Hillside Middle School

1941 Alamo Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49006 | (269) 337-0570

Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 545

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5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 545 middle school students from grades 6-8
Ranks 706th out of 809 middle schools in MI.

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: Mrs. Gloria Foster-Wimbley
Fax: (269) 337-1618
Website: www.kalamazoo.k12.mi.us

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Kalamazoo Public School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $10,460
Graduation Rate: 57.8%
Dropout Rate: 8.0%
Students Per Teacher: 16.6
Enrolled Students: 12,367

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 545
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 32.7
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 16.7

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 273 (50.1%)
Females: 272 (49.9%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 53 (9.7%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 311 (57.1%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 364 (66.8%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Hillside Middle School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	10	1.8%
Black	309	56.7%
Asian	9	1.7%
Hispanic	25	4.6%
White	192	35.2%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
6th Grade	183	33.6%
7th Grade	161	29.5%
8th Grade	201	36.9%

Source: MI Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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Reviewed by Student on October 18, 2007
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Hillside is a wonderful school and even though people think that there is a lot of violence in our school,its not anymore than other schools. The teachers are exceptional and there is a lot of different ethnic backgrounds and races here!

Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Hillside Middle School performed on average much worse than most other schools across the state on MEAP state exams in the following subjects:

English Language Arts
Math
Reading
Science
Social Studies
Writing

MEAP - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	64.4%	70.7%	84.5%
2009	59.4%	66.2%	82.0%

Reading Test
2010	69.5%	72.3%	84.0%
2009	74.4%	76.0%	87.7%

Social Studies Test
2010	48.9%	55.8%	75.3%
2009	43.6%	46.6%	73.4%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	75.0%	69.1%	84.6%
2009	69.6%	68.5%	82.2%
2008	71.6%	65.2%	82.6%

Reading Test
2010	61.6%	61.1%	79.0%
2009	68.9%	70.2%	82.0%
2008	66.7%	61.5%	79.6%

Writing Test
2010	32.8%	34.3%	47.8%
2009	-	-	-
2008	65.9%	60.9%	77.9%

English Language Arts Test
2008	65.5%	61.7%	80.1%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	62.2%	69.3%	78.0%
2009	55.2%	51.3%	70.3%
2008	69.9%	56.3%	74.5%

Reading Test
2010	62.8%	72.9%	81.9%
2009	72.1%	67.6%	83.4%
2008	72.2%	58.6%	75.5%

Science Test
2010	56.1%	63.9%	78.1%
2009	58.2%	54.6%	75.9%
2008	71.7%	53.9%	76.3%

English Language Arts Test
2008	73.0%	60.2%	76.7%

Writing Test
2008	67.5%	56.5%	74.2%

Source: MI Department of Education 2009-2010

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