Gerald R. Ford Middle School
851 Madison Ave Se
Grand Rapids MI, 49507, Kent County
Phone: 616-819-2640
Ranking: (2,207 out of 2,213, bottom 0%)*
Type: Regular School
Status: Closed
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Grand Rapids Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: NA
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: | NA | NA | 27 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 29 | ||||||
Total Students: | NA | NA | 266 | 285 | 258 | 304 | 361 | 470 | ||||||
Grade 6: | NA | NA | 84 | 31.6% | 98 | 34.4% | 90 | 34.9% | 92 | 30.3% | 93 | 25.8% | 169 | 36.0% |
Grade 7: | NA | NA | 88 | 33.1% | 93 | 32.6% | 96 | 37.2% | 91 | 29.9% | 135 | 37.4% | 155 | 33.0% |
Grade 8: | NA | NA | 94 | 35.3% | 94 | 33.0% | 72 | 27.9% | 121 | 39.8% | 133 | 36.8% | 146 | 31.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | NA | NA | 147 | 55.3% | 144 | 50.5% | 143 | 55.4% | 153 | 50.3% | 192 | 53.2% | 214 | 45.5% |
Female: | NA | NA | 119 | 44.7% | 141 | 49.5% | 115 | 44.6% | 115 | 37.8% | 142 | 39.3% | 229 | 48.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | NA | NA | 32 | 12.0% | 20 | 7.0% | 18 | 7.0% | 32 | 10.5% | 39 | 10.8% | 43 | 9.1% |
Black: | NA | NA | 208 | 78.2% | 233 | 81.8% | 202 | 78.3% | 233 | 76.6% | 294 | 81.4% | 397 | 84.5% |
White: | NA | NA | 14 | 5.3% | 14 | 4.9% | 23 | 8.9% | 10 | 3.3% | 6 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | NA | NA | 11 | 4.1% | 16 | 5.6% | 11 | 4.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 250 | 94.0% | 278 | 97.5% | 246 | 95.3% | 286 | 94.1% | 340 | 94.2% | 434 | 92.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.6% | 6 | 2.0% | 11 | 3.0% | 20 | 4.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 9.89 | 12.50 | 12.29 | 12.02 | 12.40 | 16.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 19.8% | 41% | 69% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 47.6% | 72.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 55.4% | 79.9% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 65.2% | 82% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 64.9% | 84.5% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 1.1% | 16.8% | 37.1% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 2.5% | 24.3% | 40.2% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 64.6% | 83.3% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 63.2% | 81.8% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 58.6% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 78.9% | 87.7% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 65.2% | 84% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 20.2% | 41.8% | 67% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 22.1% | 51.8% | 68.2% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 28.9% | 42.2% | 73.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 29.2% | 48.7% | 75.3% |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 0% | 9.5% | 27.7% |
2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 2.5% | 12.1% | 29.7% |
2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 62.7% | 74.1% |
2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 58.3% | 72.7% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 55.9% | 75.7% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 23.5% | 32.9% | 64.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 25.9% | 43.9% | 72.7% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 32.3% | 56.4% | 82.6% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 28.4% | 59.8% | 82.2% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 62.2% | 84.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 1.1% | 12.9% | 37.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 3.6% | 12.9% | 38.4% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 60.9% | 79.7% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 28% | 49.1% | 72.5% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.8% | 59.7% | 79.6% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 59.1% | 82% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 59.5% | 79% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 21.5% | 37% | 59.7% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 21.4% | 35.3% | 62% |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 50.2% | 65.4% |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 61.9% | 76.6% |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 63.5% | 77.9% |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 13.8% | 30.4% | 47.8% |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 6.5% | 26.6% | 47.3% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 9.5% | 31.3% | 51.7% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 19.7% | 39.3% | 68.1% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 28.2% | 46.9% | 71.6% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 34.9% | 53.2% | 74.5% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 27.1% | 46.7% | 70.3% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.1% | 54.8% | 78% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 1.1% | 10.8% | 29.4% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | 13.1% | 32.5% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.1% | 51.2% | 75.6% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 61.5% | 77.1% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 54.4% | 75.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 63.6% | 83.4% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 40% | 63.2% | 81.9% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 12.2% | 38.4% | 60.5% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 27.4% | 44.9% | 65.7% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 17.6% | 41.6% | 74.9% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.6% | 53.1% | 79.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 46.5% | 76.3% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 47.8% | 75.9% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 22.9% | 50.5% | 78.1% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | 4.7% | 16.5% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 1.1% | 5.7% | 15.9% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 45.4% | 66.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 32% | 50.7% | 69.8% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 56.2% | 74.2% |
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* Gerald R. Ford Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.