For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 449 students in Alma School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Alma School District have an average math proficiency score of 28% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 30%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 20% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Michigan public middle school average of 41% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
5 Schools
1,359 Schools
# Students
1,873 Students
539,456 Students
# Teachers
119 Teachers
31,429 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Alma School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 860 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-84% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#420 out of 866 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
34%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
45%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
38%

Graduation Rate
80-84%
81%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.25
0.60
# American Indian Students
4 Students
5,388 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
10 Students
18,565 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
198 Students
46,928 Students
% Hispanic Students
11%
9%
# Black Students
14 Students
123,990 Students
% Black Students
1%
23%
# White Students
1,609 Students
317,045 Students
% White Students
86%
59%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
444 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
35 Students
26,282 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
152
18,326
# Students in 1st Grade:
152
17,662
# Students in 2nd Grade:
133
17,210
# Students in 3rd Grade:
135
17,790
# Students in 4th Grade:
138
19,133
# Students in 5th Grade:
156
26,521
# Students in 6th Grade:
156
87,703
# Students in 7th Grade:
156
102,702
# Students in 8th Grade:
137
104,492
# Students in 9th Grade:
136
34,388
# Students in 10th Grade:
153
31,836
# Students in 11th Grade:
136
29,419
# Students in 12th Grade:
133
30,134
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,140
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,626 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,370. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,678 is less than the state median of $17,559. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$27 MM
$25,476 MM

Spending
$26 MM
$24,351 MM

Revenue / Student
$14,626
$18,370

Spending / Student
$13,678
$17,559

Best Alma School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Donald L Pavlik Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
1700 Pine Ave
Alma, MI 48801
(989) 463-3111
Alma, MI 48801
(989) 463-3111
Grades: 6-8
| 449 students
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