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Alumni: what's one memory from Wayland Union Middle School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
611
Middle
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYLAND UNION SCHOOLS·NCES 263555000447
Wayland Union Middle School
701 WILDCAT DR, WAYLAND, MI 49348 · (269) 792-2306 · Allegan County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL611 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Michigan public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
17.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
221 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 180 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 223 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 208 | 34% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
41.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
36.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
41.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Wayland Union Middle School
Wayland Union Middle School's state test result (41.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayland Union Middle School this school | 611 | 36.2% | 41.7% |
| Coopersville Middle School COOPERSVILLE | 584 | 39.9% | 48.7% |
| Andrew G Schmidt Middle School FENTON | 718 | 35.7% | 49.4% |
| St Johns Middle School SAINT JOHNS | 584 | 31.8% | 54.4% |
| Lakeshore Middle School GRAND HAVEN | 733 | 37.0% | 64.9% |
| Milan Middle School MILAN | 526 | 38.2% | 39.8% |
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 Wayland Union Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Allegan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #199 of 397 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #185 of 380 | #4 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #200 of 377 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 611 | #168 of 491 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #211 of 436 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.5% | #251 of 437 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.2% | #312 of 477 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +46.5% | #7 of 101 | N/A |
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
611
-73 (-11%) vs 2020
+9% since 2000-01, when it was 559
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 611 | 35.1 | 17.4:1 | 36% (221) |
| 2023-24 | 617 | 35.1 | 17.6:1 | 38% (233) |
| 2022-23 | 649 | 37.6 | 17.3:1 | 40% (262) |
| 2020-21 | 684 | 37 | 18.5:1 | 38% (263) |
| 2017-18 | 417 | 21.7 | 19.2:1 | 40% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 433 | 23 | 18.8:1 | 39% (169) |
| 2010-11 | 414 | 21 | 19.7:1 | 45% (187) |
| 2000-01 | 559 | 34 | 16.4:1 | 16% (90) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wayland Union Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 47% (417 to 611); teachers up 62% (21.7 to 35.1).
About Wayland Union Middle School
Wayland Union Middle School is a middle school in WAYLAND, Michigan, reachable at (269) 792-2306. Grades offered run from 5 through 8, with 611 students enrolled. For comparison, middle schools in Michigan average about 502 students.
Wayland Union Schools enrolls 2,708 students, and its 7 schools include Wayland Union Middle School.
Most students at Wayland Union Middle School are White: 83% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 9% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. County-wide, about 87% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Wayland Union Middle School comes in at 30%.
Wayland Union Middle School operates with 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 17.4:1. Middle schools in Michigan have a similar average ratio of 17.5:1. About 36% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
allk12 grades Wayland Union Middle School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Wayland Union Middle School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (41.7%) and its predicted rate (50.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Allegan County show that median household income is about $83,283, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wayland Union Middle School is one of 55 public schools in Allegan County, which together enroll about 17,174 students.
The shortest distance from Wayland Union Middle School to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Wayland High School. The five-mile area around Wayland Union Middle School holds 5 other public schools. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Wayland Union Middle School ranks 5th on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Town: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 684 in 2020-21 and 611 in 2024-25, a decrease of 73 students. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.5:1 in 2020-21 to 17.4:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Allegan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
121,456
Census ACS
Median income
$83,283
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
17,174 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wayland Union Schools
- Wayland High SchoolHigh · 800 students
- Pine Street ElementaryElementary · 413 students
- Dorr SchoolElementary · 311 students
- Bessie B Baker SchoolElementary · 280 students
- RJ Steeby SchoolElementary · 256 students
- Career Connections AcademyHigh · 37 students
Other schools in WAYLAND
- Wayland High SchoolHigh · 800 students
- Pine Street ElementaryElementary · 413 students
- Bessie B Baker SchoolElementary · 280 students
- RJ Steeby SchoolElementary · 256 students
- Career Connections AcademyHigh · 37 students
Nearby schools
- Wayland High School0.3 mi · 800
- Career Connections Academy0.3 mi · 37
- RJ Steeby School0.7 mi · 256
- Pine Street Elementary1.0 mi · 413
- Bessie B Baker School1.1 mi · 280
- Dorr School6.1 mi · 311
Frequently asked questions
About Wayland Union Middle SchoolHow large is Wayland Union Middle School?
Wayland Union Middle School enrolls approximately 611 students in grades 05-08.
Is Wayland Union Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wayland Union Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Wayland Union Middle School?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at Wayland Union Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wayland Union Middle School?
At Wayland Union Middle School, the student body is approximately 83% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Wayland Union Middle School?
Wayland Union Middle School is overseen by Wayland Union Schools in Allegan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.