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Lakeshore Middle School

Public Grades 7-8

76^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 92% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Lakeshore Middle School in Grand Haven, MI, serves 733 students in grades 7 and 8 as part of the Grand Haven Area Public Schools district, and it consistently ranks among the top 10% of middle schools statewide.

If you're considering Lakeshore, the headline is this: your child would be entering a school with a decade-long track record of excellent academics. In the most recent school year, Lakeshore ranked 76th out of 896 Michigan middle schools, earning a 5-star rating. Test scores are well above state averages across every subject. For example, 8th-grade social studies proficiency hit 74.3% compared to the state's 50.3%, and 83.7% of 8th graders met the college-readiness benchmark on the PSAT English Language Arts exam—nearly 19 points higher than the state average. The school also stands out for its work with students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds; that group performs in the 90th percentile statewide, which suggests strong support systems are in place. Class sizes are reasonable at about 16 students per teacher, and per-student spending is efficient compared to nearby districts.

How does Lakeshore stack up against neighbors? It clearly outperforms Fruitport Middle School, Mona Shores Middle School, and North Muskegon Middle School in 7th-grade math by wide margins. The most interesting comparison is with Spring Lake Middle School, just two miles away, which ranks even higher—especially in math. One concern to note: chronic absenteeism has been volatile, spiking to 63% a couple of years ago before dropping to 24.6% recently. While that's below the state average, it's still roughly one in four students, which is worth asking the school about. Overall, Lakeshore is a strong, reliable choice with particular excellence in social studies and ELA.

733

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,948

Per pupil spending ?

37%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 Cutler St
Grand Haven, MI 49417-2170

(616) 850-6500

District: Grand Haven Area Public Schools

Students who attend Lakeshore Middle School usually attend:

High:

Grand Haven High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.8%

Hispanic:

7.6%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2016 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (62% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Michigan middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg62%

Michigan avg43%

76^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 8%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

114^th of 625Grand Haven Area 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	89.0	76 of 896	91.5%	★★★★★
2025	92.2	54 of 890	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	68 of 897	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	85.1	106 of 883	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	81 of 776	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	87.1	61 of 675	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	90.2	64 of 792	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	84.9	109 of 838	87.0%	★★★★☆
2017	87.8	72 of 821	91.2%	★★★★★
2016	87.9	80 of 894	91.1%	★★★★★
2015	81.5	127 of 919	86.2%	★★★★☆
2014	85.1	92 of 921	90.0%	★★★★★
2013	82.3	115 of 919	87.5%	★★★★☆
2012	86.3	85 of 900	90.6%	★★★★★
2011	82.2	85 of 858	90.1%	★★★★★
2010	80.3	104 of 851	87.8%	★★★★☆
2009	78.1	141 of 847	83.4%	★★★★☆
2008	83.8	71 of 839	91.5%	★★★★★
2007	83.5	72 of 823	91.3%	★★★★★
2006	83.6	76 of 806	90.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	55.7	135 of 366	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	86.7	77 of 789	90.2%	★★★★★
2025	89.0	61 of 789	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	89.5	61 of 771	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	79.7	105 of 770	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	80 of 657	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	85.5	51 of 521	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	82.2	82 of 658	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	113 of 794	85.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	73.2	55 of 260	78.8%	★★★★☆
2025	54.9	101 of 265	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	90 of 257	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.0	51 of 246	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	42 of 138	69.6%	★★★★☆
2021	66.5	18 of 69	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	65.2	38 of 137	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	42.6	149 of 266	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	81.1	84 of 834	89.9%	★★★★★
2025	83.9	67 of 832	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	85.4	58 of 836	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	79.3	92 of 825	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.7	128 of 691	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	88 of 523	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	76 of 672	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	91 of 815	88.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	87.9	70 of 813	91.4%	★★★★★
2025	92.6	47 of 798	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.2	64 of 786	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	84.6	99 of 776	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	84.5	82 of 658	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	83.3	62 of 540	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	92.8	35 of 639	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	84.2	98 of 797	87.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	39 of 190	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	60 of 176	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.4	98 of 163	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.0	60 of 156	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	50.5	93 of 236	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.6	66 of 244	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	48.0	80 of 201	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.9	114 of 199	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	32 of 70	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.6	14 of 19	26.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.3	25 of 76	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.0	54 of 377	85.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	85.8	80 of 687	88.4%	★★★★☆
2025	91.5	46 of 696	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.7	58 of 701	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	81.0	101 of 688	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.4	84 of 638	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	86.9	51 of 577	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	88.9	56 of 624	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	79.0	111 of 678	83.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2026)91st percentile~ school

Female (2026)90th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)90th percentile~ school

White (2026)88th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)79th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)79th percentile-13 vs school

African American (2018)63rd percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2026)61st percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies74%+24 vs state

Science56%+17 vs state

English Language Arts56%+17 vs state

Math54%+20 vs state

Mathematics50%+16 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
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
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
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
Fruitport Middle School	Public	6-8	3113 Pontaluna Rd	Fruitport	49415	Muskegon County	Fruitport Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 865-3128	615	33	18.6	49.8%	528 (85.9%)	19 (3.1%)	34 (5.5%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.2%)	58.7	312^th of 896 public middle schools	65.2%		59.5	307^th of 890 public middle schools	65.5%	5	69.5	33.5		32.7	39.1		29.3	33.5		42.9		57.7	$14,327	$1,224	$13,103
Mona Shores Middle School	Public	6-8	1700 Woodside Rd	Muskegon	49441	Muskegon County	Mona Shores Public School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 759-8506	930	53	17.5	52.2%	643 (69.1%)	120 (12.9%)	73 (7.8%)	14 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	75 (8.1%)	53.8	373^rd of 896 public middle schools	58.4%		47.2	440^th of 890 public middle schools	50.6%	67	72.1	36.6		31.8	37.7		27.7	30.0		38.8		45.5	$14,056	$832	$13,224
Charles Hackley Middle School	Public	6-8	180 E Laketon Ave	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Muskegon Public Schools of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 720-3000	774	38	20.5	87.1%	137 (17.7%)	407 (52.6%)	144 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (10.6%)	8.5	846^th of 896 public middle schools	5.6%		7	853^rd of 890 public middle schools	4.2%	7	38.4	5.0		9.5	12.3		7.1	4.2		10.8		15.6	$14,785	$2,707	$12,078
Orchard View Middle School	Public, Magnet	5-9	35 S Sheridan Dr	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Orchard View Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 760-1500	422	29	14.6	69.2%	213 (50.5%)	121 (28.7%)	42 (10.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.7%)	15.6	753^rd of 896 public middle schools	16.0%		19.3	704^th of 890 public middle schools	20.9%	49	40.6	9.8		15.5	15.1		8.5	10.5		28.1		26.7	$17,514	$1,689	$15,825
North Muskegon Middle School	Public	6-8	1507 Mills Ave	Muskegon	49445	Muskegon County	North Muskegon Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 719-4110	206	14	14.5	23.8%	153 (74.3%)	7 (3.4%)	27 (13.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.3%)	68.3	225^th of 896 public middle schools	74.9%		76.1	166^th of 890 public middle schools	81.3%	59	78.3	39.1		43.2	32.3		43.8	45.2		31.9		66.2	$13,921	$822	$13,099
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakeshore Middle School

Is Lakeshore Middle School a good school?

Yes. Lakeshore Middle School ranks in the top 8.5% of Michigan middle schools.

What district is Lakeshore Middle School in?

Grand Haven Area Public Schools

What high school do graduates of Lakeshore Middle School attend?

Students who attend Lakeshore Middle School usually go on to attend Grand Haven High School

What is the racial makeup of Lakeshore Middle School?

Students at Lakeshore Middle School are 84% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Lakeshore Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 733 students attended Lakeshore Middle School.

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