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Enrollment
620
High
DISTRICT 1,055 · STATE 460
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALLED LAKE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS·NCES 263516007080
James R Geisler Middle School
46720 W PONTIAC TRL, COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, MI 48390 · (248) 956-2900 · Oakland County
GRADES 06–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL620 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Michigan public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
248 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 225 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 205 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 188 | 30% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 10 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
42.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
42.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
45.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 James R Geisler Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James R Geisler Middle School this school | 620 | 40.0% | 45.9% |
| Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy SAGINAW | 374 | 45.2% | 75.8% |
| Canton Preparatory High School CANTON | 612 | 43.8% | 44.8% |
| Walled Lake Western High School COMMERCE TOWNSHIP | 1,033 | 36.8% | N/A |
| Lakeview High School BATTLE CREEK | 1,241 | 48.5% | N/A |
| Early College Alliance YPSILANTI | 454 | 39.4% | N/A |
Matched among Michigan high 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 James R Geisler Middle School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #31 of 62 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #14 of 51 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #25 of 40 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 620 | #246 of 844 | #41 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #227 of 548 | #19 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #17 of 550 | #1 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.0% | #398 of 654 | #20 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #234 of 436 | #22 of 38 |
Ranked against other public high 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
620
-24 (-4%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 639
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 620 | 34.5 | 18.0:1 | 40% (248) |
| 2023-24 | 581 | 28.8 | 20.2:1 | 44% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 562 | 27.8 | 20.2:1 | 40% (225) |
| 2020-21 | 644 | 32 | 20.1:1 | 40% (257) |
| 2017-18 | 716 | 36 | 19.9:1 | 34% (247) |
| 2015-16 | 693 | 35 | 19.8:1 | 30% (206) |
| 2010-11 | 877 | 45 | 19.5:1 | 31% (270) |
| 2000-01 | 800 | 49 | 16.3:1 | 12% (99) |
| 1990-91 | 639 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James R Geisler Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (716 to 620); teachers down 4% (36 to 34.5).
About James R Geisler Middle School
Federal records list James R Geisler Middle School as a high school in COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, Michigan. Grades offered run from 6 through 12, with 620 students enrolled. The average among high schools in Michigan is roughly 460 students; this school is 35% above that.
Within Walled Lake Consolidated Schools, James R Geisler Middle School is one of 19 schools. The district enrolls 11,640 students.
James R Geisler Middle School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 47%. Other reported shares: 20% Black, 15% Asian, 12% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 69% White among all Oakland County residents. The school's diversity index is 70%, meaning two students picked at random have a 70% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at James R Geisler Middle School is 34.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 18.0:1. That is lower than the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Michigan. The school counts 248 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 40%.
allk12 grades James R Geisler Middle School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 45.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 48.6%.
Oakland County census figures show that the median household income is $97,760, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 345 public schools in Oakland County, enrolling about 169,926 students in all.
The nearest public school is Walled Lake Western High School, at about 0.4 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 45.9% average proficiency ranks 8th among 8 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around James R Geisler Middle School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at James R Geisler Middle School declined 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 644 to 620 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 20.1:1 in 2020-21, and 18.0:1 in 2024-25.
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Oakland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,279,825
Census ACS
Median income
$97,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
345
169,926 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
- Walled Lake Northern High SchoolHigh · 1,383 students
- Walled Lake Central High SchoolHigh · 1,182 students
- Walled Lake Western High SchoolHigh · 1,033 students
- Clifford H Smart Middle SchoolMiddle · 888 students
- Walnut Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Sarah G Banks Middle SchoolMiddle · 597 students
Other schools in COMMERCE TOWNSHIP
- Walled Lake Northern High SchoolHigh · 1,383 students
- Walled Lake Central High SchoolHigh · 1,182 students
- Walled Lake Western High SchoolHigh · 1,033 students
- Clifford H Smart Middle SchoolMiddle · 888 students
- Commerce Elementary SchoolElementary · 534 students
- Oak Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 531 students
Nearby schools
- Walled Lake Western High School0.4 mi · 1,033
- Walled Lake Elementary School0.8 mi · 301
- Loon Lake Elementary School1.0 mi · 496
- Wixom Elementary School1.5 mi · 438
- Hickory Woods Elementary School2.1 mi · 499
- Sarah G Banks Middle School2.2 mi · 597
Frequently asked questions
About James R Geisler Middle SchoolHow many students attend James R Geisler Middle School?
James R Geisler Middle School enrolls approximately 620 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does James R Geisler Middle School serve?
James R Geisler Middle School serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at James R Geisler Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at James R Geisler Middle School is approximately 18.0:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at James R Geisler Middle School?
Student demographics at James R Geisler Middle School are roughly 47% White, 12% Hispanic, 20% Black, 15% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is James R Geisler Middle School in?
James R Geisler Middle School is part of Walled Lake Consolidated Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.