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Enrollment
781
Middle
DISTRICT 538 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEARBORN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261160004585
Bryant Middle School
460 N VERNON ST, DEARBORN, MI 48128 · (313) 827-2900 · Wayne County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL781 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
487 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 6 | 258 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 269 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 254 | 33% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
48.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
48.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Bryant Middle School
Bryant Middle School's state test result (51.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant Middle School this school | 781 | 62.4% | 51.0% |
| Thunder Bay Junior High School ALPENA | 796 | 63.9% | 34.0% |
| Gaylord Intermediate School GAYLORD | 632 | 60.0% | 39.0% |
| Surline Middle School WEST BRANCH | 580 | 64.8% | 39.0% |
| Clio Middle School CLIO | 564 | 65.2% | 33.6% |
| Chesaning Middle School CHESANING | 584 | 56.7% | 46.8% |
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 Bryant Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #117 of 397 | #11 of 47 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #92 of 380 | #10 of 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #128 of 377 | #15 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 781 | #62 of 491 | #10 of 68 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #157 of 436 | #24 of 62 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.8% | #413 of 437 | #52 of 62 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.4% | #125 of 477 | #33 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #322 of 339 | #49 of 55 |
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
781
-73 (-9%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 611
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 781 | 46.6 | 16.8:1 | 62% (487) |
| 2023-24 | 774 | 45.4 | 17.1:1 | 64% (492) |
| 2022-23 | 796 | 45.5 | 17.5:1 | 58% (463) |
| 2020-21 | 854 | 43 | 19.9:1 | 51% (433) |
| 2017-18 | 795 | 41.4 | 19.2:1 | 52% (410) |
| 2015-16 | 777 | 36 | 21.6:1 | 40% (308) |
| 2010-11 | 737 | 44 | 16.8:1 | 32% (234) |
| 2000-01 | 790 | 50 | 15.8:1 | 4% (30) |
| 1990-91 | 611 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bryant Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (795 to 781); teachers up 13% (41.4 to 46.6).
About Bryant Middle School
In DEARBORN, Michigan, Bryant Middle School is a large middle school. The student body numbers 781 students, from grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Michigan is about 502, so this school runs 56% above that.
Dearborn City School District counts 19,197 students in its 37 schools, and Bryant Middle School is one of them.
White students are the large majority at Bryant Middle School, with 94% of enrollment. Next come 3% Black. That compares with about 49% White among all Wayne County residents. By the diversity index, Bryant Middle School comes in at 12%.
Federal data list 46.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Bryant Middle School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 16.8:1. Among middle schools in Michigan, the typical ratio is 17.5:1. About 62% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
Bryant Middle School is 12.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (51.0% versus 38.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Michigan.
Census estimates describe Wayne County this way: median household income is about $60,539, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 573 public schools in Wayne County, with a combined enrollment of about 259,786.
The school nearest to Bryant Middle School is Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Bryant Middle School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Bryant Middle School went from 854 students to 781. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 19.9:1 to 16.8:1.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Bryant Middle School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Dearborn City School District
- Fordson High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Dearborn High SchoolHigh · 1,775 students
- Edsel Ford High SchoolHigh · 1,502 students
- Woodworth Middle SchoolMiddle · 699 students
- Stout Middle SchoolMiddle · 698 students
- Henry Ford Elementary SchoolElementary · 697 students
Other schools in DEARBORN
- Fordson High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Dearborn High SchoolHigh · 1,775 students
- Edsel Ford High SchoolHigh · 1,502 students
- Advanced Technology AcademyCombined · 1,207 students
- Woodworth Middle SchoolMiddle · 699 students
- Stout Middle SchoolMiddle · 698 students
Other Bryant Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Bryant Middle. Bryant Middle School is the largest of the 3.
- BRYANT MIDDLE SCHOOLBRYANT AR, AR · 774 students
- Bryant MiddleDos Palos, CA · 487 students
Nearby schools
- Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School0.2 mi · 316
- Haigh Elementary School0.4 mi · 552
- Howard Elementary School0.7 mi · 436
- Dearborn High School0.8 mi · 1,775
- Crestwood High School1.1 mi · 1,272
- Kinloch Elementary School1.3 mi · 557
Frequently asked questions
About Bryant Middle SchoolHow large is Bryant Middle School?
Bryant Middle School enrolls approximately 781 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Bryant Middle School serve?
Bryant Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bryant Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bryant Middle School is approximately 16.8:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bryant Middle School?
At Bryant Middle School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Bryant Middle School in?
Bryant Middle School is part of Dearborn City School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.