State/Public Middle Open

Central Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 5810 Ada Dr Se, Ada, Kent County, 49301

526
Pupils
21.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Central Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Ada, Kent County. The school has 526 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Forest Hills Public Schools school district. It serves grades 7โ€“8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.3:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 68% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Forest Hills Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Central Middle School enrolls 526 students across grades 7โ€“8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.3:1.

Male students
271 (52%)
Female students
255 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
24.7
Student-teacher ratio
21.3:1
Grade span
7โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 6.1% Asian and 4.8% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White43683%
Asian326.1%
Two or more races254.8%
Hispanic or Latino183.4%
Black or African American142.7%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

62 of the school's 526 students (12%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 57 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 7โ€“8Supplemental Virtual

Central Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-30, state senate district 29, state house district 86.

School district: Forest Hills Public Schools

Central Middle School is one of 18 schools in Forest Hills Public Schools, based in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. The district serves 8,838 students district-wide and employs 509 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 526 students, Central Middle School is close to the district average of about 491 students per school.

8,838
District students
18
Schools
509
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

82%
Reading proficient
68%
Math proficient
0%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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