Derby Middle School

Derby Middle School, a moderately sized junior high in BIRMINGHAM, Michigan, overseen by Birmingham Public Schools, serves 631 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 26% above the state mean of about 502.

Across the 13 schools in Birmingham Public Schools (7,217 students total), Derby Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Derby Middle School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%); the rest is composed of 9% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. About 9% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Oakland County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Derby Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.5%; this one delivers 73.7%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Oakland County put median household income runs about $97,760, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Derby Middle School is one of 345 public schools in Oakland County (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students).

Pembroke Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Derby Middle School at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 67.4%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Derby Middle School has ticked down 23%, going from 815 students in 2018 to 631 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Derby Middle School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.