Plainwell Middle School
720 Brigham St
Plainwell MI, 49080, Allegan County
Phone: 269-685-5813
Ranking: 
(568 out of 2,213, top 26%)*
(568 out of 2,213, top 26%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Plainwell Community 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: | 32 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 37 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 632 | 599 | 621 | 638 | 647 | 649 | 677 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 210 | 33.2% | 192 | 32.1% | 212 | 34.1% | 186 | 29.2% | 231 | 35.7% | 214 | 33.0% | 205 | 30.3% |
| Grade 7: | 195 | 30.9% | 216 | 36.1% | 185 | 29.8% | 227 | 35.6% | 217 | 33.5% | 205 | 31.6% | 236 | 34.9% |
| Grade 8: | 227 | 35.9% | 191 | 31.9% | 224 | 36.1% | 225 | 35.3% | 199 | 30.8% | 230 | 35.4% | 236 | 34.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 321 | 50.8% | 307 | 51.3% | 321 | 51.7% | 336 | 52.7% | 331 | 51.2% | 309 | 47.6% | 309 | 45.6% |
| Female: | 311 | 49.2% | 292 | 48.7% | 300 | 48.3% | 302 | 47.3% | 307 | 47.4% | 329 | 50.7% | 362 | 53.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 11 | 1.7% | 11 | 1.8% | 14 | 2.3% | 17 | 2.7% | 7 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.2% |
| Black: | 11 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.3% | 15 | 2.4% | 12 | 1.9% | 20 | 3.1% | 17 | 2.6% | 11 | 1.6% |
| White: | 594 | 94.0% | 565 | 94.3% | 578 | 93.1% | 592 | 92.8% | 612 | 94.6% | 613 | 94.5% | 652 | 96.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 9 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.4% | 12 | 1.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 206 | 32.6% | 184 | 30.7% | 179 | 28.8% | 168 | 26.3% | 171 | 26.4% | 135 | 20.8% | 136 | 20.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 5.4% | 33 | 5.5% | 29 | 4.7% | 36 | 5.6% | 37 | 5.7% | 54 | 8.3% | 46 | 6.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.75 | 17.62 | 17.25 | 17.92 | 18.28 | 18.00 | 18.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.5% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 69% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 88.3% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 89.5% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 87.2% | 82% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86.6% | 84.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 37.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 54.6% | 40.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 85.9% | 79.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 92.8% | 83.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 90.3% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.3% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 90.7% | 87.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 84.5% | 84% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 79.2% | 67% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76.3% | 68.2% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 82.3% | 73.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 39.3% | 27.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 45.4% | 29.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 81.8% | 74.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 75.7% | 74.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 80.1% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 70.8% | 75.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 75.2% | 59.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 64.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 83.1% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 90.8% | 82.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 82.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 89.7% | 84.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 51.9% | 37.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.2% | 50% | 38.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 83.2% | 75.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88.9% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.4% | 72.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 88.8% | 79.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 83.9% | 82% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 79% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 59.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 74.6% | 62% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 72.4% | 66.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 80.5% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.7% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 85.9% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 45.7% | 47.8% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 48.6% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 55.4% | 51.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 79.7% | 63.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 79.5% | 68.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 82.5% | 71.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.8% | 74.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 85.9% | 70.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 79.5% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 33% | 33% | 29.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 36.7% | 32.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 85.3% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 83.5% | 75.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 82.5% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 79.8% | 75.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 91.9% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 82.3% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 67.9% | 60.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 69.7% | 65.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 84.8% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.3% | 74.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 88.6% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 84.3% | 76.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 89.9% | 75.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81.3% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 21.3% | 21.3% | 16.5% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 10.7% | 10.5% | 15.9% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 77.1% | 64.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 77.2% | 69.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 77.6% | 74.2% |
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* Plainwell Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.