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Gladstone Area Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 339 students in Gladstone Area Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Gladstone Area School School District have an average math proficiency score of 34% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 30%), and reading proficiency score of 43% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 12% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is less than the Michigan public middle school average of 41% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
4 Schools
1,359 Schools
# Students
1,490 Students
539,456 Students
# Teachers
85 Teachers
31,429 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
District Rank
Gladstone Area Schools 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 90-94% has increased from 55-59% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#319 out of 866 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
38%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.21
0.60
# American Indian Students
62 Students
5,388 Students
% American Indian Students
4%
1%
# Asian Students
2 Students
18,565 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
21 Students
46,928 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
9%
# Black Students
5 Students
123,990 Students
% Black Students
n/a
23%
# White Students
1,322 Students
317,045 Students
% White Students
89%
59%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
444 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
78 Students
26,282 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
147
18,326
# Students in 1st Grade:
103
17,662
# Students in 2nd Grade:
128
17,210
# Students in 3rd Grade:
112
17,790
# Students in 4th Grade:
123
19,133
# Students in 5th Grade:
108
26,521
# Students in 6th Grade:
102
87,703
# Students in 7th Grade:
115
102,702
# Students in 8th Grade:
122
104,492
# Students in 9th Grade:
115
34,388
# Students in 10th Grade:
130
31,836
# Students in 11th Grade:
95
29,419
# Students in 12th Grade:
90
30,134
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,140
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,766 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,370. The school district revenue/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $10,956 is less than the state median of $17,559. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$19 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$16 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,766
$18,370
Spending / Student
$10,956
$17,559
Best Gladstone Area Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Gladstone Area Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
300 S 10th St
Gladstone, MI 49837
(906) 428-2295
Gladstone, MI 49837
(906) 428-2295
Grades: 6-8
| 339 students
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