North Rockford Middle School

Summary:

North Rockford Middle School is a public middle school serving 885 students in grades 6-8 in Rockford, Michigan, which is part of the highly-ranked Rockford Public Schools district. This school consistently outperforms state and district averages on standardized tests, with particularly strong performance among specific student groups.

North Rockford Middle School boasts impressive academic metrics, with proficiency rates that exceed the state and district averages across subjects like English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. The school ranks highly among Michigan middle schools for the performance of female, male, Hispanic, White, and low-socioeconomic status students. Additionally, North Rockford Middle School has seen a significant decrease in chronic absenteeism, from 22.5% in 2020-2021 to just 10.4% in 2022-2023, which is a notable improvement.

While North Rockford Middle School's academic excellence is clear, it is worth noting that some nearby schools, such as Northern Hills Middle School and Eastern Middle School, have higher rankings for the performance of specific student groups, like Asian and African American students. Additionally, schools like Mill Creek Middle School and Crossroads Middle School have more diverse student populations, with higher percentages of Hispanic and African American students, compared to North Rockford Middle School's predominantly White student body.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 397 E Division St
       Rockford, MI  49341-1305


(616) 863-6300

District: Rockford Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
23rd of 897 Michigan Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,447 Help


Students who attend North Rockford Middle School usually attend:

High:    Rockford High School
Alternative:    Rockford High School Freshman Center

Feeder schools for North Rockford Middle School:

Elementary:    Belmont Elementary School
    Roguewood Elementary School
    Valley View Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.2 Help
Number of students:  914

Racial breakdown:

White:
87.9%
Hispanic:
5.7%
Two or more races:
4.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  16.7% Help


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Compare Details North Rockford Middle School ranks better than 97.4% of middle schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 96.3. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (87.9%), Hispanic (5.7%), two or more races (4.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 16.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at North Rockford Middle School is 16.2. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at North Rockford Middle School is $14,447.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

North Rockford Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks North Rockford Middle School 23rd of 897 Michigan public middle schools. (See North Rockford Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Rockford Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Rockford Public Schools 41st of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for North Rockford Middle School

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Rank History for all students at North Rockford Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 80.47 115th 806 85.7%
2007 79.53 125th 823 84.8%
2008 78.76 135th 839 83.9%
2009 81.23 105th 847 87.6%
2010 76.75 164th 851 80.7%
2011 78.34 139th 858 83.8%
2012 80.98 134th 900 85.1%
2013 84.23 99th 919 89.2%
2014 85.02 93rd 921 89.9%
2015 81.77 123rd 919 86.6%
2016 92.10 52nd 894 94.2%
2017 91.10 54th 821 93.4%
2018 86.29 93rd 838 88.9%
2019 89.03 71st 792 91.0%
2021 89.57 49th 675 92.7%
2022 92.53 46th 776 94.1%
2023 94.26 34th 883 96.1%
2024 96.30 23rd 897 97.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at North Rockford Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.41 48th 156 69.2%
2023 76.78 27th 163 83.4%
2024 77.89 30th 176 83.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at North Rockford Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.85 52nd 377 86.2%
2021 81.32 4th 19 78.9%
2023 62.36 52nd 199 73.9%
2024 56.39 60th 201 70.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at North Rockford Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.15 244th 815 70.1%
2019 79.28 66th 672 90.2%
2021 69.76 96th 523 81.6%
2022 89.91 33rd 691 95.2%
2023 92.42 22nd 825 97.3%
2024 95.77 11th 836 98.7%
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Rank History for Female students at North Rockford Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.53 88th 794 88.9%
2019 86.97 65th 658 90.1%
2021 86.60 49th 521 90.6%
2022 91.41 38th 657 94.2%
2023 90.06 48th 770 93.8%
2024 95.92 18th 771 97.7%
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Rank History for Male students at North Rockford Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.19 97th 797 87.8%
2019 87.32 68th 639 89.4%
2021 87.59 47th 540 91.3%
2022 90.71 56th 658 91.5%
2023 93.93 35th 776 95.5%
2024 94.73 27th 786 96.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at North Rockford Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.15 57th 266 78.6%
2019 83.85 16th 137 88.3%
2021 94.69 1st 69 98.6%
2023 95.75 2nd 246 99.2%
2024 92.55 9th 257 96.5%
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Rank History for White students at North Rockford Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.25 100th 678 85.3%
2019 84.84 81st 624 87.0%
2021 87.61 49th 577 91.5%
2022 89.47 55th 638 91.4%
2023 90.68 46th 688 93.3%
2024 94.26 27th 701 96.1%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for North Rockford Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 646 3 9 5 1 n/a n/a 0 664
1989 676 3 7 4 1 n/a n/a 0 691
1990 717 2 11 5 4 n/a n/a 0 739
1991 781 5 7 9 0 n/a n/a 24 826
1992 851 3 3 4 3 n/a n/a 0 864
1993 880 5 6 5 0 n/a n/a 0 896
1994 920 2 10 10 1 n/a n/a 0 943
1995 992 11 7 4 4 n/a n/a 0 1018
1996 992 11 7 4 4 n/a n/a 0 1018
1997 1127 5 10 5 6 n/a n/a 0 1153
1998 1176 2 8 6 5 n/a n/a 0 1197
1999 1161 2 11 9 0 n/a n/a 0 1183
2000 1170 4 9 9 3 n/a n/a 0 1195
2001 845 7 10 6 0 n/a n/a 0 868
2002 850 5 7 9 0 n/a n/a 0 871
2003 850 5 7 9 0 n/a n/a 0 871
2004 848 5 4 13 2 n/a n/a 0 872
2005 829 2 6 10 3 n/a n/a 15 865
2006 808 0 7 8 3 n/a n/a 20 846
2007 833 2 7 14 1 n/a n/a 15 872
2008 821 10 7 10 1 n/a n/a 19 868
2009 791 6 9 8 1 n/a n/a 23 838
2010 801 6 9 10 2 n/a n/a 28 856
2011 766 8 14 23 2 0 10 0 823
2012 789 7 14 36 1 0 34 0 881
2013 794 3 12 36 1 0 36 0 882
2014 809 5 16 36 1 0 35 0 902
2015 833 8 23 46 0 0 37 0 947
2016 822 5 22 35 0 0 49 0 933
2017 840 3 19 52 0 0 50 0 964
2018 861 6 10 66 1 0 48 0 992
2019 826 4 11 69 1 0 46 0 957
2020 834 5 9 60 2 0 41 0 951
2021 779 10 12 50 2 0 40 0 893
2022 785 11 15 44 1 0 43 0 899
2023 760 9 15 53 1 0 47 0 885
2024 803 5 10 52 1 0 43 0 914

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at North Rockford Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 664 n/a n/a n/a
1989 691 n/a n/a 3
1990 739 47.0 15.7 2.8
1991 826 n/a n/a n/a
1992 864 n/a n/a 5.8
1993 896 n/a 0.0 5.6
1994 943 54.0 17.5 3.8
1995 1018 52.2 19.5 2.4
1996 1018 52.2 19.5 2.4
1997 1153 56.0 20.6 3
1998 1197 62.0 19.3 2.7
1999 1183 63.0 18.8 2.9
2000 1195 65.7 18.2 3.6
2001 868 52.1 16.7 5.6
2002 871 48.0 18.1 6.3
2003 871 48.0 18.1 6.3
2004 872 49.8 17.5 8
2005 865 50.5 17.1 12
2006 846 52.9 16.0 9.9
2007 872 50.8 17.2 9.9
2008 868 54.2 16.0 13.2
2009 838 53.5 15.7 13
2010 856 51.5 16.6 18.4
2011 823 45.2 18.1 21.9
2012 881 49.1 17.9 17.5
2013 882 50.2 17.5 19.8
2014 902 51.7 17.4 11.9
2015 947 51.0 18.5 17
2016 933 53.0 17.6 15.1
2017 964 51.5 18.6 13.5
2018 992 52.2 18.9 14.4
2019 957 53.9 17.7 17.2
2020 951 55.5 17.1 18
2021 893 54.0 16.5 20
2022 899 58.0 15.5 16.6
2023 885 66.8 13.2 18.9
2024 914 56.3 16.2 16.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio North Rockford Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 664 n/a n/a n/a
1989 691 n/a n/a 3
1990 739 47.0 15.7 2.8
1991 826 n/a n/a n/a
1992 864 n/a n/a 5.8
1993 896 n/a 0.0 5.6
1994 943 54.0 17.5 3.8
1995 1018 52.2 19.5 2.4
1996 1018 52.2 19.5 2.4
1997 1153 56.0 20.6 3
1998 1197 62.0 19.3 2.7
1999 1183 63.0 18.8 2.9
2000 1195 65.7 18.2 3.6
2001 868 52.1 16.7 5.6
2002 871 48.0 18.1 6.3
2003 871 48.0 18.1 6.3
2004 872 49.8 17.5 8
2005 865 50.5 17.1 12
2006 846 52.9 16.0 9.9
2007 872 50.8 17.2 9.9
2008 868 54.2 16.0 13.2
2009 838 53.5 15.7 13
2010 856 51.5 16.6 18.4
2011 823 45.2 18.1 21.9
2012 881 49.1 17.9 17.5
2013 882 50.2 17.5 19.8
2014 902 51.7 17.4 11.9
2015 947 51.0 18.5 17
2016 933 53.0 17.6 15.1
2017 964 51.5 18.6 13.5
2018 992 52.2 18.9 14.4
2019 957 53.9 17.7 17.2
2020 951 55.5 17.1 18
2021 893 54.0 16.5 20
2022 899 58.0 15.5 16.6
2023 885 66.8 13.2 18.9
2024 914 56.3 16.2 16.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for North Rockford Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $899 (8.8%) $9,298 (91.2%) $10,197
2020 $757 (7.2%) $9,825 (92.8%) $10,582
2021 $1,036 (8.9%) $10,658 (91.1%) $11,695
2022 $956 (7.6%) $11,600 (92.4%) $12,556
2023 $1,033 (7.2%) $13,414 (92.8%) $14,447

Data source: Michigan Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on North Rockford Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 71st of 792 Middle schoolsRanks 34th of 883 Middle schools
 5.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (North Rockford Middle School)52.863.9
 11.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Rockford Public Schools)55.660.1
 4.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)41.737.5
 4.2%
6th Grade Math (North Rockford Middle School)6167
 6%
   6th Grade Math (Rockford Public Schools)60.964.3
 3.4%
   6th Grade Math (Michigan)35.129.6
 5.5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (North Rockford Middle School)54.154.2
 0.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Rockford Public Schools)54.750.9
 3.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)42.736.9
 5.8%
7th Grade Math (North Rockford Middle School)58.257.4
 0.8%
   7th Grade Math (Rockford Public Schools)63.655.5
 8.1%
   7th Grade Math (Michigan)35.731
 4.7%
8th Grade Social Studies (North Rockford Middle School)54.249.8
 4.4%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Rockford Public Schools)51.251.6
 0.4%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)2826.7
 1.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (North Rockford Middle School)82.181.9
 0.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Rockford Public Schools)83.379.4
 3.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)61.959.7
 2.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (North Rockford Middle School)7174.8
 3.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Rockford Public Schools)66.869.5
 2.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Michigan)41.436.3
 5.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students957885
 7.5%
African American49
 125%
American Indian11
Asian1115
 36.4%
Hispanic6953
 23.2%
Pacific Islander00
White826760
 8%
Two or More Races4647
 2.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients17.2%18.9%
 1.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about North Rockford Middle School

Students at North Rockford Middle School are 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Yes! North Rockford Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 23rd of 897 Michigan middle schools.

Students who attend North Rockford Middle School usually go on to attend Rockford High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 914 students attended North Rockford Middle School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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