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Alumni: what's one memory from Lakeshore Middle School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
733
Middle
DISTRICT 737 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAND HAVEN AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261638000977
Lakeshore Middle School
900 CUTLER ST, GRAND HAVEN, MI 49417 · (616) 850-6500 · Ottawa County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL733 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Michigan public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
15.8:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
271 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 347 | 47% |
| Grade 8 | 386 | 53% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
61.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
62.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
64.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 50% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Michigan's top 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 Lakeshore Middle School
Lakeshore Middle School's state test result (64.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Middle School this school | 733 | 37.0% | 64.9% |
| Andrew G Schmidt Middle School FENTON | 718 | 35.7% | 49.4% |
| Thornapple Kellogg Middle School MIDDLEVILLE | 693 | 39.1% | 43.3% |
| Gull Lake Middle School RICHLAND | 717 | 33.6% | 51.2% |
| Wayland Union Middle School WAYLAND | 611 | 36.2% | 41.7% |
| Cedar Springs Middle School CEDAR SPRINGS | 657 | 38.2% | 43.8% |
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 Lakeshore Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ottawa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #37 of 397 | #3 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #34 of 380 | #2 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #51 of 377 | #5 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 733 | #79 of 491 | #5 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #93 of 436 | #6 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.0% | #256 of 437 | #9 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.0% | #310 of 477 | #6 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.0% | #74 of 339 | #2 of 8 |
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
733
-146 (-17%) vs 2020
+15% since 2000-01, when it was 638
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 733 | 46.4 | 15.8:1 | 37% (271) |
| 2023-24 | 749 | 46.3 | 16.2:1 | 33% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 760 | 47 | 16.2:1 | 29% (219) |
| 2020-21 | 879 | 46 | 19.1:1 | 31% (272) |
| 2017-18 | 928 | 48.7 | 19.1:1 | 35% (328) |
| 2015-16 | 918 | 46 | 20.0:1 | 32% (292) |
| 2010-11 | 560 | 30 | 18.7:1 | 37% (209) |
| 2000-01 | 638 | 39 | 16.4:1 | 19% (119) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lakeshore Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (928 to 733); teachers down 5% (48.7 to 46.4).
About Lakeshore Middle School
A medium-sized middle school in GRAND HAVEN, Michigan, Lakeshore Middle School is part of Grand Haven Area Public Schools. It covers grades 7 through 8, with a total enrollment of 733 students. Enrollment is 46% higher than the average for middle schools in Michigan, which is about 502.
Grand Haven Area Public Schools has 13 schools; together they serve 5,171 students.
The large majority of students at Lakeshore Middle School, 84%, are White. Next come 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black, and 2% Asian. County-wide, about 84% of residents are White. Lakeshore Middle School has a diversity index of 29%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 46.4 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.8:1. Among middle schools in Michigan, the typical ratio is 17.5:1. Eligible students account for 37% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
allk12 grades Lakeshore Middle School an A+. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Lakeshore Middle School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 64.9%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Michigan are predicted to post 49.9%, so the school is 15.0 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
Ottawa County has about 301,203 residents, and median household income is about $90,502, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 103 public schools in Ottawa County, with a combined enrollment of about 42,894.
The next-closest public school is Central High School, about 0.4 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Lakeshore Middle School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Lakeshore Middle School is 2nd of 6 on proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 17%, from 879 to 733. The number of students per teacher fell from 19.1 to 15.8 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Lakeshore Middle School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Ottawa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
301,203
Census ACS
Median income
$90,502
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
103
42,894 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Grand Haven Area Public Schools
- Grand Haven High SchoolHigh · 1,630 students
- White Pines Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 740 students
- Peach Plains SchoolElementary · 328 students
- Griffin Elementary SchoolElementary · 308 students
- Lake Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 273 students
- Mary A White SchoolElementary · 260 students
Other schools in GRAND HAVEN
- Grand Haven High SchoolHigh · 1,630 students
- White Pines Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 740 students
- Peach Plains SchoolElementary · 328 students
- Griffin Elementary SchoolElementary · 308 students
- Mary A White SchoolElementary · 260 students
- Rosy Mound SchoolElementary · 243 students
Other Lakeshore Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Lakeshore Middle. Lakeshore Middle School is the largest of the 3.
- Lakeshore Middle SchoolSTEVENSVILLE, MI · 612 students
- Lakeshore MiddleMooresville, NC · 531 students
Nearby schools
- Central High School0.4 mi · 89
- Career Development School0.4 mi · 6
- Mary A White School0.5 mi · 260
- Ferry School0.5 mi · 232
- White Pines Intermediate School1.0 mi · 740
- Griffin Elementary School1.0 mi · 308
Frequently asked questions
About Lakeshore Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lakeshore Middle School?
Lakeshore Middle School enrolls approximately 733 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Lakeshore Middle School serve?
Lakeshore Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Lakeshore Middle School have?
Lakeshore Middle School employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Lakeshore Middle School?
Student demographics at Lakeshore Middle School are roughly 84% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Lakeshore Middle School in?
Lakeshore Middle School is part of Grand Haven Area Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.