Enrollment
330
Middle
DISTRICT 338 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRING LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 263255001252
Spring Lake Intermediate School
345 HAMMOND ST, SPRING LAKE, MI 49456 · (616) 846-6845 · Ottawa County
GRADES 05–09MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL330 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Michigan public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
15.3:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
65 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 5 | 168 | 51% |
| Grade 6 | 158 | 48% |
| Grade 7 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 8 | 2 | 1% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Based on grade levels within Spring Lake Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
75.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
67.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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
68.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Spring Lake Intermediate School
Spring Lake Intermediate School's state test result (68.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Lake Intermediate School this school | 330 | 19.7% | 68.6% |
| EF Rittmueller Middle School FRANKENMUTH | 368 | 18.8% | 57.6% |
| Spring Lake Middle School SPRING LAKE | 345 | 16.8% | 68.0% |
| Charyl Stockwell Academy Middle School BRIGHTON | 282 | 18.4% | 52.3% |
| Cherryland Middle School ELK RAPIDS | 277 | 22.0% | 52.6% |
| Portland Middle School PORTLAND | 418 | 20.8% | 40.3% |
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 Spring Lake Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ottawa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.6% | #23 of 397 | #1 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.6% | #20 of 380 | #1 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #3 of 377 | #1 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 330 | #356 of 491 | #15 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #72 of 436 | #4 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.7% | #349 of 437 | #14 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.7% | #413 of 477 | #11 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #140 of 339 | #3 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
330
-32 (-9%) vs 2020
-7% since 2000-01, when it was 354
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 330 | 21.5 | 15.3:1 | 20% (65) |
| 2023-24 | 331 | 20 | 16.6:1 | 17% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 347 | 20.4 | 17.1:1 | 21% (74) |
| 2020-21 | 362 | 22 | 16.4:1 | 21% (75) |
| 2017-18 | 392 | 20 | 19.6:1 | 17% (68) |
| 2015-16 | 372 | 20 | 18.6:1 | 20% (75) |
| 2010-11 | 359 | 18 | 19.9:1 | 24% (85) |
| 2000-01 | 354 | 18 | 19.7:1 | 15% (52) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spring Lake Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (392 to 330); teachers up 8% (20 to 21.5).
About Spring Lake Intermediate School
Spring Lake Intermediate School, a low-enrollment middle school, is located in SPRING LAKE, Michigan. Federal data show 330 students enrolled in grades 5 through 9 in 2024-25. Middle schools in Michigan average about 502 students, which makes this school 34% below average.
Spring Lake Public Schools has 2,271 students spread across 6 schools.
At Spring Lake Intermediate School, 90% of students are White. The school is also 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 19%.
There are about 15.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Spring Lake Intermediate School, which has 21.5. The school's 15.3:1 compares with an average of 17.5:1 for middle schools in Michigan. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 20%. The 34% average for public schools in Ottawa County is 14 points higher.
Spring Lake Intermediate School earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 95% of Michigan public middle schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 57.5% at Spring Lake Intermediate School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 68.6%.
In the wider Ottawa County area, the median household earns about $90,502 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Across Ottawa County, 103 public schools serve about 42,894 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Spring Lake Middle School, is the closest to Spring Lake Intermediate School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Spring Lake Intermediate School is 3rd of 6 on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Mid-size. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 9%, from 362 to 330. The school's ratio dropped from 16.4:1 to 15.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Ottawa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
301,203
Census ACS
Median income
$90,502
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
103
42,894 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Spring Lake Public Schools
- Spring Lake High SchoolHigh · 795 students
- Holmes Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Jeffers Elementary SchoolElementary · 379 students
- Spring Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 345 students
- Spring Lake Alternative EducationHigh · 13 students
Other schools in SPRING LAKE
- Spring Lake High SchoolHigh · 795 students
- Holmes Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Jeffers Elementary SchoolElementary · 379 students
- West MI Academy of Arts and AcademicsElementary · 371 students
- Spring Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 345 students
- Lake Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 273 students
Nearby schools
- Spring Lake Middle School0.0 mi · 345
- Holmes Elementary School0.1 mi · 409
- West MI Academy of Arts and Academics1.5 mi · 371
- Ferry School1.6 mi · 232
- Grand Haven Cyber School1.9 mi · 106
- Walden Green Montessori1.9 mi · 251
Frequently asked questions
About Spring Lake Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Spring Lake Intermediate School?
Spring Lake Intermediate School enrolls approximately 330 students in grades 05-09.
Is Spring Lake Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Spring Lake Intermediate School is a middle school covering grades 05-09.
How many students per teacher at Spring Lake Intermediate School?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Spring Lake Intermediate School.
How diverse is Spring Lake Intermediate School?
Spring Lake Intermediate School reports a student body of 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Spring Lake Intermediate School?
Spring Lake Intermediate School is overseen by Spring Lake Public Schools in Ottawa County.
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