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Enrollment
1,048
Middle
DISTRICT 1,067 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NOVI COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 262613006266
Novi Meadows School
25549 TAFT RD, NOVI, MI 48374 · (248) 449-1250 · Oakland County
GRADES 05–07MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,048 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% 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.
- A-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
104 students
DISTRICT 16% · 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 5 | 520 | 50% |
| Grade 6 | 526 | 50% |
| Grade 7 | 2 | 0% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Novi Meadows School→Novi High School
Based on grade levels within Novi Community School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
67.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
68.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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
64.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Novi Meadows School
Novi Meadows School's state test result (64.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novi Meadows School this school | 1,048 | 9.9% | 64.3% |
| Novi Middle School NOVI | 1,086 | 10.0% | 72.3% |
| Boulan Park Middle School TROY | 839 | 7.3% | 72.7% |
| Avondale Gifted and Talented Education ROCHESTER HLS | 381 | 3.1% | 91.1% |
| Baker Middle School TROY | 629 | 21.8% | 60.4% |
| Smith Middle School TROY | 599 | 10.2% | 62.4% |
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 Novi Meadows School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #39 of 397 | #10 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #17 of 380 | #8 of 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #28 of 377 | #9 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,048 | #13 of 491 | #4 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #170 of 436 | #19 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #53 of 437 | #7 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.9% | #464 of 477 | #40 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.4% | #314 of 339 | #33 of 35 |
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
1,048
+83 (+9%) vs 2020
+69% since 1990-91, when it was 620
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 1,048 | 61.9 | 16.9:1 | 10% (104) |
| 2023-24 | 1,039 | 60.8 | 17.1:1 | 12% (128) |
| 2022-23 | 1,006 | 63.5 | 15.8:1 | 12% (123) |
| 2020-21 | 965 | 63 | 15.3:1 | 7% (68) |
| 2017-18 | 1,074 | 61.1 | 17.6:1 | 8% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 1,032 | 62 | 16.6:1 | 7% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 953 | 51 | 18.7:1 | 11% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 969 | 63 | 15.4:1 | 1% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 620 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Novi Meadows School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (1,074 to 1,048); teachers up 1% (61.1 to 61.9).
About Novi Meadows School
Novi Meadows School is a public large middle school in NOVI, Michigan. It enrolled 1,048 students in grades 5 through 7 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, middle schools in Michigan average about 502 students each.
The 10 schools of Novi Community School District, including Novi Meadows School, enroll 6,732 students.
At Novi Meadows School, Asian students make up 50% of the student body. The remaining shares are 32% White, 8% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Oakland County as a whole is about 9% Asian, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 63% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 16.9 students per teacher and 61.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan fairly closely. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 10%. The 32% average for public schools in Oakland County is 22 points higher.
The allk12 Grade for Novi Meadows School is A. Compared with Michigan public middle schools, the school scored higher than 86% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 61.9% at Novi Meadows School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 64.3%.
Novi Meadows School is located in Oakland County, where the median household income is $97,760, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Novi Meadows School is one of 345 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Novi Woods Elementary School, is about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Novi Meadows School is 7th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The NCES locale for Novi Meadows School is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over 4 years, Novi Meadows School's enrollment climbed 9%, to 1,048. The number of students per teacher rose from 15.3 to 16.9 over 4 years.
Community posts for Novi Meadows School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Novi Community School District
- Novi High SchoolHigh · 2,141 students
- Novi Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,086 students
- Parkview Elementary SchoolElementary · 515 students
- Village Oaks Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
- Novi Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 496 students
- Deerfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
Other schools in NOVI
- Novi High SchoolHigh · 2,141 students
- Novi Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,086 students
- Thornton Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Meadowbrook Elementary SchoolElementary · 518 students
- Parkview Elementary SchoolElementary · 515 students
- Hickory Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
Nearby schools
- Novi Woods Elementary School0.2 mi · 496
- Parkview Elementary School0.2 mi · 515
- Novi High School0.9 mi · 2,141
- Thornton Creek Elementary School1.7 mi · 531
- Novi Middle School1.8 mi · 1,086
- Deerfield Elementary School1.9 mi · 459
Frequently asked questions
About Novi Meadows SchoolHow large is Novi Meadows School?
Novi Meadows School enrolls approximately 1,048 students in grades 05-07.
Is Novi Meadows School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Novi Meadows School is a middle school covering grades 05-07.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Novi Meadows School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Novi Meadows School is approximately 16.9:1 (62 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Novi Meadows School?
At Novi Meadows School, the student body is approximately 32% White, 5% Hispanic, 8% Black, 50% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Novi Meadows School public or private?
Novi Meadows School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Novi Community School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.