📍 235 E Spartan Dr, Sparta, Kent County, 49345
Sparta Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Sparta, Kent County. The school has 473 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sparta Area Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sparta Middle School enrolls 473 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 2.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 390 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 63 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
232 of the school's 473 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 208 qualify for free lunch and 24 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.
Sparta Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-20, state senate district 28, state house district 74.
Sparta Middle School is one of 4 schools in Sparta Area Schools, based in SPARTA, Michigan. The district serves 2,371 students district-wide and employs 140 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 473 students, Sparta Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 593 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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