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Enrollment
638
Middle
DISTRICT 549 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WARREN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS·NCES 263519007114
Carleton Middle School
8900 15 MILE RD, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI 48312 · (586) 825-2590 · Macomb County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL638 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
486 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 | 221 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 191 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 226 | 35% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
33.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
25.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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
29.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Carleton Middle School
Carleton Middle School's state test result (29.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton Middle School this school | 638 | 76.2% | 29.6% |
| Frank Jeannette Jr High School STERLING HEIGHTS | 716 | 77.4% | 32.1% |
| Carter Middle School WARREN | 679 | 62.3% | 34.4% |
| Grissom Middle School STERLING HEIGHTS | 703 | 79.1% | 33.1% |
| Wolfe Middle School CENTER LINE | 506 | 66.0% | 21.7% |
| Warren Woods Middle School WARREN | 741 | 59.4% | 32.3% |
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 Carleton Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #352 of 397 | #27 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #302 of 380 | #24 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #297 of 377 | #26 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 638 | #143 of 491 | #18 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #226 of 436 | #9 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.8% | #73 of 437 | #9 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.2% | #73 of 477 | #7 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #226 of 339 | #22 of 31 |
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
638
-35 (-5%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 484
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 21.7:1
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 | 638 | 36.3 | 17.6:1 | 76% (486) |
| 2023-24 | 619 | 36.5 | 17.0:1 | 81% (503) |
| 2022-23 | 659 | 34.9 | 18.9:1 | 76% (502) |
| 2020-21 | 673 | 31 | 21.7:1 | 75% (503) |
| 2017-18 | 703 | 37.4 | 18.8:1 | 67% (470) |
| 2015-16 | 732 | 34 | 21.5:1 | 58% (426) |
| 2010-11 | 560 | 29 | 19.3:1 | 39% (216) |
| 2000-01 | 577 | 35 | 16.5:1 | 11% (61) |
| 1990-91 | 484 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carleton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (703 to 638); teachers down 3% (37.4 to 36.3).
About Carleton Middle School
Carleton Middle School is a middle school located in STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan, in Macomb County. It educates 638 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Michigan is about 502 students.
District-wide, Warren Consolidated Schools has 21 schools and 12,338 students.
White students make up a majority at Carleton Middle School, at 58%. The remaining shares are 21% Black, 13% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Macomb County's population at about 75%. Carleton Middle School's diversity index is 60%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1 at Carleton Middle School, with 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, middle schools in Michigan average 17.5:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 76% of enrollment. Public schools in Macomb County average 52%.
Carleton Middle School scores 29.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 32.5%.
Census estimates describe Macomb County this way: the median household income is $77,837, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. In all, Macomb County has 236 public schools and roughly 115,743 students.
The closest public school to Carleton Middle School is Willow Woods Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Carleton Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 4 nearby schools that report test results, Carleton Middle School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Carleton Middle School's enrollment dropped 5%, to 638. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 21.7:1 to 17.6:1.
The Carleton Middle School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Macomb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
879,853
Census ACS
Median income
$77,837
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
236
115,743 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Warren Consolidated Schools
- Warren Mott High SchoolHigh · 1,335 students
- Sterling Heights Senior HSHigh · 1,262 students
- Cousino Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,250 students
- Grissom Middle SchoolMiddle · 703 students
- Carter Middle SchoolMiddle · 679 students
- Beer Middle SchoolMiddle · 665 students
Other schools in STERLING HEIGHTS
- Adlai Stevenson High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Henry Ford II High SchoolHigh · 1,663 students
- Sterling Heights Senior HSHigh · 1,262 students
- Bemis Junior High SchoolMiddle · 742 students
- Frank Jeannette Jr High SchoolMiddle · 716 students
- Grissom Middle SchoolMiddle · 703 students
Nearby schools
- Willow Woods Elementary School0.4 mi · 362
- New Dawn Academy of Warren0.5 mi · 256
- Maple Lane School0.5 mi · 55
- Bozymowski Center0.9 mi · 317
- Sterling Heights Senior HS1.2 mi · 1,262
- Huron Academy Grades K21.3 mi · 273
Frequently asked questions
About Carleton Middle SchoolHow many students attend Carleton Middle School?
Carleton Middle School enrolls approximately 638 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Carleton Middle School serve?
Carleton Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Carleton Middle School have?
Carleton Middle School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Carleton Middle School?
Student demographics at Carleton Middle School are roughly 58% White, 3% Hispanic, 21% Black, 13% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Carleton Middle School public or private?
Carleton Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Warren Consolidated Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.