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North Muskegon Middle School

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North Muskegon Middle School ranks 225 th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

225^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 75% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

North Muskegon Middle School, part of the North Muskegon Public Schools district, serves 206 students in grades 6-8 and has built a strong reputation for academic achievement in the Muskegon area, consistently earning top ratings over the past decade.

This school truly shines in math and social studies. In recent state testing, 43.8% of 6th graders and 45.2% of 7th graders were proficient in math—numbers that dramatically outpace the state average and beat most nearby schools. For example, 7th-grade math proficiency is nearly 16 percentage points higher than Whitehall Middle School and 20 points higher than ReethsPuffer Middle School. The school is also exceptional in 8th-grade social studies, with 66.2% of students proficient—well above the state average of 50.3%. Parents will also appreciate the strong attendance culture: only 17.7% of students are chronically absent, far lower than the state average of 27.9% and much better than neighboring schools like Orchard View Middle School (35.2%). What makes these results even more impressive is that the school achieves them while spending less per student ($13,921) than all comparable nearby schools, including Spring Lake Middle School ($16,261).

However, there are a couple of areas parents should know about. Science proficiency in 8th grade (31.9%) falls below the state average (39.2%), a notable weak spot in an otherwise strong profile. Additionally, while overall performance remains solid, the school has seen a gradual decline from its peak in the mid-2010s, and recent data shows lower ratings for specific student groups, particularly students from low-income households. The only school in the region that consistently outperforms North Muskegon is Spring Lake Middle School, a 5-star school with proficiency rates often 20-30 points higher. Still, for most families, North Muskegon represents a high-performing, cost-efficient option that delivers strong results in core subjects while maintaining a welcoming, engaged school community.

206

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,921

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 — 94th percentile in 2015 → 75th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (48% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the Michigan median (75th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg48%

Michigan avg41%

225^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From top 7% (2016) to top 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

136^th of 625North 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
2026	68.3	225 of 896	74.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	60.2	255 of 789	67.7%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	48.9	397 of 834	52.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	67.3	207 of 813	74.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	61.6	224 of 687	67.4%	★★★☆☆
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)

Male (2026)75th percentile~ school

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

Female (2026)68th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)67th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies66%+16 vs state

Math44%+12 vs state

Mathematics39%+6 vs state

English Language Arts38%~ state avg

Science32%-7 vs state

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Schools Near North Muskegon Middle School

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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 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%)	68.3	225^th of 896 public middle schools	74.9%		76.1	166^th of 890 public middle schools	81.3%	59	78.3	39.1		43.2	32.3		43.8	45.2		31.9		66.2	$13,921	$822	$13,099
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%)	49	427^th of 896 public middle schools	52.3%		47.4	438^th of 890 public middle schools	50.8%	11	61.6	30.2			31.3			25.1		35.4		52.1	$13,891	$246	$13,646
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)			26.5	22.7		17.3	17.0		27.7		8.4		$18,077	$1,423	$16,654
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%)	8.5	846^th of 896 public middle schools	5.6%		7	853^rd of 890 public middle schools	4.2%	7	38.4	5.0		9.5	12.3		7.1	4.2		10.8		15.6	$14,785	$2,707	$12,078
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%)	15.6	753^rd of 896 public middle schools	16.0%		19.3	704^th of 890 public middle schools	20.9%	49	40.6	9.8		15.5	15.1		8.5	10.5		28.1		26.7	$17,514	$1,689	$15,825
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%)	53.8	373^rd of 896 public middle schools	58.4%		47.2	440^th of 890 public middle schools	50.6%	67	72.1	36.6		31.8	37.7		27.7	30.0		38.8		45.5	$14,056	$832	$13,224
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%)	58.7	312^th of 896 public middle schools	65.2%		59.5	307^th of 890 public middle schools	65.5%	5	69.5	33.5		32.7	39.1		29.3	33.5		42.9		57.7	$14,327	$1,224	$13,103
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%)	54.4	367^th of 896 public middle schools	59.0%		69.4	218^th of 890 public middle schools	75.5%	149	53.7	26.9		45.7	45.6		33.8	43.4		29.3		41.4	$15,272	$873	$14,399
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%)	59.5	304^th of 896 public middle schools	66.1%		61	290^th of 890 public middle schools	67.4%	14	70.6	37.8		30.7	27.6		25.8	39.1		44.5		58.8	$15,584	$950	$14,633
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%)	93.3	50^th of 896 public middle schools	94.4%		95.8	32^nd of 890 public middle schools	96.4%	18	84.5	56.9			69.8			59.6		64.3		70.3	$16,261	$256	$16,005

Frequently Asked Questions about North Muskegon Middle School

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 district is North Muskegon Middle School in?

North Muskegon Public Schools

Is North Muskegon Middle School a good school?

North Muskegon Middle School ranks 225^th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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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