Enrollment
381
Middle
DISTRICT 510 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AVONDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 260369008910
Avondale Gifted and Talented Education
1435 W AUBURN RD, ROCHESTER HLS, MI 48309 · (248) 537-6400 · Oakland County
GRADES 02–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL381 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% of Michigan public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
12 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 55%
Community
0
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 2 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 19% |
| Grade 6 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 11% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Avondale Gifted and Talented Education→Avondale High School
Based on grade levels within Avondale School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientMath
91.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 92 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Michigan average is about 45 of 100.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
91.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 91% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 65% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 26 points, placing it in Michigan's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Avondale Gifted and Talented Education
Avondale Gifted and Talented Education's state test result (91.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avondale Gifted and Talented Education this school | 381 | 3.1% | 91.1% |
| Boulan Park Middle School TROY | 839 | 7.3% | 72.7% |
| Novi Meadows School NOVI | 1,048 | 9.9% | 64.3% |
| Novi Middle School NOVI | 1,086 | 10.0% | 72.3% |
| Baker Middle School TROY | 629 | 21.8% | 60.4% |
| Smith Middle School TROY | 599 | 10.2% | 62.4% |
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 Avondale Gifted and Talented Education ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 91.1% | #1 of 397 | #1 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.8% | #1 of 380 | #1 of 41 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 381 | #325 of 491 | #42 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #80 of 436 | #14 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.8% | #99 of 437 | #16 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 3.1% | #477 of 477 | #46 of 46 |
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
381
+203 (+114%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 381 | 24.5 | 15.6:1 | 3% (12) |
| 2023-24 | 328 | 19.9 | 16.5:1 | 3% (10) |
| 2022-23 | 277 | 16.5 | 16.8:1 | 4% (10) |
| 2020-21 | 178 | 9 | 19.8:1 | 6% (10) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Avondale Gifted and Talented Education.
About Avondale Gifted and Talented Education
Avondale Gifted and Talented Education is a low-enrollment middle school in ROCHESTER HLS, Michigan. The grade span is 2 through 8, and enrollment is 381 students. Average enrollment for middle schools in Michigan is about 502, so this school runs 24% smaller than that.
Avondale School District is made up of 9 schools with 3,798 students in all.
Roughly 54% of students at Avondale Gifted and Talented Education are Asian. The rest of enrollment is 40% White and 4% Hispanic. Among all residents of Oakland County, the Asian share is about 9%. The school's diversity index is 55%, meaning two students picked at random have a 55% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.6:1. On average, middle schools in Michigan have 17.5:1, compared with 15.6:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Avondale Gifted and Talented Education is 3%. That rate is below the 32% average among public schools in Oakland County.
The allk12 Grade for Avondale Gifted and Talented Education is A+. Compared with Michigan public middle schools, the school scored higher than 99% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Avondale Gifted and Talented Education beats its 64.9% prediction with 91.1%, a top-10% result in Michigan.
Oakland County has about 1,279,825 residents, and the median household income is $97,760, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Besides Avondale Gifted and Talented Education, Oakland County has 344 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Diploma and Careers Institute is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. Avondale Gifted and Talented Education has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Avondale Gifted and Talented Education ranks 1st on proficiency.
The NCES locale for Avondale Gifted and Talented Education is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 178 in 2020-21 and 381 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. By 2024-25, the school had 15.6 students per teacher, compared with 19.8 in 2020-21.
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Oakland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,279,825
Census ACS
Median income
$97,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
345
169,926 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Avondale School District
- Avondale High SchoolHigh · 911 students
- Avondale Middle SchoolMiddle · 639 students
- Diploma and Careers InstituteHigh · 475 students
- R Grant Graham Elem SchoolElementary · 390 students
- Auburn Elementary SchoolElementary · 333 students
- Deerfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 333 students
Other schools in ROCHESTER HLS
- Diploma and Careers InstituteHigh · 475 students
- Rochester Community Schools Virtual CampusCombined · 96 students
Nearby schools
- Diploma and Careers Institute0.0 mi · 475
- Avondale Middle School0.3 mi · 639
- Deerfield Elementary School0.9 mi · 333
- Woodland Elementary School1.4 mi · 328
- Hamlin Elementary School1.6 mi · 450
- Brooklands Elementary School1.9 mi · 442
Frequently asked questions
About Avondale Gifted and Talented EducationHow large is Avondale Gifted and Talented Education?
Avondale Gifted and Talented Education enrolls approximately 381 students in grades 02-08.
Is Avondale Gifted and Talented Education an elementary, middle, or high school?
Avondale Gifted and Talented Education is a middle school covering grades 02-08.
How many teachers does Avondale Gifted and Talented Education have?
Avondale Gifted and Talented Education employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Avondale Gifted and Talented Education?
Student demographics at Avondale Gifted and Talented Education are roughly 40% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 54% Asian.
Who oversees Avondale Gifted and Talented Education?
Avondale Gifted and Talented Education is overseen by Avondale School District in Oakland County.
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