Sarah G Banks Middle School

Sarah G Banks Middle School is an average-sized 6-8 campus in WIXOM, Michigan, overseen by Walled Lake Consolidated Schools. The school caters to 597 students in grades 6 through 8.

Sarah G Banks Middle School is one of 19 schools operated by Walled Lake Consolidated Schools, a district that hosts 11,640 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Sarah G Banks Middle School reports that White students make up the majority at 70%. Other groups include 9% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Oakland County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Sarah G Banks Middle School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting Sarah G Banks Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 29% of students at Sarah G Banks Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Sarah G Banks Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.5%, the actual is 57.1%, a residual of +3.5 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Oakland County indicate the typical household earns roughly $97,760 per year, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Sarah G Banks Middle School is one of 345 public schools in Oakland County (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students).

Nearest neighbor: Wixom Elementary School, around 1.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sarah G Banks Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sarah G Banks Middle School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 51.7%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sarah G Banks Middle School has ticked down 20%, going from 742 students in 2018 to 597 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 79% to 70% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 22.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Sarah G Banks Middle School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.