For the 2024 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 189 students in Hesperia Community Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle Schools in Hesperia Community Schools School District have an average math proficiency score of 12% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 13% 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
4 Schools
1,361 Schools
# Students
838 Students
547,619 Students
# Teachers
54 Teachers
32,257 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Hesperia Community Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 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 80-84% has increased from 75-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#664 out of 855 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
16%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
48%
Graduation Rate
80-84%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.18
0.59
# American Indian Students
4 Students
5,417 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
19,444 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
53 Students
46,296 Students
% Hispanic Students
6%
8%
# Black Students
9 Students
124,878 Students
% Black Students
1%
23%
# White Students
757 Students
325,443 Students
% White Students
90%
59%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
457 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
15 Students
25,683 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
75
18,549
# Students in 1st Grade:
63
17,085
# Students in 2nd Grade:
61
17,545
# Students in 3rd Grade:
63
18,002
# Students in 4th Grade:
64
19,038
# Students in 5th Grade:
63
27,012
# Students in 6th Grade:
52
86,424
# Students in 7th Grade:
58
104,180
# Students in 8th Grade:
78
107,358
# Students in 9th Grade:
66
36,930
# Students in 10th Grade:
68
31,365
# Students in 11th Grade:
58
30,027
# Students in 12th Grade:
69
31,935
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,169
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,573 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 $13,721 is less than the state median of $17,461. The school district spending/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$13 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$12 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,573
$18,267
Spending / Student
$13,721
$17,461
Best Hesperia Community Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Hesperia Community Education
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
96 S Division Street
Hesperia, MI 49421
(231) 854-6185
Hesperia, MI 49421
(231) 854-6185
Grades: 7-12
| 1 students
Rank: #22.
David C Outwin Middle School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
96 South Division St
Hesperia, MI 49421
(231) 854-6475
Hesperia, MI 49421
(231) 854-6475
Grades: 6-8
| 188 students
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