Maltby Intermediate School

Maltby Intermediate School is one of the large middle schools in BRIGHTON, Michigan, part of Brighton Area Schools, with 866 students on its rolls from grades 5 through 6. Compared to the state average of about 502 students per school, that is 73% larger than typical.

Within Brighton Area Schools, which oversees 8 schools and 5,796 students, Maltby Intermediate School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Maltby Intermediate School lists that nearly all students (92%) are White; the rest comes out to 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Livingston County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 9% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Livingston County (around 20%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Maltby Intermediate School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.1%; this one delivers 65.4%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Livingston County shows median household income runs about $103,039, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Maltby Intermediate School is one of 48 public schools in Livingston County (combined enrollment of about 24,695 students).

The closest other public school is Hornung Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Maltby Intermediate School at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 61.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 846 students in 2018 compared to 866 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 18.4:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.