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Gerald R. Ford Middle School

NOTE: this school is no longer listed as a functioning school by the National Center for Education Statistics. We continue to list this school on SchoolDigger for historical purposes.

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Public Grades 6-8
266
Students ?
9.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
95.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 851 Madison Ave SE
       Grand Rapids, MI  49507-1208

(616) 819-2640

District: Grand Rapids Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:
78.2%
Hispanic:
12.0%
White:
5.3%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2007 → 1st in 2013
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Michigan average (23% vs 45% meeting standards)
!Writing scores 42 pts below the Michigan average
Students meeting standards (2012-2013) ?
This school23%
District avg26%
Michigan avg45%
Not ranked this year
Gerald R. Ford Middle School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
462nd of 613Grand Rapids Public Schools among Michigan districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
20134.8914 of 9190.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20125.0897 of 9000.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20111.0853 of 8580.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20102.9828 of 8512.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20091.2836 of 8471.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20081.5826 of 8391.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20075.3793 of 8233.6%☆☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Michigan (2012-2013) ?
Science100%+84 vs state
Reading24%-41 vs state
Writing10%-42 vs state
Social Studies2%-27 vs state
Math2%-35 vs state

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Students at Gerald R. Ford Middle School are 78% African American, 12% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% Two or more races.

In the 2012-13 school year, 266 students attended Gerald R. Ford Middle School.


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