Ring Lardner Middle School
801 North 17th St
Niles MI, 49120, Berrien County
Phone: 269-683-6610
Ranking: 
(734 out of 2,213, top 33%)*
(734 out of 2,213, top 33%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Niles Community School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: 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: | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 34 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 548 | 546 | 548 | 544 | 552 | 566 | 563 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 271 | 49.5% | 281 | 51.5% | 276 | 50.4% | 268 | 49.3% | 279 | 50.5% | 272 | 48.1% | 299 | 53.1% |
| Grade 8: | 277 | 50.5% | 265 | 48.5% | 272 | 49.6% | 276 | 50.7% | 273 | 49.5% | 294 | 51.9% | 264 | 46.9% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 289 | 52.7% | 280 | 51.3% | 279 | 50.9% | 281 | 51.7% | 272 | 49.3% | 264 | 46.6% | 297 | 52.8% |
| Female: | 259 | 47.3% | 266 | 48.7% | 269 | 49.1% | 263 | 48.3% | 271 | 49.1% | 294 | 51.9% | 262 | 46.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.9% |
| Asian: | 6 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 40 | 7.3% | 39 | 7.1% | 35 | 6.4% | 34 | 6.3% | 34 | 6.2% | 48 | 8.5% | 46 | 8.2% |
| Black: | 55 | 10.0% | 59 | 10.8% | 57 | 10.4% | 80 | 14.7% | 89 | 16.1% | 71 | 12.5% | 74 | 13.1% |
| White: | 413 | 75.4% | 407 | 74.5% | 418 | 76.3% | 420 | 77.2% | 422 | 76.4% | 442 | 78.1% | 435 | 77.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 30 | 5.5% | 32 | 5.9% | 30 | 5.5% | 6 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 290 | 52.9% | 283 | 51.8% | 286 | 52.2% | 234 | 43.0% | 270 | 48.9% | 195 | 34.5% | 161 | 28.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 48 | 8.8% | 48 | 8.8% | 42 | 7.7% | 19 | 3.5% | 65 | 11.8% | 74 | 13.1% | 71 | 12.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.07 | 18.69 | 18.54 | 17.40 | 17.47 | 17.50 | 16.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 69.3% | 59.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 72% | 64.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 84.5% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 91% | 82.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 92.3% | 82.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 84.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 34.2% | 34.3% | 37.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 31.4% | 38.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 82.4% | 75.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 80.3% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 80.1% | 72.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 86.6% | 79.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 84.6% | 82% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 82.4% | 79% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 56.3% | 59.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 57.6% | 62% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 74.2% | 66.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 61.3% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 76.2% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 81% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 36.6% | 47.8% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 29.3% | 29% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 36.6% | 51.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 71.7% | 63.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 80.6% | 68.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 81.1% | 71.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 84.7% | 74.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 80.5% | 70.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87.4% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 42% | 42% | 29.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 27.5% | 26.5% | 32.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 79.9% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 83.8% | 75.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 78.8% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 83.4% | 75.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 87.6% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 58.8% | 60.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 62.2% | 65.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 83.2% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 83.2% | 74.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 81.1% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 81.3% | 76.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 85.7% | 75.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 87% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 13.5% | 13.5% | 16.5% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 11.2% | 10.5% | 15.9% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 74.8% | 64.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 66.6% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 68.2% | 69.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 83.7% | 74.2% |
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* Ring Lardner Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.