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Enrollment
621
Middle
DISTRICT 578 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261407005051
Power Middle School
34740 RHONSWOOD ST, FARMINGTON HILLS, MI 48335 · (248) 489-3622 · Oakland County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL621 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Michigan public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
15.0:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
138 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 2 | 0% |
| Grade 6 | 173 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 206 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 240 | 39% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
47.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
40.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Power Middle School
Power Middle School's state test result (47.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power Middle School this school | 621 | 22.2% | 47.0% |
| Liberty Middle School CANTON | 817 | 26.1% | 55.4% |
| Kinawa School OKEMOS | 735 | 17.6% | 58.2% |
| Slauson Middle School ANN ARBOR | 729 | 21.3% | 68.4% |
| Pioneer Middle School PLYMOUTH | 827 | 16.3% | 65.5% |
| Chippewa Middle School OKEMOS | 726 | 14.3% | 67.8% |
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 Power Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #146 of 397 | #28 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #143 of 380 | #27 of 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #137 of 377 | #27 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 621 | #155 of 491 | #25 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #58 of 436 | #12 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.0% | #30 of 437 | #3 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.2% | #399 of 477 | #26 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.0% | #67 of 101 | #5 of 9 |
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
621
+12 (+2%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 639
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 621 | 41.3 | 15.0:1 | 22% (138) |
| 2023-24 | 617 | 42.9 | 14.4:1 | 27% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 605 | 38.2 | 15.8:1 | 29% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 609 | 34 | 17.9:1 | 29% (174) |
| 2017-18 | 597 | 32.5 | 18.4:1 | 23% (135) |
| 2015-16 | 629 | 38 | 16.6:1 | 26% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 782 | 45 | 17.4:1 | 28% (218) |
| 2000-01 | 739 | 46 | 16.1:1 | 4% (30) |
| 1990-91 | 639 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Power Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (597 to 621); teachers up 27% (32.5 to 41.3).
About Power Middle School
Power Middle School is a public middle school in FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan. Students in grades 5 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 621 students. Middle schools in Michigan average about 502 students, which makes this school 24% above average.
Farmington Public School District operates 16 schools. Combined enrollment is 8,983 students.
At Power Middle School, White students make up the biggest share, 49%. Enrollment also includes 23% Black, 18% Asian, 5% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Oakland County, the White share is about 69%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 67%.
Power Middle School lists 41.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 15.0 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Michigan is 17.5:1. About 22% of students at Power Middle School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 32% average for public schools in Oakland County is 10 points higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Power Middle School lands at B-, ahead of 49% of Michigan public middle schools.
Compared with Michigan schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Power Middle School's results are 9.4 points below predicted: 47.0% against 56.4%.
For the population of Oakland County, the median household earns about $97,760 a year, about 51% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Oakland County, 345 public schools serve about 169,926 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Gill Elementary School, is about 0.1 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 63.0%; Power Middle School's is 47.0%, ranking 4th of 5.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
Enrollment went from 609 in 2020-21 to 621 in 2024-25, a change of 12 students. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 17.9:1 to 15.0:1.
Power Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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 Farmington Public School District
- Farmington High SchoolHigh · 1,470 students
- North Farmington High SchoolHigh · 1,157 students
- Farmington STEAM AcademyElementary · 714 students
- Hillside Elementary SchoolElementary · 682 students
- Warner Middle SchoolMiddle · 559 students
- East Middle SchoolMiddle · 555 students
Other schools in FARMINGTON HILLS
- North Farmington High SchoolHigh · 1,157 students
- Farmington STEAM AcademyElementary · 714 students
- Hillside Elementary SchoolElementary · 682 students
- Warner Middle SchoolMiddle · 559 students
- East Middle SchoolMiddle · 555 students
- JA Lanigan Elementary SchoolElementary · 473 students
Other Power Middle schools
One other US public school is named Power Middle. Power Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Power Middle SchoolPower, MT · 20 students
Nearby schools
- Gill Elementary School0.1 mi · 543
- Longacre Elementary School1.1 mi · 443
- NW Wayne Trainable Center1.6 mi · 62
- Webster Elementary School1.6 mi · 253
- Farmington High School1.9 mi · 1,470
- Oakland FlexTech High School2.0 mi · 162
Frequently asked questions
About Power Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Power Middle School?
Power Middle School enrolls approximately 621 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Power Middle School serve?
Power Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Power Middle School have?
Power Middle School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Power Middle School?
At Power Middle School, the student body is approximately 49% White, 5% Hispanic, 23% Black, 18% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Power Middle School in?
Power Middle School is part of Farmington Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.