Parcells Middle School

Parcells Middle School is one of the mid-sized junior highs in GROSSE POINTE WOODS, Michigan, overseen by Grosse Pointe Public Schools, with 671 students on its rolls from grades 5 through 8. That puts it 34% bigger than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 502 students.

Grosse Pointe Public Schools comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 6,326 students; Parcells Middle School is among them.

Demographically, Parcells Middle School logs that White students make up the majority at 59%. Other groups include 30% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 24% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Wayne County (around 66%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Parcells Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 55.6%, the actual is 47.4%, a residual of -8.3 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Wayne County put median household earnings sit near $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Parcells Middle School is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students).

Stevens T Mason Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Parcells Middle School. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Parcells Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 46.6%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Parcells Middle School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 677 (now 671).

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.