For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 297 students in Watervliet 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 Watervliet School District have an average math proficiency score of 29% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 28% 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
5 Schools
1,349 Schools
# Students
1,436 Students
537,315 Students
# Teachers
79 Teachers
31,652 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
District Rank
Watervliet School District, which is ranked within the top 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 70-74% has decreased from 75-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#406 out of 866 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
38%
Graduation Rate
70-74%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.44
0.60
# American Indian Students
18 Students
5,345 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
3 Students
19,936 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
247 Students
47,905 Students
% Hispanic Students
17%
9%
# Black Students
38 Students
122,970 Students
% Black Students
3%
23%
# White Students
1,048 Students
312,168 Students
% White Students
73%
58%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
471 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
82 Students
27,717 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
127
17,744
# Students in 1st Grade:
111
17,631
# Students in 2nd Grade:
109
18,045
# Students in 3rd Grade:
110
17,646
# Students in 4th Grade:
97
18,813
# Students in 5th Grade:
110
26,385
# Students in 6th Grade:
109
87,228
# Students in 7th Grade:
90
103,285
# Students in 8th Grade:
98
102,692
# Students in 9th Grade:
111
33,855
# Students in 10th Grade:
139
31,157
# Students in 11th Grade:
123
30,339
# Students in 12th Grade:
102
30,343
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,152
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,534 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 $11,994 is less than the state median of $17,693. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$19 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$17 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,534
$18,510
Spending / Student
$11,994
$17,693
Best Watervliet School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Watervliet Middle School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
450 E Saint Joseph St
Watervliet, MI 49098
(269) 463-0780
Watervliet, MI 49098
(269) 463-0780
Grades: 6-8
| 297 students
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