Parchment Middle School
307 North Riverview Dr
Kalamazoo MI, 49004, Kalamazoo County
Phone: 269-488-1200
Ranking: 
(1,243 out of 2,213, bottom 44%)*
(1,243 out of 2,213, bottom 44%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Parchment School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 372 | 382 | 387 | 373 | 394 | 409 | 411 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 126 | 33.9% | 119 | 31.2% | 136 | 35.1% | 113 | 30.3% | 134 | 34.0% | 121 | 29.6% | 143 | 34.8% |
| Grade 7: | 109 | 29.3% | 137 | 35.9% | 112 | 28.9% | 140 | 37.5% | 120 | 30.5% | 145 | 35.5% | 148 | 36.0% |
| Grade 8: | 137 | 36.8% | 126 | 33.0% | 139 | 35.9% | 120 | 32.2% | 140 | 35.5% | 143 | 35.0% | 120 | 29.2% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 182 | 48.9% | 188 | 49.2% | 198 | 51.2% | 190 | 50.9% | 189 | 48.0% | 202 | 49.4% | 199 | 48.4% |
| Female: | 190 | 51.1% | 194 | 50.8% | 189 | 48.8% | 183 | 49.1% | 194 | 49.2% | 197 | 48.2% | 208 | 50.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.6% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 5 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.5% | 9 | 2.2% |
| Hispanic: | 17 | 4.6% | 21 | 5.5% | 10 | 2.6% | 11 | 2.9% | 11 | 2.8% | 15 | 3.7% | 16 | 3.9% |
| Black: | 26 | 7.0% | 27 | 7.1% | 27 | 7.0% | 21 | 5.6% | 31 | 7.9% | 33 | 8.1% | 31 | 7.5% |
| White: | 287 | 77.2% | 292 | 76.4% | 297 | 76.7% | 298 | 79.9% | 340 | 86.3% | 350 | 85.6% | 352 | 85.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 35 | 9.4% | 31 | 8.1% | 41 | 10.6% | 39 | 10.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 171 | 46.0% | 170 | 44.5% | 172 | 44.4% | 177 | 47.5% | 157 | 39.8% | 164 | 40.1% | 143 | 34.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 10.8% | 28 | 7.3% | 30 | 7.8% | 34 | 9.1% | 27 | 6.9% | 41 | 10.0% | 56 | 13.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.52 | 20.12 | 18.84 | 19.74 | 18.65 | 17.60 | 17.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 74.6% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 77.5% | 69% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 75.7% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 73.3% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.8% | 82% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80.2% | 84.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 30.6% | 37.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 36.6% | 40.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 75.9% | 79.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 79.6% | 83.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 79.6% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 89.1% | 87.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 82.9% | 84% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 63.7% | 67% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 69.9% | 68.2% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 70.8% | 73.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 72.1% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 25.9% | 25.9% | 27.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 25.2% | 25.2% | 29.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 69.2% | 74.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 71.1% | 74.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 68.6% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 64.2% | 75.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 59.5% | 59.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 68% | 64.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 67.6% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 75.4% | 82.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 67.2% | 82.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 87.8% | 84.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 34.5% | 37.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 32.1% | 38.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 78.6% | 75.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 85% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 75% | 72.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 78.9% | 79.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 79% | 82% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 83.6% | 79% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 61.1% | 59.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 65.7% | 62% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 71.8% | 66.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 71.7% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 75.7% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 78.2% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 57.9% | 47.8% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 48.7% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 53.6% | 51.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 70.6% | 63.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 70.2% | 68.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 73.8% | 71.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 79.9% | 74.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 67.2% | 70.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 77.2% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 29.2% | 28.2% | 29.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.1% | 32.3% | 32.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 80.6% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 72.3% | 75.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 80.3% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 77.2% | 75.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 83.1% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 78.7% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 61.5% | 60.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 64% | 65.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 82.5% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 78.6% | 74.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 83.7% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 81% | 76.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 79.9% | 75.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 82.6% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 18.1% | 17.5% | 16.5% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 11.3% | 11% | 15.9% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 66% | 64.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 69.2% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 71.3% | 69.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 74.3% | 74.2% |
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* Parchment Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.