For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 253 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
1,328 Schools
# Students
492 Students
535,490 Students
# Teachers
34 Teachers
32,052 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Muskegon Heights Public School Academy System School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 844 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 65% has decreased from 70-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#860 out of 862 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(21-22)2%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
5%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤5%
38%
Graduation Rate
65%
81.8%
Showing 2014–2023. Full 11-year historical data available below ↓
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)84%
33.3%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.20
0.61
Showing 2014–2023. Full 11-year historical data available below ↓
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
4%
% Hispanic
3%
9%
% Black
89%
23%
Showing 2014–2023. Full 11-year historical data available below ↓
% White
6%
58%
Showing 2014–2023. Full 11-year historical data available below ↓
% Hawaiian
1%
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,132 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,574. The school district revenue/student has grown by 21% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,122 is less than the state median of $21,841. The school district spending/student has grown by 22% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$10 MM
$30,868 MM
Spending
$10 MM
$29,866 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,132
$22,574
Spending / Student
$21,122
$21,841
Best Muskegon Heights Public School Academy System School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
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
Gr: 6-12 | 253 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
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