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Gobles High School

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Gobles High School ranks 312 th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

312^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 61% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Gobles High School in Gobles, MI, is a small, rural school serving 396 students in grades 6 through 12 within the Gobles Public School District, where 54% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

One of the most distinctive features of Gobles is its grade configuration—it houses middle and high school students together, much like Bloomingdale Middle and High School, rather than the traditional 9-12 setup seen at nearby Otsego High School or Mattawan High School. Academically, Gobles shows a striking split: 11th-grade science proficiency (40.9%) beats the state average and rivals top area schools, while math proficiency lags significantly—only 21.9% of 8th graders met state standards in PSAT math, compared to 33.2% statewide. There is a bright spot in early high school literacy, with 9th-grade ELA proficiency at 67.9%, well above the state average and competitive with the best local schools. The school also maintains a lower student-teacher ratio (15.7:1) than larger neighbors, which could mean more individualized attention.

However, Gobles faces challenges. Its graduation rate has been volatile, dipping to 77.7% in 2022-2023 before recovering to 83.0%, and its dropout rate of 9.4% is notably higher than the state average (7.1%) and far above the 1.3-1.7% rates at nearby Otsego, Mattawan, and Paw Paw High School. The school also spends significantly more per student ($19,407) than those higher-performing neighbors—Mattawan spends about $6,500 less yet achieves stronger test scores and a higher graduation rate. Compared to its closest peer, Bloomingdale, Gobles outperforms in nearly every academic metric despite similar economic challenges, suggesting it is getting better results than its most direct comparison. For parents, Gobles offers small class sizes and strong science and early-literacy instruction, but the inconsistent graduation outcomes and math struggles are important factors to weigh.

396

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,407

Per pupil spending ?

54%

Free/discounted lunch ?

409 N State St
Gobles, MI 49055-9717

(269) 628-9340

District: Gobles Public School District

Feeder schools for Gobles High School:

Elementary:

Gobles Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.6%

Hispanic:

11.4%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Michigan median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

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

!Math scores 12 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

Michigan avg42%

Middle school

493^rd of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

312^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

See the entire ranking list of Michigan High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

277^th of 625Gobles Public School District 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	493 of 896	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.6	328 of 890	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.1	549 of 897	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	464 of 883	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	403 of 776	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	366 of 675	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	399 of 792	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.2	352 of 838	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	40.2	452 of 821	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.0	452 of 894	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	58.1	363 of 919	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.8	330 of 921	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.5	446 of 919	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.5	294 of 900	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.0	298 of 858	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.2	462 of 851	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	72.3	230 of 847	72.8%	★★★★☆
2008	63.8	368 of 839	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.7	396 of 823	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.6	332 of 806	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	474 of 789	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.6	412 of 789	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	573 of 771	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	529 of 770	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	372 of 657	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.5	244 of 521	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.2	365 of 658	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.0	303 of 794	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	54.3	328 of 834	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.8	239 of 832	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	43.3	442 of 836	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	454 of 825	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.8	188 of 523	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.7	325 of 672	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	367 of 815	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	459 of 813	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	65.5	215 of 798	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	38.9	470 of 786	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.1	324 of 776	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.6	279 of 658	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.4	271 of 540	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.9	345 of 639	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.4	332 of 797	58.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	505 of 687	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	47.2	344 of 696	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.8	527 of 701	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	428 of 688	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	401 of 638	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.1	404 of 577	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	389 of 624	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	339 of 678	50.0%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	55.0	312 of 800	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.9	283 of 739	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.6	382 of 743	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.1	213 of 735	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	58.9	191 of 561	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.2	316 of 666	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.4	260 of 824	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.9	242 of 835	71.0%	★★★★☆
2016	59.8	326 of 852	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	73.4	211 of 832	74.6%	★★★★☆
2014	67.1	259 of 799	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.0	373 of 805	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.2	222 of 773	71.3%	★★★★☆
2011	63.6	366 of 784	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	77.0	162 of 765	78.8%	★★★★☆
2009	69.9	271 of 754	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	74.2	212 of 750	71.7%	★★★★☆
2007	65.4	301 of 767	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.7	288 of 705	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	360 of 686	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.5	412 of 629	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	337 of 619	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.6	267 of 611	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.1	135 of 462	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	57.9	230 of 554	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	301 of 710	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	373 of 719	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.5	395 of 635	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	387 of 654	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.7	156 of 614	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	59.0	190 of 532	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	283 of 755	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	53.3	275 of 693	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.1	198 of 628	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	322 of 633	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.8	172 of 611	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	43.2	261 of 472	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.2	264 of 543	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.1	211 of 707	70.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	304 of 671	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.6	278 of 639	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.7	390 of 638	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.8	196 of 647	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.9	191 of 516	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.8	328 of 582	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.1	340 of 708	52.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)61st percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)44th percentile~ school

Female (2026)40th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)26th percentile-18 vs school

High school

Male (2026)60th percentile~ school

White (2026)55th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile-13 vs school

Female (2026)48th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts63%~ state avg

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing50%~ state avg

Social Studies44%-3 vs state

Science44%+6 vs state

Mathematics27%-6 vs state

Math21%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)			PSAT Mathematics (2026)			SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT 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 English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gobles High School	Public	6-12	409 N State St	Gobles	49055	Van Buren County	Gobles Public School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 628-9340	396	25	15.7	54.0%	327 (82.6%)	3 (0.8%)	45 (11.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	55	312^th of 800 public high schools	61.0%		58.9	283^rd of 739 public high schools	61.7%	29	63.5	67.9	57.4	21.9	34.0	26.5	50.0	27.3	26.7	21.8	15.0	27.3	45.3	40.9	51.6	31.8	$19,407	$734	$18,673
Bloomingdale Middle and High School	Public	6-12	629 E Kalamazoo St	Bloomingdale	49026	Van Buren County	Bloomingdale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 521-3910	516	31	16.4	64.5%	281 (54.5%)	15 (2.9%)	204 (39.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	20.8	603^rd of 800 public high schools	24.6%		20.6	579^th of 739 public high schools	21.7%	24	36.0	35.8	38.5	338.7	11.3	4.6	39.6	421.0	23.4	18.9	14.5	18.5	24.1	20.0	29.5	34.0	$18,397	$916	$17,481
Communitybased Transition Center	Public	10-12	811 Hazen St	Paw Paw	49064	Van Buren County	Van Buren Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(269) 415-0270	53	10	5.3	37.7%	35 (66.0%)	7 (13.2%)	9 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.8%)								(n/a)
Cedar Street Community and Family Center	Public	6-12	555 Cedar St	Paw Paw	49079	Van Buren County	Paw Paw Public School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 415-5211	76	7	11.4	60.5%	60 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.3%)	2 (2.6%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.8%)								(n/a)							25.0	358.1						2078.7		2084.1	$17,675	$928	$16,747
Paw Paw High School	Public	9-12	30609 E Red Arrow Hwy	Paw Paw	49079	Van Buren County	Paw Paw Public School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 415-5600	638	35	18.2	24.8%	524 (82.1%)	5 (0.8%)	78 (12.2%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.6%)	50.8	359^th of 800 public high schools	55.1%		67.4	200^th of 739 public high schools	72.9%	159		58.9	55.5		27.0	30.8	46.3	21.6						35.3		45.9	$15,148	$928	$14,220
Otsego West Campus High School	Public	6-12	570 Washington St	Otsego	49078	Allegan County	Otsego Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 694-7403	19	1	17.2	57.9%	16 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (15.8%)								(n/a)																	$8,926	$686	$8,240
Otsego High School	Public	9-12	550 Washington St	Otsego	49078	Allegan County	Otsego Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 694-7403	708	38	18.8	28.0%	631 (89.1%)	6 (0.8%)	38 (5.4%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.4%)	80.3	113^th of 800 public high schools	85.9%		73.7	166^th of 739 public high schools	77.5%	53		69.6	74.3		49.4	45.3	65.7	31.4						52.1		56.2	$15,320	$1,416	$13,904
Allegan Alternative High School	Public	9-12	550 5th St	Allegan	49010	Allegan County	Allegan Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 673-5433	112	4	25.8	65.2%	100 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.4%)								(n/a)			36.4			362.7	368.0	336.0						2066.5		2081.3	$13,173	$1,303	$11,871
Mattawan High School	Public	9-12	56720 Murray St	Mattawan	49071	Van Buren County	Mattawan Consolidated School	No	No	No	No	(269) 668-3361	1,126	58	19.4	22.4%	955 (84.8%)	27 (2.4%)	80 (7.1%)	19 (1.7%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.5%)	84.3	86^th of 800 public high schools	89.3%		85.6	73^rd of 739 public high schools	90.1%	13		78.5	77.0		53.8	52.0	71.5	38.1						44.5		50.8	$12,868	$528	$12,340
Allegan High School	Public	9-12	1560 Lincoln Rd	Allegan	49010	Allegan County	Allegan Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 673-7002	543	27	19.8	52.9%	438 (80.7%)	19 (3.5%)	46 (8.5%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.3%)	49.6	372^nd of 800 public high schools	53.5%		52.5	342^nd of 739 public high schools	53.7%	30		60.0	58.0		19.2	22.7	53.3	15.9						39.3		50.5	$18,164	$729	$17,435

Frequently Asked Questions about Gobles High School

What is the racial makeup of Gobles High School?

Students at Gobles High School are 83% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Gobles High School?

Gobles High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Gobles Elementary School

What district is Gobles High School in?

Gobles Public School District

Is Gobles High School a good school?

Gobles High School ranks 312^th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Gobles High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 396 students attended Gobles High School.

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