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Enrollment
570
Middle
DISTRICT 615 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GROSSE POINTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262574006227
Pierce Middle School
15430 KERCHEVAL AVE, GROSSE POINTE PARK, MI 48230 · (313) 432-4700 · Wayne County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL570 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% 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
19.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
50 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 5 | 150 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 140 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 152 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 128 | 22% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
70.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
65.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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
68.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% 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 Pierce Middle School
Pierce Middle School's state test result (68.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce Middle School this school | 570 | 8.8% | 68.8% |
| Brownell Middle School GROSSE POINTE FARMS | 605 | 8.4% | 59.6% |
| East Grand Rapids Middle School GRAND RAPIDS | 710 | 7.7% | 69.8% |
| Derby Middle School BIRMINGHAM | 631 | 8.6% | 73.7% |
| West Middle School PLYMOUTH | 667 | 13.8% | 60.6% |
| 56 Building at Georgetown HUDSONVILLE | 626 | 13.1% | 62.2% |
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 Pierce Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #21 of 397 | #3 of 47 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #25 of 380 | #5 of 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.9% | #11 of 377 | #2 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 570 | #201 of 491 | #34 of 68 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #370 of 436 | #51 of 62 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.6% | #198 of 437 | #34 of 62 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.8% | #466 of 477 | #64 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.2% | #31 of 101 | #2 of 10 |
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
570
0 (0%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 507
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 570 | 29.5 | 19.3:1 | 9% (50) |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 29.2 | 18.1:1 | 14% (76) |
| 2022-23 | 529 | 30.9 | 17.1:1 | 15% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 570 | 33 | 17.3:1 | 15% (85) |
| 2017-18 | 499 | 27.2 | 18.4:1 | 16% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 562 | 31 | 18.1:1 | 12% (67) |
| 2010-11 | 589 | 31 | 19.0:1 | 15% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 627 | 38 | 16.5:1 | 5% (30) |
| 1990-91 | 507 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pierce Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (499 to 570); teachers up 8% (27.2 to 29.5).
About Pierce Middle School
Pierce Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in GROSSE POINTE PARK, Michigan, under Grosse Pointe Public Schools. The school has 570 students in 2024-25 across grades 5 through 8.
Grosse Pointe Public Schools counts 12 schools and 6,326 students, including Pierce Middle School.
About 78% of the student body at Pierce Middle School is White. Enrollment also includes 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 6% Black. Among people living in Wayne County, the White share is about 49%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 38, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.3:1. Compared with the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan, this school's ratio is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 9% of the student body. Compared with the 66% average for public schools in Wayne County, the school's rate is lower.
Pierce Middle School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 92% of Michigan public middle schools.
Test results at Pierce Middle School are 6.4 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (68.8% actual, 62.4% predicted).
In Wayne County, home to about 1,772,259 people, median household income comes to about $60,539, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. There are 573 public schools in the county, enrolling about 259,786, Pierce Middle School among them.
The closest school to Pierce Middle School is George Defer Elementary School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 58.3% on proficiency, and Pierce Middle School is above that at 68.8%.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 570, close to the 570 recorded in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio rising from 17.3:1 to 19.3:1.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Pierce Middle School. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,772,259
Census ACS
Median income
$60,539
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
573
259,786 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Grosse Pointe Public Schools
- Grosse Pointe South High SchoolHigh · 1,123 students
- Grosse Pointe North High SchoolHigh · 924 students
- Parcells Middle SchoolMiddle · 671 students
- Brownell Middle SchoolMiddle · 605 students
- George Defer Elementary SchoolElementary · 460 students
- John Monteith Elementary SchoolElementary · 456 students
Other schools in GROSSE POINTE PARK
- George Defer Elementary SchoolElementary · 460 students
Other Pierce Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Pierce Middle. Pierce Middle School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Pierce Middle SchoolWATERFORD, MI · 733 students
- Pierce Middle SchoolMerrillville, IN · 878 students
- PIERCE MIDDLE SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 858 students
Nearby schools
- George Defer Elementary School0.1 mi · 460
- Detroit Merit Charter Academy0.5 mi · 719
- J E Clark Preparatory Academy0.9 mi · 125
- Capstone Academy Charter SchoolRiverbend1.0 mi · 12
- Lewis Maire Elementary School1.1 mi · 252
- Davis Aerospace Technical High School at Golightly1.1 mi · 96
Frequently asked questions
About Pierce Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pierce Middle School?
Pierce Middle School enrolls approximately 570 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Pierce Middle School serve?
Pierce Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Pierce Middle School have?
Pierce Middle School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
How diverse is Pierce Middle School?
Pierce Middle School reports a student body of 78% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Pierce Middle School public or private?
Pierce Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Grosse Pointe Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.