
- Richland Elementary SchoolElementary · 412 students
- Gull Lake Gateway AcademyHigh · 28 students
Nearby schools
- Richland Elementary School0.1 mi · 412
- Gull Lake High School0.3 mi · 877
- Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School0.4 mi · 698
- Gull Lake Gateway Academy0.5 mi · 28
- Kellogg Elementary School3.8 mi · 278
- GalesburgAugusta Middle School4.9 mi · 302
Frequently asked questions
About Gull Lake Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gull Lake Middle School?
Gull Lake Middle School enrolls approximately 717 students in grades 06-08.
Is Gull Lake Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gull Lake Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gull Lake Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gull Lake Middle School is approximately 17.2:1 (42 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Gull Lake Middle School?
Gull Lake Middle School reports a student body of 81% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Gull Lake Middle School in?
Gull Lake Middle School is part of Gull Lake Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.