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Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School

Q: Is Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School a good school?

Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School ranks 433 rd of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

433^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School in Richland, MI, serves 698 students in grades 3 through 5 as part of the Gull Lake Community Schools district, and it consistently ranks as a solid, above-average school within the state.

Overall, Thomas M Ryan is a strong academic choice. Students here outperform state averages in English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies across all grade levels. For example, in 5th grade, 64% of students were proficient in ELA compared to the state's 43.8%, and in Social Studies, 42.4% were proficient versus the state's 27.5%—a gap of 54% higher than the state average. The school also stands out for its low chronic absenteeism rate of 12.6%, which is far better than the state average of 27.9% and even better than its own district's average of 17.8%. When compared to nearby schools in the Kalamazoo Public Schools district, such as Northeastern Elementary School or Spring Valley Center for Exploration, where proficiency rates often fall in the single digits or teens, Thomas M Ryan is a clear academic leader in the area.

However, the school shows a striking contrast in how it serves different groups of students. It performs exceptionally well with Multi-racial students, ranking 9th out of 104 schools statewide (91st percentile) with a 5-star rating, and it also does very well with Hispanic students, ranking in the 73rd percentile. Yet, its performance with Special Education students is critically low—ranking 240th out of 246 schools (2nd percentile) with a 0-star rating, and this has been declining over the past three years. This is a significant area of concern for parents of children receiving special education services. While the school's overall results are strong and closely aligned with the Gull Lake Community Schools district average, the gap in outcomes for Special Education students is a key differentiator that warrants attention.

698

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,255

Per pupil spending ?

34.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9562 M 89
Richland, MI 49083-8203

(269) 548-3705

District: Gull Lake Community Schools

Students who attend Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School usually attend:

Middle:	Gull Lake Middle School
High:	Gull Lake High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.7%

Two or more races:

7.6%

Hispanic:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2016 → 71st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (47% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Above the Michigan median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg47%

Michigan avg38%

433^rd of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 18% (2016) to top 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	68.0	433 of 1492	71.0%	★★★★☆
2025	70.7	404 of 1488	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	429 of 1486	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	326 of 1470	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.1	313 of 1344	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	68.0	296 of 1153	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	63.1	469 of 1408	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.5	485 of 1448	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.1	419 of 1466	71.4%	★★★★☆
2016	78.4	282 of 1548	81.8%	★★★★☆
2015	79.7	272 of 1580	82.8%	★★★★☆
2014	50.3	832 of 1533	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	67.0	499 of 1563	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.5	378 of 1566	75.9%	★★★★☆
2011	73.0	406 of 1552	73.8%	★★★★☆
2010	74.8	339 of 1552	78.2%	★★★★☆
2009	76.8	305 of 1589	80.8%	★★★★☆
2008	76.5	306 of 1577	80.6%	★★★★☆
2007	82.0	152 of 1565	90.3%	★★★★★
2006	78.1	221 of 1545	85.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	56.8	523 of 1343	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.7	462 of 1338	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	407 of 1342	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.1	365 of 1321	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	290 of 1106	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	55.5	350 of 902	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	505 of 1171	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.0	576 of 1443	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	63.0	60 of 225	73.3%	★★★★☆
2025	72.5	37 of 209	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	43 of 201	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	46 of 188	75.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	57.5	485 of 1352	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.4	404 of 1346	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.4	438 of 1381	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.2	222 of 1350	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	59.8	374 of 1099	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.2	345 of 749	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.0	686 of 1134	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.6	676 of 1397	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	67.9	397 of 1372	71.1%	★★★★☆
2025	71.6	352 of 1366	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.4	447 of 1347	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.6	284 of 1334	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	330 of 1139	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	66.2	250 of 915	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	60.2	432 of 1196	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.2	420 of 1446	71.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	86.3	9 of 104	91.3%	★★★★★
2025	70.1	18 of 93	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	61.8	19 of 78	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	57.8	23 of 81	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	2 of 10	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	48.4	3 of 5	40.0%	★★★★☆
2018	61.0	26 of 81	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	9.7	240 of 246	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	219 of 252	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	191 of 225	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	147 of 195	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.4	18 of 32	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	293 of 403	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	53.0	540 of 1199	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.3	461 of 1206	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	487 of 1204	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.4	335 of 1198	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	66.0	338 of 1102	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.0	298 of 1005	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	60.4	422 of 1128	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	506 of 1253	59.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2026)91st percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)73rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)71st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)64th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)61st percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)55th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2026)2nd percentile-69 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts53%+12 vs state

Science48%+8 vs state

Social Studies42%+15 vs state

Math42%+4 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 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th 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 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th 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
Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School	Public	3-5	9562 M 89	Richland	49083	Kalamazoo County	Gull Lake Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 548-3705	698	43	16.1	34.7%	563 (80.7%)	21 (3.0%)	52 (7.4%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.6%)	68	433^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	71.0%		70.7	404^th of 1488 public elementary schools	72.8%	29			49.2	44.1	64.0			43.2	43.4	39.6			48.4		42.4		$13,255	$471	$12,783
Richland Elementary School	Public	K-2	9476 M 89	Richland	49083	Kalamazoo County	Gull Lake Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 548-3905	412	32	12.8	34.2%	319 (77.4%)	23 (5.6%)	26 (6.3%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.0%)								(n/a)																	$15,186	$459	$14,728
Kellogg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	9594 N 40th St	Hickory Corners	49060	Barry County	Gull Lake Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 548-3805	278	26	10.8	32.7%	239 (86.0%)	2 (0.7%)	20 (7.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)								(n/a)																	$16,100	$493	$15,607
Comstock Elementary School	Public	K-5	1423 N 28th St	Kalamazoo	49048	Kalamazoo County	Comstock Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 250-8960	597	42	14.2	74.9%	279 (46.7%)	139 (23.3%)	82 (13.7%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (14.6%)	6.9	1443^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	3.3%		7.8	1403^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	5.7%	40			5.9	17.6	14.4			6.0	8.8	6.7			11.5		4.8		$27,062	$2,180	$24,882
Spring Valley Center for Exploration	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3530 Mount Olivet Rd	Kalamazoo	49004	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 337-0750	263	20	12.8	84.0%	45 (17.1%)	132 (50.2%)	23 (8.7%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (21.7%)	15.3	1267^th of 1492 public elementary schools	15.1%		8.2	1393^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	6.4%	126			21.8	27.1	21.7			18.2	14.6	1456.1			19.6		10.9		$20,277	$2,510	$17,767
GalesburgAugusta Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	315 W Battle Creek St	Galesburg	49053	Kalamazoo County	Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 484-2040	399	27	14.6	45.6%	332 (83.2%)	17 (4.3%)	20 (5.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.0%)	30.5	996^th of 1492 public elementary schools	33.2%		35.5	926^th of 1488 public elementary schools	37.8%	70			30.1	32.5				32.9	24.7								$19,107	$1,338	$17,770
STEM Academy	Public	K-8	175 Hunt St	Kalamazoo	49048	Kalamazoo County	Comstock Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 250-8594	298	18	16.2	26.2%	205 (68.8%)	27 (9.1%)	15 (5.0%)	14 (4.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.7%)	94.6	54^th of 1492 public elementary schools	96.4%		87.7	163^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	89.0%	109	507.9	65.5	60.0	73.1	85.7	64.5	75.0	67.5	65.4	74.3	64.5	75.0	74.3	86.2	60.0	1834.2	$25,408	$995	$24,412
Parchment North Elementary School	Public	4-5	5535 Keyes Dr	Kalamazoo	49004	Kalamazoo County	Parchment School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 488-1400	208	14	14.8	53.8%	137 (65.9%)	28 (13.5%)	16 (7.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (12.0%)	18.1	1213^th of 1492 public elementary schools	18.7%		34.7	941^st of 1488 public elementary schools	36.8%	272				28.1	25.5				9.9	19.4			23.5		11.2		$17,439	$2,010	$15,430
Parchment Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	516 N Orient St	Kalamazoo	49004	Kalamazoo County	Parchment School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 488-1000	289	16	18.0	62.3%	191 (66.1%)	34 (11.8%)	14 (4.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (16.3%)								(n/a)			17.6					29.7									$16,413	$2,094	$14,319
Northeastern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2433 Gertrude St	Kalamazoo	49048	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 337-0690	195	15	13.3	93.8%	27 (13.8%)	130 (66.7%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (15.4%)	16.3	1250^th of 1492 public elementary schools	16.2%		19.7	1166^th of 1488 public elementary schools	21.6%	84			25.0	29.6	27.3			9.1	18.5	1462.8			18.2		9.1		$21,936	$2,429	$19,507

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School

What district is Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School in?

Gull Lake Community Schools

What is the racial makeup of Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School?

Students at Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School are 81% White, 8% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gull Lake Middle School
High : Gull Lake High School

Is Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School a good school?

Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School ranks 433^rd of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 698 students attended Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School.

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