Enrollment
352
Middle
DISTRICT 260 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARCHMENT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 262742006343
Parchment Middle School
307 N RIVERVIEW DR, KALAMAZOO, MI 49004 · (269) 488-1200 · Kalamazoo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL352 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
175 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 134 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 114 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 104 | 30% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Parchment Middle School
Parchment Middle School's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parchment Middle School this school | 352 | 49.7% | 38.0% |
| Garden City Middle School GARDEN CITY | 423 | 47.3% | 24.4% |
| Farmington 56 Campus GARDEN CITY | 455 | 49.5% | 26.1% |
| Shepherd Middle School SHEPHERD | 390 | 49.0% | 43.2% |
| Thomas Simpson Middle School FLAT ROCK | 417 | 44.8% | 26.6% |
| Marshall Middle School MARSHALL | 541 | 45.7% | 38.6% |
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 Parchment Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kalamazoo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #257 of 397 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 352 | #342 of 491 | #10 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #167 of 436 | #3 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.9% | #122 of 437 | #8 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.7% | #212 of 477 | #6 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #277 of 339 | #6 of 8 |
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
352
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 380
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 352 | 20.8 | 16.9:1 | 50% (175) |
| 2023-24 | 334 | 18.9 | 17.7:1 | 59% (198) |
| 2022-23 | 329 | 21.6 | 15.2:1 | 62% (204) |
| 2020-21 | 354 | 20 | 17.7:1 | 65% (230) |
| 2017-18 | 372 | 17.7 | 21.0:1 | 52% (193) |
| 2015-16 | 378 | 17 | 22.2:1 | 54% (206) |
| 2010-11 | 373 | 18 | 20.7:1 | 57% (211) |
| 2000-01 | 476 | 25 | 19.0:1 | 36% (171) |
| 1990-91 | 380 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parchment Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (372 to 352); teachers up 17% (17.7 to 20.8).
About Parchment Middle School
Parchment Middle School operates as a small middle school in KALAMAZOO, Michigan. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 352 students enrolled. For comparison, middle schools in Michigan average about 502 students.
Across its 6 schools, Parchment School District enrolls 1,558 students. Parchment Middle School is one of those schools.
A majority of students at Parchment Middle School, 67%, are White. Other reported shares: 14% multiracial, 12% Black, and 7% Hispanic. Kalamazoo County's residents are about 76% White, 9 points above the school's share. Parchment Middle School has a diversity index of 51%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Parchment Middle School and a ratio of 16.9:1. Across middle schools in Michigan, the average ratio is about 17.5:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 50% of enrollment.
On BeatsExpectations, Parchment Middle School is 6.3 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Michigan schools.
In the county around the school, Kalamazoo County, median household income is about $72,532, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. A total of 93 public schools operate in Kalamazoo County, serving about 34,151 students.
The closest other public school is Parchment Central Elem School, about 0.5 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
In the federal locale system, Parchment Middle School is coded Suburb: Mid-size, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment at Parchment Middle School was 354 in 2020-21 and 352 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
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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 Parchment School District
- Parchment High SchoolHigh · 412 students
- Parchment Central Elem SchoolElementary · 289 students
- Parchment North Elem SchoolElementary · 208 students
- Parchment Northwood Elem SchoolElementary · 178 students
- Parchment Innovation CenterHigh · 119 students
Other schools in KALAMAZOO
- Loy Norrix High SchoolHigh · 1,785 students
- Kalamazoo Central High SchoolHigh · 1,613 students
- Maple Street Magnet School for the ArtsMiddle · 889 students
- Milwood Magnet SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- Linden Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 727 students
- Comstock Elementary SchoolElementary · 597 students
Nearby schools
- Parchment Central Elem School0.5 mi · 289
- Parchment High School0.7 mi · 412
- Parchment Innovation Center0.8 mi · 119
- Parchment North Elem School1.0 mi · 208
- Parchment Northwood Elem School1.2 mi · 178
- Spring Valley Center for Exploration1.4 mi · 263
Frequently asked questions
About Parchment Middle SchoolHow many students attend Parchment Middle School?
Parchment Middle School enrolls approximately 352 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Parchment Middle School serve?
Parchment Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Parchment Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Parchment Middle School is approximately 16.9:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Parchment Middle School?
At Parchment Middle School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 7% Hispanic, 12% Black, 14% Two or more.
Is Parchment Middle School public or private?
Parchment Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Parchment School District.
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