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Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts

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Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts ranks 467 th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

467^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 48% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts is a middle school in Kalamazoo, MI, serving 889 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Kalamazoo Public Schools district.

Maple Street offers a specialized arts focus that draws students from across the district, making it the largest of Kalamazoo's four middle schools. Academically, the school performs in line with or slightly above its district peers—its state ranking (48th percentile) is higher than Hillside Middle School (44th), Milwood Magnet School (34th), and Linden Grove Middle School (44th). However, proficiency rates in core subjects lag behind the state average, with math being a particular challenge—only about 20-25% of students test proficient. The school's 8th-grade PSAT results are more encouraging, with ELA proficiency approaching the state average. One bright spot is that Maple Street spends significantly more per student ($15,841) than nearby higher-performing schools like Portage Central Middle School ($12,080), suggesting funding is not the primary obstacle.

The most pressing concern for parents to understand is chronic absenteeism. At 39.9%, Maple Street's rate is nearly 12 percentage points higher than the state average (27.9%) and has remained stubbornly above 39% for three consecutive years. This is a district-wide issue—all Kalamazoo middle schools struggle with rates between 39-45%—but it likely contributes to academic struggles. When compared to schools in neighboring districts like Portage West Middle School or Mattawan Middle School, which rank in the 85th-91st percentile with much lower absenteeism, the correlation between attendance and achievement becomes clear. For families considering Maple Street, the arts programming is a genuine draw, but it's worth asking the school about attendance support and how they're working to close the gap between their current outcomes and their potential.

889

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,841

Per pupil spending ?

60.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

922 W Maple St
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-1842

(269) 337-0730

District: Kalamazoo Public Schools

Students who attend Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts usually attend:

High:

Loy Norrix High School

Feeder schools for Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts:

Elementary:	Prairie Ridge Elementary School
	Winchell Elementary School
	Woodward Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.4%

African American:

31.3%

Hispanic:

15.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Kalamazoo Public Schools

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (36% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 28% Michigan)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg33%

Michigan avg41%

467^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 39% (2016) to bottom 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle Schools in the Kalamazoo Public Schools

407^th of 625Kalamazoo 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	44.8	467 of 896	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.0	459 of 890	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.3	441 of 897	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	332 of 883	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	366 of 776	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.7	324 of 792	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.2	256 of 838	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.1	300 of 821	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.9	349 of 894	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.6	248 of 919	73.0%	★★★★☆
2014	49.8	489 of 921	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.7	584 of 919	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.1	665 of 900	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.2	697 of 858	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.6	701 of 851	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.8	773 of 847	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.4	783 of 839	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.3	761 of 823	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.9	747 of 806	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	17.3	308 of 337	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	304 of 338	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	270 of 300	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	238 of 310	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	156 of 182	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	149 of 196	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.7	150 of 366	59.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	75 of 106	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	55 of 88	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	39 of 72	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.8	129 of 154	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	513 of 789	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.1	475 of 789	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	465 of 771	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.1	308 of 770	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.8	317 of 657	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.7	246 of 658	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.0	230 of 794	71.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	203 of 260	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.5	213 of 265	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	189 of 257	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	179 of 246	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	98 of 138	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	90 of 137	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	141 of 266	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	16.5	728 of 834	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	705 of 832	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	742 of 836	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	661 of 825	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	578 of 691	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	478 of 672	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.5	373 of 815	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	48.2	372 of 813	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.2	396 of 798	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	383 of 786	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	346 of 776	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.1	372 of 658	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.4	352 of 639	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.8	242 of 797	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	43.6	105 of 195	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.8	161 of 190	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	150 of 176	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	103 of 163	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	44 of 65	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	35 of 51	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	72 of 156	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	187 of 244	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.4	106 of 199	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.3	290 of 377	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	81.3	107 of 687	84.4%	★★★★☆
2025	83.7	92 of 696	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.4	78 of 701	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	87.8	61 of 688	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	83.0	87 of 638	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	86.7	67 of 624	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	88.3	61 of 678	91.0%	★★★★★

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)

White (2026)84th percentile+37 vs school

Male (2026)54th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)46th percentile~ school

Female (2026)35th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)29th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile-25 vs school

Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile-26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile-35 vs school

African American (2026)9th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies43%-7 vs state

Science37%~ state avg

English Language Arts36%~ state avg

Mathematics28%-5 vs state

Math26%-6 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 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
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%)	44.8	467^th of 896 public middle schools	47.9%		46	459^th of 890 public middle schools	48.4%	8	51.5	28.5	34.0	38.0	23.7	28.7	37.0	42.9	$15,841	$1,481	$14,360
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%)	41.3	504^th of 896 public middle schools	43.8%		30	601^st of 890 public middle schools	32.5%	97	53.3	24.1	35.1	24.7	25.8	25.3	38.7	46.0	$18,808	$1,549	$17,259
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%)	31.4	589^th of 896 public middle schools	34.3%		34.6	562^nd of 890 public middle schools	36.9%	27	44.7	18.2	24.2	33.9	20.4	21.5	29.6	38.2	$17,235	$1,490	$15,745
Linden Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	4241 Arboretum Pkwy	Kalamazoo	49008	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%)	41.4	502^nd of 896 public middle schools	44.0%		46.2	456^th of 890 public middle schools	48.8%	46	55.2	22.5	35.6	35.2	19.8	25.3	38.8	38.4	$17,064	$1,503	$15,562
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%)	62.9	270^th of 896 public middle schools	69.9%		58.2	316^th of 890 public middle schools	64.5%	46	74.6	37.3	39.5	34.5	36.3	32.0	47.6	52.9	$15,738	$727	$15,012
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%)	29.3	618^th of 896 public middle schools	31.0%		29.1	608^th of 890 public middle schools	31.7%	10	59.3	17.6	29.4	26.4	9.2	13.9	28.0	37.7	$16,225	$1,889	$14,337
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%)	88.7	79^th of 896 public middle schools	91.2%		87.5	90^th of 890 public middle schools	89.9%	11	83.5	57.6	56.5	63.0	54.3	48.7	51.7	68.5	$13,214	$571	$12,643
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%)	18.1	726^th of 896 public middle schools	19.0%		12.9	781^st of 890 public middle schools	12.2%	55	47.9	9.9	6.6	16.7	1555.5	6.4	29.6	34.8	$28,682	$2,449	$26,233
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%)	86.1	100^th of 896 public middle schools	88.8%		82.5	117^th of 890 public middle schools	86.9%	17	80.6	51.6	59.3	51.2	50.2	47.1	52.4	71.0	$12,080	$570	$11,510
Gull Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	9550 M 89	Richland	49083	Kalamazoo County	Gull Lake Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 548-3605	717	42	17.1	33.6%	579 (80.8%)	26 (3.6%)	48 (6.7%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.4%)	76.1	167^th of 896 public middle schools	81.4%		77.5	154^th of 890 public middle schools	82.7%	13	78.1	36.2	50.2	47.3	43.8	36.3	53.3	65.6	$12,612	$323	$12,289

Frequently Asked Questions about Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts

How many students attend Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 889 students attended Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts.

What is the racial makeup of Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts?

Students at Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts are 39% White, 31% African American, 16% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What district is Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts in?

Kalamazoo Public Schools

What high school do graduates of Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts attend?

Students who attend Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts usually go on to attend Loy Norrix High School

Is Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts a good school?

Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts ranks 467^th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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