Macatawa Bay Middle School

Macatawa Bay Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in HOLLAND, Michigan. Its 632 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Michigan is about 502 students.

Besides Macatawa Bay Middle School, West Ottawa Public School District runs 12 other schools. The district enrolls 6,729 students.

Hispanic students are the largest group at Macatawa Bay Middle School, with 50% of enrollment. Next come 35% White, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. The county population is about 10% Hispanic. Macatawa Bay Middle School has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.0:1, with 42.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among middle schools in Michigan, the typical ratio is 17.5:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Macatawa Bay Middle School is 63%. On average, public schools in Ottawa County report 34%.

The allk12 Grade for Macatawa Bay Middle School is B-. Compared with Michigan public middle schools, the school scored higher than 45% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

On a poverty-adjusted basis, Macatawa Bay Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Michigan schools: 36.9% actual against 38.5% predicted.

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 school nearest to Macatawa Bay Middle School is Pine Creek Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Within five miles of Macatawa Bay Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Macatawa Bay Middle School is 2nd of 5 nearby schools with test data.

NCES assigns Macatawa Bay Middle School the locale Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Enrollment has been fairly stable: 620 in 2020-21 and 632 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 15.0:1, from 16.3:1.

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