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Enrollment
703
Middle
DISTRICT 549 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WARREN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS·NCES 263519007108
Grissom Middle School
35701 RYAN RD, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI 48310 · (586) 698-4310 · Macomb County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL703 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% 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.
- B+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
18.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
556 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 | 217 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 222 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 264 | 38% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
37.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
24.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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
33.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.3%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Grissom Middle School
Grissom Middle School's state test result (33.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grissom Middle School this school | 703 | 79.1% | 33.1% |
| Carleton Middle School STERLING HEIGHTS | 638 | 76.2% | 29.6% |
| Frank Jeannette Jr High School STERLING HEIGHTS | 716 | 77.4% | 32.1% |
| Carter Middle School WARREN | 679 | 62.3% | 34.4% |
| Wolfe Middle School CENTER LINE | 506 | 66.0% | 21.7% |
| Crestwood Middle School GRAND RAPIDS | 700 | 73.1% | 41.3% |
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 Grissom Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #321 of 397 | #23 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #314 of 380 | #25 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #242 of 377 | #18 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 703 | #103 of 491 | #13 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #342 of 436 | #23 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.2% | #98 of 437 | #12 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.1% | #54 of 477 | #5 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #191 of 339 | #17 of 31 |
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
703
-32 (-4%) vs 2020
+68% since 1990-91, when it was 419
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 21.0:1
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 | 703 | 37.1 | 18.9:1 | 79% (556) |
| 2023-24 | 692 | 35.7 | 19.4:1 | 83% (574) |
| 2022-23 | 697 | 32.6 | 21.4:1 | 84% (587) |
| 2020-21 | 735 | 35 | 21.0:1 | 83% (610) |
| 2017-18 | 795 | 37.3 | 21.3:1 | 78% (619) |
| 2015-16 | 832 | 37 | 22.5:1 | 70% (584) |
| 2010-11 | 750 | 36 | 20.8:1 | 62% (462) |
| 2000-01 | 513 | 30 | 17.1:1 | 27% (141) |
| 1990-91 | 419 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grissom Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (795 to 703); teachers down 1% (37.3 to 37.1).
About Grissom Middle School
Federal records list Grissom Middle School as a middle school in STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan. School enrollment was 703 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. The average among middle schools in Michigan is roughly 502 students; this school is 40% bigger than that.
The district, Warren Consolidated Schools, has 12,338 students enrolled across 21 schools.
At Grissom Middle School, White students make up 62% of the student body. The next largest groups are 21% Asian, 11% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. The school's White share is 12 points below the 75% share among Macomb County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 55% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 18.9:1 comes from the school's 37.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.4 students per teacher above the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 79% in 2024-25. Compared with the 52% average for public schools in Macomb County, the school's rate is higher.
Grissom Middle School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 43% of Michigan public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Grissom Middle School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (33.1%) and its predicted rate (31.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools.
In Macomb County (population about 879,853), the median household income is $77,837, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Grissom Middle School is one of 236 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Warren Consolidated Community High School is the closest, at about 0.7 miles. Grissom Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 44.9% proficiency; Grissom Middle School posts 33.1%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
The school enrolled 703 students in 2024-25, 32 fewer than the 735 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 21.0:1 to 18.9:1.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Macomb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
879,853
Census ACS
Median income
$77,837
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
236
115,743 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Warren Consolidated Schools
- Warren Mott High SchoolHigh · 1,335 students
- Sterling Heights Senior HSHigh · 1,262 students
- Cousino Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,250 students
- Carter Middle SchoolMiddle · 679 students
- Beer Middle SchoolMiddle · 665 students
- Carleton Middle SchoolMiddle · 638 students
Other schools in STERLING HEIGHTS
- Adlai Stevenson High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Henry Ford II High SchoolHigh · 1,663 students
- Sterling Heights Senior HSHigh · 1,262 students
- Bemis Junior High SchoolMiddle · 742 students
- Frank Jeannette Jr High SchoolMiddle · 716 students
- Carleton Middle SchoolMiddle · 638 students
Nearby schools
- Warren Consolidated Community High School0.7 mi · 103
- Jefferson Elementary School1.0 mi · 408
- Holden Elementary School1.1 mi · 341
- Susick Elementary School1.2 mi · 391
- Noor International Academy1.2 mi · 186
- Harwood Elementary School1.2 mi · 498
Frequently asked questions
About Grissom Middle SchoolHow many students attend Grissom Middle School?
Grissom Middle School enrolls approximately 703 students in grades 06-08.
Is Grissom Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Grissom Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grissom Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grissom Middle School is approximately 18.9:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Grissom Middle School?
At Grissom Middle School, the student body is approximately 62% White, 2% Hispanic, 11% Black, 21% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Grissom Middle School public or private?
Grissom Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Warren Consolidated Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.