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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at ReethsPuffer Middle School this year?
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Enrollment
537
Middle
DISTRICT 508 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REETHS-PUFFER SCHOOLS·NCES 262954006540
ReethsPuffer Middle School
1911 W GILES RD, MUSKEGON, MI 49445 · (231) 744-4721 · Muskegon County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL537 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% of Michigan public middle schools
- CTest 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
18.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
249 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 7 | 278 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 259 | 48% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
ReethsPuffer Middle School→ReethsPuffer High School
Based on grade levels within Reeths-Puffer Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
36.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
28.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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
36.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 ReethsPuffer Middle School
ReethsPuffer Middle School's state test result (36.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ReethsPuffer Middle School this school | 537 | 46.4% | 36.1% |
| Wagar Junior High School CARLETON | 641 | 46.6% | 35.6% |
| Rolland Warner Campus 67 LAPEER | 610 | 43.4% | 42.8% |
| Cramer Junior High School ESSEXVILLE | 484 | 42.8% | 33.2% |
| Hastings Middle School HASTINGS | 584 | 48.1% | 43.1% |
| Owosso Middle School OWOSSO | 641 | 47.6% | 26.4% |
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 ReethsPuffer Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Muskegon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #277 of 397 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #277 of 380 | #5 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #264 of 377 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 537 | #220 of 491 | #4 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #263 of 436 | #8 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.1% | #228 of 437 | #5 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.4% | #240 of 477 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #307 of 339 | #9 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
537
-30 (-5%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 886
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 537 | 29.9 | 18.0:1 | 46% (249) |
| 2023-24 | 547 | 29.9 | 18.3:1 | 53% (292) |
| 2022-23 | 542 | 30.5 | 17.8:1 | 55% (300) |
| 2020-21 | 567 | 29 | 19.6:1 | 56% (318) |
| 2017-18 | 554 | 29.4 | 18.8:1 | 49% (269) |
| 2015-16 | 593 | 30 | 19.8:1 | 48% (282) |
| 2010-11 | 614 | 29 | 21.2:1 | 46% (284) |
| 2000-01 | 725 | 44 | 16.5:1 | 24% (174) |
| 1990-91 | 886 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ReethsPuffer Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (554 to 537); teachers up 2% (29.4 to 29.9).
About ReethsPuffer Middle School
ReethsPuffer Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in Michigan, with an address in MUSKEGON. In all, 537 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8.
Reeths-Puffer Schools has 7 schools and 3,395 students, and ReethsPuffer Middle School is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at ReethsPuffer Middle School, about 82 are White. The remaining students are 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. A diversity index of 32% means there is a 32% chance two randomly chosen students at ReethsPuffer Middle School are from different groups.
Based on 29.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, ReethsPuffer Middle School has a ratio of 18.0:1. The 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan is close to this figure. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 46%. The 59% average for public schools in Muskegon County is 13 points higher.
ReethsPuffer 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 23% of Michigan public middle schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for ReethsPuffer Middle School is -9.6 points: 36.1% actual, 45.7% predicted.
For Muskegon County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $65,024, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 71 public schools and about 25,245 students.
Central Elementary School is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, ReethsPuffer Middle School ranks 4th of 6 on average proficiency.
Federal data place ReethsPuffer Middle School in the Suburb: Mid-size locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school's student count fell 5% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 19.6:1 to 18.0:1.
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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 Reeths-Puffer Schools
- ReethsPuffer High SchoolHigh · 1,107 students
- ReethsPuffer Elementary SchoolElementary · 600 students
- ReethsPuffer Intermediate SchMiddle · 479 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
- Twin Lake SchoolElementary · 205 students
- Pennsylvania Elementary SchoolElementary · 39 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
- Central Elementary School0.1 mi · 428
- North Muskegon Middle School1.8 mi · 206
- North Muskegon High School1.8 mi · 305
- North Muskegon Elementary School1.8 mi · 406
- Pennsylvania Elementary School2.1 mi · 39
- ReethsPuffer Intermediate Sch3.5 mi · 479
Frequently asked questions
About ReethsPuffer Middle SchoolHow many students attend ReethsPuffer Middle School?
ReethsPuffer Middle School enrolls approximately 537 students in grades 06-08.
Is ReethsPuffer Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
ReethsPuffer Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at ReethsPuffer Middle School?
Approximately 18.0:1 students per teacher at ReethsPuffer Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ReethsPuffer Middle School?
At ReethsPuffer Middle School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is ReethsPuffer Middle School in?
ReethsPuffer Middle School is part of Reeths-Puffer Schools.
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