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Northwest Kidder Middle School

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Northwest Kidder Middle School ranks 576 th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

576^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 35% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Northwest Kidder Middle School is a public middle school located in Jackson, Michigan, serving 779 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Northwest Community Schools district, which is ranked 452 out of 613 districts in the state.

Northwest Kidder Middle School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, student engagement, and socioeconomic factors. The school consistently underperforms compared to the state average and nearby middle schools, such as Napoleon Middle School, Grass Lake Middle School, and Eaton Rapids Middle School, on standardized tests. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 29.0% to 30.8% over the past few years, which is well above the state average. The school also has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Despite increased spending per student, from $10,641 in 2020-2021 to $13,429 in 2023-2024, the school's academic outcomes have not improved. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, White students, and students with special needs, who rank in the bottom quartile or even bottom decile of Michigan middle schools in their respective categories. These findings suggest the need for a comprehensive review of the school's educational strategies, resource allocation, and support systems to address these challenges and improve outcomes for its students.

786

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,429

Per pupil spending ?

44.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6700 Rives Junction Rd
Jackson, MI 49201-7448

(517) 817-4703

District: Northwest Community Schools

Students who attend Northwest Kidder Middle School usually attend:

High:

Northwest High School

Feeder schools for Northwest Kidder Middle School:

Elementary:	Northwest Early Elementary School
	Northwest Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.8%

Two or more races:

12.1%

Hispanic:

7.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 17th percentile in 2021 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 35th (2025) from a 17th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Math scores 18 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

Michigan avg41%

576^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

452^nd of 613Northwest Community 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	33.3	576 of 890	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	605 of 897	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	595 of 883	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	549 of 776	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	559 of 675	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	612 of 792	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	568 of 838	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.7	624 of 821	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	55.3	381 of 894	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.9	437 of 919	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.7	392 of 921	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.8	346 of 919	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.9	399 of 900	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.0	365 of 858	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.5	356 of 851	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.9	426 of 847	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.2	405 of 839	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.2	494 of 823	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.0	532 of 806	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	544 of 789	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.5	570 of 771	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	579 of 770	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	516 of 657	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	472 of 521	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	554 of 658	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	555 of 794	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	163 of 265	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	200 of 257	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	187 of 246	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	62.3	47 of 138	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	16.1	243 of 266	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	601 of 832	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	655 of 836	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	674 of 825	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	508 of 691	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	410 of 523	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	572 of 672	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	583 of 815	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	561 of 798	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	578 of 786	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	554 of 776	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	492 of 658	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	468 of 540	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	506 of 639	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	503 of 797	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	171 of 190	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	160 of 176	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	161 of 163	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	128 of 156	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	14.6	193 of 201	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	299 of 377	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	544 of 696	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	552 of 701	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	538 of 688	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	520 of 638	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	515 of 577	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	571 of 624	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	546 of 678	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)38th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)10th percentile-25 vs school

Special Education (2024)4th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies39%-8 vs state

English Language Arts29%-10 vs state

Science27%-14 vs state

Mathematics22%-8 vs state

Math14%-18 vs state

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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
Northwest Kidder Middle School	Public	6-8	6700 Rives Junction Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Northwest Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 817-4703	786	52	15.2	44.8%	580 (73.8%)	43 (5.5%)	58 (7.4%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (12.1%)	33.3	576^th of 890 public middle schools	35.3%		30.9	605^th of 897 public middle schools	32.6%	29	64.7	22.3		25.6	33.2		10.5	18.0		27.0		39.2	$13,429	$858	$12,571
Western Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 S Dearing Rd	Parma	49269	Jackson County	Western School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 841-8370	594	37	16.1	41.4%	500 (84.2%)	13 (2.2%)	31 (5.2%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.1%)	74.5	175^th of 890 public middle schools	80.3%		71.9	192^nd of 897 public middle schools	78.6%	17	72.5	39.7		47.6	46.2		46.5	47.2		50.2		49.5	$13,984	$489	$13,495
Middle School at Parkside	Public	6-8	2400 4th St	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 841-2300	750	51	14.7	79.9%	291 (38.8%)	239 (31.9%)	68 (9.1%)	14 (1.9%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	132 (17.6%)	19.8	698^th of 890 public middle schools	21.6%		20.8	696^th of 897 public middle schools	22.4%	2	48.6	7.3		20.3	26.8		7.6	15.9		23.4		27.6	$18,311	$4,233	$14,078
Fourth Street Learning Center	Public	6-8	2400 4th St	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 841-2300	27	3	8.7	96.3%	5 (18.5%)	15 (55.6%)	2 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (18.5%)								(n/a)													$26,350	$1,415	$24,935
Leslie Middle School	Public	5-8	400 Kimball St	Leslie	49251	Ingham County	Leslie Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 589-8218	326	17	19.0	48.8%	299 (91.7%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	43.8	492^nd of 890 public middle schools	44.7%		42.1	499^th of 897 public middle schools	44.4%	7	63.5	25.7	42.1	21.9	35.3	30.3	25.0	35.8	31.6	41.1	27.6	35.6	$10,896	$800	$10,096
Springport Middle School	Public	6-8	300 W Main St	Springport	49284	Jackson County	Springport Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 857-3445	222	12	18.3	47.3%	201 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	31.4	594^th of 890 public middle schools	33.3%		45.6	457^th of 897 public middle schools	49.1%	137	52.4	12.2		23.0	26.6		18.9	21.9		34.1		41.5	$14,983	$1,424	$13,559
Concord Middle School	Public	6-8	405 S Main St	Concord	49237	Jackson County	Concord Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 524-8854	143	9	16.6	52.4%	101 (70.6%)	15 (10.5%)	11 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.5%)	50.8	396^th of 890 public middle schools	55.5%		43.7	473^rd of 897 public middle schools	47.3%	77	68.9	26.7		44.7	27.8		14.9	18.5		64.4		51.1	$15,817	$1,032	$14,785
Grass Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 Grass Lake Rd	Grass Lake	49240	Jackson County	Grass Lake Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 867-5550	290	19	15.4	33.1%	268 (92.4%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	69.2	220^th of 890 public middle schools	75.3%		55.5	331^st of 897 public middle schools	63.1%	111	77.4	38.7		43.5	37.5		37.0	37.5		45.3		60.4	$12,790	$1,425	$11,365
Eaton Rapids Middle School	Public	6-8	815 Greyhound Dr	Eaton Rapids	48827	Eaton County	Eaton Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 663-8151	410	27	15.4	32.9%	353 (86.1%)	4 (1.0%)	28 (6.8%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	41.6	511^th of 890 public middle schools	42.6%		48.4	424^th of 897 public middle schools	52.7%	87	60.4	23.9		39.6	25.2		29.1	19.4		38.8		35.1	$14,017	$1,030	$12,987
HanoverHorton Middle School	Public	6-8	10000 Moscow Rd	Horton	49246	Jackson County	Hanover-Horton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 563-0102	250	14	18.2	37.2%	237 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	41.4	515^th of 890 public middle schools	42.1%		53.7	354^th of 897 public middle schools	60.5%	161	70.4	30.9		32.1	27.8		19.5	15.2		34.9		40.0	$12,494	$722	$11,772

Frequently Asked Questions about Northwest Kidder Middle School

What high school do graduates of Northwest Kidder Middle School attend?

Students who attend Northwest Kidder Middle School usually go on to attend Northwest High School

How many students attend Northwest Kidder Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 786 students attended Northwest Kidder Middle School.

Is Northwest Kidder Middle School a good school?

Northwest Kidder Middle School ranks 576^th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Northwest Kidder Middle School?

Students at Northwest Kidder Middle School are 74% White, 12% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 5% African American.

What district is Northwest Kidder Middle School in?

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