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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Larson Middle School this year?
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Enrollment
865
Middle
DISTRICT 733 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TROY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 263426006974
Larson Middle School
2222 E LONG LAKE RD, TROY, MI 48085 · (248) 823-4800 · Oakland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL865 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of Michigan public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
19.1:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
97 students
DISTRICT 15% · 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 | 287 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 303 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 275 | 32% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
69.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
65.4%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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
67.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.3%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Larson Middle School
Larson Middle School's state test result (67.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larson Middle School this school | 865 | 11.2% | 67.5% |
| East Middle School PLYMOUTH | 725 | 16.1% | 72.4% |
| Clague Middle School ANN ARBOR | 696 | 14.5% | 72.0% |
| Hillside Middle School NORTHVILLE | 1,024 | 5.5% | 71.8% |
| Smith Middle School TROY | 599 | 10.2% | 62.4% |
| Chippewa Middle School OKEMOS | 726 | 14.3% | 67.8% |
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 Larson Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #30 of 397 | #9 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #27 of 380 | #10 of 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #19 of 377 | #7 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 865 | #36 of 491 | #11 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #353 of 436 | #35 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.1% | #85 of 437 | #12 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.2% | #456 of 477 | #37 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.1% | #38 of 101 | #3 of 9 |
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
865
+135 (+18%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 638
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 865 | 45.4 | 19.1:1 | 11% (97) |
| 2023-24 | 814 | 42.9 | 19.0:1 | 13% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 762 | 41.2 | 18.5:1 | 15% (111) |
| 2020-21 | 730 | 44 | 16.6:1 | 11% (83) |
| 2017-18 | 786 | 45.2 | 17.4:1 | 12% (96) |
| 2015-16 | 699 | 41 | 17.1:1 | 8% (53) |
| 2010-11 | 696 | 36 | 19.3:1 | 13% (90) |
| 2000-01 | 791 | 43 | 18.4:1 | 3% (21) |
| 1990-91 | 638 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Larson Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (786 to 865); teachers unchanged (45.2 to 45.4).
About Larson Middle School
Larson Middle School, a large middle school, is located in TROY, Michigan. It had 865 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Michigan have about 502 students on average; enrollment here is 72% higher.
Larson Middle School is one school in Troy School District, a system of 21 schools with 11,596 students.
More than half of the students at Larson Middle School are White (57%). Beyond that, enrollment is 31% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 4% Black. In Oakland County overall, about 69% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Larson Middle School scores 58%.
Teacher count: 45.4 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 19.1:1. Compared with the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 11%. Compared with the 32% average for public schools in Oakland County, the school's rate is lower.
Among Michigan public middle schools, Larson Middle School outscored 91%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Larson Middle School are 6.2 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (67.5% actual, 61.3% predicted).
In Oakland County, the median household earns about $97,760 a year, about 51% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Oakland County, 345 public schools serve about 169,926 students.
Larson Middle School is about 0.5 miles from Hill Elementary School, its nearest public school. Larson Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Larson Middle School at 3rd of 8.
Federal data place Larson Middle School in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school's student count increased 18% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher increased from 16.6 to 19.1 over 4 years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Troy School District
- Troy High SchoolHigh · 2,032 students
- Athens High SchoolHigh · 1,468 students
- Boulan Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 839 students
- Baker Middle SchoolMiddle · 629 students
- Smith Middle SchoolMiddle · 599 students
- Hamilton Elementary SchoolElementary · 460 students
Other schools in TROY
- Troy High SchoolHigh · 2,032 students
- Athens High SchoolHigh · 1,468 students
- Boulan Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 839 students
- Baker Middle SchoolMiddle · 629 students
- Smith Middle SchoolMiddle · 599 students
- Hamilton Elementary SchoolElementary · 460 students
Other Larson Middle schools
One other US public school is named Larson Middle. Larson Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Larson Middle SchoolColumbus, OH · 453 students
Nearby schools
- Hill Elementary School0.5 mi · 363
- Athens High School0.6 mi · 1,468
- Wass Elementary School0.7 mi · 413
- Costello Elementary School0.8 mi · 395
- Barnard Elementary School1.1 mi · 400
- Schuchard Elementary School1.4 mi · 602
Frequently asked questions
About Larson Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Larson Middle School?
Larson Middle School enrolls approximately 865 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Larson Middle School serve?
Larson Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Larson Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Larson Middle School is approximately 19.1:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Larson Middle School?
At Larson Middle School, the student body is approximately 57% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 31% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Larson Middle School public or private?
Larson Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Troy School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.