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Lowell Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

73^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 92% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Lowell Middle School, part of Lowell Area Schools, serves 790 students in grades 6-8 and has earned a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for three consecutive years, placing it consistently in the top 10% of Michigan middle schools.

What truly sets Lowell apart is its ability to achieve top-tier academic results while serving a more economically diverse student body than its highest-performing neighbors. In 2024-2025, about 21% of Lowell students qualified for free/reduced lunch, compared to just 7.75% at East Grand Rapids Middle School and 13.26% at Eastern Middle School. Despite this difference, Lowell's overall state rank (75th) sits close to these affluent schools (East Grand Rapids ranks 24th, Eastern 45th), and it dramatically outperforms Belding Middle School, which has a 61% poverty rate and ranks 518th. This "value-added" success is especially evident in math, where Lowell's proficiency rates are roughly double the state average—6th-grade math hit 61.2% and 8th-grade PSAT math reached 58.5%. The school has also shown remarkable growth in 8th-grade social studies, jumping from 39.3% proficiency in 2022-2023 to 62.2% in 2025-2026, far exceeding the state average of 50.3%.

Lowell also stands out for its cost-effectiveness. Per-student spending of $13,684 is lower than most high-performing peers like Northern Hills Middle School ($15,835) and Central Middle School ($15,237), yet academic outcomes remain strong. The school excels with Hispanic students (90th percentile), male students (91st percentile), and low-income students (88th percentile). However, chronic absenteeism at 16.5%—while better than the state average of 27.9%—is notably higher than neighbors like Northern Trails 56 School (6.8%). Special education performance has also fluctuated, dropping from the 77th to 55th percentile before recovering to 69th, suggesting an area for continued focus. Overall, Lowell offers families a strong academic experience in a region of exceptionally high-performing schools, delivering impressive results at a reasonable cost.

790

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,684

Per pupil spending ?

20.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

750 Foreman St
Lowell, MI 49331-1028

(616) 987-2800

District: Lowell Area Schools

Students who attend Lowell Middle School usually attend:

High:

Lowell Senior High School

Feeder schools for Lowell Middle School:

Elementary:	Alto Elementary School
	Bushnell Elementary School
	Cherry Creek Elementary School
	Murray Lake Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.6%

Hispanic:

5.3%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 87th percentile in 2016 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (61% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Michigan middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg61%

Michigan avg41%

73^rd of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 13% (2016) to top 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

45^th of 625Lowell Area 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	89.6	73 of 896	91.9%	★★★★★
2025	89.6	75 of 890	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	80 of 897	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.5	93 of 883	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	88.1	73 of 776	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	80.9	88 of 675	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	85.0	92 of 792	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	86.8	91 of 838	89.1%	★★★★☆
2017	82.3	106 of 821	87.1%	★★★★☆
2016	83.6	112 of 894	87.5%	★★★★☆
2015	77.6	155 of 919	83.1%	★★★★☆
2014	78.1	154 of 921	83.3%	★★★★☆
2013	84.8	95 of 919	89.7%	★★★★☆
2012	79.2	150 of 900	83.3%	★★★★☆
2011	76.1	169 of 858	80.3%	★★★★☆
2010	74.2	202 of 851	76.3%	★★★★☆
2009	76.7	163 of 847	80.8%	★★★★☆
2008	78.9	130 of 839	84.5%	★★★★☆
2007	74.4	199 of 823	75.8%	★★★★☆
2006	74.1	195 of 806	75.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	86.6	78 of 789	90.1%	★★★★★
2025	83.9	94 of 789	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	89 of 771	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.2	91 of 770	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	86.5	58 of 657	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	78.4	74 of 521	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	76.0	121 of 658	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	116 of 794	85.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	83.3	27 of 260	89.6%	★★★★☆
2025	73.4	53 of 265	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	70 of 257	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	54 of 246	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	27 of 138	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	68 of 266	74.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	79.8	98 of 834	88.2%	★★★★☆
2025	81.6	80 of 832	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	84.6	64 of 836	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	82.7	70 of 825	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	86.5	43 of 691	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	65.9	124 of 523	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	48 of 672	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	83.4	61 of 815	92.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	87.9	73 of 813	91.0%	★★★★★
2025	90.4	57 of 798	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	71 of 786	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	86.0	94 of 776	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	85.0	79 of 658	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	75.8	90 of 540	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	79 of 639	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	87.8	73 of 797	90.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	54.9	72 of 236	69.5%	★★★★☆
2025	44.3	109 of 244	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.5	47 of 201	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	44.7	103 of 199	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.4	114 of 377	69.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	84.6	88 of 687	87.2%	★★★★☆
2025	83.9	89 of 696	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	91 of 701	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	100 of 688	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	84.2	80 of 638	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.0	88 of 577	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.3	95 of 624	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	110 of 678	83.8%	★★★★☆

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

Hispanic (2026)90th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)88th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)87th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)69th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies62%+12 vs state

Science61%+22 vs state

Mathematics58%+25 vs state

Math56%+24 vs state

English Language Arts55%+17 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Lowell Middle School	Public	6-8	750 Foreman St	Lowell	49331	Kent County	Lowell Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 987-2800	790	41	19.1	20.8%	708 (89.6%)	7 (0.9%)	42 (5.3%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.5%)	89.6	73^rd of 896 public middle schools	91.9%		89.6	75^th of 890 public middle schools	91.6%	2	87.4	58.5		53.1	56.3		61.2	52.2		60.7		62.2	$13,684	$1,019	$12,666
Goodwillie Environmental School	Public, Magnet	5-6	8400 2 Mile Rd NE	Ada	49546	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(616) 493-8633	103	4	24.2	5.8%	91 (88.3%)	1 (1.0%)	4 (3.9%)	2 (1.9%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)								(n/a)			92.3	82.4		75.0	66.7		84.6		75.0		$13,219	$583	$12,636
Central Woodlands 56 School	Public	5-6	400 Alta Dale Ave SE	Ada	49301	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8790	462	25	18.1	10.2%	380 (82.3%)	8 (1.7%)	20 (4.3%)	28 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.4%)								(n/a)			72.2	70.6		62.9	69.7		67.1		59.5		$13,631	$570	$13,060
Central Middle School	Public	7-8	5810 Ada Dr SE	Ada	49301	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8750	488	25	19.5	12.3%	407 (83.4%)	9 (1.8%)	23 (4.7%)	29 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	97.9	8^th of 896 public middle schools	99.1%		98.4	3^rd of 890 public middle schools	99.7%	5	92.7	76.2			67.3			72.7		73.7		83.4	$15,237	$586	$14,651
Eastern Middle School	Public	6-8	2200 Pettis Ave NE	Ada	49301	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8850	528	29	18.1	13.3%	422 (79.9%)	6 (1.1%)	21 (4.0%)	55 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	97.7	10^th of 896 public middle schools	98.9%		94.3	45^th of 890 public middle schools	94.9%	35	93.0	73.3		69.0	67.9		69.7	61.7		76.6		87.6	$14,308	$583	$13,725
Northern Trails 56 School	Public	5-6	3777 Leonard St NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 493-8990	520	29	17.7	17.7%	346 (66.5%)	28 (5.4%)	60 (11.5%)	47 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.3%)								(n/a)			76.5	74.3		65.3	63.0		70.9		57.2		$13,924	$645	$13,279
Northern Hills Middle School	Public	7-8	3775 Leonard St NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8650	515	29	18.0	15.3%	345 (67.0%)	33 (6.4%)	52 (10.1%)	51 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.6%)	96.5	23^rd of 896 public middle schools	97.4%		96.8	17^th of 890 public middle schools	98.1%	6	88.8	71.9			71.8			62.9		67.7		77.3	$15,835	$576	$15,259
Belding Middle School	Public	6-8	410 Ionia St	Belding	48809	Ionia County	Belding Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 794-4400	363	22	16.7	61.2%	298 (82.1%)	2 (0.6%)	43 (11.8%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	43.1	489^th of 896 public middle schools	45.4%		41.3	518^th of 890 public middle schools	41.8%	29	60.4	20.1		35.4	34.2		22.9	23.7		32.8		48.9	$14,385	$758	$13,627
East Rockford Middle School	Public	6-8	8615 9 Mile Rd NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6140	788	45	17.6	17.8%	689 (87.4%)	7 (0.9%)	34 (4.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.0%)	95.2	35^th of 896 public middle schools	96.1%		95.4	35^th of 890 public middle schools	96.1%		80.7	61.1		61.6	71.6		66.2	72.3		67.0		79.2	$14,388	$704	$13,684
East Grand Rapids Middle School	Public	6-8	2425 Lake Dr SE	Grand Rapids	49506	Kent County	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 235-7551	710	37	19.3	7.7%	580 (81.7%)	10 (1.4%)	42 (5.9%)	12 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.3%)	97.3	16^th of 896 public middle schools	98.2%		96.4	24^th of 890 public middle schools	97.3%	8	88.8	71.0		76.3	68.3		73.4	67.2		65.4		80.4	$13,065	$292	$12,773

Frequently Asked Questions about Lowell Middle School

What high school do graduates of Lowell Middle School attend?

Students who attend Lowell Middle School usually go on to attend Lowell Senior High School

How many students attend Lowell Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 790 students attended Lowell Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Lowell Middle School?

Students at Lowell Middle School are 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Lowell Middle School a good school?

Yes. Lowell Middle School ranks in the top 8.1% of Michigan middle schools.

What district is Lowell Middle School in?

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2024–25 school spending dataJun 13, 2026

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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