Thornapple Kellogg Middle School

As an average-sized middle school in MIDDLEVILLE, Michigan, Thornapple Kellogg Middle School instructs 693 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within Thornapple Kellogg School District. Compared to the state average of about 502 students per school, that is 38% bigger than typical.

Thornapple Kellogg School District comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 3,063 students; Thornapple Kellogg Middle School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Thornapple Kellogg Middle School records that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.6:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 39% of students at Thornapple Kellogg Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Thornapple Kellogg Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.0%; this one delivers 43.3%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Barry County shows the typical household earns roughly $77,500 per year, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Thornapple Kellogg Middle School is one of 22 public schools in Barry County (combined enrollment of about 8,041 students).

The closest other public school is Thornapple Kellogg High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Thornapple Kellogg Middle School. On composite proficiency, Thornapple Kellogg Middle School comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 63.7%.

Thornapple Kellogg Middle School operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 7%: 743 students in 2018 compared to 693 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 92% to 87%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 22.6:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.