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Enrollment
835
Middle
DISTRICT 823 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAND LEDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261641005297
Kenneth T Beagle Middle School
600 W SOUTH ST, GRAND LEDGE, MI 48837 · (517) 925-5680 · Eaton County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL835 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Michigan public middle schools
- A-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
19.0:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
197 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 7 | 372 | 45% |
| Grade 8 | 463 | 55% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Kenneth T Beagle Middle School→Grand Ledge High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Grand Ledge Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
53.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
45.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
56.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Kenneth T Beagle Middle School
Kenneth T Beagle Middle School's state test result (56.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth T Beagle Middle School this school | 835 | 23.6% | 56.2% |
| Leon W Hayes Intermediate School GRAND LEDGE | 810 | 25.9% | 42.6% |
| Haslett Middle School HASLETT | 660 | 23.2% | 58.8% |
| Byron Center West Middle School BYRON CENTER | 729 | 23.3% | 77.8% |
| Jenison Junior High School JENISON | 754 | 23.9% | 60.3% |
| Robert L Nickels Intermediate School BYRON CENTER | 705 | 22.8% | 67.4% |
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 Kenneth T Beagle Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Eaton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #78 of 397 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #107 of 380 | #1 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #95 of 377 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 835 | #44 of 491 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #348 of 436 | #7 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.5% | #158 of 437 | #4 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.6% | #392 of 477 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #94 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
835
+50 (+6%) vs 2020
+55% since 1990-91, when it was 540
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 835 | 44 | 19.0:1 | 24% (197) |
| 2023-24 | 840 | 40.3 | 20.8:1 | 34% (286) |
| 2022-23 | 748 | 42.5 | 17.6:1 | 30% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 785 | 40 | 19.6:1 | 30% (233) |
| 2017-18 | 830 | 42.3 | 19.6:1 | 27% (224) |
| 2015-16 | 793 | 41 | 19.3:1 | 30% (239) |
| 2010-11 | 767 | 44 | 17.4:1 | 23% (177) |
| 2000-01 | 720 | 44 | 16.4:1 | 9% (67) |
| 1990-91 | 540 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kenneth T Beagle Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (830 to 835); teachers up 4% (42.3 to 44).
About Kenneth T Beagle Middle School
Families in GRAND LEDGE, Michigan, are served by Kenneth T Beagle Middle School, a large middle school. The school covers grades 7 through 8 and reported 835 students in 2024-25. The school is 66% above the average for middle schools in Michigan.
Kenneth T Beagle Middle School is one of 8 schools in Grand Ledge Public Schools, which enrolls 5,406 students in total.
At Kenneth T Beagle Middle School, 73% of students are White. It is also 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 4% Black. For comparison, the population of Eaton County is roughly 81% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Kenneth T Beagle Middle School scores 45%.
Kenneth T Beagle Middle School lists 44 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 19.0 students per teacher. Across middle schools in Michigan, the average ratio is 17.5:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 24% of the student body. The gap from the 42% average for public schools in Eaton County is 18 points.
On the allk12 Grade, Kenneth T Beagle Middle School lands at A-, ahead of 76% of Michigan public middle schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Kenneth T Beagle Middle School, the prediction is 55.8% and the result is 56.2%.
The county, Eaton County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $79,597, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 47, with about 17,025 students.
Grand Ledge High School, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, Kenneth T Beagle Middle School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Kenneth T Beagle Middle School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 835, up from 785 in 2020-21.
This community page is for conversations about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Eaton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
109,130
Census ACS
Median income
$79,597
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
47
17,025 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Grand Ledge Public Schools
- Grand Ledge High SchoolHigh · 1,704 students
- Leon W Hayes Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 810 students
- Willow Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 542 students
- Delta Center Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
- TC Holbrook Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
- Wacousta Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
Other schools in GRAND LEDGE
- Grand Ledge High SchoolHigh · 1,704 students
- Leon W Hayes Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 810 students
- Willow Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 542 students
- TC Holbrook Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
- Relevant Academy of Eaton CountyHigh · 62 students
- Strange SchoolElementary · 22 students
Nearby schools
- Grand Ledge High School0.3 mi · 1,704
- TC Holbrook Elementary School0.4 mi · 506
- Relevant Academy of Eaton County0.5 mi · 62
- Leon W Hayes Intermediate School2.9 mi · 810
- Willow Ridge Elementary School3.0 mi · 542
- Strange School3.6 mi · 22
Frequently asked questions
About Kenneth T Beagle Middle SchoolHow many students attend Kenneth T Beagle Middle School?
Kenneth T Beagle Middle School enrolls approximately 835 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Kenneth T Beagle Middle School serve?
Kenneth T Beagle Middle School serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Kenneth T Beagle Middle School?
Approximately 19.0:1 students per teacher at Kenneth T Beagle Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kenneth T Beagle Middle School?
At Kenneth T Beagle Middle School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Kenneth T Beagle Middle School public or private?
Kenneth T Beagle Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Grand Ledge Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.