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What's the one class at Brownstown Middle School every student should take?
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Enrollment
872
Middle
DISTRICT 842 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOODHAVEN-BROWNSTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 263648507715
Brownstown Middle School
20135 INKSTER RD, ROMULUS, MI 48174 · (734) 783-3400 · Wayne County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL872 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
384 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 7 | 449 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 423 | 49% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Brownstown Middle School→Woodhaven High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Woodhaven-Brownstown School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
42.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
32.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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%.
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 Brownstown Middle School
Brownstown Middle School's state test result (42.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownstown Middle School this school | 872 | 44.0% | 42.3% |
| Woodhaven Upper Elementary WOODHAVEN | 811 | 38.6% | 39.6% |
| Holt Junior High School HOLT | 713 | 42.2% | 35.8% |
| MacDonald Middle School EAST LANSING | 857 | 37.2% | 45.5% |
| Grand Blanc Middle School East GRAND BLANC | 884 | 37.7% | 55.8% |
| Bemis Junior High School STERLING HEIGHTS | 742 | 43.0% | 48.4% |
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 Brownstown Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #193 of 397 | #19 of 47 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #227 of 380 | #23 of 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #178 of 377 | #21 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 872 | #33 of 491 | #4 of 68 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #282 of 436 | #41 of 62 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.6% | #81 of 437 | #14 of 62 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.0% | #258 of 477 | #44 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.7% | #32 of 101 | #3 of 10 |
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
872
+55 (+7%) vs 2020
+15% since 2000-01, when it was 758
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 20.9:1
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 | 872 | 48 | 18.2:1 | 44% (384) |
| 2023-24 | 850 | 46.5 | 18.3:1 | 52% (443) |
| 2022-23 | 815 | 42.5 | 19.2:1 | 53% (433) |
| 2020-21 | 817 | 39 | 20.9:1 | 47% (382) |
| 2017-18 | 767 | 37.8 | 20.3:1 | 45% (346) |
| 2015-16 | 775 | 38 | 20.4:1 | 36% (279) |
| 2010-11 | 747 | 37 | 20.2:1 | 36% (268) |
| 2000-01 | 758 | 39 | 19.4:1 | 22% (170) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brownstown Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (767 to 872); teachers up 27% (37.8 to 48).
About Brownstown Middle School
Brownstown Middle School is a large middle-grades school with an address in ROMULUS, Michigan. The school enrolls 872 students, from grades 7 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Michigan is about 502, so this school runs 74% bigger than that.
Brownstown Middle School is one school in Woodhaven-Brownstown School District, a system of 9 schools with 5,296 students.
White students make up a majority at Brownstown Middle School, at 61%. The remaining students are 16% Black, 12% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Wayne County is about 49% White. Brownstown Middle School's diversity index is 59%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 48 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 18.2:1. That matches the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan fairly closely. Roughly 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Wayne County, the average is 66%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Brownstown Middle School is 46.8%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.3%.
Wayne County has these Census figures: the median household income is $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wayne County is home to 573 public schools and about 259,786 public school students.
Summit Academy North Elementary School is the public school closest to Brownstown Middle School, about 1.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Brownstown Middle School places 3rd out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school enrolled 872 students in 2024-25, 55 more than the 817 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 20.9:1 to 18.2:1.
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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 Woodhaven-Brownstown School District
- Woodhaven High SchoolHigh · 1,629 students
- Woodhaven Upper ElementaryMiddle · 811 students
- Wegienka Elementary SchoolElementary · 392 students
- Gudith Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Bates Elementary SchoolElementary · 379 students
- Erving Elementary SchoolElementary · 379 students
Other schools in ROMULUS
- Summit Academy North Elementary SchoolElementary · 642 students
- Summit Academy North High SchoolHigh · 547 students
- Romulus Senior High SchoolHigh · 518 students
- Romulus Middle SchoolMiddle · 423 students
- Metro Charter AcademyElementary · 421 students
- Summit Academy North Middle SchoolMiddle · 385 students
Nearby schools
- Summit Academy North Elementary School1.1 mi · 642
- Summit Academy North High School1.3 mi · 547
- Summit Academy North Middle School1.3 mi · 385
- Wegienka Elementary School2.0 mi · 392
- Myers Elementary School2.0 mi · 315
- Hale Creek Elementary School2.1 mi · 223
Frequently asked questions
About Brownstown Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Brownstown Middle School?
Brownstown Middle School enrolls approximately 872 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Brownstown Middle School serve?
Brownstown Middle School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brownstown Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brownstown Middle School is approximately 18.2:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brownstown Middle School?
At Brownstown Middle School, the student body is approximately 61% White, 12% Hispanic, 16% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Brownstown Middle School?
Brownstown Middle School is overseen by Woodhaven-Brownstown School District in Wayne County.
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