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What do students at Middle School at Parkside actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
750
Middle
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261962005631
Middle School at Parkside
2400 4TH ST, JACKSON, MI 49203 · (517) 841-2300 · Jackson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL750 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
599 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 264 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 238 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 248 | 33% |
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
26.8%
MI avg 47.7%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Michigan average is about 48 of 100.
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
25.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Middle School at Parkside
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle School at Parkside this school | 750 | 79.9% | 25.1% |
| Robert J West Middle School TAYLOR | 641 | 76.4% | 33.5% |
| Hoover Middle School TAYLOR | 515 | 87.0% | N/A |
| Springfield Middle School SPRINGFIELD | 472 | 76.5% | N/A |
| Oakley W Best Middle School DEARBORN HEIGHTS | 557 | 76.8% | 25.3% |
| Roseville Middle School ROSEVILLE | 620 | 72.3% | N/A |
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 Middle School at Parkside ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.1% | #380 of 397 | #8 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #354 of 377 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 750 | #73 of 491 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #49 of 436 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.8% | #16 of 437 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.9% | #52 of 477 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.6% | #51 of 339 | #1 of 6 |
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
750
-118 (-14%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 1,478
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
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 | 750 | 50.8 | 14.8:1 | 80% (599) |
| 2023-24 | 759 | 50.4 | 15.1:1 | 79% (599) |
| 2022-23 | 766 | 48 | 16.0:1 | 83% (639) |
| 2020-21 | 868 | 46 | 18.9:1 | 79% (683) |
| 2017-18 | 982 | 55.5 | 17.7:1 | 77% (757) |
| 2015-16 | 951 | 54 | 17.6:1 | 53% (508) |
| 2010-11 | 787 | 52 | 15.1:1 | 67% (527) |
| 2000-01 | 970 | 59 | 16.4:1 | 60% (586) |
| 1990-91 | 1,478 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Middle School at Parkside.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (982 to 750); teachers down 8% (55.5 to 50.8).
About Middle School at Parkside
Middle School at Parkside is a medium-sized middle school in JACKSON, Michigan, administered by Jackson Public Schools. A total of 750 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Michigan is about 502 students, so this school is 49% above average.
In Jackson Public Schools, 12 schools enroll a combined 4,310 students.
The most common group at Middle School at Parkside is White students, at 39%. Other groups include 32% Black, 18% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. The county population is about 83% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 71% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 50.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Middle School at Parkside in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.8:1. That is lower than the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan. The lunch program counts 80% of students at Middle School at Parkside as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Jackson County report 53%.
Middle School at Parkside is 5.8 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (25.1% versus 30.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Michigan.
Middle School at Parkside is located in Jackson County, where the median household income is $66,073, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Middle School at Parkside is one of 68 public schools in the county.
Fourth Street Learning Center is located less than a tenth of a mile from Middle School at Parkside. The five-mile area around Middle School at Parkside holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 36.7%, higher than Middle School at Parkside's 25.1%.
The federal government classifies Middle School at Parkside's location as City: Small.
2024-25 enrollment was 750, a 14% decrease from 868 in 2020-21. The ratio was 18.9:1 in 2020-21 and 14.8:1 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,060
Census ACS
Median income
$66,073
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
21,681 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jackson Public Schools
- Jackson High SchoolHigh · 989 students
- South Central Michigan VirtualCombined · 402 students
- Cascades Elementary SchoolElementary · 398 students
- Northeast Elementary SchoolElementary · 396 students
- Hunt Elementary SchoolElementary · 366 students
- Sharp Park AcademyElementary · 337 students
Other schools in JACKSON
- Jackson High SchoolHigh · 989 students
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 958 students
- Northwest Early Elementary SchoolElementary · 848 students
- Northwest Kidder Middle SchoolMiddle · 786 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 758 students
- Paragon Charter AcademyElementary · 627 students
Other Middle School at Parkside schools
One other US public school is named Middle School at Parkside. Middle School at Parkside is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Middle School At ParksideManchester, NH · 775 students
Nearby schools
- Fourth Street Learning Center0.0 mi · 27
- Sharp Park Academy0.6 mi · 337
- John R Lewis Elementary1.0 mi · 140
- Jackson ISD Local Based Special Education Programs1.1 mi · 240
- Cascades Elementary School1.2 mi · 398
- Dibble Elementary School2.0 mi · 282
Frequently asked questions
About Middle School at ParksideHow large is Middle School at Parkside?
Middle School at Parkside enrolls approximately 750 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Middle School at Parkside serve?
Middle School at Parkside serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Middle School at Parkside?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Middle School at Parkside is approximately 14.8:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Middle School at Parkside?
At Middle School at Parkside, the student body is approximately 39% White, 9% Hispanic, 32% Black, 2% Asian, 18% Two or more.
Who oversees Middle School at Parkside?
Middle School at Parkside is overseen by Jackson Public Schools in Jackson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.