Enrollment
290
Middle
DISTRICT 308 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENT CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 262031001757
Kent City Middle School
285 N MAIN ST, KENT CITY, MI 49330 · (616) 678-4214 · Kent County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL290 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Michigan public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
22.0:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
174 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 55%
Community
0
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 | 106 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 88 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 96 | 33% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
22.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
17.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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
30.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Kent City Middle School
Kent City Middle School's state test result (30.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent City Middle School this school | 290 | 60.0% | 30.6% |
| Watervliet Middle School WATERVLIET | 309 | 64.7% | 38.5% |
| Imlay City Middle School IMLAY CITY | 395 | 55.4% | 41.2% |
| Grant Middle School GRANT | 445 | 62.9% | 36.8% |
| Lawton Middle School LAWTON | 325 | 61.2% | 39.1% |
| Baseline Middle School SOUTH HAVEN | 377 | 59.4% | 31.9% |
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 Kent City Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #344 of 397 | #24 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.5% | #365 of 380 | #24 of 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #370 of 377 | #24 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 290 | #384 of 491 | #31 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #427 of 436 | #33 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.6% | #176 of 437 | #17 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.0% | #145 of 477 | #14 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.1% | #184 of 339 | #9 of 22 |
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
290
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+6% since 2010-11, when it was 273
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 290 | 13.2 | 22.0:1 | 60% (174) |
| 2023-24 | 264 | 12.5 | 21.1:1 | 55% (146) |
| 2022-23 | 275 | 13 | 21.1:1 | 67% (184) |
| 2020-21 | 293 | 15 | 19.5:1 | 69% (202) |
| 2017-18 | 330 | 15 | 22.0:1 | 62% (206) |
| 2015-16 | 262 | 13 | 20.1:1 | 56% (148) |
| 2010-11 | 273 | 11 | 24.8:1 | 50% (136) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kent City Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (330 to 290); teachers down 12% (15 to 13.2).
About Kent City Middle School
In KENT CITY, Michigan, Kent City Middle School is a small middle-grades school. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 290 students. The school's enrollment is 42% smaller than the 502 average for middle schools in Michigan.
Kent City Community Schools runs 4 schools with a combined 1,233 students. Kent City Middle School is one of them.
White students make up a majority at Kent City Middle School, at 72%. Smaller groups are 24% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. For comparison, Kent County is about 73% White. The school's diversity index is 42%, meaning two students picked at random have a 42% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 13.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Kent City Middle School and a ratio of 22.0:1. This ratio sits 4.4 above the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 60% of students. That rate is above the 47% average among public schools in Kent County.
Measured against Michigan public middle schools, Kent City Middle School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Kent City Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 30.6%; the prediction is 39.7%.
Kent City Middle School is located in Kent County, where the median household income is $82,631, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Kent City Middle School is one of 239 public schools in the county.
Kent City Virtual Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. The five-mile area around Kent City Middle School holds 3 other public schools. Nearby schools average 39.8% on proficiency, and Kent City Middle School is below that at 30.6%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (293) to 2024-25 (290). The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 19.5:1 in 2020-21 to 22.0:1 in 2024-25.
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Kent County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
663,150
Census ACS
Median income
$82,631
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
239
97,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kent City Community Schools
- Kent City Elementary SchoolElementary · 537 students
- Kent City High SchoolHigh · 383 students
- Kent City Virtual AcademyHigh · 23 students
Other schools in KENT CITY
- Kent City Elementary SchoolElementary · 537 students
- Kent City High SchoolHigh · 383 students
- Kent City Virtual AcademyHigh · 23 students
Nearby schools
- Kent City Virtual Academy0.1 mi · 23
- Kent City High School0.1 mi · 383
- Kent City Elementary School0.3 mi · 537
- Sparta Senior High School5.4 mi · 778
- Ridgeview Elementary School5.6 mi · 555
- Sparta Middle School5.7 mi · 503
Frequently asked questions
About Kent City Middle SchoolHow many students attend Kent City Middle School?
Kent City Middle School enrolls approximately 290 students in grades 06-08.
Is Kent City Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kent City Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Kent City Middle School have?
Kent City Middle School employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Kent City Middle School?
Student demographics at Kent City Middle School are roughly 72% White, 24% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Kent City Middle School?
Kent City Middle School is overseen by Kent City Community Schools in Kent County.
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