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Hastings Middle School

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Hastings Middle School ranks 302 nd of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

302^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 66% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Hastings Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Hastings, Michigan, part of the Hastings Area School District. With 613 students, the school has seen its statewide ranking fluctuate between 225 and 330 over the past several years, currently ranking 302 out of 890 Michigan middle schools.

Hastings Middle School stands out for its strong performance in 8th grade science and social studies, where proficiency rates are significantly higher than the state averages. The school also performs well in 8th grade PSAT English Language Arts. However, the school faces challenges with relatively high chronic absenteeism rates and the performance of its special education students, who struggle compared to the state average. Interestingly, the school's low-socioeconomic status students perform better than the state average, suggesting effective strategies to support these students.

Compared to nearby schools, Kraft Meadows Intermediate and Duncan Lake Middle School in the Caledonia Community Schools district consistently outperform Hastings Middle School, particularly in math and English Language Arts. Similarly, Wayland Union Middle School generally outperforms Hastings across various metrics. While closer in proximity, Delton Kellogg Middle School and Lakewood Middle School have lower overall performance and higher rates of economic disadvantage compared to Hastings.

584

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,875

Per pupil spending ?

48.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

232 W Grand St
Hastings, MI 49058-2225

(269) 948-4404

District: Hastings Area School District

Students who attend Hastings Middle School usually attend:

High:

Hastings High School

Feeder schools for Hastings Middle School:

Elementary:	Central Elementary School
	Northeastern Elementary School
	Southeastern Elementary School
	Star Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.2%

Hispanic:

5.3%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Michigan median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg43%

Michigan avg41%

302^nd of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

210^th of 613Hastings Area 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	302 of 890	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.5	225 of 897	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	266 of 883	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	59.7	255 of 776	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.0	289 of 675	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	330 of 792	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	319 of 838	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.5	438 of 821	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.4	430 of 894	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.0	383 of 919	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.5	287 of 921	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.9	359 of 919	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.8	348 of 900	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.5	357 of 858	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.4	375 of 851	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.4	422 of 847	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.0	436 of 839	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.3	447 of 823	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	59.4	404 of 806	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	305 of 789	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	265 of 771	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	288 of 770	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	273 of 657	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.3	276 of 521	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.4	317 of 658	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.3	275 of 794	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	83.5	26 of 257	89.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	266 of 832	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	209 of 836	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	162 of 825	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.0	182 of 691	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	63.1	141 of 523	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	57.8	246 of 672	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	332 of 815	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	270 of 798	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.1	175 of 786	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	63.3	216 of 776	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	58.5	214 of 658	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.9	242 of 540	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.8	294 of 639	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	311 of 797	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	56.3	68 of 176	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	218 of 244	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.6	77 of 199	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.9	238 of 377	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	346 of 696	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	271 of 701	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	313 of 688	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	283 of 638	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.3	305 of 577	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	354 of 624	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	341 of 678	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)90th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile~ school

Male (2025)66th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)61st percentile-14 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile-55 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science57%+16 vs state

Social Studies53%+6 vs state

English Language Arts39%~ state avg

Math31%~ state avg

Mathematics24%-6 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
Hastings Middle School	Public	6-8	232 W Grand St	Hastings	49058	Barry County	Hastings Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 948-4404	584	32	18.0	48.1%	515 (88.2%)	4 (0.7%)	31 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.3%)	60	302^nd of 890 public middle schools	66.1%		67.5	225^th of 897 public middle schools	74.9%	77	70.2	24.3		32.3	45.1		20.9	41.1		57.4		53.3	$12,875	$746	$12,129
Thornapple Kellogg Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	10375 Green Lake Rd	Middleville	49333	Barry County	Thornapple Kellogg School District	No	Yes	No	No	(269) 795-3349	693	39	17.6	39.1%	604 (87.2%)	7 (1.0%)	47 (6.8%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.8%)	67.1	238^th of 890 public middle schools	73.3%		65	246^th of 897 public middle schools	72.6%	8	78.0	35.9		48.8	44.5		35.7	30.8		44.5		51.9	$14,133	$777	$13,356
DeltonKellogg Middle School	Public	5-8	6325 Delton Rd	Delton	49046	Barry County	Delton Kellogg Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 623-1545	293	19	15.1	57.7%	276 (94.2%)	3 (1.0%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	45.1	473^rd of 890 public middle schools	46.9%		51.4	383^rd of 897 public middle schools	57.3%	90	69.0	21.1	33.8	37.1	39.4	28.2	27.1	25.4	29.6	32.9	19.7	32.9	$15,220	$1,375	$13,845
Lakewood Middle School	Public	5-8	8669 Brown Rd	Woodland	48897	Barry County	Lakewood Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 374-2400	514	24	21.3	30.7%	455 (88.5%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	44.2	487^th of 890 public middle schools	45.3%		54.3	347^th of 897 public middle schools	61.3%	140	66.7	22.5	37.7	37.7	26.9	19.8	14.0	26.2	31.1	40.8	37.7	45.4	$12,174	$715	$11,459
Duncan Lake Middle School	Public	7-8	9758 Kraft Ave SE	Caledonia	49316	Kent County	Caledonia Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 891-1380	696	37	18.6	16.5%	569 (81.8%)	17 (2.4%)	50 (7.2%)	14 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (6.2%)	94.7	42^nd of 890 public middle schools	95.3%		94.3	38^th of 897 public middle schools	95.8%	4	83.7	64.5			62.4			66.5		64.0		79.1	$14,072	$1,748	$12,324
Kraft Meadows Intermediate School	Public	5-6	9230 Kraft Ave SE	Caledonia	49316	Kent County	Caledonia Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 891-8649	703	37	18.7	17.1%	556 (79.1%)	18 (2.6%)	60 (8.5%)	17 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.1%)								(n/a)			72.4	66.8		60.2	61.1		68.3		63.7		$14,373	$1,736	$12,637
Wayland Union Middle School	Public	5-8	701 Wildcat Dr	Wayland	49348	Allegan County	Wayland Union Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 792-2306	611	35	17.4	36.2%	509 (83.3%)	10 (1.6%)	56 (9.2%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	63	272^nd of 890 public middle schools	69.4%		64.2	253^rd of 897 public middle schools	71.8%	19	71.8	33.7		43.9	38.8		37.8	34.8		41.4		50.7	$18,309	$1,008	$17,301

Frequently Asked Questions about Hastings Middle School

What high school do graduates of Hastings Middle School attend?

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

What district is Hastings Middle School in?

Hastings Area School District

Is Hastings Middle School a good school?

Hastings Middle School ranks 302^nd of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Hastings Middle School?

Students at Hastings Middle School are 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Hastings Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 584 students attended Hastings Middle School.

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