Sparta Middle School
480 South State St Sparta MI, 49345, Kent County Phone: 616-887-8211 Ranking:  (1,038 out of 2,213, top 47%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Sparta Area 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: | 27 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 37 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 590 | 598 | 610 | 587 | 606 | 609 | 646 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 191 | 32.4% | 202 | 33.8% | 194 | 31.8% | 205 | 34.9% | 203 | 33.5% | 187 | 30.7% | 209 | 32.4% |
| Grade 7: | 201 | 34.1% | 192 | 32.1% | 217 | 35.6% | 199 | 33.9% | 194 | 32.0% | 201 | 33.0% | 209 | 32.4% |
| Grade 8: | 198 | 33.6% | 204 | 34.1% | 199 | 32.6% | 183 | 31.2% | 209 | 34.5% | 221 | 36.3% | 227 | 35.1% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 274 | 46.4% | 292 | 48.8% | 291 | 47.7% | 290 | 49.4% | 295 | 48.7% | 305 | 50.1% | 324 | 50.2% |
| Female: | 316 | 53.6% | 306 | 51.2% | 319 | 52.3% | 297 | 50.6% | 302 | 49.8% | 295 | 48.4% | 315 | 48.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 79 | 13.4% | 55 | 9.2% | 62 | 10.2% | 46 | 7.8% | 57 | 9.4% | 53 | 8.7% | 44 | 6.8% |
| Black: | 9 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.9% |
| White: | 490 | 83.1% | 517 | 86.5% | 520 | 85.2% | 513 | 87.4% | 531 | 87.6% | 546 | 89.7% | 590 | 91.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.2% | 12 | 2.0% | 13 | 2.1% | 15 | 2.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 229 | 38.8% | 224 | 37.5% | 226 | 37.0% | 198 | 33.7% | 200 | 33.0% | 166 | 27.3% | 147 | 22.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 42 | 7.1% | 43 | 7.2% | 42 | 6.9% | 54 | 9.2% | 57 | 9.4% | 57 | 9.4% | 46 | 7.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.83 | 19.58 | 18.10 | 16.61 | 17.23 | 17.50 | 17.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 73.6% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.4% | 75.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 81.9% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 89.6% | 84.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 81.9% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 91.7% | 82.8% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 63.1% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 58.3% | 57.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 56.2% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 67.6% | 69% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 84.7% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 81.8% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86.6% | 82% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 86.2% | 84.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 37% | 37% | 37.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 45.1% | 40.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 76.4% | 79.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.3% | 83.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 89.1% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 83.9% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 89.7% | 87.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 91.7% | 84% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 67% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 65.3% | 68.2% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 73.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.7% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 24.2% | 24.2% | 27.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 25.9% | 25.9% | 29.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 71.8% | 74.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 74.8% | 74.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 82.2% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 75.3% | 75.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 63.2% | 59.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 60.1% | 64.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 70.2% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 91.8% | 82.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 82.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.5% | 84.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 25.7% | 25.7% | 37.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 24.7% | 24.7% | 38.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 88.7% | 75.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 82.6% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.1% | 72.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86.6% | 79.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 78.3% | 82% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.8% | 79% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 56.8% | 59.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 65.7% | 62% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 80.2% | 66.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 69.7% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 79.6% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.7% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 52.8% | 47.8% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 44.2% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 51.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 74.9% | 63.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 78.6% | 68.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 76.1% | 71.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 78.8% | 74.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.7% | 70.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.4% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 11.8% | 11.8% | 29.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 18.3% | 18.3% | 32.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 79.6% | 75.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.1% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.7% | 75.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 87.2% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 84.5% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 63.8% | 60.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 71.9% | 65.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 82.3% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 74.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 91.4% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 89.3% | 76.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 86.9% | 75.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 82.3% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 13.6% | 13.6% | 16.5% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 15.5% | 15.5% | 15.9% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 64.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 74.8% | 69.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 79.5% | 74.2% |
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* Sparta 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.