Summary:
Middle Schools in zip code 49401 consist of a single school, Allendale Middle School, which serves grades 6 through 8 and is part of the Allendale Public Schools district in a suburban area of western Michigan.
Allendale Middle School is a high-performing school with an enrollment of 564 students. Its district is ranked 58th out of 625 in Michigan (91st percentile) with a 5-star rating, and the school itself has consistently ranked in the top 16% of middle schools statewide over the past three years. Academically, the school significantly outperforms state averages in nearly every subject. The most impressive results are in 8th grade, where 71.2% of students are proficient in Social Studies (vs. 50.3% statewide) and 80.3% are proficient in PSAT English Language Arts (vs. 64.8% statewide). Even in 6th grade, proficiency rates are strong: 53.3% in ELA and 50% in Math, compared to state averages of 37.5% and 31.9%, respectively. The school spends $14,790 per student and maintains a student-teacher ratio of 16.4 to 1.
While overall performance is excellent, there are a few areas to note. Chronic absenteeism stands at 23.4%, which is better than the state average of 27.9% but higher than the district's 20.1% rate. There is also a noticeable dip in 7th-grade scores—ELA proficiency drops from 53.3% in 6th grade to 41.4%, and Math falls from 50% to 37.3%—suggesting a possible transition-year challenge. Additionally, math scores show year-over-year volatility, and there is a significant gap between the school's own PSAT scores: 80.3% proficiency in ELA versus just 46.5% in Math. This indicates a relative weakness in advanced math preparedness as students head to high school, even though that math score still exceeds the state average of 33.2%. Only 28.72% of students are economically disadvantaged, reflecting a relatively low-poverty community.
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