Larson Middle School

Set in TROY, Michigan, Larson Middle School is a well-populated middle school, operated by Troy School District. It teaches 865 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 502 students per school, that is 72% bigger than typical.

Troy School District comprises 21 schools with combined enrollment of 11,596 students; Larson Middle School is among them.

On demographics, Larson Middle School records that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 31% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. An estimated 11% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Oakland County (around 32%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Larson Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.5%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Oakland County put median household earnings sit near $97,760, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Oakland County runs 345 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students), of which Larson Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Hill Elementary School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Larson Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Larson Middle School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 54.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Larson Middle School has ticked up 10%, going from 786 students in 2018 to 865 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 66% to 57%. Class-load math has rose: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 19.1:1 in 2025.

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