Forsythe Middle School

Forsythe Middle School is a 6-8 campus of mid-tier scale in ANN ARBOR, Michigan, run under Ann Arbor Public Schools, instructing 635 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 502 students per school, that is 26% bigger than typical.

Within Ann Arbor Public Schools, which oversees 32 schools and 16,551 students, Forsythe Middle School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Forsythe Middle School lists that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment; the rest comes out to 12% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 11% Black, 8% Asian. By comparison, Washtenaw County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Forsythe Middle School logs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.0:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Forsythe Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.4%, the actual is 59.3%, a residual of +4.9 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Washtenaw County shows the typical household earns roughly $89,180 per year, about 59% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Forsythe Middle School is one of 104 public schools in Washtenaw County (combined enrollment of about 42,861 students).

The closest other public school is Wines Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Forsythe Middle School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 63.4%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Forsythe Middle School's enrollment has declined 9% since 2018, when it stood at 698 (now 635). Over the same period, the White share declined from 63% to 57%.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.