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Byron Center West Middle School

Public Grades 6-9

9^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 99% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Byron Center West Middle School is a high-performing public middle school in Byron Center, Michigan, serving 694 students in grades 6-9. The school is part of the Byron Center Public Schools district, which is ranked 3rd out of 613 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Byron Center West Middle School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Michigan, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 68.1% of 7th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 39.2%. The school's performance on the PSAT exam is also noteworthy, with 8th-grade students achieving proficiency rates of over 70% in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, far exceeding the state averages.

While the school has a diverse student population, its academic performance is exceptional across different student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and white students, as well as students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. In comparison, nearby schools such as Lee Middle School, Godwin Heights Middle School, and Valleywood Middle School have significantly lower academic achievement and rankings. The high-performing Riley Street Middle School in the Hudsonville Public School District is a notable peer school with similar academic excellence.

729

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,345

Per pupil spending ?

23.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8654 Homerich Ave SW
Byron Center, MI 49315-9220

(616) 878-6500

District: Byron Center Public Schools

Students who attend Byron Center West Middle School usually attend:

High:

Byron Center High School

Feeder schools for Byron Center West Middle School:

Elementary:	Brown Elementary School
	Countryside Elementary School
	Marshall Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.4%

Hispanic:

8.8%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (78% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Michigan middle schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg78%

Michigan avg43%

9^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 613Byron Center 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	9 of 890	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	22 of 897	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	16 of 883	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	17 of 776	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	94.0	35 of 675	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	94.9	26 of 792	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	42 of 838	95.0%	★★★★★
2017	96.9	14 of 821	98.3%	★★★★★
2016	96.4	21 of 894	97.7%	★★★★★
2015	95.0	31 of 919	96.6%	★★★★★
2014	86.2	84 of 921	90.9%	★★★★★
2013	92.4	43 of 919	95.3%	★★★★★
2012	75.0	184 of 900	79.6%	★★★★☆
2011	77.8	149 of 858	82.6%	★★★★☆
2010	81.7	86 of 851	89.9%	★★★★★
2009	85.0	60 of 847	92.9%	★★★★★
2008	79.1	127 of 839	84.9%	★★★★☆
2007	82.8	81 of 823	90.2%	★★★★★
2006	80.9	107 of 806	86.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	72.9	28 of 104	73.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	5 of 789	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	13 of 771	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	10 of 770	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	6 of 657	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	91.9	34 of 521	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	14 of 658	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	33 of 794	95.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	49 of 265	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.8	47 of 257	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	91.6	9 of 246	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	88.1	9 of 138	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	54.6	29 of 69	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	94.9	3 of 137	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	80.2	40 of 266	85.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	15 of 832	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	30 of 836	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	14 of 825	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	17 of 691	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	67.2	112 of 523	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	95.7	8 of 672	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	84.2	57 of 815	93.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	12 of 798	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	23 of 786	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	21 of 776	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	20 of 658	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	93.4	27 of 540	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	38 of 639	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	44 of 797	94.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	3 of 190	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	80.3	24 of 176	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	93.0	3 of 163	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	82.1	6 of 65	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	60.7	4 of 15	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	5 of 51	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	76.8	31 of 156	80.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	65 of 244	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	54.5	64 of 201	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.2	70 of 199	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.4	70 of 377	81.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	6 of 696	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	15 of 701	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	12 of 688	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	10 of 638	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	95.9	10 of 577	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	27 of 624	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	38 of 678	94.4%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile-26 vs school

Asian (2018)73rd percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies90%+43 vs state

Science79%+38 vs state

Math75%+41 vs state

Mathematics71%+40 vs state

English Language Arts68%+29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)			M-Step Math (2025)			M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Byron Center West Middle School	Public	6-9	8654 Homerich Ave SW	Byron Center	49315	Kent County	Byron Center Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 878-6500	729	36	20.4	23.3%	564 (77.4%)	16 (2.2%)	64 (8.8%)	42 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.9%)	97.5	9^th of 890 public middle schools	99.0%		96.6	22^nd of 897 public middle schools	97.5%	13	86.3	70.7			68.1			74.7		78.6		90.2	$13,345	$1,295	$12,050
Robert L Nickels Intermediate School	Public	3-7	3100 84th St SW	Byron Center	49315	Kent County	Byron Center Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 878-6400	705	37	19.1	22.8%	532 (75.5%)	9 (1.3%)	59 (8.4%)	47 (6.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.9%)								(n/a)			74.8	72.0		68.5	66.5		63.3		62.2		$14,607	$1,843	$12,763
Grandville Middle School	Public	3-8	4900 Canal Ave SW	Grandville	49418	Kent County	Grandville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 254-6612	850	50	17.1	30.7%	565 (66.5%)	52 (6.1%)	137 (16.1%)	31 (3.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (7.2%)	75.7	169^th of 890 public middle schools	81.0%		70.5	203^rd of 897 public middle schools	77.4%	34	76.5	34.1			56.1			38.2		51.4		60.4	$15,929	$1,117	$14,813
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%)	89.9	70^th of 890 public middle schools	92.1%		88.4	81^st of 897 public middle schools	91.0%	11	85.0	61.0		54.1	55.8		58.4	50.4		57.5		69.6	$13,419	$880	$12,539
Kelloggsville Middle School	Public	6-8	4650 Division Ave S	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Kelloggsville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 532-1575	475	24	19.8	82.3%	75 (15.8%)	153 (32.2%)	209 (44.0%)	18 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	13.2	774^th of 890 public middle schools	13.0%		15.8	750^th of 897 public middle schools	16.4%	24	35.3	8.5		15.2	20.1		8.3	10.0		20.1		23.6	$14,485	$2,101	$12,385
Valleywood Middle School	Public	6-8	1110 50th St SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 538-7670	541	38	14.1	81.1%	92 (17.0%)	193 (35.7%)	140 (25.9%)	62 (11.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.4%)	20.4	691^st of 890 public middle schools	22.4%		25.3	663^rd of 897 public middle schools	26.1%	28	50.3	13.9		17.1	20.6		13.6	13.9		22.5		31.6	$19,187	$3,052	$16,135
Wyoming Intermediate	Public	5-6	1331 33rd St SW	Wyoming	49509	Kent County	Wyoming Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 530-7540	579	35	16.7	86.5%	134 (23.1%)	112 (19.3%)	278 (48.0%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.4%)								(n/a)			16.1	15.5		11.1	13.9		12.8		9.7		$14,199	$1,598	$12,601
Pinewood Middle School	Public	6-8	2100 60th St SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 455-1224	842	45	18.5	67.6%	202 (24.0%)	291 (34.6%)	149 (17.7%)	110 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (10.6%)	40.4	524^th of 890 public middle schools	41.1%		35.7	555^th of 897 public middle schools	38.1%	31	57.6	22.8		31.7	34.9		28.6	25.6		30.9		35.4	$14,678	$2,510	$12,168
Godwin Heights Middle School	Public	5-8	100 Wexford St SE	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Godwin Heights Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 252-2070	382	23	16.5	94.8%	47 (12.3%)	73 (19.1%)	229 (59.9%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.3%)	32.4	584^th of 890 public middle schools	34.4%		25.7	657^th of 897 public middle schools	26.8%	73	68.9	25.9		22.3	25.6		16.1	15.6		27.5		37.6	$18,332	$3,043	$15,289
Wyoming Junior High School	Public	7-8	2125 Wrenwood St SW	Wyoming	49519	Kent County	Wyoming Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 530-7590	584	35	16.6	86.1%	148 (25.3%)	104 (17.8%)	276 (47.3%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.9%)	20.7	687^th of 890 public middle schools	22.8%		23.2	679^th of 897 public middle schools	24.3%	8	50.8	11.6			25.1			14.4		22.0		21.2	$17,120	$2,601	$14,519

Frequently Asked Questions about Byron Center West Middle School

Is Byron Center West Middle School a good school?

Yes! Byron Center West Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 9^th of 890 Michigan middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Byron Center West Middle School attend?

Students who attend Byron Center West Middle School usually go on to attend Byron Center High School

What district is Byron Center West Middle School in?

Byron Center Public Schools

How many students attend Byron Center West Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 729 students attended Byron Center West Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Byron Center West Middle School?

Students at Byron Center West Middle School are 77% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 2% African American.

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