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Orchard View Middle School

Public, Magnet Grades 5-9

753^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 16% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Orchard View Middle School in Muskegon, MI, serves 422 students in grades 5 through 9 as part of the Orchard View Schools district, which currently holds a 1-star rating and ranks in the bottom 20% of Michigan districts.

Academically, Orchard View faces significant challenges. In the most recent testing, only about 15% of 6th and 7th graders were proficient in English Language Arts, and math proficiency was even lower at roughly 8-10%—well below the state averages of about 38% in ELA and similar gaps in math. This places the school behind most nearby options, including Holton Middle School (18.2% ELA proficiency) and Charles Hackley Middle School (9.5% ELA proficiency). One bright spot: 8th-grade science proficiency (28.1%) is much closer to the state average (39.2%), and social studies scores are relatively stronger too. However, PSAT results for 8th graders reveal a stark divide—40.6% proficiency in reading/writing versus just 9.8% in math, one of the largest gaps among comparable schools.

Attendance remains a major hurdle. While chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically from a pandemic-era high of 72.9% to 35.2%, that rate is still nearly triple that of Spring Lake Middle School (12.0%) and double that of North Muskegon Middle School (17.7%). Notably, Orchard View spends $17,514 per student—more than the higher-performing Spring Lake ($16,261) and North Muskegon ($13,921) schools—yet outcomes remain low, suggesting resources alone aren't the answer. The school also serves a high-needs population, with 69% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, though that figure has dropped 12 points in two years. On a positive note, the student-teacher ratio has fallen to 14.6, and the school outperforms nearby Charles Hackley in most subjects, indicating it isn't the lowest-performing option in the immediate area.

422

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,514

Per pupil spending ?

69.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

35 S Sheridan Dr
Muskegon, MI 49442-1440

(231) 760-1500

District: Orchard View Schools

Students who attend Orchard View Middle School usually attend:

High:

Orchard View High School

Feeder schools for Orchard View Middle School:

Elementary:

Orchard View Early Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.5%

African American:

28.7%

Hispanic:

10.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2016 → 16th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg19%

Michigan avg41%

753^rd of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

521^st of 625Orchard View 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	15.6	753 of 896	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.3	704 of 890	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	739 of 897	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	767 of 883	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	681 of 776	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	648 of 675	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	684 of 792	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	662 of 838	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.8	683 of 821	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.6	621 of 894	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.2	637 of 919	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.1	677 of 921	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.2	676 of 919	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.5	694 of 900	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.1	650 of 858	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.7	629 of 851	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.4	618 of 847	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.1	649 of 839	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.5	705 of 823	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.1	646 of 806	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	248 of 337	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.1	300 of 338	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	210 of 300	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.6	265 of 310	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	111 of 182	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	196 of 366	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	9.3	745 of 789	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.3	708 of 789	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	706 of 771	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	696 of 770	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	616 of 657	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	514 of 521	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	598 of 658	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	613 of 794	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	147 of 265	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.3	211 of 257	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	236 of 266	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	690 of 834	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.3	677 of 832	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	696 of 836	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	754 of 825	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	600 of 691	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	501 of 523	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	591 of 672	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	604 of 815	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	676 of 813	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.8	619 of 798	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	667 of 786	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	715 of 776	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	598 of 658	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	520 of 540	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	591 of 639	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	612 of 797	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	143 of 190	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	192 of 236	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	308 of 377	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	609 of 687	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.1	602 of 696	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	635 of 701	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	637 of 688	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	606 of 638	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	557 of 577	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	595 of 624	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	615 of 678	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)45th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2026)26th percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)25th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)19th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile~ school

Male (2026)17th percentile~ school

White (2026)11th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)6th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science28%-11 vs state

Social Studies27%-24 vs state

English Language Arts15%-23 vs state

Mathematics10%-23 vs state

Math10%-23 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/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
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
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
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
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
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
Spring Lake Intermediate School	Public	5-9	345 Hammond St	Spring Lake	49456	Ottawa County	Spring Lake Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 846-6845	330	22	15.3	19.7%	297 (90.0%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.9%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)								(n/a)			73.4	69.0		63.6	71.3		71.7		52.0		$15,852	$256	$15,596
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	$14,651	$762	$13,890

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In the 2024-25 school year, 422 students attended Orchard View Middle School.

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Orchard View Middle School ranks in the bottom 16.0% of Michigan middle schools.

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Students who attend Orchard View Middle School usually go on to attend Orchard View High School

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Students at Orchard View Middle School are 50% White, 29% African American, 10% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races.

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