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North Muskegon Middle School

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North Muskegon Middle School ranks 166 th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

166^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 81% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

North Muskegon Middle School is a public middle school serving 229 students in grades 6-8 in Muskegon, Michigan. The school is part of the North Muskegon Public Schools district, which is ranked 94 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

North Muskegon Middle School has consistently ranked in the top 20% of Michigan middle schools over the past decade, with a ranking as high as 42nd out of 921 schools in 2013-2014. The school has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating strong academic performance. Its proficiency rates on state assessments are consistently above the state averages in English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies, ranging from 39.7% to 61.1% in 2024-2025.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Spring Lake Middle School and Spring Lake Intermediate School, which are also highly ranked and have strong academic performance, North Muskegon Middle School stands out for its consistent high ranking and 4-star rating over the past decade. This suggests a sustained commitment to academic excellence and a strong educational program at the school.

206

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,737

Per pupil spending ?

23.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1507 Mills Ave
Muskegon, MI 49445-3011

(231) 719-4110

District: North Muskegon Public Schools

Students who attend North Muskegon Middle School usually attend:

High:

North Muskegon High School

Feeder schools for North Muskegon Middle School:

Elementary:

North Muskegon Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.3%

Hispanic:

13.1%

Two or more races:

8.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2014 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (51% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Michigan middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg51%

Michigan avg41%

166^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

94^th of 613North Muskegon 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	76.1	166 of 890	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	174 of 897	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	151 of 883	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	162 of 776	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.4	148 of 792	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	117 of 838	86.0%	★★★★☆
2017	88.2	66 of 821	92.0%	★★★★★
2016	90.5	64 of 894	92.8%	★★★★★
2015	91.5	53 of 919	94.2%	★★★★★
2014	92.1	42 of 921	95.4%	★★★★★
2013	84.7	96 of 919	89.6%	★★★★☆
2012	78.2	164 of 900	81.8%	★★★★☆
2011	78.8	132 of 858	84.6%	★★★★☆
2010	79.4	126 of 851	85.2%	★★★★☆
2009	82.5	89 of 847	89.5%	★★★★☆
2008	85.2	55 of 839	93.4%	★★★★★
2007	84.1	64 of 823	92.2%	★★★★★
2006	85.3	58 of 806	92.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	193 of 789	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	152 of 771	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	60.0	242 of 770	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.5	195 of 657	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	173 of 658	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	118 of 794	85.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	121 of 832	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	105 of 836	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	99 of 825	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	105 of 691	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.6	141 of 672	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	62.7	250 of 815	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	147 of 798	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	173 of 786	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	103 of 776	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	128 of 658	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	149 of 639	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	125 of 797	84.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	66.2	44 of 163	73.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	169 of 696	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	160 of 701	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	156 of 688	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	152 of 638	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	152 of 624	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	97 of 678	85.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)82nd percentile~ school

White (2025)76th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)73rd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies61%+14 vs state

Science53%+12 vs state

Mathematics51%+20 vs state

Math44%+11 vs state

English Language Arts41%~ state avg

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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
North Muskegon Middle School	Public	6-8	1507 Mills Ave	Muskegon	49445	Muskegon County	North Muskegon Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 719-4110	206	14	14.5	23.8%	153 (74.3%)	7 (3.4%)	27 (13.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.3%)	76.1	166^th of 890 public middle schools	81.3%		74.9	174^th of 897 public middle schools	80.6%	8	73.9	50.7		39.7	42.6		42.6	44.9		52.8		61.1	$12,737	$1,721	$11,016
ReethsPuffer Middle School	Public	6-8	1911 W Giles Rd	Muskegon	49445	Muskegon County	Reeths-Puffer Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 744-4721	537	30	17.9	46.4%	439 (81.8%)	20 (3.7%)	43 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.4%)	47.4	438^th of 890 public middle schools	50.8%		52.4	371^st of 897 public middle schools	58.6%	67	59.0	26.3			36.2			28.1		33.9		46.4	$13,088	$698	$12,391
ReethsPuffer Intermediate School	Public	5-6	1500 N Getty St	Muskegon	49445	Muskegon County	Reeths-Puffer Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 744-9280	479	29	16.7	50.5%	401 (83.7%)	21 (4.4%)	29 (6.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)								(n/a)			30.8	33.5		17.9	20.1		29.0		16.6		$16,032	$1,693	$14,339
Charles Hackley Middle School	Public	6-8	180 E Laketon Ave	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Muskegon Public Schools of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 720-3000	774	38	20.5	87.1%	137 (17.7%)	407 (52.6%)	144 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (10.6%)	7	853^rd of 890 public middle schools	4.2%		9.1	832^nd of 897 public middle schools	7.2%	21	30.1	3.4		10.2	12.1		4.9	3.1		12.4		13.8	$17,886	$4,435	$13,451
Orchard View Middle School	Public, Magnet	5-9	35 S Sheridan Dr	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Orchard View Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 760-1500	422	29	14.6	69.2%	213 (50.5%)	121 (28.7%)	42 (10.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.7%)	19.3	704^th of 890 public middle schools	20.9%		16.5	739^th of 897 public middle schools	17.6%	35	48.9	8.1		17.7	20.6		16.4	9.6		27.1		26.9	$16,265	$2,037	$14,227
Mona Shores Middle School	Public	6-8	1700 Woodside Rd	Muskegon	49441	Muskegon County	Mona Shores Public School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 759-8506	930	53	17.5	52.2%	643 (69.1%)	120 (12.9%)	73 (7.8%)	14 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	75 (8.1%)	47.2	440^th of 890 public middle schools	50.6%		44.7	464^th of 897 public middle schools	48.3%	24	67.9	26.4		35.3	38.1		18.9	31.5		32.5		42.9	$13,926	$790	$13,136
Fruitport Middle School	Public	6-8	3113 Pontaluna Rd	Fruitport	49415	Muskegon County	Fruitport Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 865-3128	615	33	18.6	49.8%	528 (85.9%)	19 (3.1%)	34 (5.5%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.2%)	59.5	307^th of 890 public middle schools	65.5%		52.8	367^th of 897 public middle schools	59.1%	60	71.7	28.3		39.6	38.1		30.5	33.2		44.6		53.9	$13,736	$1,916	$11,820
Whitehall Middle School	Public	6-8	401 S Elizabeth St	Whitehall	49461	Muskegon County	Whitehall District Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 893-1030	424	26	16.0	40.1%	371 (87.5%)	9 (2.1%)	24 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.0%)	69.4	218^th of 890 public middle schools	75.5%		61.9	268^th of 897 public middle schools	70.1%	50	71.2	43.9		40.6	37.0		42.1	45.2		48.6		48.9	$16,564	$1,427	$15,138
Nellie B Chisholm Middle School	Public	6-8	4700 Stanton Blvd	Montague	49437	Muskegon County	Montague Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 894-5617	307	19	16.3	41.4%	275 (89.6%)	3 (1.0%)	20 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	61	290^th of 890 public middle schools	67.4%		55.1	338^th of 897 public middle schools	62.3%	48	68.0	28.0		34.8	38.5		37.1	42.7		40.6		54.5	$14,470	$848	$13,622
Spring Lake Middle School	Public	7-8	345 Hammond St	Spring Lake	49456	Ottawa County	Spring Lake Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 846-5502	345	21	16.2	16.8%	316 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	95.8	32^nd of 890 public middle schools	96.4%		93.5	47^th of 897 public middle schools	94.8%	15	90.1	71.9			63.9			59.8		76.5		71.8	$14,996	$1,030	$13,966

Frequently Asked Questions about North Muskegon Middle School

What district is North Muskegon Middle School in?

North Muskegon Public Schools

Is North Muskegon Middle School a good school?

North Muskegon Middle School ranks 166^th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend North Muskegon Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 206 students attended North Muskegon Middle School.

What high school do graduates of North Muskegon Middle School attend?

Students who attend North Muskegon Middle School usually go on to attend North Muskegon High School

What is the racial makeup of North Muskegon Middle School?

Students at North Muskegon Middle School are 74% White, 13% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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