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Enrollment
591
Middle
DISTRICT 680 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNE-WESTLAND COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 260001503879
Adams Middle School
33475 PALMER RD, WESTLAND, MI 48186 · (734) 419-2396 · Wayne County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL591 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
385 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 181 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 185 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 205 | 35% |
| Ungraded | 20 | 3% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
22.2%
MI avg 47.7%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Michigan average is about 48 of 100.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Adams Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Middle School this school | 591 | 65.1% | N/A |
| Linden Grove Middle School KALAMAZOO | 727 | 62.7% | 34.6% |
| Hillside Middle School KALAMAZOO | 476 | 60.1% | 27.7% |
| Roseville Middle School ROSEVILLE | 620 | 72.3% | N/A |
| Milwood Magnet School KALAMAZOO | 731 | 66.1% | 29.8% |
| Clarenceville Middle School LIVONIA | 370 | 69.5% | N/A |
Matched among Michigan middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Adams Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #371 of 377 | #43 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 591 | #186 of 491 | #30 of 68 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #265 of 436 | #39 of 62 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #47 of 437 | #4 of 62 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.1% | #107 of 477 | #30 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.7% | #23 of 339 | #5 of 55 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
591
-74 (-11%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 808
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 17.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 591 | 32.9 | 18.0:1 | 65% (385) |
| 2023-24 | 607 | 40 | 15.2:1 | 67% (404) |
| 2022-23 | 636 | 42.6 | 14.9:1 | 70% (443) |
| 2020-21 | 665 | 39 | 17.1:1 | 74% (493) |
| 2017-18 | 841 | 39.1 | 21.5:1 | 61% (509) |
| 2015-16 | 850 | 41 | 20.7:1 | 74% (632) |
| 2010-11 | 932 | 46 | 20.3:1 | 73% (685) |
| 2000-01 | 734 | 36 | 20.4:1 | 49% (359) |
| 1990-91 | 808 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Adams Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (841 to 591); teachers down 16% (39.1 to 32.9).
About Adams Middle School
Located in WESTLAND, Michigan, Adams Middle School is a medium-sized middle school. It enrolled 591 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year.
Adams Middle School is one school in a 15-school district, Wayne-Westland Community School District, which enrolls 8,980 students.
Enrollment at Adams Middle School is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 43%. The rest of enrollment is 40% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Adams Middle School has a diversity index of 64%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 32.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 18.0:1. Across middle schools in Michigan, the average ratio is about 17.5:1. Roughly 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 66% average for public schools in Wayne County.
Wayne County has these Census figures: median household income is about $60,539, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 16%. The public schools of Wayne County number 573 and enroll about 259,786.
The shortest distance from Adams Middle School to another public school is about 0.6 miles, to Wayne Memorial High School. The five-mile area around Adams Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 11%, from 665 to 591.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,772,259
Census ACS
Median income
$60,539
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
573
259,786 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wayne-Westland Community School District
- John Glenn High SchoolHigh · 1,368 students
- Wayne Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,257 students
- Adlai Stevenson Middle SchoolMiddle · 768 students
- Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolHigh · 619 students
- Wildwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 students
- Alexander Hamilton Elementary SchoolElementary · 469 students
Other schools in WESTLAND
- John Glenn High SchoolHigh · 1,368 students
- Adlai Stevenson Middle SchoolMiddle · 768 students
- Universal Learning AcademyCombined · 761 students
- Cooper Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 638 students
- Wildwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 students
- Johnson Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 503 students
Other Adams Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Adams Middle. Adams Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Adams MiddleRedondo Beach, CA · 1,165 students
- Adams Middle SchoolALICE, TX · 933 students
- ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 533 students
- ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOLNORTH PLATTE, NE · 513 students
Nearby schools
- Wayne Memorial High School0.6 mi · 1,257
- Alexander Hamilton Elementary School0.6 mi · 469
- Walter P Reuther Psychiatric Hospital1.2 mi · 1
- Eugene B Elliott Elem School1.3 mi · 386
- Wildwood Elementary School1.3 mi · 527
- TaftGalloway Elementary School1.4 mi · 412
Frequently asked questions
About Adams Middle SchoolHow many students attend Adams Middle School?
Adams Middle School enrolls approximately 591 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Adams Middle School serve?
Adams Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Adams Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Adams Middle School is approximately 18.0:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Adams Middle School?
At Adams Middle School, the student body is approximately 40% White, 9% Hispanic, 43% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Adams Middle School?
Adams Middle School is overseen by Wayne-Westland Community School District in Wayne County.
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