Hopkins Middle School

Hopkins Middle School operates as a compact middle-grades school in HOPKINS, Michigan, overseen by Hopkins Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 321 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 502 students each, so Hopkins Middle School sits 36% below that benchmark.

Hopkins Public Schools runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,415 students. Hopkins Middle School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Hopkins Middle School shows that nearly all students (91%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Allegan County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Hopkins Middle School has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.9:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Allegan County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Hopkins Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.2%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Allegan County indicate median household earnings sit near $83,283, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Allegan County runs 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,174 students), of which Hopkins Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Hopkins High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hopkins Middle School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 59.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hopkins Middle School has contracted 21%, going from 405 students in 2018 to 321 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 21.7:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 in 2025.

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