Brandon Middle School

Brandon Middle School, an average-sized middle school in ORTONVILLE, Michigan, one of the schools within Brandon School District in the Counties of Oakland and Lapee, works with 436 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Within Brandon School District in the Counties of Oakland and Lapee, which oversees 5 schools and 2,004 students, Brandon Middle School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Brandon Middle School reports that nearly all students (82%) are White. The remainder is composed of 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black, 3% Asian. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Brandon Middle School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 49.8%; this one comes in at 37.9%, -12.0 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Oakland County put median household earnings sit near $97,760, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Oakland County's 345 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students), Brandon Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Brandon Adult Transition Program, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Brandon Middle School at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 53.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Brandon Middle School has fell 25%, going from 581 students in 2018 to 436 in 2025.

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