Enrollment
206
Middle
DISTRICT 306 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH MUSKEGON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262580001152
North Muskegon Middle School
1507 MILLS AVE, MUSKEGON, MI 49445 · (231) 719-4110 · Muskegon County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL206 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 57% of Michigan public middle schools
- B+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
14.5:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
49 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 55%
Community
0
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 | 64 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 70 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 72 | 35% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
North Muskegon Middle School→North Muskegon High School
Feeds from
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
39.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
43.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
48.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 North Muskegon Middle School
North Muskegon Middle School's state test result (48.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Muskegon Middle School this school | 206 | 23.8% | 48.7% |
| Mason Middle School ERIE | 223 | 32.7% | 51.4% |
| Saugatuck Middle School SAUGATUCK | 186 | 27.4% | 58.5% |
| New Buffalo Middle School NEW BUFFALO | 133 | 30.8% | 69.7% |
| Blissfield Middle School BLISSFIELD | 263 | 31.2% | 39.2% |
| Laingsburg Middle School LAINGSBURG | 251 | 25.5% | 50.9% |
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 North Muskegon Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Muskegon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #136 of 397 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #117 of 380 | #1 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #217 of 377 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 206 | #437 of 491 | #10 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #40 of 436 | #1 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.3% | #174 of 437 | #4 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.8% | #391 of 477 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.6% | #103 of 339 | #1 of 9 |
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
206
-23 (-10%) vs 2020
-13% since 2000-01, when it was 236
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 20.8:1
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 | 206 | 14.2 | 14.5:1 | 24% (49) |
| 2023-24 | 229 | 11.8 | 19.4:1 | 35% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 223 | 13 | 17.1:1 | 37% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 229 | 11 | 20.8:1 | 23% (52) |
| 2017-18 | 253 | 14.4 | 17.6:1 | 22% (55) |
| 2015-16 | 251 | 12 | 20.9:1 | 22% (54) |
| 2010-11 | 221 | 13 | 17.0:1 | 27% (59) |
| 2000-01 | 236 | 16 | 14.8:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Muskegon Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (253 to 206); teachers down 1% (14.4 to 14.2).
About North Muskegon Middle School
North Muskegon Middle School is a small middle school with an address in MUSKEGON, Michigan. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 206 students. The typical figure for middle schools in Michigan is about 502 students.
Federal data list 3 schools in North Muskegon Public Schools, with 917 students enrolled.
White students are the majority at North Muskegon Middle School, with 74% of enrollment. The school is also 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Black. That is close to the 77% White share among all Muskegon County residents. North Muskegon Middle School's diversity index is 42%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 14.2 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.5:1. That is 3.0 students per teacher below the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan. North Muskegon Middle School reports 24% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Muskegon County averages 59%, higher than here.
The allk12 Grade for North Muskegon Middle School is B. Compared with Michigan public middle schools, the school scored higher than 57% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 55.7% for North Muskegon Middle School. The school posts 48.7%, 7.0 points below the prediction.
Census estimates describe Muskegon County this way: the median household income is $65,024, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Besides North Muskegon Middle School, Muskegon County has 70 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is North Muskegon High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 48.7% is above the 40.3% average for nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes North Muskegon Middle School as Suburb: Mid-size.
Federal data show a 10% enrollment decrease, from 229 in 2020-21 to 206 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 20.8:1 to 14.5:1.
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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 North Muskegon Public Schools
- North Muskegon Elementary SchoolElementary · 406 students
- North Muskegon High SchoolHigh · 305 students
Other schools in MUSKEGON
- Mona Shores High SchoolHigh · 1,268 students
- ReethsPuffer High SchoolHigh · 1,107 students
- Muskegon High SchoolHigh · 1,003 students
- Mona Shores Middle SchoolMiddle · 930 students
- Charles Hackley Middle SchoolMiddle · 774 students
- Timberland AcademyElementary · 613 students
Nearby schools
- North Muskegon High School0.0 mi · 305
- North Muskegon Elementary School0.1 mi · 406
- Central Elementary School1.7 mi · 428
- ReethsPuffer Middle School1.8 mi · 537
- Pennsylvania Elementary School2.0 mi · 39
- Lighthouse Academy The Port2.3 mi · 14
Frequently asked questions
About North Muskegon Middle SchoolHow large is North Muskegon Middle School?
North Muskegon Middle School enrolls approximately 206 students in grades 06-08.
Is North Muskegon Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
North Muskegon Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Muskegon Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Muskegon Middle School is approximately 14.5:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at North Muskegon Middle School?
At North Muskegon Middle School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is North Muskegon Middle School in?
North Muskegon Middle School is part of North Muskegon Public Schools.
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