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Enrollment
577
Middle
DISTRICT 393 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH REDFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 263228006761
John D Pierce Middle School
25605 ORANGELAWN, REDFORD, MI 48239 · (313) 937-8880 · Wayne County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL577 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Michigan public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
362 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 | 186 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 189 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 202 | 35% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
John D Pierce Middle School→Lee M Thurston High School
Based on grade levels within South Redford School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
22.6%
MI avg 47.7%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Michigan average is about 48 of 100.
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
29.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 John D Pierce Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John D Pierce Middle School this school | 577 | 62.7% | 29.4% |
| University Preparatory Science and Math PSAD Middle School DETROIT | 513 | 64.7% | N/A |
| Summit Academy North Middle School ROMULUS | 385 | 67.8% | N/A |
| Redford Union Jr High REDFORD | 409 | 73.8% | N/A |
| Glenn W Levey Middle School SOUTHFIELD | 354 | 56.5% | N/A |
| South Lake Middle School SAINT CLAIR SHORES | 309 | 59.9% | N/A |
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 John D Pierce Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #353 of 397 | #35 of 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #368 of 377 | #41 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 577 | #198 of 491 | #32 of 68 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #95 of 436 | #15 of 62 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.8% | #201 of 437 | #35 of 62 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.7% | #121 of 477 | #32 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.1% | #28 of 339 | #6 of 55 |
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
577
-149 (-21%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 678
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 577 | 36.5 | 15.8:1 | 63% (362) |
| 2023-24 | 586 | 39.9 | 14.7:1 | 68% (396) |
| 2022-23 | 602 | 37.8 | 15.9:1 | 68% (409) |
| 2020-21 | 726 | 39 | 18.6:1 | 68% (496) |
| 2017-18 | 814 | 38.3 | 21.3:1 | 63% (514) |
| 2015-16 | 687 | 41 | 16.8:1 | 60% (414) |
| 2010-11 | 743 | 41 | 18.1:1 | 57% (423) |
| 2000-01 | 834 | 45 | 18.5:1 | 18% (146) |
| 1990-91 | 678 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John D Pierce Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (814 to 577); teachers down 5% (38.3 to 36.5).
About John D Pierce Middle School
This page covers John D Pierce Middle School, a medium-sized middle-grades school in REDFORD, Michigan. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 577 students.
The district, South Redford School District, operates 7 schools serving 2,753 students.
John D Pierce Middle School's enrollment is 79% Black. Next come 10% White, 7% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. That compares with about 37% Black among all Wayne County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at John D Pierce Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 37%.
The teaching staff at John D Pierce Middle School is 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.8:1. That ratio is under the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 63%. Across public schools in Wayne County, the average is about the same, 66%.
John D Pierce Middle School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 12% of Michigan public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
John D Pierce Middle School is 9.1 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (29.4% versus 38.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Michigan.
In the county around the school, Wayne County, median household income is about $60,539, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 16%. A total of 573 public schools operate in Wayne County, serving about 259,786 students.
The next-closest public school is Fisher Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of John D Pierce Middle School.
The federal government classifies John D Pierce Middle School's location as Suburb: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 577, 21% below the 726 of 2020-21. Students per teacher fell from 18.6 in 2020-21 to 15.8 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 South Redford School District
- Lee M Thurston High SchoolHigh · 806 students
- Fisher Elementary SchoolElementary · 341 students
- Jane Addams Elementary SchoolElementary · 297 students
- Vandenberg Elementary SchoolElementary · 280 students
- Thomas Jefferson Elem SchoolElementary · 248 students
- SOAR Academic InstituteHigh · 204 students
Other schools in REDFORD
- Westfield Preparatory High SchoolHigh · 834 students
- Lee M Thurston High SchoolHigh · 806 students
- Westfield Charter AcademyElementary · 730 students
- David Ellis Academy WestCombined · 725 students
- WashingtonParks AcademyElementary · 591 students
- Redford Union High SchoolHigh · 510 students
Nearby schools
- Fisher Elementary School0.3 mi · 341
- Vandenberg Elementary School0.6 mi · 280
- Thomas Jefferson Elem School0.7 mi · 248
- Westfield Charter Academy1.0 mi · 730
- Westfield Preparatory High School1.0 mi · 834
- WashingtonParks Academy1.1 mi · 591
Frequently asked questions
About John D Pierce Middle SchoolHow large is John D Pierce Middle School?
John D Pierce Middle School enrolls approximately 577 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does John D Pierce Middle School serve?
John D Pierce Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does John D Pierce Middle School have?
John D Pierce Middle School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at John D Pierce Middle School?
At John D Pierce Middle School, the student body is approximately 10% White, 4% Hispanic, 79% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is John D Pierce Middle School public or private?
John D Pierce Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by South Redford School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.