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Hastings Middle School

232 W GRAND ST, HASTINGS, MI 49058 · (269) 948-4404 · Barry County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL584 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% 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.
  • BBeats 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

Enrollment
584
Middle
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 502
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
281 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 618832%
Grade 721036%
Grade 818632%
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 56% · US 70%
White
51588%
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 63% · US 43%
Hispanic
315%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 18% · US 15%
Two+
315%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
25944%
Female
32556%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Hastings Middle School→Hastings High School
Feeds from
Central Elementary SchoolKG–05Northeastern Elementary SchoolKG–05Southeastern Elementary SchoolKG–05Star Elementary SchoolPK–05
Based on grade levels within Hastings Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
English Language Arts
39.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
31.4%
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 31 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Hastings Middle School

Hastings Middle School's state test result (43.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Hastings Middle School this school58448.1%43.1%
Owosso Middle School
OWOSSO
64147.6%26.4%
Fruitport Middle School
FRUITPORT
61549.8%40.9%
Wagar Junior High School
CARLETON
64146.6%35.6%
Marysville Middle School
MARYSVILLE
60345.8%48.4%
Big Rapids Middle School
BIG RAPIDS
64446.4%37.8%
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 Hastings Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Michigan
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
43.1%#182 of 397
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
31.4%#235 of 380
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
39.0%#224 of 377
Enrollment
ranked largest first
584#191 of 491
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.0:1#270 of 436
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
21.7%#313 of 437
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
48.1%#224 of 477
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-1.0%#329 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. 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 2024-25
Enrollment
584
+8 (+1%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 754
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 19.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2558432.418.0:148% (281)
2023-2461332.119.1:154% (333)
2022-2357430.418.9:156% (322)
2020-215762919.9:148% (274)
2017-185903119.0:144% (258)
2015-166133119.8:147% (287)
2010-116673220.8:140% (264)
2000-017174715.3:118% (128)
1990-91754N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hastings Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students down 1% (590 to 584); teachers up 5% (31 to 32.4).

About Hastings Middle School

Hastings Middle School is a public medium-sized middle-grades school in HASTINGS, Michigan. The school's enrollment of 584 students covers grades 6 through 8.

Hastings Area School District has 6 schools and 2,481 students, and Hastings Middle School is one of those schools.

Most students at Hastings Middle School are White: 88% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 5% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Hastings Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 22%.

Hastings Middle School employs 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 18.0:1. Middle schools in Michigan average about 17.5:1, a similar figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 48% in 2024-25.

Measured against Michigan public middle schools, Hastings Middle School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

Hastings Middle School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 43.1% is 1.9 points below the 45.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.

Within Barry County, median household income is about $77,500, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Barry County number 22 and enroll about 8,041.

The closest public school to Hastings Middle School is Central Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Hastings Middle School, there are 7 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 43.1% is below the 47.2% average for nearby schools.

Locale data from NCES put Hastings Middle School in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).

Compared with 2020-21, when it had 576 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 584. Students per teacher fell from 19.9 in 2020-21 to 18.0 in 2024-25.

Community posts for Hastings Middle School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Barry County at a glance

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Population
63,409
Census ACS
Median income
$77,500
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
8,041 students

Quick facts

School name
Hastings Middle School
District
Hastings Area School District
Address
232 W GRAND ST, HASTINGS, MI 49058
Phone
(269) 948-4404
County
Barry County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
584
Teachers (FTE)
32
Student–teacher ratio
18.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
281 (48%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
261797005470
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Hastings Area School District
Other schools in HASTINGS
Other Hastings Middle schools

4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Hastings Middle. Hastings Middle School is the 4th largest of the 5.

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Frequently asked questions

About Hastings Middle School
What is the total enrollment at Hastings Middle School?
Hastings Middle School enrolls approximately 584 students in grades 06-08.
Is Hastings Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hastings Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Hastings Middle School have?
Hastings Middle School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Hastings Middle School?
Student demographics at Hastings Middle School are roughly 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Hastings Middle School in?
Hastings Middle School is part of Hastings Area School District.
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