James R Geisler Middle School

James R Geisler Middle School operates as a middle-of-the-pack high school in COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, Michigan, part of Walled Lake Consolidated Schools. Current enrollment sits at 620 students spanning grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 35% above the state mean of about 460.

Walled Lake Consolidated Schools comprises 19 schools with combined enrollment of 11,640 students; James R Geisler Middle School is among them.

In terms of who attends, James R Geisler Middle School shows that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 20% Black, 15% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.0:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, James R Geisler Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.6%, the actual is 45.9%, a residual of -2.6 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Oakland County shows median household earnings sit near $97,760, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Oakland County's 345 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students), James R Geisler Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Walled Lake Western High School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around James R Geisler Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts James R Geisler Middle School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 54.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. James R Geisler Middle School's enrollment has decreased 13% since 2018, when it stood at 716 (now 620). Over the same period, the White share fell from 57% to 47%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 today.

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