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Newaygo Public School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 467 students in Newaygo Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Newaygo Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 19% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 30%), and reading proficiency score of 30% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 19% 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
3 Schools
1,359 Schools
# Students
1,536 Students
539,456 Students
# Teachers
85 Teachers
31,429 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
District Rank
Newaygo Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 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 95% has increased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#594 out of 866 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
38%
Graduation Rate
≥95%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.28
0.60
# American Indian Students
10 Students
5,388 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
8 Students
18,565 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
166 Students
46,928 Students
% Hispanic Students
11%
9%
# Black Students
15 Students
123,990 Students
% Black Students
1%
23%
# White Students
1,294 Students
317,045 Students
% White Students
84%
59%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
444 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
42 Students
26,282 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
121
18,326
# Students in 1st Grade:
122
17,662
# Students in 2nd Grade:
104
17,210
# Students in 3rd Grade:
116
17,790
# Students in 4th Grade:
113
19,133
# Students in 5th Grade:
115
26,521
# Students in 6th Grade:
104
87,703
# Students in 7th Grade:
123
102,702
# Students in 8th Grade:
125
104,492
# Students in 9th Grade:
128
34,388
# Students in 10th Grade:
118
31,836
# Students in 11th Grade:
116
29,419
# Students in 12th Grade:
131
30,134
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,140
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,396 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,370. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,149 is less than the state median of $17,559. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$21 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$19 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,396
$18,370
Spending / Student
$12,149
$17,559
Best Newaygo Public School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Newaygo Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
850 76th St
Newaygo, MI 49337
(231) 652-1285
Newaygo, MI 49337
(231) 652-1285
Grades: 5-8
| 467 students
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