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Which teacher or staff member at East Middle School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
555
Middle
DISTRICT 578 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261407005036
East Middle School
25000 MIDDLEBELT RD, FARMINGTON HILLS, MI 48336 · (248) 489-3601 · Oakland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL555 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Michigan public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
197 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 192 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 188 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 175 | 32% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
34.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
32.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
39.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 East Middle School
East Middle School's state test result (39.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Middle School this school | 555 | 35.5% | 39.4% |
| Warner Middle School FARMINGTON HILLS | 559 | 26.3% | 43.8% |
| Discovery Middle School CANTON | 731 | 32.0% | 44.0% |
| Johnson Upper Elementary School WESTLAND | 503 | 28.0% | 41.1% |
| Tappan Middle School ANN ARBOR | 695 | 29.9% | 58.6% |
| West Bloomfield Middle School W BLOOMFIELD | 1,008 | 31.6% | 37.8% |
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 East Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #234 of 397 | #33 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #218 of 380 | #33 of 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #282 of 377 | #37 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 555 | #212 of 491 | #31 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #23 of 436 | #3 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.5% | #40 of 437 | #5 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.5% | #314 of 477 | #16 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #286 of 339 | #29 of 35 |
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
555
+28 (+5%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 587
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 555 | 40.1 | 13.8:1 | 35% (197) |
| 2023-24 | 540 | 38.2 | 14.1:1 | 45% (244) |
| 2022-23 | 522 | 39.1 | 13.3:1 | 44% (228) |
| 2020-21 | 527 | 38 | 13.9:1 | 47% (248) |
| 2017-18 | 583 | 34.6 | 16.8:1 | 35% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 836 | 46 | 18.2:1 | 23% (192) |
| 2010-11 | 929 | 50 | 18.6:1 | 29% (269) |
| 2000-01 | 800 | 54 | 14.8:1 | 7% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 587 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (583 to 555); teachers up 16% (34.6 to 40.1).
About East Middle School
East Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school based in FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan. It serves 555 students in grades 6 through 8.
Farmington Public School District oversees East Middle School and 15 other schools, with 8,983 students in total.
White students form the largest group at East Middle School, 46% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 35% Black, 9% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. In Oakland County overall, about 69% of residents are White. East Middle School has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
East Middle School's 40.1 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 13.8:1. That ratio is under the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 35%. Across public schools in Oakland County, the average is about the same, 32%.
Measured against Michigan public middle schools, East Middle School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
East Middle School is 11.1 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (39.4% versus 50.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Michigan.
In Oakland County (population about 1,279,825), median household income is about $97,760, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. A total of 345 public schools operate in Oakland County, serving about 169,926 students.
JA Lanigan Elementary School is located about 0.9 miles from East Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. East Middle School comes in 3rd of 5 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES assigns East Middle School the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 527 to 555.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Oakland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,279,825
Census ACS
Median income
$97,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
345
169,926 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Farmington Public School District
- Farmington High SchoolHigh · 1,470 students
- North Farmington High SchoolHigh · 1,157 students
- Farmington STEAM AcademyElementary · 714 students
- Hillside Elementary SchoolElementary · 682 students
- Power Middle SchoolMiddle · 621 students
- Warner Middle SchoolMiddle · 559 students
Other schools in FARMINGTON HILLS
- North Farmington High SchoolHigh · 1,157 students
- Farmington STEAM AcademyElementary · 714 students
- Hillside Elementary SchoolElementary · 682 students
- Power Middle SchoolMiddle · 621 students
- Warner Middle SchoolMiddle · 559 students
- JA Lanigan Elementary SchoolElementary · 473 students
Other East Middle schools
17 other US public schools in 11 states are named East Middle. East Middle School is the 13th largest of the 18.
- East Middle SchoolTRAVERSE CITY, MI · 829 students
- East Middle SchoolPLYMOUTH, MI · 725 students
- EAST MIDDLE SCHOOLBRENTWOOD, NY · 1,108 students
- East Middle SchoolSioux City, IA · 1,076 students
- East Middle SchoolBraintree, MA · 999 students
Nearby schools
- JA Lanigan Elementary School0.9 mi · 473
- Beechview Elementary School1.1 mi · 366
- Visions Unlimited1.5 mi · 48
- Farmington High School1.6 mi · 1,470
- Wood Creek Elementary School1.8 mi · 434
- Oakland Early College2.0 mi · 179
Frequently asked questions
About East Middle SchoolHow many students attend East Middle School?
East Middle School enrolls approximately 555 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does East Middle School serve?
East Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at East Middle School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at East Middle School.
What is the student diversity at East Middle School?
Student demographics at East Middle School are roughly 46% White, 4% Hispanic, 35% Black, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is East Middle School in?
East Middle School is part of Farmington Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.