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Parchment Middle School

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Parchment Middle School ranks 618 th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

618^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 31% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Parchment Middle School in Kalamazoo, MI, serves 352 students in grades 6 through 8 and is part of the Parchment School District, which currently holds a 1-star rating. The school itself has a 2-star rating for the 2025-2026 school year, ranking in the 31st percentile statewide—a significant decline from its 84th-percentile ranking a decade ago.

The most pressing concern for parents is mathematics achievement. Only 9.2% of 6th graders and 13.9% of 7th graders are proficient in math on the M-Step, compared to state averages of roughly 32-33%. This gap is stark when compared to nearby Portage West Middle School, where over half of 6th and 7th graders are proficient in math. Even 8th-grade PSAT scores show just 17.6% proficiency in math versus a 33.2% state average. English Language Arts is somewhat stronger—about 29% of 6th and 7th graders are proficient—but still trails the state average of roughly 38%. Notably, 8th-grade ELA proficiency on the PSAT (59.3%) is much closer to the state average (64.8%).

Chronic absenteeism is a significant challenge, with 34.1% of students missing substantial school time—well above the state average of 27.9% and nearly double the rate at Portage West. The school spends $16,225 per student, which is higher than several higher-performing area schools, suggesting resources alone aren't the issue. On a positive note, African American students at Parchment ranked in the 64th percentile statewide in 2024-2025, a notable strength. For parents weighing options, the academic challenges—especially in math—and high absenteeism are important factors to consider when comparing Parchment to higher-performing schools like Portage Central Middle School or Gull Lake Middle School in the surrounding area.

352

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,225

Per pupil spending ?

49.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

307 N Riverview Dr
Kalamazoo, MI 49004-1309

(269) 488-1200

District: Parchment School District

Students who attend Parchment Middle School usually attend:

High:

Parchment High School

Feeder schools for Parchment Middle School:

Elementary:	Parchment Central Elementary School
	Parchment North Elementary School
	Parchment Northwood Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.3%

Two or more races:

13.6%

African American:

11.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2016 → 31st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 53 percentile points since 2016

!Math scores 21 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg27%

Michigan avg41%

618^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 53 pts since 2016

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

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

473^rd of 625Parchment 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	29.3	618 of 896	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.1	608 of 890	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	634 of 897	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	642 of 883	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	622 of 776	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	536 of 675	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	484 of 792	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.6	407 of 838	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	72.6	167 of 821	79.7%	★★★★☆
2016	78.8	145 of 894	83.8%	★★★★☆
2015	70.2	222 of 919	75.8%	★★★★☆
2014	55.9	416 of 921	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.9	396 of 919	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.7	359 of 900	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.2	401 of 858	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.0	528 of 851	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.7	545 of 847	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.8	468 of 839	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.4	432 of 823	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	59.8	397 of 806	50.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	121 of 338	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.5	299 of 366	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	25.1	587 of 789	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.8	596 of 789	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	576 of 771	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	583 of 770	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	514 of 657	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	477 of 521	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	478 of 658	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.6	433 of 794	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	31.9	181 of 257	29.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	624 of 834	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.6	652 of 832	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	627 of 836	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	656 of 825	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	558 of 691	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	437 of 523	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	482 of 672	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.8	445 of 815	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	569 of 813	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.9	566 of 798	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	622 of 786	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	610 of 776	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	600 of 658	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	375 of 540	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	389 of 639	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.4	331 of 797	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	36.5	124 of 195	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	16.5	175 of 190	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	133 of 163	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	104 of 156	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	20.5	572 of 687	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.2	562 of 696	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	560 of 701	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	595 of 688	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	570 of 638	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	398 of 577	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	428 of 624	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	357 of 678	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)64th percentile+33 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)36th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)30th percentile~ school

Female (2026)26th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)17th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies38%-13 vs state

Science28%-11 vs state

English Language Arts28%-10 vs state

Mathematics18%-16 vs state

Math12%-21 vs state

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by a student on FaceBook
Wednesday, December 14, 2011

I go to Parchment Middle School and its an amazing. The town of Parchment is also amazing. Please consider to send your children here. The teachers are amazing along with the students. Close Quote

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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 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Parchment Middle School	Public	6-8	307 N Riverview Dr	Kalamazoo	49004	Kalamazoo County	Parchment School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 488-1200	352	21	16.9	49.7%	237 (67.3%)	41 (11.6%)	25 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (13.6%)	29.3	618^th of 896 public middle schools	31.0%		29.1	608^th of 890 public middle schools	31.7%	10	59.3	17.6	29.4	26.4	9.2	13.9	28.0	37.7	$16,225	$1,889	$14,337
Hillside Middle School	Public	6-8	1941 Alamo Ave	Kalamazoo	49006	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 337-0570	476	28	17.3	60.1%	173 (36.3%)	209 (43.9%)	20 (4.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	70 (14.7%)	41.3	504^th of 896 public middle schools	43.8%		30	601^st of 890 public middle schools	32.5%	97	53.3	24.1	35.1	24.7	25.8	25.3	38.7	46.0	$18,808	$1,549	$17,259
Comstock Middle School	Public	6-8	3100 N 26th St	Kalamazoo	49048	Kalamazoo County	Comstock Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 250-8600	276	17	15.9	66.3%	134 (48.6%)	73 (26.4%)	29 (10.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (13.8%)	18.1	726^th of 896 public middle schools	19.0%		12.9	781^st of 890 public middle schools	12.2%	55	47.9	9.9	6.6	16.7	1555.5	6.4	29.6	34.8	$28,682	$2,449	$26,233
Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	922 W Maple St	Kalamazoo	49008	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(269) 337-0730	889	46	19.3	60.4%	350 (39.4%)	278 (31.3%)	138 (15.5%)	7 (0.8%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	106 (11.9%)	44.8	467^th of 896 public middle schools	47.9%		46	459^th of 890 public middle schools	48.4%	8	51.5	28.5	34.0	38.0	23.7	28.7	37.0	42.9	$15,841	$1,481	$14,360
Milwood Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	2916 Konkle St	Kalamazoo	49001	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(269) 337-0670	731	38	19.3	66.1%	287 (39.3%)	217 (29.7%)	114 (15.6%)	17 (2.3%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	84 (11.5%)	31.4	589^th of 896 public middle schools	34.3%		34.6	562^nd of 890 public middle schools	36.9%	27	44.7	18.2	24.2	33.9	20.4	21.5	29.6	38.2	$17,235	$1,490	$15,745
Linden Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	4241 Arboretum Pkwy	Kalamazoo	49008	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 337-1740	727	38	18.9	62.7%	232 (31.9%)	305 (42.0%)	73 (10.0%)	14 (1.9%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (13.1%)	41.4	502^nd of 896 public middle schools	44.0%		46.2	456^th of 890 public middle schools	48.8%	46	55.2	22.5	35.6	35.2	19.8	25.3	38.8	38.4	$17,064	$1,503	$15,562
Portage North Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 W Milham Ave	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 323-5700	609	38	16.1	33.8%	371 (60.9%)	69 (11.3%)	62 (10.2%)	34 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (12.0%)	62.9	270^th of 896 public middle schools	69.9%		58.2	316^th of 890 public middle schools	64.5%	46	74.6	37.3	39.5	34.5	36.3	32.0	47.6	52.9	$15,738	$727	$15,012
Gull Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	9550 M 89	Richland	49083	Kalamazoo County	Gull Lake Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 548-3605	717	42	17.1	33.6%	579 (80.8%)	26 (3.6%)	48 (6.7%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.4%)	76.1	167^th of 896 public middle schools	81.4%		77.5	154^th of 890 public middle schools	82.7%	13	78.1	36.2	50.2	47.3	43.8	36.3	53.3	65.6	$12,612	$323	$12,289
Plainwell Middle School	Public	6-8	720 Brigham St	Plainwell	49080	Allegan County	Plainwell Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 685-5813	569	33	17.4	32.3%	504 (88.6%)	6 (1.1%)	27 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.1%)	54.5	366^th of 896 public middle schools	59.2%		54.8	350^th of 890 public middle schools	60.7%	16	71.8	32.8	31.2	38.7	23.5	28.9	44.2	53.3	$13,421	$610	$12,810
Portage West Middle School	Public	6-8	7145 Moors Bridge Rd	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 323-5800	717	39	18.3	17.4%	465 (64.9%)	49 (6.8%)	62 (8.6%)	79 (11.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (8.5%)	88.7	79^th of 896 public middle schools	91.2%		87.5	90^th of 890 public middle schools	89.9%	11	83.5	57.6	56.5	63.0	54.3	48.7	51.7	68.5	$13,214	$571	$12,643

Frequently Asked Questions about Parchment Middle School

What district is Parchment Middle School in?

Parchment School District

How many students attend Parchment Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 352 students attended Parchment Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Parchment Middle School attend?

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

What is the racial makeup of Parchment Middle School?

Students at Parchment Middle School are 67% White, 14% Two or more races, 12% African American, 7% Hispanic.

Is Parchment Middle School a good school?

Parchment Middle School ranks 618^th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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