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Enrollment
727
Middle
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KALAMAZOO PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261995007864
Linden Grove Middle School
4241 ARBORETUM PKWY, KALAMAZOO, MI 49006 · (269) 337-1740 · Kalamazoo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL727 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of Michigan public middle schools
- CTest 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
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
456 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 6 | 267 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 216 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 244 | 34% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
35.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
25.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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
34.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Linden Grove Middle School
Linden Grove Middle School's state test result (34.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linden Grove Middle School this school | 727 | 62.7% | 34.6% |
| Adams Middle School WESTLAND | 591 | 65.1% | N/A |
| Milwood Magnet School KALAMAZOO | 731 | 66.1% | 29.8% |
| Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts KALAMAZOO | 889 | 60.4% | 34.3% |
| Hillside Middle School KALAMAZOO | 476 | 60.1% | 27.7% |
| Adlai Stevenson Middle School WESTLAND | 768 | 56.6% | 20.6% |
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 Linden Grove Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kalamazoo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #295 of 397 | #7 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #308 of 380 | #9 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #276 of 377 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 727 | #86 of 491 | #3 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #346 of 436 | #10 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.5% | #20 of 437 | #3 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.7% | #122 of 477 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.8% | #273 of 339 | #5 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
727
-29 (-4%) vs 2020
-7% since 2010-11, when it was 780
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 727 | 38.3 | 19.0:1 | 63% (456) |
| 2023-24 | 703 | 38 | 18.5:1 | 62% (433) |
| 2022-23 | 705 | 33 | 21.4:1 | 69% (484) |
| 2020-21 | 756 | 40 | 18.9:1 | 65% (495) |
| 2017-18 | 772 | 36 | 21.4:1 | 72% (557) |
| 2015-16 | 746 | 34 | 21.9:1 | 68% (507) |
| 2010-11 | 780 | 46 | 17.0:1 | 72% (562) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Linden Grove Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (772 to 727); teachers up 6% (36 to 38.3).
About Linden Grove Middle School
Linden Grove Middle School is a mid-sized middle school found in KALAMAZOO, Michigan. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 727 students. On average, middle schools in Michigan enroll around 502, and this school is 45% bigger than that mark.
Besides Linden Grove Middle School, Kalamazoo Public Schools runs 25 other schools. The district enrolls 12,227 students.
Black students account for 42% of enrollment at Linden Grove Middle School, more than any other group. The remaining students are 32% White, 13% multiracial, and 10% Hispanic. Among people living in Kalamazoo County, the Black share is about 11%. The diversity index for Linden Grove Middle School is 69%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Linden Grove Middle School reports a ratio of 19.0 students per teacher, from 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across middle schools in Michigan, the average ratio is 17.5:1. Lunch program data show 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Kalamazoo County is 45%.
Linden Grove Middle School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 34% of Michigan public middle schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 38.5% at Linden Grove Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.6%.
In Kalamazoo County, home to about 262,375 people, median household income comes to about $72,532, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 93 public schools in the county, enrolling about 34,151, Linden Grove Middle School among them.
About 0.4 miles separate Linden Grove Middle School from the closest public school, Arcadia Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 44.2%; Linden Grove Middle School's is 34.6%, ranking 4th of 6.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 4%, from 756 to 727.
Linden Grove Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Kalamazoo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
262,375
Census ACS
Median income
$72,532
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
93
34,151 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kalamazoo Public Schools
- Loy Norrix High SchoolHigh · 1,785 students
- Kalamazoo Central High SchoolHigh · 1,613 students
- Maple Street Magnet School for the ArtsMiddle · 889 students
- Milwood Magnet SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- KingWestwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Woods Lake ElementaryA Magnet Center For The ArtsElementary · 501 students
Other schools in KALAMAZOO
- Loy Norrix High SchoolHigh · 1,785 students
- Kalamazoo Central High SchoolHigh · 1,613 students
- Maple Street Magnet School for the ArtsMiddle · 889 students
- Milwood Magnet SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- Comstock Elementary SchoolElementary · 597 students
- KingWestwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
Nearby schools
- Arcadia Elementary School0.4 mi · 355
- Kalamazoo RESA West CampusYoung Adult Program1.3 mi · 126
- KingWestwood Elementary School1.3 mi · 531
- Winchell Elementary School1.7 mi · 465
- Indian Prairie Elementary School1.8 mi · 169
- Hillside Middle School1.9 mi · 476
Frequently asked questions
About Linden Grove Middle SchoolHow large is Linden Grove Middle School?
Linden Grove Middle School enrolls approximately 727 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Linden Grove Middle School serve?
Linden Grove Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Linden Grove Middle School?
Approximately 19.0:1 students per teacher at Linden Grove Middle School.
How diverse is Linden Grove Middle School?
Linden Grove Middle School reports a student body of 32% White, 10% Hispanic, 42% Black, 2% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Linden Grove Middle School in?
Linden Grove Middle School is part of Kalamazoo Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.