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How has Vicksburg Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
601
Middle
DISTRICT 427 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VICKSBURG COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 263495007061
Vicksburg Middle School
348 E PRAIRIE ST, VICKSBURG, MI 49097 · (269) 321-1300 · Kalamazoo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL601 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Michigan public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
17.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
193 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 6 | 192 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 202 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 207 | 34% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Vicksburg Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
45.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
43.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
46.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Vicksburg Middle School
Vicksburg Middle School's state test result (46.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vicksburg Middle School this school | 601 | 32.1% | 46.9% |
| Plainwell Middle School PLAINWELL | 569 | 32.3% | 38.1% |
| Linden Middle School LINDEN | 577 | 29.5% | 44.0% |
| St Clair Middle School SAINT CLAIR | 614 | 30.8% | 39.7% |
| Fowlerville Junior High School FOWLERVILLE | 550 | 33.5% | 40.1% |
| Muir Middle School MILFORD | 656 | 28.8% | 50.8% |
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 Vicksburg Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kalamazoo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #147 of 397 | #4 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #123 of 380 | #3 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #151 of 377 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 601 | #179 of 491 | #8 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #199 of 436 | #5 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.6% | #306 of 437 | #12 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.1% | #335 of 477 | #10 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.2% | #270 of 339 | #4 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
601
+47 (+8%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 555
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 601 | 34.8 | 17.3:1 | 32% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 608 | 33.8 | 18.0:1 | 33% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 582 | 30.3 | 19.2:1 | 38% (219) |
| 2020-21 | 554 | 34 | 16.3:1 | 28% (157) |
| 2017-18 | 641 | 32.6 | 19.6:1 | 36% (232) |
| 2015-16 | 597 | 31 | 19.3:1 | 34% (202) |
| 2010-11 | 570 | 29 | 19.7:1 | 33% (188) |
| 2000-01 | 675 | 37 | 18.2:1 | 18% (121) |
| 1990-91 | 555 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vicksburg Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (641 to 601); teachers up 7% (32.6 to 34.8).
About Vicksburg Middle School
Vicksburg Middle School is a public middle school run by Vicksburg Community Schools in VICKSBURG, Michigan. Federal data show 601 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Vicksburg Community Schools is the district for Vicksburg Middle School. It has 6 schools and 2,560 students.
Of every 100 students at Vicksburg Middle School, about 88 are White. It is also 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 2% Black. For comparison, the population of Kalamazoo County is roughly 76% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 23, compared with 70 nationally.
With 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.3:1. It is about the same as the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Vicksburg Middle School, 32% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Kalamazoo County report 45%.
Vicksburg Middle School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 58% of Michigan public middle schools.
Vicksburg Middle School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 46.9%, compared with a predicted 52.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations.
The school is in Kalamazoo County, where the median household earns about $72,532 a year, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Vicksburg Middle School shares Kalamazoo County with 92 other public schools.
Vicksburg Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Vicksburg Pathways High School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Vicksburg Middle School, there are 5 other public schools. On proficiency, Vicksburg Middle School is behind the 51.4% nearby average, ranking 5th of 7.
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.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 8%.
Vicksburg Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Vicksburg Community Schools
- Vicksburg High SchoolHigh · 724 students
- Sunset Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
- Tobey Elementary SchoolElementary · 379 students
- Indian Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 265 students
- Vicksburg Pathways High SchoolHigh · 126 students
Other schools in VICKSBURG
- Vicksburg High SchoolHigh · 724 students
- Sunset Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
- Indian Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 265 students
- Vicksburg Pathways High SchoolHigh · 126 students
Nearby schools
- Vicksburg Pathways High School0.2 mi · 126
- Vicksburg High School0.3 mi · 724
- Sunset Lake Elementary School0.7 mi · 465
- Indian Lake Elementary School3.3 mi · 265
- Lake Center Elementary School4.2 mi · 494
- Tobey Elementary School5.1 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About Vicksburg Middle SchoolHow large is Vicksburg Middle School?
Vicksburg Middle School enrolls approximately 601 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Vicksburg Middle School serve?
Vicksburg Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Vicksburg Middle School?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at Vicksburg Middle School.
How diverse is Vicksburg Middle School?
Vicksburg Middle School reports a student body of 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Vicksburg Middle School?
Vicksburg Middle School is overseen by Vicksburg Community Schools in Kalamazoo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.