Harbor Lights Middle School
1024 136th Ave
Holland MI, 49424, Ottawa County
Phone: 616-786-1000
Ranking:
(899 out of 2,213, top 41%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: West Ottawa Public School District
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: | 55 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 63 | 64 | |||||||
Total Students: | 933 | 956 | 965 | 945 | 1,007 | 1,029 | 1,015 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 291 | 31.2% | 305 | 31.9% | 347 | 36.0% | 296 | 31.3% | 311 | 30.9% | 373 | 36.2% | 346 | 34.1% |
Grade 7: | 303 | 32.5% | 339 | 35.5% | 302 | 31.3% | 304 | 32.2% | 374 | 37.1% | 323 | 31.4% | 333 | 32.8% |
Grade 8: | 339 | 36.3% | 312 | 32.6% | 316 | 32.7% | 345 | 36.5% | 322 | 32.0% | 333 | 32.4% | 336 | 33.1% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 464 | 49.7% | 483 | 50.5% | 492 | 51.0% | 481 | 50.9% | 456 | 45.3% | 489 | 47.5% | 488 | 48.1% |
Female: | 469 | 50.3% | 473 | 49.5% | 473 | 49.0% | 464 | 49.1% | 495 | 49.2% | 478 | 46.5% | 461 | 45.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 82 | 8.8% | 93 | 9.7% | 87 | 9.0% | 99 | 10.5% | 110 | 10.9% | 111 | 10.8% | 97 | 9.6% |
Hispanic: | 337 | 36.1% | 320 | 33.5% | 307 | 31.8% | 275 | 29.1% | 272 | 27.0% | 288 | 28.0% | 285 | 28.1% |
Black: | 29 | 3.1% | 30 | 3.1% | 45 | 4.7% | 39 | 4.1% | 41 | 4.1% | 47 | 4.6% | 50 | 4.9% |
White: | 442 | 47.4% | 474 | 49.6% | 488 | 50.6% | 489 | 51.7% | 532 | 52.8% | 525 | 51.0% | 519 | 51.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 39 | 4.2% | 36 | 3.8% | 35 | 3.6% | 42 | 4.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 393 | 42.1% | 412 | 43.1% | 434 | 45.0% | 387 | 41.0% | 380 | 37.7% | 364 | 35.4% | 335 | 33.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 101 | 10.8% | 115 | 12.0% | 97 | 10.1% | 102 | 10.8% | 98 | 9.7% | 101 | 9.8% | 97 | 9.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.84 | 17.27 | 16.84 | 16.21 | 16.94 | 16.40 | 16.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 71.6% | 65.1% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 76.9% | 69% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 73.6% | 72.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 81.6% | 79.9% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 88.8% | 82% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 87.6% | 84.5% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 43.7% | 37.1% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 47.4% | 40.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 74.7% | 79.6% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 85.3% | 83.3% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 84.3% | 81.8% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 80.9% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 90.8% | 87.7% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 85.6% | 84% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 71.6% | 67% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 71.6% | 68.2% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 80.8% | 73.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 80.9% | 75.3% |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 29.2% | 27.7% |
2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 26.3% | 32.8% | 29.7% |
2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 80% | 74.8% |
2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 83% | 74.1% |
2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 77.6% | 72.7% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 80.5% | 75.7% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 68.7% | 59.6% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 68.3% | 64.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 79% | 72.7% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 88.5% | 82.6% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 85.1% | 82.2% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.8% | 84.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 33.9% | 38.6% | 37.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 46.5% | 38.4% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 76.5% | 75.8% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 83.1% | 79.7% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 81% | 72.5% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82.7% | 79.6% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.9% | 82% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 86.1% | 79% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 67.3% | 59.7% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 66.7% | 62% |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 74.2% | 66.7% |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 70.2% | 65.4% |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 81% | 76.6% |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.3% | 77.9% |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 59.3% | 47.8% |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 51.8% | 47.3% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 62.8% | 51.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 70.2% | 63.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 77% | 68.1% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 79.4% | 71.6% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87% | 74.5% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 77% | 70.3% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 83.3% | 78% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 28% | 30.8% | 29.4% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 28.9% | 32.3% | 32.5% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 73.1% | 72.9% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 81% | 75.6% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 80.3% | 77.1% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 82% | 75.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 86.5% | 83.4% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 87.5% | 81.9% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 68.3% | 60.5% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 66.8% | 65.7% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.7% | 76.8% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 81.5% | 74.9% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 82.8% | 79.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 85.7% | 76.3% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 82.8% | 75.9% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 86.2% | 78.1% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 15.5% | 17.9% | 16.5% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 18.5% | 19.3% | 15.9% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 65.2% | 64.7% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 64.4% | 66.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 71.4% | 69.8% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 83.2% | 74.2% |
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* Harbor Lights Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.