Allen Park Middle School

Located at 8401 VINE AVE, in ALLEN PARK, Michigan, Allen Park Middle School is a big junior high that educates 896 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within Allen Park Public Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 78% larger than the state mean of about 502.

Across the 5 schools in Allen Park Public Schools (3,694 students total), Allen Park Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Allen Park Middle School logs that White students make up the majority at 75%. The remainder breaks down as 16% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 49% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting Allen Park Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Wayne County (around 66%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Allen Park Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.7%, the actual is 40.8%, a residual of -3.9 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Wayne County put median household earnings sit near $60,539, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Allen Park Middle School is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students).

Nearest neighbor: Max Paun School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Allen Park Middle School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Allen Park Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 39.7%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Allen Park Middle School's enrollment has fell 4% since 2018, when it stood at 932 (now 896). White enrollment moved from 82% to 75% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 23.7:1 in 2018 to 20.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.