Summary:
Zip code 48838 is home to just one middle school, Greenville Middle School, which serves grades 5 through 8 with an enrollment of 797 students as part of the Greenville Public Schools district.
For parents considering this school, the most important takeaway is that Greenville Middle School generally performs near or slightly above state averages, but recent trends show some areas of concern. The school’s strongest subject is social studies, where 8th graders posted a 53.6% proficiency rate in the latest year, comfortably above the state’s 50.3% average. Math scores in 6th and 7th grade actually improved slightly year-over-year, with both grades now above state proficiency levels. However, English Language Arts scores dropped sharply—6th grade fell by 7 points and 7th grade by 9.5 points—though both still hover right around the state average. The most worrying statistic is the 8th grade PSAT math score, which plummeted from 41% to 32.1%, now below the state average of 33.2%. This suggests students may struggle with the transition to more advanced math concepts by 8th grade.
The school’s overall ranking has slipped from a 4-star to a 3-star rating, dropping from the 75th to the 67th percentile statewide. Chronic absenteeism sits at 26.1%, which is higher than the district’s 21.8% but slightly below the state’s 27.9%. With nearly half of students (49.44%) receiving free or reduced lunch, the school serves a significant economically diverse population yet still manages to keep most scores near state benchmarks. Per-student spending is robust at $14,682, though the 17.9:1 student-teacher ratio is on the higher side. While the district itself ranks in the 80th percentile of Michigan districts, the recent declines in ELA and 8th grade math, combined with elevated absenteeism, suggest Greenville Middle School may need targeted interventions to reverse its downward trajectory.
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