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Hillside Middle School

Q: Is Hillside Middle School a good school?

Hillside Middle School ranks 601 st of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Hillside Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 476 students attended Hillside Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hillside Middle School?

Students at Hillside Middle School are 44% African American, 36% White, 15% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

Q: What high school do graduates of Hillside Middle School attend?

Students who attend Hillside Middle School usually go on to attend Kalamazoo Central High School

Public Grades 6-8

601^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 32% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Hillside Middle School is a public middle school in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serving 474 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Kalamazoo Public Schools district, which is ranked 416 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hillside Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Michigan middle schools over the past several years, with a 1-star or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other middle schools in the state. The school's proficiency rates in M-Step/PSAT assessments for English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies are significantly lower than the Kalamazoo Public Schools district average and the Michigan state average across all grade levels and subject areas. Additionally, Hillside Middle School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 52.3% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average.

While Hillside Middle School's performance is generally lower than the nearby Milwood Magnet School, Linden Grove Middle School, and Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts, which are also part of the Kalamazoo Public Schools district, it outperforms the Comstock Middle School, which is part of the Comstock Public Schools district and has even lower academic proficiency rates and higher chronic absenteeism.

476

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,282

Per pupil spending ?

60.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1941 Alamo Ave
Kalamazoo, MI 49006-1603

(269) 337-0570

District: Kalamazoo Public Schools

Students who attend Hillside Middle School usually attend:

High:

Kalamazoo Central High School

Feeder schools for Hillside Middle School:

Elementary:	Northglade Montessori School
	Spring Valley Center for Exploration

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.9%

White:

36.3%

Two or more races:

14.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2014 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 28% Michigan)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg33%

Michigan avg41%

601^st of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Kalamazoo Public Schools

416^th of 613Kalamazoo 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
2025	30.0	601 of 890	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	579 of 897	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.7	643 of 883	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	576 of 776	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	672 of 792	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	623 of 838	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.7	630 of 821	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.3	613 of 894	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.1	605 of 919	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	28.0	702 of 921	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.2	735 of 919	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.8	729 of 900	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.0	772 of 858	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.7	755 of 851	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.6	664 of 847	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.5	685 of 839	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.0	699 of 823	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.8	664 of 806	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	318 of 338	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	244 of 300	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	279 of 310	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	159 of 182	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	195 of 196	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	290 of 366	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	14.4	154 of 154	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	636 of 789	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	547 of 771	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	592 of 770	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	536 of 657	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	580 of 658	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	587 of 794	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	47.2	124 of 246	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.3	164 of 266	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	760 of 832	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	754 of 836	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	734 of 825	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	607 of 691	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	657 of 672	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	681 of 815	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	527 of 798	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	560 of 786	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	617 of 776	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	524 of 658	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	590 of 639	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	556 of 797	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	154 of 190	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	136 of 176	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	153 of 163	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	56.4	24 of 65	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	16.5	45 of 51	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.2	85 of 156	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	31.9	273 of 377	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	179 of 696	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	117 of 701	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.7	196 of 688	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	141 of 638	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	55.3	244 of 624	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.8	246 of 678	63.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)74th percentile+42 vs school

Hispanic (2023)50th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile~ school

Special Education (2018)28th percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)19th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-24 vs school

African American (2025)6th percentile-27 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)<1st percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies30%-17 vs state

Science30%-11 vs state

English Language Arts27%-12 vs state

Math26%-7 vs state

Mathematics15%-16 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 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 Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	30	601^st of 890 public middle schools	32.5%		33.8	579^th of 897 public middle schools	35.5%	22	45.6	14.6	28.4	24.8	23.7	28.3	29.7	29.9	$17,282	$2,684	$14,599
Linden Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	4241 Arboretum Pkwy	Kalamazoo	49006	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%)	46.2	456^th of 890 public middle schools	48.8%		44.2	468^th of 897 public middle schools	47.8%	12	54.6	31.3	34.1	36.2	23.8	26.8	37.4	45.2	$16,568	$2,771	$13,798
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%)	46	459^th of 890 public middle schools	48.4%		47.3	441^st of 897 public middle schools	50.8%	18	59.1	27.4	33.0	35.7	26.5	26.2	38.5	41.9	$15,849	$2,742	$13,107
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%)	29.1	608^th of 890 public middle schools	31.7%		27.3	634^th of 897 public middle schools	29.3%	26	62.6	16.2	25.6	19.8	10.8	10.3	38.0	38.0	$15,630	$1,274	$14,356
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%)	34.6	562^nd of 890 public middle schools	36.9%		23.5	677^th of 897 public middle schools	24.5%	115	53.0	15.1	34.3	31.2	20.7	23.7	32.3	34.5	$16,740	$2,910	$13,830
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%)	58.2	316^th of 890 public middle schools	64.5%		51.4	384^th of 897 public middle schools	57.2%	68	73.0	33.5	38.3	38.5	35.2	29.1	41.8	44.7	$15,092	$836	$14,257
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%)	12.9	781^st of 890 public middle schools	12.2%		10.2	821^st of 897 public middle schools	8.5%	40	40.0	3.5	15.1	18.8	7.0	12.5	16.5	24.2	$20,508	$2,058	$18,449
Portage West Middle School	Public	6-8	7145 Moors Bridge Rd	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 323-5800	717	39	18.3	17.4%	465 (64.9%)	49 (6.8%)	62 (8.6%)	79 (11.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (8.5%)	87.5	90^th of 890 public middle schools	89.9%		86.7	92^nd of 897 public middle schools	89.7%	2	80.2	50.6	58.3	57.0	58.7	51.3	50.2	67.5	$13,227	$1,006	$12,221
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%)	82.5	117^th of 890 public middle schools	86.9%		83.2	107^th of 897 public middle schools	88.1%	10	77.0	45.8	50.6	52.5	51.1	52.5	48.1	62.7	$12,561	$759	$11,802
Plainwell Middle School	Public	6-8	720 Brigham St	Plainwell	49080	Allegan County	Plainwell Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 685-5813	569	33	17.4	32.3%	504 (88.6%)	6 (1.1%)	27 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.1%)	54.8	350^th of 890 public middle schools	60.7%		54.2	348^th of 897 public middle schools	61.2%	2	72.7	24.6	37.3	34.4	35.6	32.3	37.4	48.4	$13,324	$891	$12,433

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillside Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Hillside Middle School?

Students at Hillside Middle School are 44% African American, 36% White, 15% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Hillside Middle School attend?

Students who attend Hillside Middle School usually go on to attend Kalamazoo Central High School

What district is Hillside Middle School in?

Kalamazoo Public Schools

Is Hillside Middle School a good school?

Hillside Middle School ranks 601^st of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hillside Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 476 students attended Hillside Middle School.

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