Vicksburg Middle School

Vicksburg Middle School is an intermediate school of reasonably sized scale in VICKSBURG, Michigan, part of Vicksburg Community Schools, works with 601 students in grades 6 through 8.

Vicksburg Community Schools runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,560 students. Vicksburg Middle School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Vicksburg Middle School reports that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.3:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 32% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Kalamazoo County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Vicksburg Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.0%; this one delivers 46.9%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Kalamazoo County put median household income runs about $72,532, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Kalamazoo County's 93 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,151 students), Vicksburg Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Vicksburg Pathways High School, around 0.2 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Vicksburg Middle School at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 51.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Vicksburg Middle School's enrollment has decreased 6% since 2018, when it stood at 641 (now 601). Class-load math has tightened: from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Vicksburg Middle School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.