Power Middle School

Power Middle School operates as a middle-of-the-pack 6-8 campus in FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, operated by Farmington Public School District. Current enrollment sits at 621 students spanning grades 5 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 24% larger than the state mean of about 502.

Within Farmington Public School District, which oversees 16 schools and 8,983 students, Power Middle School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Power Middle School shows that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 23% Black, 18% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Oakland County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting Power Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 22% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Oakland County's rate of about 32%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Power Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.0%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Oakland County indicate median household income runs about $97,760, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Power Middle School is one of 345 public schools in Oakland County (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students).

The closest other public school is Gill Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Power Middle School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 63.0%.

Power Middle School operates from an inner-city location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Power Middle School has climbed 4%, going from 597 students in 2018 to 621 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 56% to 49% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

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