For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 219 students in Muskegon Heights Public School Academy System School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Muskegon Heights Public School Academy System School District have an average math proficiency score of 5% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 5% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 94% of the student body (majority Black), which is more 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
495 Students
537,315 Students
# Teachers
17 Teachers
31,652 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
29:1
29:1
District Rank
Muskegon Heights Public School Academy System 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 50-59% has decreased from 60-69% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#860 out of 866 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
2%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
5%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤5%
38%
Graduation Rate
50-59%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.17
0.60
# American Indian Students
1 Student
5,345 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
19,936 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
5 Students
47,905 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
9%
# Black Students
451 Students
122,970 Students
% Black Students
91%
23%
# White Students
27 Students
312,168 Students
% White Students
6%
58%
# Hawaiian Students
4 Students
471 Students
% Hawaiian Students
1%
n/a
# Two or more races Students
7 Students
27,717 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
51
17,744
# Students in 1st Grade:
55
17,631
# Students in 2nd Grade:
51
18,045
# Students in 3rd Grade:
34
17,646
# Students in 4th Grade:
29
18,813
# Students in 5th Grade:
23
26,385
# Students in 6th Grade:
33
87,228
# Students in 7th Grade:
38
103,285
# Students in 8th Grade:
41
102,692
# Students in 9th Grade:
41
33,855
# Students in 10th Grade:
34
31,157
# Students in 11th Grade:
39
30,339
# Students in 12th Grade:
26
30,343
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,152
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,259 is higher than the state median of $18,510. The school district revenue/student has grown by 26% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,576 is less than the state median of $17,693. The school district spending/student has grown by 26% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$10 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$9 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,259
$18,510
Spending / Student
$17,576
$17,693
Best Muskegon Heights Public School Academy System School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Muskegon Heights Academy
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
2441 Sanford St
Muskegon, MI 49444
(231) 830-3700
Muskegon, MI 49444
(231) 830-3700
Grades: 7-12
| 219 students
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