Alger Middle School
921 Alger St Se
Grand Rapids MI, 49507, Kent County
Phone: 616-819-6200
Ranking: 
(2,183 out of 2,213, bottom 1%)*
(2,183 out of 2,213, bottom 1%)*Type: Special Education School
Status: Closed
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Grand Rapids Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 36 | 28 | 24 | 33 | 31 | 32 | ||||||
| Total Students: | NA | NA | 335 | 377 | 371 | 523 | 510 | 519 | ||||||
| Grade 6: | NA | NA | 86 | 25.7% | 128 | 34.0% | 121 | 32.6% | 171 | 32.7% | 155 | 30.4% | 167 | 32.2% |
| Grade 7: | NA | NA | 130 | 38.8% | 119 | 31.6% | 135 | 36.4% | 161 | 30.8% | 183 | 35.9% | 164 | 31.6% |
| Grade 8: | NA | NA | 119 | 35.5% | 130 | 34.5% | 115 | 31.0% | 191 | 36.5% | 172 | 33.7% | 188 | 36.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | NA | NA | 168 | 50.1% | 196 | 52.0% | 177 | 47.7% | 242 | 46.3% | 247 | 48.4% | 234 | 45.1% |
| Female: | NA | NA | 167 | 49.9% | 181 | 48.0% | 194 | 52.3% | 184 | 35.2% | 218 | 42.7% | 244 | 47.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | NA | NA | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 5 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.8% | 8 | 1.6% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | NA | NA | 3 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | NA | NA | 50 | 14.9% | 41 | 10.9% | 46 | 12.4% | 18 | 3.4% | 77 | 15.1% | 69 | 13.3% |
| Black: | NA | NA | 242 | 72.2% | 295 | 78.2% | 282 | 76.0% | 375 | 71.7% | 353 | 69.2% | 372 | 71.7% |
| White: | NA | NA | 22 | 6.6% | 22 | 5.8% | 19 | 5.1% | 32 | 6.1% | 30 | 5.9% | 34 | 6.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | NA | NA | 16 | 4.8% | 18 | 4.8% | 17 | 4.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 281 | 83.9% | 344 | 91.2% | 332 | 89.5% | 466 | 89.1% | 431 | 84.5% | 413 | 79.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 7 | 2.1% | 7 | 1.9% | 16 | 4.3% | 18 | 3.4% | 34 | 6.7% | 51 | 9.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 9.41 | 13.66 | 15.79 | 15.85 | 16.50 | 16.20 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 41% | 69% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 47.6% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 55.4% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 65.2% | 82% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 53% | 64.9% | 84.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 2.7% | 16.8% | 37.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 11.8% | 24.3% | 40.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 64.6% | 83.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 63.2% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 58.6% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 78.9% | 87.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 53% | 65.2% | 84% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 25.4% | 41.8% | 67% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 51.8% | 68.2% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 27.2% | 42.2% | 73.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 20.9% | 48.7% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 0.9% | 9.5% | 27.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 2.6% | 12.1% | 29.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 62.7% | 74.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 58.3% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 55.9% | 75.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 18.8% | 32.9% | 64.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 34.2% | 43.9% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 56.4% | 82.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 59.8% | 82.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 62.2% | 84.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 2.9% | 12.9% | 37.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 4.6% | 12.9% | 38.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 60.9% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 49.1% | 72.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 59.7% | 79.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 59.1% | 82% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 59.5% | 79% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 21% | 37% | 59.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 26.6% | 35.3% | 62% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 50.2% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 61.9% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 63.5% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 22% | 30.4% | 47.8% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 13.1% | 26.6% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 31.3% | 51.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 26.3% | 39.3% | 68.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.9% | 46.9% | 71.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.7% | 53.2% | 74.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 46.7% | 70.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 54.8% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 1.7% | 10.8% | 29.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 2.1% | 13.1% | 32.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.7% | 51.2% | 75.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 61.5% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 54.4% | 75.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.3% | 63.6% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 42% | 63.2% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 27.7% | 38.4% | 60.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 22.2% | 44.9% | 65.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 32.2% | 41.6% | 74.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 53.1% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 46.5% | 76.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.3% | 47.8% | 75.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 26.4% | 50.5% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 0.9% | 4.7% | 16.5% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | 5.7% | 15.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 45.4% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | 50.7% | 69.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 56.2% | 74.2% |
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* Alger Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.