Middle Schools in Niles Community Schools

The Niles Community Schools district in Michigan has only one middle school, Ring Lardner Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates on state assessments consistently falling below the district and state averages across multiple subject areas.

Ring Lardner Middle School has a student enrollment of 554, with a diverse student body that is 69.49% White, 7.94% African American, 12.82% Hispanic, and 8.3% two or more races. However, the school serves a predominantly low-income population, with 66.25% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. This socioeconomic factor may contribute to the school's academic underperformance, which is reflected in its 2-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking in the bottom half of Michigan middle schools.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $12,664 and a student-teacher ratio of 20.7, the data suggests that the resources are not being effectively utilized to support student learning. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 28.4% may also be a contributing factor to the academic challenges. Addressing these issues and implementing strategies to improve student outcomes should be a priority for Niles Community Schools and the leadership at Ring Lardner Middle School.