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Enrollment
641
Middle
DISTRICT 618 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIVONIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 262184005898
Frost Middle School
14041 STARK RD, LIVONIA, MI 48154 · (734) 744-2670 · Wayne County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL641 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% 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
15.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
162 students
DISTRICT 26% · 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 7 | 330 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 311 | 49% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
64.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
54.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 65 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
59.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Frost Middle School
Frost Middle School's state test result (59.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frost Middle School this school | 641 | 25.3% | 59.4% |
| Sarah G Banks Middle School WIXOM | 597 | 28.8% | 57.1% |
| Upton Middle School SAINT JOSEPH | 690 | 20.7% | 58.0% |
| Forsythe Middle School ANN ARBOR | 635 | 26.8% | 59.3% |
| Johnson Upper Elementary School WESTLAND | 503 | 28.0% | 41.1% |
| Robert L Nickels Intermediate School BYRON CENTER | 705 | 22.8% | 67.4% |
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 Frost Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #59 of 397 | #8 of 47 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #61 of 380 | #7 of 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #35 of 377 | #4 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 641 | #136 of 491 | #21 of 68 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #94 of 436 | #14 of 62 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.1% | #112 of 437 | #20 of 62 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.3% | #385 of 477 | #56 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.6% | #87 of 101 | #9 of 10 |
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
641
-36 (-5%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 659
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 641 | 40.6 | 15.8:1 | 25% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 653 | 40.4 | 16.2:1 | 36% (232) |
| 2022-23 | 626 | 38.9 | 16.1:1 | 40% (253) |
| 2020-21 | 677 | 41 | 16.5:1 | 34% (227) |
| 2017-18 | 631 | 35.6 | 17.7:1 | 31% (197) |
| 2015-16 | 696 | 34 | 20.5:1 | 28% (193) |
| 2010-11 | 841 | 46 | 18.3:1 | 23% (197) |
| 2000-01 | 750 | 36 | 20.8:1 | 4% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 659 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frost Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (631 to 641); teachers up 14% (35.6 to 40.6).
About Frost Middle School
Frost Middle School sits in LIVONIA, Michigan, and is classified as a middle school. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 641 students. That compares with an average of about 502 students for middle schools in Michigan.
The 25 schools of Livonia Public Schools School District, including Frost Middle School, enroll 12,986 students.
About 67% of the student body at Frost Middle School is White. Smaller groups are 14% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. County-wide, 49% of Wayne County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 52%.
Classroom staffing at Frost Middle School totals 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.8:1. The average for middle schools in Michigan, 17.5:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Frost Middle School is about 25%. It compares with 66% for public schools in Wayne County.
Frost Middle School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 84% of Michigan public middle schools.
Frost Middle School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (59.4%) and its predicted rate (55.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools.
In Wayne County, the median household earns about $60,539 a year, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 16%. Across Wayne County, 573 public schools serve about 259,786 students.
Of the public schools around it, Frost Middle School is closest to Kennedy Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Frost Middle School ranks 5th of 5 on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 5%, from 677 to 641.
This page is set up for the Frost Middle School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,772,259
Census ACS
Median income
$60,539
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
573
259,786 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Livonia Public Schools School District
- Stevenson High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 1,272 students
- Churchill High SchoolHigh · 1,227 students
- Holmes Middle SchoolMiddle · 670 students
- Cooper Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 638 students
- Emerson Middle SchoolMiddle · 638 students
Other schools in LIVONIA
- Stevenson High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 1,272 students
- Churchill High SchoolHigh · 1,227 students
- Grand River AcademyElementary · 727 students
- Holmes Middle SchoolMiddle · 670 students
- Emerson Middle SchoolMiddle · 638 students
Other Frost Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Frost Middle. Frost Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Frost MiddleFairfax, VA · 1,272 students
- Frost Middle SchoolLawrence, MA · 508 students
Nearby schools
- Kennedy Elementary School0.8 mi · 472
- Jackson Center1.1 mi · 66
- Hoover Elementary School1.7 mi · 524
- Garfield Community School1.7 mi · 62
- Branch Line School1.8 mi · 141
- Buchanan Elementary School1.9 mi · 483
Frequently asked questions
About Frost Middle SchoolHow many students attend Frost Middle School?
Frost Middle School enrolls approximately 641 students in grades 06-08.
Is Frost Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Frost Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Frost Middle School have?
Frost Middle School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Frost Middle School?
At Frost Middle School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 6% Hispanic, 14% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Frost Middle School in?
Frost Middle School is part of Livonia Public Schools School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.