Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts

Summary:

Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts is a public middle school in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serving around 860 students in grades 6-8. As part of the Kalamazoo Public Schools district, the school has a diverse student population and outperforms the district and state in several academic areas.

Maple Street Magnet School stands out for its racial diversity, with 41.4% White, 31.05% African American, 14.88% Hispanic, and 11.86% two or more races. Academically, the school outperforms the district and state in English Language Arts and Science proficiency. However, there are significant achievement gaps between the school's White students, who perform exceptionally well, and its African American, Hispanic, and low-income students, who struggle in comparison to their peers statewide. The school also faces high chronic absenteeism rates, which likely contribute to the lower performance of its underserved subgroups.

While Maple Street Magnet School outperforms the Kalamazoo Public Schools district, it lags behind some nearby higher-performing schools, such as Gull Lake Middle School and Mattawan Middle School. The school's magnet status and higher per-student spending suggest that the school may need to re-evaluate its strategies and interventions to better support all of its students, particularly those from underserved backgrounds, and close the persistent achievement gaps.


Detail:

Public, Magnet 6-8

 922 W Maple St
       Kalamazoo, MI  49008-1842


(269) 337-0730

District: Kalamazoo Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
441st of 897 Michigan Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,552 Help


Students who attend Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts usually attend:

High:    Loy Norrix High School

Feeder schools for Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts:

Elementary:    Prairie Ridge Elementary School
    Winchell Elementary School
    Woodward Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  21.9 Help
Number of students:  860

Racial breakdown:

White:
41.4%
African American:
31.0%
Hispanic:
14.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  59.1% Help


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Compare Details Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts ranks better than 50.8% of middle schools in Michigan. It also ranks first among 4 ranked middle schools in the Kalamazoo Public Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.26. (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 Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts has the largest middle school student body size in the Kalamazoo Public Schools District. Student population at Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (41.4%), African American (31%), Hispanic (14.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 59.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Kalamazoo Public Schools District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts is 21.9. 2 middle schools in the Kalamazoo Public Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts employs 39.1 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts is $15,552. 2 middle schools in the Kalamazoo Public Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts:

SchoolDigger ranks Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts 441st of 897 Michigan public middle schools. (See Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts in the ranking list.)

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Kalamazoo Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Kalamazoo Public Schools 421st of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts

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Rank History for all students at Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 11.92 747th 806 7.3%
2007 11.25 761st 823 7.5%
2008 9.37 783rd 839 6.7%
2009 16.82 773rd 847 8.7%
2010 32.57 701st 851 17.6%
2011 31.25 697th 858 18.8%
2012 33.13 665th 900 26.1%
2013 40.71 584th 919 36.5%
2014 49.83 489th 921 46.9%
2015 67.62 248th 919 73.0%
2016 57.88 349th 894 61.0%
2017 56.09 300th 821 63.5%
2018 68.17 256th 838 69.5%
2019 53.68 324th 792 59.1%
2022 47.96 366th 776 52.8%
2023 54.71 332nd 883 62.4%
2024 47.26 441st 897 50.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.03 72nd 156 53.8%
2019 30.24 35th 51 31.4%
2022 32.93 44th 65 32.3%
2023 35.03 103rd 163 36.8%
2024 19.84 150th 176 14.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.84 129th 154 16.2%
2023 40.29 39th 72 45.8%
2024 34.07 55th 88 37.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.26 290th 377 23.1%
2023 43.35 106th 199 46.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.49 373rd 815 54.2%
2019 33.03 478th 672 28.9%
2022 20.50 578th 691 16.4%
2023 23.62 661st 825 19.9%
2024 16.08 742nd 836 11.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.98 230th 794 71.0%
2019 56.73 246th 658 62.6%
2022 45.80 317th 657 51.8%
2023 52.09 308th 770 60.0%
2024 38.25 465th 771 39.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.84 242nd 797 69.6%
2019 42.41 352nd 639 44.9%
2022 40.08 372nd 658 43.5%
2023 48.31 346th 776 55.4%
2024 47.16 383rd 786 51.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.67 150th 366 59.0%
2019 27.31 149th 196 24.0%
2022 21.52 156th 182 14.3%
2023 24.52 238th 310 23.2%
2024 18.44 270th 300 10.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.80 141st 266 47.0%
2019 35.99 90th 137 34.3%
2022 32.75 98th 138 29.0%
2023 29.56 179th 246 27.2%
2024 29.29 189th 257 26.5%
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Rank History for White students at Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.26 61st 678 91.0%
2019 86.68 67th 624 89.3%
2022 82.99 87th 638 86.4%
2023 87.78 61st 688 91.1%
2024 85.42 78th 701 88.9%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 366 258 8 16 15 n/a n/a 0 663
1989 363 260 11 16 13 n/a n/a 0 663
1990 335 207 7 24 8 n/a n/a 0 581
1991 325 198 10 11 3 n/a n/a 0 547
1992 315 227 9 21 4 n/a n/a 0 576
1993 285 243 10 16 3 n/a n/a 0 557
1994 262 228 3 44 6 n/a n/a 0 543
1995 234 226 10 47 5 n/a n/a 0 522
1996 234 226 10 47 5 n/a n/a 0 522
1997 244 196 7 37 5 n/a n/a 0 489
1998 245 185 11 27 1 n/a n/a 0 469
1999 246 200 10 30 1 n/a n/a 0 487
2000 198 198 10 44 7 n/a n/a 0 457
2001 176 179 6 42 7 n/a n/a 0 410
2002 214 251 11 50 7 n/a n/a 0 533
2003 214 251 11 50 7 n/a n/a 0 533
2004 219 292 15 65 2 n/a n/a 0 593
2005 258 305 13 74 9 n/a n/a 0 659
2006 206 301 8 76 9 n/a n/a 0 600
2007 245 325 10 105 9 n/a n/a 0 694
2008 203 274 5 83 10 n/a n/a 0 575
2009 212 289 115 0 6 n/a n/a 0 622
2010 312 241 13 127 7 n/a n/a 0 700
2011 306 267 21 107 9 0 1 0 711
2012 337 272 23 119 12 0 8 0 771
2013 336 242 24 119 7 0 11 0 739
2014 345 211 16 131 4 3 34 0 744
2015 365 234 16 99 8 1 46 0 769
2016 368 231 17 114 5 0 44 0 779
2017 397 223 21 119 2 0 46 0 808
2018 396 211 19 136 2 0 72 0 836
2019 382 242 14 146 2 0 89 0 875
2020 359 255 10 145 0 0 86 0 855
2021 341 262 7 137 0 1 93 0 841
2022 353 250 6 137 1 1 94 0 842
2023 356 267 2 128 4 1 102 0 860

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 Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 663 n/a n/a n/a
1989 663 n/a n/a 44.2
1990 581 58.0 10.0 45.4
1991 547 n/a n/a n/a
1992 576 n/a n/a 55.2
1993 557 n/a 0.0 53.3
1994 543 42.1 12.9 58.2
1995 522 40.4 12.9 54.6
1996 522 40.4 12.9 54.6
1997 489 40.0 12.2 56
1998 469 38.0 12.3 53.7
1999 487 38.0 12.8 52.4
2000 457 35.6 12.8 66.1
2001 410 34.0 12.1 69.3
2002 533 41.0 13.0 72.2
2003 533 41.0 13.0 72.2
2004 593 43.5 13.6 67.8
2005 659 46.7 14.1 64.8
2006 600 49.9 12.0 76.3
2007 694 43.4 16.0 68.6
2008 575 46.1 12.5 68
2009 622 43.0 14.5 69.1
2010 700 44.6 15.6 68.1
2011 711 40.1 17.7 66.1
2012 771 41.2 18.6 68.2
2013 739 40.8 18.1 68.7
2014 744 38.8 19.1 66.8
2015 769 38.0 20.2 64.8
2016 779 37.0 21.0 54.7
2017 808 40.7 19.8 55.9
2018 836 39.8 20.9 57.4
2019 875 43.0 20.3 62.7
2020 855 44.0 19.4 63.5
2021 841 41.1 20.4 59.8
2022 842 43.6 19.3 56.5
2023 860 39.1 21.9 59.1

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 Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 663 n/a n/a n/a
1989 663 n/a n/a 44.2
1990 581 58.0 10.0 45.4
1991 547 n/a n/a n/a
1992 576 n/a n/a 55.2
1993 557 n/a 0.0 53.3
1994 543 42.1 12.9 58.2
1995 522 40.4 12.9 54.6
1996 522 40.4 12.9 54.6
1997 489 40.0 12.2 56
1998 469 38.0 12.3 53.7
1999 487 38.0 12.8 52.4
2000 457 35.6 12.8 66.1
2001 410 34.0 12.1 69.3
2002 533 41.0 13.0 72.2
2003 533 41.0 13.0 72.2
2004 593 43.5 13.6 67.8
2005 659 46.7 14.1 64.8
2006 600 49.9 12.0 76.3
2007 694 43.4 16.0 68.6
2008 575 46.1 12.5 68
2009 622 43.0 14.5 69.1
2010 700 44.6 15.6 68.1
2011 711 40.1 17.7 66.1
2012 771 41.2 18.6 68.2
2013 739 40.8 18.1 68.7
2014 744 38.8 19.1 66.8
2015 769 38.0 20.2 64.8
2016 779 37.0 21.0 54.7
2017 808 40.7 19.8 55.9
2018 836 39.8 20.9 57.4
2019 875 43.0 20.3 62.7
2020 855 44.0 19.4 63.5
2021 841 41.1 20.4 59.8
2022 842 43.6 19.3 56.5
2023 860 39.1 21.9 59.1

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 Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $828 (7.3%) $10,531 (92.7%) $11,359
2020 $906 (7.5%) $11,225 (92.5%) $12,132
2021 $1,008 (8.2%) $11,309 (91.8%) $12,317
2022 $1,233 (9.1%) $12,387 (90.9%) $13,620
2023 $1,582 (10.2%) $13,969 (89.8%) $15,552

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 324th of 792 Middle schoolsRanks 332nd of 883 Middle schools
 3.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts)34.235.9
 1.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Kalamazoo Public Schools)31.531.2
 0.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)41.737.5
 4.2%
6th Grade Math (Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts)27.722.3
 5.4%
   6th Grade Math (Kalamazoo Public Schools)26.720.6
 6.1%
   6th Grade Math (Michigan)35.129.6
 5.5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts)50.542.2
 8.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Kalamazoo Public Schools)35.833.1
 2.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)42.736.9
 5.8%
7th Grade Math (Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts)36.125.5
 10.6%
   7th Grade Math (Kalamazoo Public Schools)29.721.9
 7.8%
   7th Grade Math (Michigan)35.731
 4.7%
8th Grade Social Studies (Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts)36.130.4
 5.7%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Kalamazoo Public Schools)24.321
 3.3%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)2826.7
 1.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts)59.859
 0.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Kalamazoo Public Schools)46.446.4
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)61.959.7
 2.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts)43.737.2
 6.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Kalamazoo Public Schools)32.725.8
 6.9%
   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 Students875860
 1.7%
African American242267
 10.3%
American Indian24
 100%
Asian142
 85.7%
Hispanic146128
 12.3%
Pacific Islander01
White382356
 6.8%
Two or More Races89102
 14.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients62.7%59.1%
 3.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts

In the 2022-23 school year, 860 students attended Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts.

Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts ranks 441st of 897 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts usually go on to attend Loy Norrix High School

Students at Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts are 41% White, 31% African American, 15% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races.


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