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Kinawa School

1900 KINAWA DR, OKEMOS, MI 48864 · (517) 706-4702 · Ingham County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL735 STUDENTS
Enrollment
735
Middle
DISTRICT 731 · STATE 502
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
129 students
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 55%
Community
4
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 537351%
Grade 636249%
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 56% · US 70%
White
39153%
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 63% · US 43%
Hispanic
284%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
456%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 18% · US 15%
Asian
16723%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
10014%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
41%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
38252%
Female
35348%

School pathway

Feeds from
Cornell Elementary SchoolKG–04Hiawatha Elementary SchoolKG–04Bennett Woods Elementary SchoolPK–04Okemos Public MontessoriCentralPK–04
Based on grade levels within Okemos Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
English Language Arts
64.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
49.4%
MI avg 44.8%

What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
58.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 →

Where Kinawa School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MichiganIn Ingham County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
58.2%#68 of 397#4 of 12
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
49.4%#86 of 380#4 of 10
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
64.2%#39 of 377#2 of 13
Enrollment
ranked largest first
735#78 of 491#3 of 13
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.7:1#89 of 436#4 of 10
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
64.2%#50 of 437#5 of 10
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+3.1%#75 of 101#5 of 7
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.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
735
+22 (+3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 18.1:1
% White
53%
was 56%
% Hispanic
4%
was 5%
% Black
6%
was 8%
% Asian
23%
was 23%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-2573546.815.7:118% (129)
2023-2472646.415.6:120% (144)
2022-2370344.515.8:121% (150)
2017-1871339.518.1:120% (145)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kinawa School.

About Kinawa School

Kinawa School is one of the public schools in OKEMOS, Michigan. It is a mid-sized middle school. It is open to students in grades 5 through 6 and enrolls 735 students. It has 46% more students than the average for middle schools in Michigan (about 502).

Okemos Public Schools counts 4,639 students in its 7 schools, and Kinawa School is one of them.

At Kinawa School, 53% of students are White. The school is also 23% Asian, 14% multiracial, 6% Black, and 4% Hispanic. That is lower than the 69% White share among all Ingham County residents. The diversity index for Kinawa School is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.7:1. The school has 46.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Michigan is 17.5:1. In all, 18% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 31 points below the 49% average for public schools in Ingham County.

The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Kinawa School is -0.3 points: 58.2% actual, 58.5% predicted.

The school's county is Ingham County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $65,526, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 100 public schools in the county, enrolling about 37,914, Kinawa School among them.

Chippewa Middle School is about 0.4 miles from Kinawa School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Kinawa School holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 64.7%, higher than Kinawa School's 58.2%.

Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

In 2024-25, the school enrolled 735, up from 713 in 2017-18. The school's ratio dropped from 18.1:1 to 15.7:1 between 2017-18 and 2024-25.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Kinawa School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.

Ingham County at a glance

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Population
283,913
Census ACS
Median income
$65,526
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
100
37,914 students

Quick facts

School name
Kinawa School
District
Okemos Public Schools
Address
1900 KINAWA DR, OKEMOS, MI 48864
Phone
(517) 706-4702
County
Ingham County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–06
Total enrollment
735
Teachers (FTE)
47
Student–teacher ratio
15.7:1
Free/Reduced lunch
129 (18%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
262628006284
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Kinawa School
How large is Kinawa School?
Kinawa School enrolls approximately 735 students in grades 05-06.
What grades does Kinawa School serve?
Kinawa School serves grades 05-06.
How many students per teacher at Kinawa School?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Kinawa School.
How diverse is Kinawa School?
Kinawa School reports a student body of 53% White, 4% Hispanic, 6% Black, 23% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is Kinawa School public or private?
Kinawa School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Okemos Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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