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Newaygo Middle School

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Newaygo Middle School ranks 580 th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

580^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 35% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Newaygo Middle School serves 472 students in grades 5-8 and is part of the Newaygo Public School District, located in a rural area of west Michigan where over 63% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Academically, Newaygo Middle School performs below state averages in English Language Arts and Math across most grade levels. For example, only about 21-25% of 6th and 7th graders are proficient in ELA, compared to state averages near 38%. Math proficiency rates are similarly low, sitting at roughly half the state average. However, there are notable bright spots. Fifth graders at Newaygo actually outperform the state average in ELA (48.1% vs. 43.8%), suggesting a strong elementary foundation that may fade as students move through middle school. Additionally, 8th graders show relative strength in Social Studies, with 53.6% proficiency, above the state's 50.3%. The school also demonstrates a particular strength in serving its Hispanic students, who rank in the 71st percentile statewide—a stark contrast to the overall school performance.

One of the most significant concerns is chronic absenteeism. In the 2024-2025 school year, 33.4% of students were chronically absent—well above the state average of 27.9% and much higher than nearby schools like Sparta Middle School (18.9%) or Fremont Middle School (20.0%). This pattern has persisted for several years. Another point of concern is spending: at $16,029 per student, Newaygo spends more than higher-performing neighbors like Fremont ($13,794) and Sparta ($14,850), yet achieves lower results. When compared directly to Grant Middle School—just 5.5 miles away with similar economic demographics—Grant outperforms Newaygo in nearly every subject and grade level, suggesting that school-level practices, not just student demographics, play a significant role in outcomes.

472

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,029

Per pupil spending ?

63.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

850 76th St
Newaygo, MI 49337-7930

(231) 652-1285

District: Newaygo Public School District

Students who attend Newaygo Middle School usually attend:

High:

Newaygo High School

Feeder schools for Newaygo Middle School:

Elementary:

Newaygo Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.9%

Hispanic:

13.8%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2016 → 35th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (30% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg30%

Michigan avg39%

580^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

400^th of 625Newaygo Public 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
2026	32.6	580 of 896	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.3	530 of 890	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	560 of 897	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	583 of 883	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.7	581 of 776	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	526 of 675	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	478 of 792	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.5	422 of 838	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.6	458 of 821	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.9	394 of 894	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.4	374 of 919	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	50.9	477 of 921	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.3	521 of 919	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.7	544 of 900	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.3	527 of 858	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.5	472 of 851	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.7	465 of 847	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.3	402 of 839	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.3	346 of 823	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	43.9	588 of 806	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	588 of 789	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.3	549 of 789	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.0	605 of 771	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	603 of 770	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	544 of 657	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	464 of 521	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	443 of 658	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	435 of 794	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	77 of 265	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	34.3	168 of 257	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	114 of 246	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.5	215 of 266	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	67.6	7 of 19	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	31.9	574 of 834	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.6	466 of 832	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	552 of 836	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	588 of 825	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	550 of 691	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	414 of 523	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	400 of 672	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.0	347 of 815	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	34.4	513 of 813	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.5	454 of 798	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	477 of 786	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	487 of 776	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.3	495 of 658	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	430 of 540	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	422 of 639	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.7	351 of 797	56.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	570 of 687	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.8	524 of 696	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	540 of 701	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	592 of 688	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	576 of 638	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	504 of 577	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	495 of 624	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.9	414 of 678	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)71st percentile+30 vs school

Homeless (2018)63rd percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)37th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)25th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)17th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies36%-3 vs state

Science33%-6 vs state

English Language Arts31%-9 vs state

Mathematics20%-13 vs state

Math16%-16 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
Newaygo Middle School	Public	5-8	850 76th St	Newaygo	49337	Newaygo County	Newaygo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 652-1285	472	29	16.3	63.1%	382 (80.9%)	4 (0.8%)	65 (13.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	32.6	580^th of 896 public middle schools	35.3%		39.3	530^th of 890 public middle schools	40.4%	50	58.7	20.2	48.1	24.8	21.3	20.4	14.4	14.8	36.1	30.9	17.6	53.6	$16,029	$1,308	$14,721
Grant Middle School	Public	5-8	96 E 120th St	Grant	49327	Newaygo County	Grant Public School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 834-5910	445	25	17.4	62.9%	321 (72.1%)	3 (0.7%)	103 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.4%)	45.5	460^th of 896 public middle schools	48.7%		52	387^th of 890 public middle schools	56.5%	73	58.1	19.0	41.2	29.4	42.6	25.5	25.5	28.7	40.2	33.3	23.5	51.4	$14,792	$1,000	$13,792
Fremont Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Woodrow St	Fremont	49412	Newaygo County	Fremont Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 924-0230	456	28	16.4	57.5%	408 (89.5%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (6.6%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	74.4	181^st of 896 public middle schools	79.8%		70	210^th of 890 public middle schools	76.4%	29	74.6	31.7		46.1	46.6		47.4	34.8		59.9		66.2	$13,794	$1,126	$12,668
White Cloud Junior High School	Public	6-8	555 E Wilcox Ave	White Cloud	49349	Newaygo County	White Cloud Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 689-1705	211	14	15.2	76.8%	186 (88.2%)	4 (1.9%)	9 (4.3%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	23.1	666^th of 896 public middle schools	25.7%		18.4	713^th of 890 public middle schools	19.9%	47	56.7	4.5		21.3	11.8		13.8	14.1		34.3		31.8	$14,364	$1,669	$12,695
Kent City Middle School	Public	6-8	285 N Main St	Kent City	49330	Kent County	Kent City Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 678-4214	290	13	21.9	60.0%	210 (72.4%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	38.1	540^th of 896 public middle schools	39.7%		38	538^th of 890 public middle schools	39.6%	2	69.0	29.8		16.3	20.0		17.4	27.0		34.1		44.7	$14,147	$1,794	$12,353
Tri County Middle School	Public	6-8	21350 Kendaville Rd	Howard City	49329	Montcalm County	Tri County Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 937-4318	381	22	17.4	41.2%	328 (86.1%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.1%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	39.5	524^th of 896 public middle schools	41.5%		32.2	588^th of 890 public middle schools	33.9%	64	60.2	26.8		34.1	35.2		27.3	19.0		25.8		35.0	$13,639	$929	$12,710
Holton Middle School	Public	6-8	6477 Syers Rd	Holton	49425	Muskegon County	Holton Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 821-1775	173	11	16.1	76.9%	151 (87.3%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (4.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.9%)	22.5	671^st of 896 public middle schools	25.1%		20.3	693^rd of 890 public middle schools	22.1%	22	57.6	13.6		18.2	12.2		16.4	12.2		27.3		25.8	$13,632	$1,637	$11,995
David C Outwin Middle School	Public	6-8	96 S Division St	Hesperia	49421	Newaygo County	Hesperia Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 854-6475	198	10	20.4	60.1%	173 (87.4%)	2 (1.0%)	15 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	17.9	728^th of 896 public middle schools	18.8%		24.6	649^th of 890 public middle schools	27.1%	79	44.1	8.5		17.8	19.7		6.7	9.8		26.7		31.7	$15,876	$929	$14,947
Ravenna Middle School	Public	5-8	2700 S Ravenna Rd	Ravenna	49451	Muskegon County	Ravenna Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 853-2268	291	18	16.3	44.0%	256 (88.0%)	2 (0.7%)	24 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	31.4	590^th of 896 public middle schools	34.2%		29.6	604^th of 890 public middle schools	32.1%	14	67.6	18.9	25.9	18.3	21.9	10.6	18.3	17.2	23.5	27.0	15.3	39.2	$14,652	$762	$13,890
Cedar Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	4873 16 Mile Rd NE	Cedar Springs	49319	Kent County	Cedar Springs Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 696-9100	657	36	18.4	38.2%	582 (88.6%)	3 (0.5%)	36 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.2%)	67.5	233^rd of 896 public middle schools	74.0%		64.3	261^st of 890 public middle schools	70.7%	28	69.4	29.8		43.9	43.1		39.5	39.8		45.5		60.7	$13,721	$1,316	$12,405

Frequently Asked Questions about Newaygo Middle School

What district is Newaygo Middle School in?

Newaygo Public School District

Is Newaygo Middle School a good school?

Newaygo Middle School ranks 580^th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Newaygo Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 472 students attended Newaygo Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Newaygo Middle School attend?

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

What is the racial makeup of Newaygo Middle School?

Students at Newaygo Middle School are 81% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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