Linden Grove Middle School

Set in KALAMAZOO, Michigan, Linden Grove Middle School is a mid-tier middle-grades school, operated by Kalamazoo Public Schools. It hosts 727 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 45% bigger than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 502 students.

Across the 26 schools in Kalamazoo Public Schools (12,227 students total), Linden Grove Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Linden Grove Middle School logs that the largest single group is Black at 42%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 32% White, 13% multiracial, 10% Hispanic. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 11%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting Linden Grove Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Kalamazoo County's rate of about 45%.

With demographic context factored in, Linden Grove Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.6%.

In the area at large, census data for Kalamazoo County shows the typical household earns roughly $72,532 per year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Kalamazoo County runs 93 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,151 students), of which Linden Grove Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Arcadia Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Linden Grove Middle School at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 44.2%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Linden Grove Middle School has edged down 6%, going from 772 students in 2018 to 727 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 19.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Linden Grove Middle School community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.