Middle School At Parkside
2400 4th St
Jackson MI, 49203, Jackson County
Phone: 517-841-2300
Ranking: 
(1,903 out of 2,213, bottom 14%)*
(1,903 out of 2,213, bottom 14%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Jackson Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: 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: | 62 | 59 | 51 | 53 | 57 | 60 | 56 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,114 | 1,000 | 897 | 787 | 826 | 847 | 867 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 400 | 35.9% | 293 | 29.3% | 137 | 15.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 0.2% |
| Grade 7: | 369 | 33.1% | 371 | 37.1% | 359 | 40.0% | 408 | 51.8% | 414 | 50.1% | 432 | 51.0% | 435 | 50.2% |
| Grade 8: | 345 | 31.0% | 336 | 33.6% | 401 | 44.7% | 379 | 48.2% | 412 | 49.9% | 415 | 49.0% | 430 | 49.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 569 | 51.1% | 518 | 51.8% | 470 | 52.4% | 420 | 53.4% | 420 | 50.8% | 408 | 48.2% | 433 | 49.9% |
| Female: | 545 | 48.9% | 482 | 48.2% | 427 | 47.6% | 367 | 46.6% | 387 | 46.9% | 431 | 50.9% | 430 | 49.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.8% | 12 | 1.4% |
| Asian: | 18 | 1.6% | 17 | 1.7% | 13 | 1.4% | 14 | 1.8% | 17 | 2.1% | 19 | 2.2% | 16 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic: | 73 | 6.6% | 53 | 5.3% | 42 | 4.7% | 32 | 4.1% | 41 | 5.0% | 31 | 3.7% | 37 | 4.3% |
| Black: | 454 | 40.8% | 429 | 42.9% | 384 | 42.8% | 326 | 41.4% | 320 | 38.7% | 360 | 42.5% | 360 | 41.5% |
| White: | 525 | 47.1% | 474 | 47.4% | 442 | 49.3% | 410 | 52.1% | 432 | 52.3% | 430 | 50.8% | 442 | 51.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 39 | 3.5% | 18 | 1.8% | 7 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 728 | 65.4% | 619 | 61.9% | 581 | 64.8% | 487 | 61.9% | 496 | 60.0% | 494 | 58.3% | 437 | 50.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 64 | 5.7% | 64 | 6.4% | 71 | 7.9% | 40 | 5.1% | 61 | 7.4% | 98 | 11.6% | 75 | 8.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.02 | 16.97 | 17.53 | 14.89 | 14.42 | 14.00 | 15.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 33.6% | 25.8% | 37.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 30.5% | 26% | 40.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 52.1% | 67% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 53.6% | 68.2% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 24.1% | 16.6% | 27.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 23.8% | 20.3% | 29.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 48% | 45.4% | 59.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 49.3% | 64.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 46.6% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 69.1% | 82.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 71.5% | 82.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 71.6% | 84.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 20.3% | 20.1% | 37.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 23% | 22.6% | 38.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 68.6% | 75.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 70% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 53.3% | 72.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 66% | 79.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 72.4% | 82% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 66.3% | 79% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 42.9% | 59.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 44.7% | 62% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 62.3% | 66.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 53.6% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 65.1% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 65.9% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 33.8% | 33.4% | 47.8% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 29.3% | 29% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 33.1% | 32.6% | 51.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.9% | 45.6% | 63.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 55.2% | 68.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.2% | 45.8% | 71.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 57.2% | 74.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 52.3% | 70.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 66% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 21.3% | 20.4% | 29.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 17.7% | 17.1% | 32.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 64.1% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 65.6% | 75.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 62.4% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 61.1% | 75.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 77.8% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 70.8% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 43.7% | 60.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 50% | 65.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 71% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 64.3% | 74.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 58.7% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 57.6% | 76.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 66.3% | 75.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 62.7% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 13.2% | 12.7% | 16.5% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 7.6% | 7.2% | 15.9% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 55.8% | 64.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 52.5% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 47.6% | 69.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 60.5% | 74.2% |
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* Middle School At Parkside was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.