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Boulan Park Middle School
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 269 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 282 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 288 | 34% |
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientWhat this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
Schools most like Boulan Park Middle School
Boulan Park Middle School's state test result (72.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boulan Park Middle School this school | 839 | 7.3% | 72.7% |
| Novi Middle School NOVI | 1,086 | 10.0% | 72.3% |
| Novi Meadows School NOVI | 1,048 | 9.9% | 64.3% |
| Avondale Gifted and Talented Education ROCHESTER HLS | 381 | 3.1% | 91.1% |
| Baker Middle School TROY | 629 | 21.8% | 60.4% |
| Smith Middle School TROY | 599 | 10.2% | 62.4% |
Where Boulan Park Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #8 of 397 | #4 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.7% | #4 of 380 | #3 of 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #23 of 377 | #8 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 839 | #43 of 491 | #12 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #302 of 436 | #31 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #93 of 437 | #14 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.3% | #470 of 477 | #42 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.7% | #86 of 101 | #8 of 9 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 839 | 45.6 | 18.4:1 | 7% (61) |
| 2023-24 | 825 | 44.6 | 18.5:1 | 8% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 823 | 47.8 | 17.2:1 | 10% (81) |
| 2020-21 | 855 | 45 | 19.0:1 | 6% (51) |
| 2017-18 | 825 | 43 | 19.2:1 | 6% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 777 | 42 | 18.5:1 | 6% (43) |
| 2010-11 | 683 | 35 | 19.5:1 | 7% (50) |
| 2000-01 | 824 | 43 | 19.2:1 | 1% (5) |
| 1990-91 | 760 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (825 to 839); teachers up 6% (43 to 45.6).
About Boulan Park Middle School
Boulan Park Middle School is a high-enrollment middle-grades school in Michigan, with an address in TROY. It serves 839 students in grades 6 through 8. The average among middle schools in Michigan is roughly 502 students; this school is 67% larger than that.
Boulan Park Middle School is among 21 schools run by Troy School District, which serves 11,596 students.
Boulan Park Middle School's enrollment is 59% Asian. The next largest groups are 29% White, 4% multiracial, 4% Black, and 4% Hispanic. In Oakland County overall, about 9% of residents are Asian. Boulan Park Middle School has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 45.6 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 18.4:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Michigan is 17.5:1, lower than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 7% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 25 points below the 32% average for public schools in Oakland County.
Measured against Michigan public middle schools, Boulan Park Middle School receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Boulan Park Middle School is 9.6 points above its prediction. Actual: 72.7%. Predicted: 63.1%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Oakland County show that median household income is about $97,760, about 51% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Boulan Park Middle School is one of 345 public schools in Oakland County, which together enroll about 169,926 students.
Nearest public school: Bemis Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Boulan Park Middle School ranks 4th of 8 on average proficiency.
Boulan Park Middle School is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
Boulan Park Middle School had 855 students in 2020-21 and 839 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
Discussions about Boulan Park Middle School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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