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Enrollment
930
Middle
DISTRICT 655 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONA SHORES PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 262412006086
Mona Shores Middle School
1700 WOODSIDE RD, MUSKEGON, MI 49441 · (231) 759-8506 · Muskegon County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL930 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% 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
17.6:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
485 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 314 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 301 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 315 | 34% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Mona Shores Middle School→Mona Shores High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Mona Shores Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
36.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
25.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 37 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
33.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Mona Shores Middle School
Mona Shores Middle School's state test result (33.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mona Shores Middle School this school | 930 | 52.2% | 33.6% |
| Jefferson Middle School SAINT CLAIR SHORES | 990 | 48.5% | 44.3% |
| Hahn Intermediate School DAVISON | 812 | 54.7% | 40.1% |
| Davison Middle School DAVISON | 816 | 51.8% | 51.1% |
| Pierce Middle School WATERFORD | 733 | 55.0% | 34.0% |
| Holly Middle School HOLLY | 743 | 51.8% | 35.0% |
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 Mona Shores Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Muskegon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #313 of 397 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #310 of 380 | #6 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #257 of 377 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 930 | #21 of 491 | #1 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #228 of 436 | #7 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.2% | #136 of 437 | #3 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.2% | #192 of 477 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.1% | #101 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
930
+42 (+5%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 823
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 19.7:1
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 | 930 | 52.9 | 17.6:1 | 52% (485) |
| 2023-24 | 937 | 52.5 | 17.9:1 | 48% (452) |
| 2022-23 | 902 | 52.2 | 17.3:1 | 54% (491) |
| 2020-21 | 888 | 45 | 19.7:1 | 47% (413) |
| 2017-18 | 929 | 48.1 | 19.3:1 | 45% (422) |
| 2015-16 | 897 | 45 | 19.9:1 | 46% (413) |
| 2010-11 | 899 | 48 | 18.7:1 | 41% (373) |
| 2000-01 | 994 | 48 | 20.7:1 | 15% (146) |
| 1990-91 | 823 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mona Shores Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (929 to 930); teachers up 10% (48.1 to 52.9).
About Mona Shores Middle School
Mona Shores Middle School, a high-enrollment middle school, is located in MUSKEGON, Michigan. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 930 students on the rolls. Middle schools in Michigan average about 502 students, which makes this school 85% above average.
Mona Shores Middle School reports to Mona Shores Public School District, which has 6 schools and 3,927 students.
More than half of the students at Mona Shores Middle School are White (69%). The next largest groups are 13% Black, 8% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Mona Shores Middle School scores 49%.
There are 52.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 17.6:1. That is in line with the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan. On the income side, 52% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Mona Shores 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 17% of Michigan public middle schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Mona Shores Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.6%; the prediction is 43.2%.
In the surrounding county, Muskegon County, median household income comes to about $65,024, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 71, with about 25,245 students.
Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change is about 0.4 miles from Mona Shores Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 4 closest schools with test data, this one included, Mona Shores Middle School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 888 (2020-21) to 930 (2024-25). In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 19.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.6:1.
This page is set up for the Mona Shores Middle School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Muskegon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
175,961
Census ACS
Median income
$65,024
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
71
25,245 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mona Shores Public School District
- Mona Shores High SchoolHigh · 1,268 students
- Campbell Elementary SchoolElementary · 454 students
- Ross Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 450 students
- Churchill Elementary SchoolElementary · 414 students
- Lincoln Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 411 students
Other schools in MUSKEGON
- Mona Shores High SchoolHigh · 1,268 students
- ReethsPuffer High SchoolHigh · 1,107 students
- Muskegon High SchoolHigh · 1,003 students
- Charles Hackley Middle SchoolMiddle · 774 students
- Timberland AcademyElementary · 613 students
- Cardinal ElementaryElementary · 611 students
Nearby schools
- Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change0.4 mi · 154
- Campbell Elementary School0.5 mi · 454
- Lincoln Park Elementary School0.7 mi · 411
- Mona Shores High School1.0 mi · 1,268
- Bunker Elementary1.1 mi · 451
- Glenside Elementary1.3 mi · 185
Frequently asked questions
About Mona Shores Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mona Shores Middle School?
Mona Shores Middle School enrolls approximately 930 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Mona Shores Middle School serve?
Mona Shores Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mona Shores Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mona Shores Middle School is approximately 17.6:1 (53 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Mona Shores Middle School?
Student demographics at Mona Shores Middle School are roughly 69% White, 8% Hispanic, 13% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Mona Shores Middle School public or private?
Mona Shores Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mona Shores Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.