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What's the biggest difference between Forsythe Middle School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
635
Middle
DISTRICT 674 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANN ARBOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260282004013
Forsythe Middle School
1655 NEWPORT RD, ANN ARBOR, MI 48103 · (734) 994-1985 · Washtenaw County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL635 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of Michigan public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
18.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
170 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 | 196 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 222 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 217 | 34% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
60.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
54.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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
59.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Forsythe Middle School
Forsythe Middle School's state test result (59.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forsythe Middle School this school | 635 | 26.8% | 59.3% |
| Tappan Middle School ANN ARBOR | 695 | 29.9% | 58.6% |
| Frost Middle School LIVONIA | 641 | 25.3% | 59.4% |
| Sarah G Banks Middle School WIXOM | 597 | 28.8% | 57.1% |
| Portage North Middle School PORTAGE | 609 | 33.8% | 38.4% |
| Haslett Middle School HASLETT | 660 | 23.2% | 58.8% |
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 Forsythe Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Washtenaw County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #61 of 397 | #6 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #57 of 380 | #6 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #57 of 377 | #6 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 635 | #145 of 491 | #6 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #266 of 436 | #11 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.3% | #60 of 437 | #7 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.8% | #373 of 477 | #7 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #232 of 339 | #7 of 9 |
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
635
+39 (+7%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 603
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 635 | 35.3 | 18.0:1 | 27% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 612 | 37.8 | 16.2:1 | 24% (146) |
| 2022-23 | 578 | 39.7 | 14.6:1 | 26% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 596 | 38 | 15.7:1 | 24% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 698 | 37.5 | 18.6:1 | 24% (170) |
| 2015-16 | 683 | 36 | 19.0:1 | 19% (130) |
| 2010-11 | 662 | 36 | 18.4:1 | 19% (125) |
| 2000-01 | 731 | 45 | 16.2:1 | 15% (110) |
| 1990-91 | 603 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forsythe Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (698 to 635); teachers down 6% (37.5 to 35.3).
About Forsythe Middle School
Forsythe Middle School is a medium-sized middle school for students in ANN ARBOR, Michigan. The school enrolls 635 students, from grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Michigan is about 502, so this school runs 26% above that.
Forsythe Middle School falls under Ann Arbor Public Schools, which has 32 schools enrolling 16,551 students.
At 57%, White students outnumber all other groups at Forsythe Middle School combined. The remaining students are 12% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 11% Black, and 8% Asian. Among people living in Washtenaw County, the White share is about 69%. By the diversity index, Forsythe Middle School comes in at 62%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1 at Forsythe Middle School, with 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in Michigan average about 17.5:1, a similar figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 27%.
Forsythe Middle School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 85% of Michigan public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Forsythe Middle School is 4.9 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Michigan schools.
Washtenaw County has these Census figures: median household income is about $89,180, roughly 59% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The public schools of Washtenaw County number 104 and enroll about 42,861.
The closest public school, Wines Elementary School, is about 0.2 miles from Forsythe Middle School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Forsythe Middle School is 5th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Forsythe Middle School had 596 students in 2020-21 and 635 in 2024-25, a 7% gain. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.7:1 to 18.0:1.
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Washtenaw County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
369,822
Census ACS
Median income
$89,180
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
104
42,861 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ann Arbor Public Schools
- Huron High SchoolHigh · 1,696 students
- Pioneer High SchoolHigh · 1,671 students
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 1,237 students
- Slauson Middle SchoolMiddle · 729 students
- Clague Middle SchoolMiddle · 696 students
- Tappan Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 students
Other schools in ANN ARBOR
- Huron High SchoolHigh · 1,696 students
- Pioneer High SchoolHigh · 1,671 students
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 1,237 students
- Washtenaw Technical Middle CollegeHigh · 821 students
- Slauson Middle SchoolMiddle · 729 students
- Clague Middle SchoolMiddle · 696 students
Nearby schools
- Wines Elementary School0.2 mi · 465
- Haisley Elementary School0.6 mi · 400
- Ann Arbor Open at Mack School0.7 mi · 508
- Skyline High School0.8 mi · 1,237
- Abbot School1.0 mi · 315
- Slauson Middle School1.2 mi · 729
Frequently asked questions
About Forsythe Middle SchoolHow large is Forsythe Middle School?
Forsythe Middle School enrolls approximately 635 students in grades 06-08.
Is Forsythe Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Forsythe Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Forsythe Middle School have?
Forsythe Middle School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Forsythe Middle School?
At Forsythe Middle School, the student body is approximately 57% White, 12% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Forsythe Middle School?
Forsythe Middle School is overseen by Ann Arbor Public Schools in Washtenaw County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.