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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
889
Middle
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KALAMAZOO PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261995005671
Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts
922 W MAPLE ST, KALAMAZOO, MI 49008 · (269) 337-0730 · Kalamazoo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL889 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of Michigan public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
19.4:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
537 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 | 273 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 306 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 310 | 35% |
Student demographics
71%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
34.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
26.4%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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
34.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts
Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts's state test result (34.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts this school | 889 | 60.4% | 34.3% |
| Milwood Magnet School KALAMAZOO | 731 | 66.1% | 29.8% |
| Linden Grove Middle School KALAMAZOO | 727 | 62.7% | 34.6% |
| Grand Blanc Middle School West GRAND BLANC | 757 | 61.4% | 36.0% |
| Lincoln Middle School YPSILANTI | 712 | 53.4% | 28.0% |
| 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 Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kalamazoo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #301 of 397 | #8 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #293 of 380 | #6 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #284 of 377 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 889 | #30 of 491 | #1 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #373 of 436 | #12 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #15 of 437 | #2 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.4% | #141 of 477 | #4 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.3% | #52 of 101 | N/A |
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
889
+48 (+6%) vs 2020
+63% since 1990-91, when it was 547
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 20.5:1
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 | 889 | 45.9 | 19.4:1 | 60% (537) |
| 2023-24 | 877 | 47.7 | 18.4:1 | 55% (482) |
| 2022-23 | 860 | 39.1 | 22.0:1 | 59% (508) |
| 2020-21 | 841 | 41 | 20.5:1 | 60% (503) |
| 2017-18 | 836 | 39.8 | 21.0:1 | 57% (480) |
| 2015-16 | 779 | 36 | 21.6:1 | 55% (426) |
| 2010-11 | 711 | 40 | 17.8:1 | 66% (470) |
| 2000-01 | 410 | 34 | 12.1:1 | 69% (284) |
| 1990-91 | 547 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (836 to 889); teachers up 15% (39.8 to 45.9).
About Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts
Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts is a large middle school in KALAMAZOO, Michigan, under Kalamazoo Public Schools. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 889 students. Middle schools in Michigan have about 502 students on average; enrollment here is 77% higher.
Kalamazoo Public Schools counts 12,227 students in its 26 schools, and Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts is one of them.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts is White, with 39% of students. The next largest groups are 31% Black, 16% Hispanic, and 12% multiracial. The school's White share is 37 points below the 76% share among Kalamazoo County residents. The diversity index for Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts is 71%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts reported 45.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 19.4:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Michigan is 17.5:1. There are 537 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 60% of enrollment. The gap from the 45% average for public schools in Kalamazoo County is 15 points.
Among Michigan public middle schools, Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts outscored 27%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in Michigan with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 39.5%. Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts scores 34.3%.
In Kalamazoo County, home to about 262,375 people, median household income comes to about $72,532, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Kalamazoo County's 93 public schools enroll about 34,151 students and include Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts.
Transition Services sits about 0.4 miles from Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 34.3% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 5 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 6% rise, from 841 to 889. The ratio of students to teachers went from 20.5:1 to 19.4:1 over the same years.
Anyone can start a thread about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Milwood Magnet SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- Linden Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 727 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
- Milwood Magnet SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- Linden Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 727 students
- Comstock Elementary SchoolElementary · 597 students
- KingWestwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
Nearby schools
- Transition Services0.4 mi · 17
- Phoenix Alternative High School0.4 mi · 219
- Kalamazoo Covenant Academy0.5 mi · 184
- ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School0.7 mi · 427
- El Sol Elementary0.8 mi · 368
- Kalamazoo Innovative Learning Program0.9 mi · 137
Frequently asked questions
About Maple Street Magnet School for the ArtsHow many students attend Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts?
Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts enrolls approximately 889 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts serve?
Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts?
Approximately 19.4:1 students per teacher at Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts?
At Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts, the student body is approximately 39% White, 16% Hispanic, 31% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts in?
Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts is part of Kalamazoo Public Schools.
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