Newaygo Middle School

Newaygo Middle School is one of the moderately sized intermediate schools in NEWAYGO, Michigan, run under Newaygo Public School District, with 472 students on its rolls from grades 5 through 8.

Newaygo Middle School is one of 3 schools operated by Newaygo Public School District, a district that serves 1,567 students overall.

On demographics, Newaygo Middle School logs that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 14% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Newaygo Middle School shows 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Newaygo Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.3%; this one delivers 30.4%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Newaygo County indicate the typical household earns roughly $63,304 per year, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Newaygo Middle School is one of 23 public schools in Newaygo County (combined enrollment of about 6,782 students).

The closest other public school is Newaygo Elementary School, roughly 0.9 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Newaygo Middle School at 4th of 4; the average score across the group is 34.9%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 10%: 522 students in 2018 compared to 472 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 89% to 81%. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.