Harbor Lights Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Holland, Michigan
Harbor Lights Middle School in Holland, Michigan enrolled 903 students in 2024-25 with 50.5 full-time teachers, 17.9 students per teacher against the Michigan middle-school median of 17.5. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 50-54% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 35% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 44% and 34.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%
817 students in 2022-23, 856 students in 2023-24, 903 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 46.3 to 50.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 817 | 46.3 | 17.6 |
| 2023-24 | 856 | 48.0 | 17.9 |
| 2024-25 | 903 | 50.5 | 17.9 |
17.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 58 of every 100 Michigan middle schools
Among the 488 Michigan middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.5; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 388 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Harbor Lights Middle School enrolled 775 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 106 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 388 of the 775 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions106
- Chronically absent29.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
43.9% of students were Hispanic, 38.8% White, 7.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic43.9%
- White38.8%
- Two or more races7.3%
- Asian5.0%
- Black4.8%
- American Indian0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Harbor Lights Middle School scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 35% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Michigan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 50‑54% | 48% | 44% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 35% | 37% (2021-22) | 34.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Holland
3 public middle schools in Holland report 2024-25 enrollment; Harbor Lights Middle School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harbor Lights Middle School | 903 | 17.9 | 46.5% |
| Macatawa Bay Middle School | 632 | 15.0 | 53.3% |
| Holland Middle School | 605 | 15.3 | 61.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Harbor Lights Middle School
- Macatawa Bay Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 0.4 miles away: 632 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Holland Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 3.8 miles away: 605 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).3.8 mi
- Compare Harbor Lights Middle School with Macatawa Bay Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much West Ottawa Public Schools spends per student$14,755 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,755
- The largest public schools in MichiganHarbor Lights Middle School is the number 26 by size of 489 Michigan middle schools open in 2024-25.#26 of 489
- Michigan schools by students per teacher17.9 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 17.5 for middle schools.17.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Harbor Lights Middle School
How many students attend Harbor Lights Middle School?
903 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 817 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Holland, MI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Harbor Lights Middle School?
17.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for middle schools is 17.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Harbor Lights Middle School a Title I school?
Harbor Lights Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Harbor Lights Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Harbor Lights Middle School scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 35% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Harbor Lights Middle School in?
West Ottawa Public Schools, NCES district ID 2635910. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 263591001169 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.