Enrollment
345
Middle
DISTRICT 338 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRING LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 263255001251
Spring Lake Middle School
345 HAMMOND ST, SPRING LAKE, MI 49456 · (616) 846-5502 · Ottawa County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL345 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% 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.
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
16.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
58 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 7 | 178 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 167 | 48% |
Student demographics
16%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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
63.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
59.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
68.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Middle School
Spring Lake Middle School's state test result (68.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Lake Middle School this school | 345 | 16.8% | 68.0% |
| EF Rittmueller Middle School FRANKENMUTH | 368 | 18.8% | 57.6% |
| Spring Lake Intermediate School SPRING LAKE | 330 | 19.7% | 68.6% |
| Charyl Stockwell Academy Middle School BRIGHTON | 282 | 18.4% | 52.3% |
| Armada Middle School ARMADA | 383 | 18.3% | 48.4% |
| Goodrich Middle School GOODRICH | 448 | 18.1% | 43.7% |
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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ottawa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #26 of 397 | #2 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #43 of 380 | #3 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #41 of 377 | #3 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 345 | #349 of 491 | #14 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #118 of 436 | #7 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.8% | #381 of 437 | #15 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.8% | #436 of 477 | #13 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #192 of 339 | #5 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
345
-58 (-14%) vs 2020
+6% since 2000-01, when it was 324
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 22.4:1
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 | 345 | 21.2 | 16.3:1 | 17% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 366 | 21 | 17.4:1 | 18% (65) |
| 2022-23 | 379 | 19.6 | 19.4:1 | 19% (73) |
| 2020-21 | 403 | 18 | 22.4:1 | 19% (75) |
| 2017-18 | 390 | 17.8 | 21.9:1 | 18% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 381 | 18 | 21.2:1 | 18% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 336 | 20 | 16.8:1 | 23% (76) |
| 2000-01 | 324 | 22 | 14.7:1 | 22% (72) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spring Lake Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (390 to 345); teachers up 19% (17.8 to 21.2).
About Spring Lake Middle School
Spring Lake Middle School is a small middle school in SPRING LAKE, Michigan. It educates 345 students in grades 7 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Michigan is about 502 students.
Spring Lake Middle School is part of Spring Lake Public Schools, where 6 schools serve 2,271 students.
Most students at Spring Lake Middle School are White: 92% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Spring Lake Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 16%.
Spring Lake Middle School counts 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16.3 students for each one. The 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan is higher than this school's figure. About 17% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. On average, public schools in Ottawa County report 34%.
Spring Lake Middle School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 93% of Michigan public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Spring Lake Middle School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (68.0%) and its predicted rate (58.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools.
Ottawa County has about 301,203 residents, and median household income is about $90,502, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Federal data list 103 public schools in Ottawa County, with a combined enrollment of about 42,894.
The nearest public school is Spring Lake Intermediate School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Spring Lake Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Spring Lake Middle School ranks 4th on proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Spring Lake Middle School saw enrollment fall 14% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 22.4 to 16.3 over 4 years.
Community posts for Spring Lake Middle School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 330 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 Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 330 students
- Lake Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 273 students
Other Spring Lake Middle schools
One other US public school is named Spring Lake Middle. Spring Lake Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Spring Lake MiddleSpring Lake, NC · 500 students
Nearby schools
- Spring Lake Intermediate School0.0 mi · 330
- Holmes Elementary School0.2 mi · 409
- West MI Academy of Arts and Academics1.5 mi · 371
- Ferry School1.6 mi · 232
- Grand Haven Cyber School1.8 mi · 106
- Walden Green Montessori1.9 mi · 251
Frequently asked questions
About Spring Lake Middle SchoolHow large is Spring Lake Middle School?
Spring Lake Middle School enrolls approximately 345 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Spring Lake Middle School serve?
Spring Lake Middle School serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Spring Lake Middle School?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Spring Lake Middle School.
How diverse is Spring Lake Middle School?
Spring Lake Middle School reports a student body of 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Spring Lake Middle School?
Spring Lake Middle School is overseen by Spring Lake Public Schools in Ottawa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.