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Ravenna Middle School

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Ravenna Middle School ranks 590 th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

590^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 34% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Ravenna Middle School in Ravenna, MI, serves 291 students in grades 5 through 8 and is part of the Ravenna Public Schools district, which ranks in the 34th percentile statewide.

Ravenna Middle School presents a mixed picture for parents to consider. The school has received a consistent 2-star rating over the past decade, placing it in the low-to-mid 30s percentile among Michigan middle schools. One notable bright spot is 8th-grade English Language Arts, where 67.6% of students scored proficient on the PSAT—above the state average of 64.8% and competitive with nearby schools like Sparta Middle School (70%) and Fruitport Middle School (69.5%). However, this strength does not extend to younger grades, where M-Step ELA proficiency has declined sharply—6th-grade proficiency fell from 34.8% to 18.3% in just one year. Mathematics is a more significant concern, with proficiency rates in grades 5-7 running at roughly half the state average (e.g., 10.6% vs. 32.2% in 5th grade). The school also shows a unique "8th-grade bounce" in social studies, with proficiency improving to 39.2% compared to just 15.3% in 5th grade.

On a positive note, Ravenna's chronic absenteeism rate of 23.0% is better than the state average (27.9%) and significantly lower than nearby schools like Charles Hackley Middle School (55.3%) and Orchard View Middle School (35.2%). When compared to Kent City Middle School—a school with nearly identical enrollment (290 students) and similar demographics—Ravenna trails in almost every subject and grade level. For instance, in 7th-grade math, Kent City achieves 27% proficiency versus Ravenna's 17.2%. Per-student spending at Ravenna ($14,651) is in line with peer schools, suggesting that financial resources are not the primary barrier. Rather, the comparison with Kent City indicates that meaningful improvement is achievable with more effective instructional strategies.

291

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,651

Per pupil spending ?

44%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2700 S Ravenna Rd
Ravenna, MI 49451-9193

(231) 853-2268

District: Ravenna Public Schools

Students who attend Ravenna Middle School usually attend:

High:

Ravenna High School

Feeder schools for Ravenna Middle School:

Elementary:

Beechnau Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.0%

Hispanic:

8.2%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2016 → 34th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (25% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg25%

Michigan avg39%

590^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

413^th of 625Ravenna 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	31.4	590 of 896	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.6	604 of 890	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	583 of 897	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	559 of 883	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	519 of 776	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	494 of 675	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.7	432 of 792	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	547 of 838	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.3	542 of 821	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.7	455 of 894	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.1	459 of 919	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.5	339 of 921	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.5	339 of 919	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.0	442 of 900	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.5	410 of 858	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.3	298 of 851	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.3	229 of 847	73.0%	★★★★☆
2008	69.7	274 of 839	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.1	261 of 823	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.8	231 of 806	71.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	34.5	517 of 789	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.9	587 of 789	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.3	496 of 771	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	488 of 770	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	405 of 657	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.9	306 of 521	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	384 of 658	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	468 of 794	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	28.7	600 of 834	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.3	500 of 832	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	518 of 836	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	557 of 825	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	486 of 691	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.2	317 of 523	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	441 of 672	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	603 of 815	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	25.1	601 of 813	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.4	573 of 798	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	589 of 786	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	567 of 776	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	470 of 658	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	441 of 540	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	373 of 639	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	552 of 797	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	591 of 687	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.9	588 of 696	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	593 of 701	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	553 of 688	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	521 of 638	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	465 of 577	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	426 of 624	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.3	547 of 678	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)34th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)26th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)14th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies26%-13 vs state

Science25%-14 vs state

English Language Arts22%-17 vs state

Mathematics19%-14 vs state

Math15%-18 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
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
Coopersville Middle School	Public	6-8	198 East St	Coopersville	49404	Ottawa County	Coopersville Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 997-3400	584	32	18.2	39.9%	504 (86.3%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (8.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.8%)	79.2	146^th of 896 public middle schools	83.7%		74	180^th of 890 public middle schools	79.8%	34	74.2	47.2		46.8	53.2		36.4	49.1		53.3		63.6	$15,082	$566	$14,515
Kent City Middle School	Public	6-8	285 N Main St	Kent City	49330	Kent County	Kent City Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 678-4214	290	13	21.9	60.0%	210 (72.4%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	38.1	540^th of 896 public middle schools	39.7%		38	538^th of 890 public middle schools	39.6%	2	69.0	29.8		16.3	20.0		17.4	27.0		34.1		44.7	$14,147	$1,794	$12,353
Grant Middle School	Public	5-8	96 E 120th St	Grant	49327	Newaygo County	Grant Public School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 834-5910	445	25	17.4	62.9%	321 (72.1%)	3 (0.7%)	103 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.4%)	45.5	460^th of 896 public middle schools	48.7%		52	387^th of 890 public middle schools	56.5%	73	58.1	19.0	41.2	29.4	42.6	25.5	25.5	28.7	40.2	33.3	23.5	51.4	$14,792	$1,000	$13,792
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
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
Sparta Middle School	Public	6-8	235 E Spartan Dr	Sparta	49345	Kent County	Sparta Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 887-8211	503	27	18.6	40.4%	410 (81.5%)	7 (1.4%)	67 (13.3%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	63.3	268^th of 896 public middle schools	70.1%		63.6	269^th of 890 public middle schools	69.8%	1	70.0	31.2		38.0	43.8		25.3	30.5		53.8		64.9	$14,850	$1,340	$13,510
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
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
Kenowa Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	3950 Hendershot Ave NW	Grand Rapids	49544	Kent County	Kenowa Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 785-3225	634	37	17.1	39.6%	414 (65.3%)	31 (4.9%)	128 (20.2%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.4%)	48.7	428^th of 896 public middle schools	52.2%		50.5	399^th of 890 public middle schools	55.2%	29	65.3	29.6		30.1	31.8		27.6	41.9		33.0		39.5	$00	$00	$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Ravenna Middle School

What high school do graduates of Ravenna Middle School attend?

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

What is the racial makeup of Ravenna Middle School?

Students at Ravenna Middle School are 88% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Ravenna Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 291 students attended Ravenna Middle School.

What district is Ravenna Middle School in?

Ravenna Public Schools

Is Ravenna Middle School a good school?

Ravenna Middle School ranks 590^th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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