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Paw Paw Middle School
313 West Michigan Ave
Paw Paw MI, 49079, Van Buren County
Phone: 269-657-8870
Ranking:
(907 out of 2,213, top 41%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Paw Paw Public School District
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: | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 33 | |||||||
Total Students: | 502 | 518 | 522 | 505 | 508 | 504 | 521 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 159 | 31.7% | 177 | 34.2% | 176 | 33.7% | 174 | 34.5% | 163 | 32.1% | 174 | 34.5% | 156 | 29.9% |
Grade 7: | 174 | 34.7% | 170 | 32.8% | 179 | 34.3% | 163 | 32.3% | 181 | 35.6% | 151 | 30.0% | 186 | 35.7% |
Grade 8: | 169 | 33.7% | 171 | 33.0% | 167 | 32.0% | 168 | 33.3% | 164 | 32.3% | 179 | 35.5% | 179 | 34.4% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 261 | 52.0% | 272 | 52.5% | 274 | 52.5% | 271 | 53.7% | 250 | 49.2% | 251 | 49.8% | 253 | 48.6% |
Female: | 241 | 48.0% | 246 | 47.5% | 248 | 47.5% | 234 | 46.3% | 243 | 47.8% | 243 | 48.2% | 260 | 49.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 36 | 7.2% | 36 | 6.9% | 40 | 7.7% | 20 | 4.0% | 18 | 3.5% | 19 | 3.8% | 31 | 6.0% |
Black: | 6 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.2% |
White: | 453 | 90.2% | 466 | 90.0% | 464 | 88.9% | 468 | 92.7% | 473 | 93.1% | 474 | 94.0% | 477 | 91.6% |
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: | 6 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 185 | 36.9% | 186 | 35.9% | 184 | 35.2% | 178 | 35.2% | 177 | 34.8% | 164 | 32.5% | 160 | 30.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 39 | 7.8% | 31 | 6.0% | 34 | 6.5% | 25 | 5.0% | 38 | 7.5% | 48 | 9.5% | 44 | 8.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.80 | 19.33 | 19.48 | 16.61 | 16.39 | 16.10 | 16.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 70.5% | 65.1% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 78.4% | 69% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 78.6% | 72.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85.1% | 79.9% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.8% | 82% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 86.1% | 84.5% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 19.7% | 19.7% | 37.1% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 35.4% | 40.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 79.6% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 87.9% | 83.3% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 86.4% | 81.8% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 82.2% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 93.1% | 87.7% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 86.7% | 84% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 65.9% | 67% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 67.1% | 68.2% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 84.3% | 73.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 78.6% | 75.3% |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 25.4% | 25.4% | 27.7% |
2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 31% | 31% | 29.7% |
2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 77.2% | 74.8% |
2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 75.8% | 74.1% |
2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 77.3% | 72.7% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.2% | 75.7% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 69.4% | 59.6% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 66.5% | 64.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.5% | 72.7% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 86.7% | 82.6% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 91.8% | 82.2% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 91.3% | 84.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 38.6% | 37.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 41% | 41% | 38.4% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 81.7% | 75.8% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 85.9% | 79.7% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 78.3% | 72.5% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 86% | 79.6% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86.1% | 82% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.4% | 79% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 58.3% | 59.7% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 68.5% | 62% |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 67.2% | 66.7% |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 65.8% | 65.4% |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 76.8% | 76.6% |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.7% | 77.9% |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 53.4% | 47.8% |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 51.7% | 47.3% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 53.6% | 51.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 71% | 63.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 74.9% | 68.1% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 67.2% | 71.6% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 82.8% | 74.5% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 71.7% | 70.3% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.9% | 78% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 22.7% | 21.5% | 29.4% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 28.9% | 27.7% | 32.5% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 76.7% | 72.9% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 82.1% | 75.6% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 79.5% | 77.1% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 79% | 75.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 86.1% | 83.4% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78.4% | 81.9% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 58.7% | 60.5% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 68% | 65.7% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 82.2% | 76.8% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 84.2% | 74.9% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 79.3% | 79.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.4% | 76.3% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 84.9% | 75.9% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 82.4% | 78.1% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 16.5% | 15.6% | 16.5% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 15.7% | 15.3% | 15.9% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 69.9% | 64.7% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 65.2% | 66.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 72.6% | 69.8% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 80.2% | 74.2% |
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* Paw Paw 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.