For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 420 students in Alma Public Schools 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 Public School School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 45% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 17% 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
1,361 Schools
# Students
1,894 Students
547,619 Students
# Teachers
116 Teachers
32,257 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Alma Public Schools School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 850 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 75-79% has decreased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#398 out of 855 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
48%
Graduation Rate
75-79%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.26
0.59
# American Indian Students
3 Students
5,417 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
11 Students
19,444 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
211 Students
46,296 Students
% Hispanic Students
11%
8%
# Black Students
16 Students
124,878 Students
% Black Students
1%
23%
# White Students
1,618 Students
325,443 Students
% White Students
85%
59%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
457 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
33 Students
25,683 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
162
18,549
# Students in 1st Grade:
131
17,085
# Students in 2nd Grade:
135
17,545
# Students in 3rd Grade:
139
18,002
# Students in 4th Grade:
148
19,038
# Students in 5th Grade:
154
27,012
# Students in 6th Grade:
135
86,424
# Students in 7th Grade:
140
104,180
# Students in 8th Grade:
145
107,358
# Students in 9th Grade:
150
36,930
# Students in 10th Grade:
157
31,365
# Students in 11th Grade:
149
30,027
# Students in 12th Grade:
148
31,935
# Ungraded Students:
1
2,169
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,464 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,267. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,526 is less than the state median of $17,461. The school district spending/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$27 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$26 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,464
$18,267
Spending / Student
$13,526
$17,461
Best Alma Public Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Donald L Pavlik Middle School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
1700 Pine Ave
Alma, MI 48801
(989) 463-3111
Alma, MI 48801
(989) 463-3111
Grades: 6-8
| 420 students
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