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Best Middle Schools in Ottawa County, MI

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Schools

9,462

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedSpring Lake Middle School50^th of 896 Michigan middle schools

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Biggest riser

Harbor Lights Middle School up 38 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Macatawa Bay Middle School 14.9 students per teacher

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)			M-Step Math (2026)			M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Allendale Middle School	Public	6-8	7161 Pleasant View Ct	Allendale	49401	Ottawa County	Allendale Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 892-5595	564	34	16.4	28.7%	437 (77.5%)	14 (2.5%)	84 (14.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.4%)	80.8	135^th of 896 public middle schools	84.9%		80.9	130^th of 890 public middle schools	85.4%	5	80.3	46.5		53.3	41.4		50.0	37.3		53.8		71.2	$14,790	$1,074	$13,716
Coopersville Middle School	Public	6-8	198 East St	Coopersville	49404	Ottawa County	Coopersville Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 997-3400	584	32	18.2	39.9%	504 (86.3%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (8.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.8%)	79.2	146^th of 896 public middle schools	83.7%		74	180^th of 890 public middle schools	79.8%	34	74.2	47.2		46.8	53.2		36.4	49.1		53.3		63.6	$15,082	$566	$14,515
Lakeshore Middle School	Public	7-8	900 Cutler St	Grand Haven	49417	Ottawa County	Grand Haven Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 850-6500	733	46	15.7	37.0%	614 (83.8%)	15 (2.0%)	56 (7.6%)	15 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (4.0%)	89	76^th of 896 public middle schools	91.5%		92.2	54^th of 890 public middle schools	93.9%	22	83.7	49.6			55.7			53.5		56.2		74.3	$14,948	$608	$14,340
White Pines Intermediate School	Public	5-8	1400 S Griffin St	Grand Haven	49417	Ottawa County	Grand Haven Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 850-6300	740	48	15.3	45.1%	627 (84.7%)	15 (2.0%)	60 (8.1%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.8%)								(n/a)			63.6	60.5		51.0	66.5		60.6		41.4		$19,630	$1,135	$18,495
Holland Middle School	Public	6-8	373 E 24th St	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Holland City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 494-5085	605	39	15.3	62.5%	232 (38.3%)	71 (11.7%)	257 (42.5%)	16 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.8%)	33.4	573^rd of 896 public middle schools	36.0%		32.9	579^th of 890 public middle schools	34.9%	6	61.9	21.8		29.0	23.7		17.8	21.3		28.3		36.4	$25,570	$1,544	$24,026
Baldwin Street Middle School	Public	7-8	3835 Baldwin St	Hudsonville	49426	Ottawa County	Hudsonville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 669-7750	610	36	17.0	14.6%	521 (85.4%)	6 (1.0%)	36 (5.9%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.9%)	88.7	80^th of 896 public middle schools	91.1%		90.9	63^rd of 890 public middle schools	92.9%	17	81.6	58.5			53.7			48.1		60.1		69.2	$14,451	$195	$14,256
Riley Street Middle School	Public	6-8	2745 Riley St	Hudsonville	49426	Ottawa County	Hudsonville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 896-1920	688	39	17.6	19.8%	563 (81.8%)	12 (1.7%)	64 (9.3%)	22 (3.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.5%)	88.9	77^th of 896 public middle schools	91.4%		89.9	70^th of 890 public middle schools	92.1%	7	87.7	57.0		59.4	53.0		53.0	51.7		56.8		64.6	$13,371	$270	$13,101
56 Building at Georgetown	Public	5-6	8175 36th Ave	Hudsonville	49426	Ottawa County	Hudsonville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(616) 272-7100	626	37	16.7	13.1%	543 (86.7%)	10 (1.6%)	32 (5.1%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.3%)								(n/a)			76.6	63.1		61.7	55.4		70.8		55.0		$13,716	$110	$13,606
Jenison Junior High School	Public	7-8	8295 20th Ave	Jenison	49428	Ottawa County	Jenison Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 457-1402	754	46	16.3	23.9%	592 (78.5%)	19 (2.5%)	80 (10.6%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.9%)	90	69^th of 896 public middle schools	92.3%		90.8	64^th of 890 public middle schools	92.8%	5	81.8	65.3			56.8			55.9		56.9		65.1	$14,950	$1,330	$13,620
Spring Lake Middle School	Public	7-8	345 Hammond St	Spring Lake	49456	Ottawa County	Spring Lake Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 846-5502	345	21	16.2	16.8%	316 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	93.3	50^th of 896 public middle schools	94.4%		95.8	32^nd of 890 public middle schools	96.4%	18	84.5	56.9			69.8			59.6		64.3		70.3	$16,261	$256	$16,005
Spring Lake Intermediate School	Public	5-9	345 Hammond St	Spring Lake	49456	Ottawa County	Spring Lake Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 846-6845	330	22	15.3	19.7%	297 (90.0%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.9%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)								(n/a)			73.4	69.0		63.6	71.3		71.7		52.0		$15,852	$256	$15,596
Harbor Lights Middle School	Public	6-8	1024 136th Ave	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 786-1000	903	51	17.8	52.8%	350 (38.8%)	43 (4.8%)	396 (43.9%)	45 (5.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (7.3%)	54.4	368^th of 896 public middle schools	58.9%		50.2	406^th of 890 public middle schools	54.4%	38	65.7	32.0		34.6	36.4		32.1	32.1		40.3		46.9	$15,165	$888	$14,277
Macatawa Bay Middle School	Public	6-8	3700 140th Ave	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 786-2000	632	42	14.9	62.7%	221 (35.0%)	17 (2.7%)	316 (50.0%)	42 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.5%)	45.6	458^th of 896 public middle schools	48.9%		51.1	392^nd of 890 public middle schools	56.0%	66	56.9	29.4		22.8	32.7		29.5	34.2		35.1		47.2	$16,814	$890	$15,924
Cityside Middle School	Public	6-8	320 E Main Ave	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	Zeeland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 748-3200	771	46	16.6	17.6%	574 (74.4%)	18 (2.3%)	125 (16.2%)	20 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.4%)	79.4	143^rd of 896 public middle schools	84.0%		80.9	131^st of 890 public middle schools	85.3%	12	79.2	41.5		58.7	46.1		44.8	44.1		52.5		60.1	$14,731	$454	$14,277
Creekside Middle School	Public	5-8	179 W Roosevelt Ave	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	Zeeland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 748-3300	577	37	15.5	21.5%	426 (73.8%)	4 (0.7%)	104 (18.0%)	18 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.3%)	72.8	198^th of 896 public middle schools	77.9%		79.4	142^nd of 890 public middle schools	84.0%	56	77.3	43.6		40.9	40.8		39.7	40.2		48.3		68.0	$15,464	$248	$15,216

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