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Gibraltar School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 933 students in Gibraltar School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle Schools in Gibraltar School District have an average math proficiency score of 29% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 43% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 22% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Michigan public middle school average of 42% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
7 Schools
1,349 Schools
# Students
3,583 Students
537,315 Students
# Teachers
193 Teachers
31,652 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
19:1
19:1
District Rank
Gibraltar School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 851 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has increased from 84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#380 out of 866 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
38%
Graduation Rate
87%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.37
0.60
# American Indian Students
8 Students
5,345 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
58 Students
19,936 Students
% Asian Students
2%
4%
# Hispanic Students
283 Students
47,905 Students
% Hispanic Students
8%
9%
# Black Students
263 Students
122,970 Students
% Black Students
7%
23%
# White Students
2,811 Students
312,168 Students
% White Students
79%
58%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
471 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
159 Students
27,717 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
292
17,744
# Students in 1st Grade:
226
17,631
# Students in 2nd Grade:
262
18,045
# Students in 3rd Grade:
223
17,646
# Students in 4th Grade:
277
18,813
# Students in 5th Grade:
270
26,385
# Students in 6th Grade:
245
87,228
# Students in 7th Grade:
311
103,285
# Students in 8th Grade:
281
102,692
# Students in 9th Grade:
258
33,855
# Students in 10th Grade:
350
31,157
# Students in 11th Grade:
300
30,339
# Students in 12th Grade:
288
30,343
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,152
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,611 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,510. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,671 is less than the state median of $17,693. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$49 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$49 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,611
$18,510
Spending / Student
$13,671
$17,693
Best Gibraltar School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Shumate Middle School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
30448 W Jefferson Ave
Rockwood, MI 48173
(734) 379-7600
Rockwood, MI 48173
(734) 379-7600
Grades: 6-8
| 824 students
Rank: #22.
Lakeshore Virtual School
Alternative School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
30550 W Jefferson Ave
Rockwood, MI 48173
(734) 379-7090
Rockwood, MI 48173
(734) 379-7090
Grades: K-12
| 109 students
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