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Comstock Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

726^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 19% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Comstock Middle School in Kalamazoo, MI, serves 276 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the Comstock Public Schools district, which sits in a community where two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, Comstock Middle School faces significant challenges. On the 2025-2026 M-Step, only 6.6% of 6th graders were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 59.3% at Portage Central Middle School and 50.2% at Gull Lake Middle School. This pattern holds across subjects and grade levels. Even in 8th-grade Science—Comstock's strongest area at 29.6% proficiency—nearby schools outperform it by roughly 20 points. The school also struggles with chronic absenteeism: 53.2% of students missed significant school time in 2024-2025, nearly double the state average of 27.9% and far above rates at Portage West Middle School (18.7%) and Gull Lake (23.8%). Notably, Comstock spends $28,682 per student—more than double what Portage Central ($12,080) and Gull Lake ($12,612) spend—yet achieves far lower results, suggesting that funding alone isn't solving the underlying issues.

There is some encouraging news. Comstock's state ranking has climbed from the 1st percentile in 2021-2022 to the 19th percentile in 2025-2026. Test scores have risen sharply in recent years: 8th-grade Science proficiency jumped from 4.65% in 2022-2023 to 29.6%, and Social Studies rose from 4.65% to 34.8%. However, when compared to schools with similar economic demographics, like Linden Grove Middle School (35.6% 6th-grade ELA proficiency) and Milwood Magnet School (24.2%), Comstock still trails significantly. The school's progress is real, but the combination of high poverty, extreme absenteeism, and persistent achievement gaps means families should look closely at attendance support and intervention programs when considering this school.

276

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,682

Per pupil spending ?

66.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3100 N 26th St
Kalamazoo, MI 49048-9215

(269) 250-8600

District: Comstock Public Schools

Students who attend Comstock Middle School usually attend:

High:

Comstock High School

Feeder schools for Comstock Middle School:

Elementary:

Comstock Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.6%

African American:

26.4%

Two or more races:

13.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (53% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg33%

Michigan avg41%

726^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

329^th of 625Comstock 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
2026	18.1	726 of 896	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.9	781 of 890	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	821 of 897	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	829 of 883	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	768 of 776	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	631 of 675	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	736 of 792	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	748 of 838	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.1	733 of 821	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.7	685 of 894	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	44.5	523 of 919	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	27.6	703 of 921	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.1	761 of 919	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.5	767 of 900	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.7	692 of 858	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.6	691 of 851	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.9	605 of 847	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.5	602 of 839	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.7	601 of 823	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	45.8	568 of 806	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	32.7	236 of 366	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	10.5	735 of 789	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.1	665 of 789	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	725 of 771	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	708 of 770	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	621 of 658	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	696 of 794	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	11.8	257 of 266	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	716 of 834	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	729 of 832	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	765 of 836	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	759 of 825	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	691 of 691	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	637 of 672	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	705 of 815	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	614 of 813	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.6	721 of 798	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	716 of 786	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	750 of 776	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	602 of 639	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	683 of 797	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	169 of 190	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	138 of 156	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	12.2	375 of 377	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	13.1	623 of 687	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.7	656 of 696	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	692 of 701	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	679 of 688	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	607 of 624	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	659 of 678	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2018)36th percentile+25 vs school

Male (2026)24th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)11th percentile~ school

White (2026)9th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2026)7th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2018)3rd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2018)1st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies35%-16 vs state

Science30%-10 vs state

English Language Arts11%-27 vs state

Mathematics10%-23 vs state

Math6%-26 vs state

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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
Comstock Middle School	Public	6-8	3100 N 26th St	Kalamazoo	49048	Kalamazoo County	Comstock Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 250-8600	276	17	15.9	66.3%	134 (48.6%)	73 (26.4%)	29 (10.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (13.8%)	18.1	726^th of 896 public middle schools	19.0%		12.9	781^st of 890 public middle schools	12.2%	55	47.9	9.9		6.6	16.7		1555.5	6.4		29.6		34.8	$28,682	$2,449	$26,233
Parchment Middle School	Public	6-8	307 N Riverview Dr	Kalamazoo	49004	Kalamazoo County	Parchment School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 488-1200	352	21	16.9	49.7%	237 (67.3%)	41 (11.6%)	25 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (13.6%)	29.3	618^th of 896 public middle schools	31.0%		29.1	608^th of 890 public middle schools	31.7%	10	59.3	17.6		29.4	26.4		9.2	13.9		28.0		37.7	$16,225	$1,889	$14,337
Milwood Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	2916 Konkle St	Kalamazoo	49001	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(269) 337-0670	731	38	19.3	66.1%	287 (39.3%)	217 (29.7%)	114 (15.6%)	17 (2.3%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	84 (11.5%)	31.4	589^th of 896 public middle schools	34.3%		34.6	562^nd of 890 public middle schools	36.9%	27	44.7	18.2		24.2	33.9		20.4	21.5		29.6		38.2	$17,235	$1,490	$15,745
Hillside Middle School	Public	6-8	1941 Alamo Ave	Kalamazoo	49006	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 337-0570	476	28	17.3	60.1%	173 (36.3%)	209 (43.9%)	20 (4.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	70 (14.7%)	41.3	504^th of 896 public middle schools	43.8%		30	601^st of 890 public middle schools	32.5%	97	53.3	24.1		35.1	24.7		25.8	25.3		38.7		46.0	$18,808	$1,549	$17,259
Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	922 W Maple St	Kalamazoo	49008	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(269) 337-0730	889	46	19.3	60.4%	350 (39.4%)	278 (31.3%)	138 (15.5%)	7 (0.8%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	106 (11.9%)	44.8	467^th of 896 public middle schools	47.9%		46	459^th of 890 public middle schools	48.4%	8	51.5	28.5		34.0	38.0		23.7	28.7		37.0		42.9	$15,841	$1,481	$14,360
Gull Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	9550 M 89	Richland	49083	Kalamazoo County	Gull Lake Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 548-3605	717	42	17.1	33.6%	579 (80.8%)	26 (3.6%)	48 (6.7%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.4%)	76.1	167^th of 896 public middle schools	81.4%		77.5	154^th of 890 public middle schools	82.7%	13	78.1	36.2		50.2	47.3		43.8	36.3		53.3		65.6	$12,612	$323	$12,289
Linden Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	4241 Arboretum Pkwy	Kalamazoo	49008	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 337-1740	727	38	18.9	62.7%	232 (31.9%)	305 (42.0%)	73 (10.0%)	14 (1.9%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (13.1%)	41.4	502^nd of 896 public middle schools	44.0%		46.2	456^th of 890 public middle schools	48.8%	46	55.2	22.5		35.6	35.2		19.8	25.3		38.8		38.4	$17,064	$1,503	$15,562
Portage North Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 W Milham Ave	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 323-5700	609	38	16.1	33.8%	371 (60.9%)	69 (11.3%)	62 (10.2%)	34 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (12.0%)	62.9	270^th of 896 public middle schools	69.9%		58.2	316^th of 890 public middle schools	64.5%	46	74.6	37.3		39.5	34.5		36.3	32.0		47.6		52.9	$15,738	$727	$15,012
GalesburgAugusta Middle School	Public	5-8	750 W Van Buren St	Augusta	49012	Kalamazoo County	Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 484-2020	302	17	17.6	41.4%	255 (84.4%)	6 (2.0%)	15 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.6%)	36	558^th of 896 public middle schools	37.7%		35.4	554^th of 890 public middle schools	37.8%	4	56.8	23.9	52.3	32.9	23.0	36.0	24.7	16.2	44.2	30.7	18.6	40.9	$16,873	$637	$16,236
Portage Central Middle School	Public	6-8	8305 S Westnedge Ave	Portage	49002	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 323-5600	719	41	17.3	18.9%	532 (74.0%)	30 (4.2%)	55 (7.6%)	37 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (9.0%)	86.1	100^th of 896 public middle schools	88.8%		82.5	117^th of 890 public middle schools	86.9%	17	80.6	51.6		59.3	51.2		50.2	47.1		52.4		71.0	$12,080	$570	$11,510

Frequently Asked Questions about Comstock Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Comstock Middle School?

Students at Comstock Middle School are 49% White, 26% African American, 14% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Comstock Middle School attend?

Students who attend Comstock Middle School usually go on to attend Comstock High School

What district is Comstock Middle School in?

Comstock Public Schools

How many students attend Comstock Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 276 students attended Comstock Middle School.

Is Comstock Middle School a good school?

Comstock Middle School ranks in the bottom 19.0% of Michigan middle schools.

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