Robert L Nickels Intermediate School (Ranked Top 10% for 2025)

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Serving 681 students in grades 3-7, Robert L Nickels Intermediate School ranks in the top 10% of all schools in Michigan for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 10%, and reading proficiency is top 10%).

The percentage of students achieving is 62% (which is higher than the Michigan state average of 34%). The percentage of students achieving is 67% (which is higher than the Michigan state average of 45%).

The student:teacher ratio of 19:1 is higher than the Michigan state level of 17:1.

Minority enrollment is 21% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the Michigan state average of 37% (majority Black).

Quick Stats (2025)

Grades: 3-7
Enrollment: 681 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 19:1
Minority Enrollment: 21%
: Top 10% in MI
: 62% (Top 10%)
: 67% (Top 10%)
: 65% (Top 10%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MI Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

Robert L Nickels Intermediate School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Michigan for:

School Overview

Robert L Nickels Intermediate School's student population of 681 students has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 35 teachers has grown by 6% over five school years.

Grades Offered

Grades 3-7
(No virtual instruction)

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Robert L Nickels Intermediate School
5	320
6	361

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Total Students

681 students

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Total Students Trends Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Robert L Nickels Intermediate School
2023	702
2022	670
2021	645
2020	686
2019	686
2018	592
2017	592
2016	612
2015	590
2014	544
2013	557
2012	519
2011	489
2010	478
2009	480
2008	486
2007	471
2006	452
2005	447
2004	475
2003	427
2002	392
2001	389
2000	351
1999	373

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Gender %

Total Classroom Teachers

35 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Robert L Nickels Intermediate School
2023	31
2022	34
2021	34
2020	33
2019	33
2018	31
2017	31
2016	30
2015	30
2014	26
2013	28
2012	23
2011	24
2010	25
2009	27
2008	25
2007	22
2006	22
2005	21
2004	23
2003	21
2002	21
2001	18
2000	19
1999	20

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School Rankings

Robert L Nickels Intermediate School ranks within the top 10% of all 3,069 schools in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Robert L Nickels Intermediate School is 0.37, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.56. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School

State Level (MI)

#245 out of 3069 schools
(Top 10%)

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Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Robert L Nickels Intermediate School
2022	#245
2021	#237
2019	#367
2018	#253
2017	#204
2016	#323
2015	#262
2014	#137
2013	#230
2012	#173
2011	#353

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62%

34%

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Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Robert L Nickels Intermediate School	Michigan	Byron Center School District
2022	62%	34%	71%
2021	60%	36%	69%
2019	60%	40%	71%
2018	59%	37%	61%
2017	64%	39%	71%
2016	57%	38%	68%
2015	59%	37%	66%
2014	75%	41%	65%
2013	70%	41%	66%
2012	65%	37%	58%
2011	95%	80%	91%

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67%

45%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Robert L Nickels Intermediate School	Michigan	Byron Center School District
2022	67%	45%	74%
2021	68%	48%	73%
2019	67%	49%	77%
2018	70%	43%	61%
2017	74%	49%	76%
2016	72%	50%	76%
2015	75%	49%	73%
2014	85%	67%	81%
2013	82%	65%	82%
2012	84%	64%	77%
2011	94%	80%	91%

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65%

38%

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Science Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2021-2022)
Year	Robert L Nickels Intermediate School	Michigan	Byron Center School District
2022	65%	38%	67%
2021	59%	23%	44%

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Student : Teacher Ratio

19:1

17:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Robert L Nickels Intermediate School	Michigan	Byron Center School District
2023	23:1	17:1	21:1
2022	20:1	17:1	19:1
2021	19:1	17:1	21:1
2020	21:1	18:1	21:1
2019	21:1	18:1	21:1
2018	19:1	18:1	20:1
2017	19:1	18:1	20:1
2016	20:1	18:1	21:1
2015	20:1	18:1	20:1
2014	21:1	18:1	21:1
2013	20:1	18:1	20:1
2012	23:1	18:1	22:1
2011	20:1	18:1	21:1
2010	19:1	18:1	20:1
2009	18:1	18:1	17:1
2008	20:1	18:1	18:1
2007	21:1	19:1	18:1
2006	21:1	18:1	19:1
2005	21:1	18:1	19:1
2004	21:1	19:1	19:1
2003	20:1	19:1	19:1
2002	19:1	18:1	18:1
2001	22:1	18:1	20:1
2000	18:1	18:1	20:1
1999	19:1	19:1	18:1

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American Indian

n/a

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American Indian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2001-2020)
Year	Robert L Nickels Intermediate School	Michigan	Byron Center School District
2020	1%	1%
2019	1%	1%
2013	1%	2%
2012	2%	1%
2011	1%	1%
2009	1%	1%	1%
2008	1%	1%	1%
2007	2%	2%	2%
2006	1%	1%	1%
2001	1%	1%

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Asian

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Robert L Nickels Intermediate School	Michigan	Byron Center School District
2023	5%	3%	5%
2022	4%	3%	4%
2021	3%	3%	4%
2020	2%	3%	3%
2019	2%	3%	3%
2018	1%	3%	4%
2017	1%	3%	4%
2016	3%	3%	4%
2015	6%	3%	3%
2014	4%	3%	3%
2013	3%	3%	3%
2012	3%	3%	4%
2011	6%	3%	4%
2010	5%	3%	5%
2009	4%	3%	4%
2008	4%	3%	3%
2007	3%	3%	3%
2006	3%	2%	3%
2005	3%	2%	3%
2004	3%	2%	3%
2003	3%	2%	2%
2002	2%	2%	2%
2001	1%	2%	2%
2000	1%	2%	2%
1999	1%	2%	2%

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Hispanic

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Robert L Nickels Intermediate School	Michigan	Byron Center School District
2023	9%	9%	9%
2022	10%	9%	9%
2021	7%	8%	8%
2020	9%	8%	7%
2019	9%	8%	7%
2018	8%	8%	6%
2017	8%	8%	6%
2016	8%	7%	6%
2015	7%	7%	7%
2014	6%	7%	6%
2013	7%	6%	6%
2012	6%	6%	6%
2011	6%	6%	5%
2010	4%	5%	5%
2009	4%	5%	5%
2008	5%	5%	5%
2007	6%	4%	4%
2006	4%	4%	4%
2005	3%	4%	3%
2004	4%	4%	3%
2003	4%	4%	3%
2002	4%	4%	3%
2001	1%	4%	2%
2000	2%	3%	2%
1999	2%	3%	2%

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Black

18%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Robert L Nickels Intermediate School	Michigan	Byron Center School District
2023	2%	18%	1%
2022	2%	18%	1%
2021	1%	18%	1%
2020	1%	18%	2%
2019	1%	18%	2%
2018	1%	18%	1%
2017	1%	18%	1%
2016	2%	18%	1%
2015	2%	18%	2%
2014	3%	18%	2%
2013	3%	18%	2%
2012	2%	19%	2%
2011	3%	19%	2%
2010	3%	20%	3%
2009	3%	20%	3%
2008	3%	20%	3%
2007	2%	20%	2%
2006	4%	20%	3%
2005	1%	20%	2%
2004	2%	20%	2%
2003	2%	20%	1%
2002	2%	20%	1%
2001	2%	19%	1%
2000	1%	19%	1%
1999	1%	19%	1%

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White

79%

63%

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White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Robert L Nickels Intermediate School	Michigan	Byron Center School District
2023	78%	64%	78%
2022	78%	64%	79%
2021	83%	65%	80%
2020	81%	66%	82%
2019	81%	66%	82%
2018	84%	66%	85%
2017	84%	66%	85%
2016	82%	67%	85%
2015	82%	68%	85%
2014	85%	69%	86%
2013	85%	69%	86%
2012	85%	69%	86%
2011	83%	70%	88%
2010	88%	70%	87%
2009	88%	71%	87%
2008	87%	71%	88%
2007	87%	71%	89%
2006	88%	73%	89%
2005	93%	72%	91%
2004	91%	73%	92%
2003	91%	72%	93%
2002	92%	73%	93%
2001	95%	74%	95%
2000	94%	75%	95%
1999	96%	75%	95%

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Hawaiian

n/a

Two or more races

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2013-2023)
Year	Robert L Nickels Intermediate School	Michigan	Byron Center School District
2023	6%	5%	7%
2022	6%	5%	7%
2021	6%	5%	7%
2020	6%	4%	6%
2019	6%	4%	6%
2018	6%	4%	4%
2017	6%	4%	4%
2016	5%	3%	4%
2015	3%	3%	3%
2014	2%	2%	3%
2013	1%	2%	2%

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All Ethnic Groups

0.37

0.56

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Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Robert L Nickels Intermediate School	Michigan	Byron Center School District
2023	0.38	0.55	0.37
2022	0.38	0.55	0.37
2021	0.30	0.54	0.34
2020	0.33	0.53	0.32
2019	0.33	0.53	0.32
2018	0.29	0.53	0.27
2017	0.29	0.53	0.27
2016	0.32	0.52	0.28
2015	0.32	0.50	0.28
2014	0.27	0.50	0.26
2013	0.28	0.49	0.27
2012	0.27	0.49	0.25
2011	0.31	0.48	0.23
2010	0.22	0.47	0.23
2009	0.22	0.46	0.24
2008	0.24	0.46	0.21
2007	0.24	0.46	0.20
2006	0.22	0.43	0.19
2005	0.13	0.44	0.17
2004	0.17	0.43	0.15
2003	0.17	0.44	0.14
2002	0.14	0.42	0.13
2001	0.09	0.42	0.11
2000	0.12	0.40	0.10
1999	0.08	0.40	0.09

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Participates in the

Yes

Eligible for

22%

50%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Robert L Nickels Intermediate School	Michigan	Byron Center School District
2023	22%	49%	20%
2022	20%	47%	19%
2021	18%	46%	18%
2020	23%	45%	21%
2019	23%	45%	21%
2018	17%	40%	16%
2017	17%	40%	16%
2016	17%	40%	14%
2015	22%	41%	18%
2014	18%	43%	20%
2013	22%	42%	21%
2012	22%	42%	20%
2011	22%	41%	19%
2010	22%	40%	19%
2009	15%	35%	14%
2008	13%	31%	12%
2007	15%	30%	13%
2006	14%	30%	13%
2005	17%	28%	12%
2004	13%	27%	12%
2003	13%	25%	10%
2002	10%	25%	9%
2001	9%	24%	9%
2000	10%	25%	8%
1999	11%	25%	9%

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Eligible for

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Robert L Nickels Intermediate School	Michigan	Byron Center School District
2023	2%	4%	2%
2022	1%	4%	2%
2021	3%	4%	3%
2020	6%	5%	5%
2019	6%	5%	5%
2018	6%	6%	6%
2017	6%	6%	6%
2016	6%	6%	5%
2015	6%	6%	7%
2014	9%	6%	8%
2013	9%	6%	8%
2012	7%	5%	8%
2011	6%	5%	7%
2010	6%	6%	7%
2009	8%	7%	6%
2008	7%	7%	6%
2007	7%	6%	6%
2006	8%	7%	6%
2005	7%	6%	6%
2004	9%	6%	7%
2003	7%	6%	7%

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School Statewide Testing

School District Name

Byron Center School District

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MI Dept. of Education

Profile last updated: 02/09/2025

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Robert L Nickels Intermediate School's ranking?

Robert L Nickels Intermediate School is ranked #245 out of 3,069 schools, which ranks it among the top 10% of public schools in Michigan.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

62% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 34% MI state average), while 67% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 45% MI state average).

How many students attend Robert L Nickels Intermediate School?

681 students attend Robert L Nickels Intermediate School.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

79% of Robert L Nickels Intermediate School students are White, 8% of students are Hispanic, 7% of students are Two or more races, 5% of students are Asian, and 1% of students are Black.

What is the student:teacher ratio of Robert L Nickels Intermediate School?

Robert L Nickels Intermediate School has a student ration of 19:1, which is higher than the Michigan state average of 17:1.

What grades does Robert L Nickels Intermediate School offer ?

Robert L Nickels Intermediate School offers enrollment in grades 3-7 (No virtual instruction).

What school district is Robert L Nickels Intermediate School part of?

Robert L Nickels Intermediate School is part of Byron Center School District.

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Quick Stats (2025)

Grades: 3-7
Enrollment: 681 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 19:1
Minority Enrollment: 21%
: Top 10%
: 62% (Top 10%)
: 67% (Top 10%)
: 65% (Top 10%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MI Dept. of Education