Grissom Middle School

As a mid-sized middle school in STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan, Grissom Middle School instructs 703 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by Warren Consolidated Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 40% larger than the state mean of about 502.

Warren Consolidated Schools comprises 21 schools with combined enrollment of 12,338 students; Grissom Middle School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Grissom Middle School reports that 62% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 21% Asian, 11% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Grissom Middle School has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting Grissom Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Macomb County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Grissom Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.1%.

In the broader community, census data for Macomb County shows median household earnings sit near $77,837, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Grissom Middle School is one of 236 public schools in Macomb County (combined enrollment of about 115,743 students).

Warren Consolidated Community High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Grissom Middle School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Grissom Middle School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 44.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Grissom Middle School has decreased 12%, going from 795 students in 2018 to 703 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 78% to 62% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 21.3:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 in 2025.

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