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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 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 461 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 31%), and reading proficiency score of 30% (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 42% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,349 Schools
# Students
1,512 Students
537,315 Students
# Teachers
84 Teachers
31,652 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
District Rank
Newaygo Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 851 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
0.29
0.60
# American Indian Students
7 Students
5,345 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
5 Students
19,936 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
177 Students
47,905 Students
% Hispanic Students
12%
9%
# Black Students
12 Students
122,970 Students
% Black Students
1%
23%
# White Students
1,266 Students
312,168 Students
% White Students
84%
58%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
471 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
44 Students
27,717 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
110
17,744
# Students in 1st Grade:
128
17,631
# Students in 2nd Grade:
123
18,045
# Students in 3rd Grade:
104
17,646
# Students in 4th Grade:
117
18,813
# Students in 5th Grade:
114
26,385
# Students in 6th Grade:
122
87,228
# Students in 7th Grade:
107
103,285
# Students in 8th Grade:
118
102,692
# Students in 9th Grade:
119
33,855
# Students in 10th Grade:
125
31,157
# Students in 11th Grade:
108
30,339
# Students in 12th Grade:
117
30,343
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,152
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,609 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,510. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,342 is less than the state median of $17,693. 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
$13,609
$18,510
Spending / Student
$12,342
$17,693
Best Newaygo Public School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Newaygo Middle 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
| 461 students
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