Eastern Middle School
2200 Pettis Ave Ne
Ada MI, 49301, Kent County
Phone: 616-493-8850
Ranking: 
(17 out of 2,213, top 1%)*
(17 out of 2,213, top 1%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Forest Hills Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 24 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 420 | 435 | 392 | 386 | 388 | 423 | 443 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 187 | 44.5% | 236 | 54.3% | 198 | 50.5% | 188 | 48.7% | 197 | 50.8% | 190 | 44.9% | 229 | 51.7% |
| Grade 8: | 233 | 55.5% | 199 | 45.7% | 194 | 49.5% | 198 | 51.3% | 191 | 49.2% | 233 | 55.1% | 214 | 48.3% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 200 | 47.6% | 212 | 48.7% | 189 | 48.2% | 200 | 51.8% | 200 | 51.5% | 222 | 52.5% | 228 | 51.5% |
| Female: | 220 | 52.4% | 223 | 51.3% | 203 | 51.8% | 186 | 48.2% | 180 | 46.4% | 193 | 45.6% | 211 | 47.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 33 | 7.9% | 33 | 7.6% | 22 | 5.6% | 20 | 5.2% | 22 | 5.7% | 15 | 3.5% | 19 | 4.3% |
| Hispanic: | 4 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.8% | 9 | 2.3% | 10 | 2.6% | 5 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.9% |
| Black: | 15 | 3.6% | 13 | 3.0% | 9 | 2.3% | 9 | 2.3% | 6 | 1.5% | 4 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.6% |
| White: | 356 | 84.8% | 372 | 85.5% | 340 | 86.7% | 339 | 87.8% | 355 | 91.5% | 400 | 94.6% | 413 | 93.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 10 | 2.4% | 7 | 1.6% | 11 | 2.8% | 7 | 1.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 37 | 8.8% | 41 | 9.4% | 33 | 8.4% | 29 | 7.5% | 35 | 9.0% | 27 | 6.4% | 11 | 2.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 8 | 1.9% | 13 | 3.0% | 14 | 3.6% | 10 | 2.6% | 10 | 2.6% | 11 | 2.6% | 8 | 1.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.18 | 18.65 | 17.82 | 16.85 | 14.22 | 16.00 | 18.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 90.1% | 59.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 94.3% | 64.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 93% | 95.1% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 96.4% | 82.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 96.9% | 82.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 96.1% | 84.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 69.9% | 37.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 73.4% | 38.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 94% | 95.1% | 75.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 94.6% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 93.9% | 72.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 93.5% | 79.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 96.4% | 82% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 95.4% | 79% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 84.9% | 59.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 84.8% | 62% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 90.6% | 66.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 90.1% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 94.3% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 94.6% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 75.3% | 47.8% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 75.3% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 78.7% | 51.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 88.4% | 63.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 93.7% | 68.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 97.5% | 71.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 97.4% | 74.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 95.4% | 70.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 96.7% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 70% | 29.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 70.5% | 32.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 94.2% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 94.9% | 75.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 95.9% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 93.4% | 75.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 95% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 96% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 85.9% | 60.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 85.2% | 65.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 96% | 95.6% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 95.4% | 74.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 97.4% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 94.5% | 76.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 93.4% | 75.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 96.1% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 37.5% | 16.5% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 35% | 39.8% | 15.9% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 90.7% | 64.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 92.8% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 93% | 69.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 95.1% | 74.2% |
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* Eastern Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.