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What's one thing Sarah G Banks Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
597
Middle
DISTRICT 709 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALLED LAKE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS·NCES 263516001082
Sarah G Banks Middle School
1760 CHARMS RD, WIXOM, MI 48393 · (248) 956-2200 · Oakland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL597 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Michigan public middle schools
- A-Test 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
22.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
172 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 6 | 204 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 204 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 189 | 32% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
52.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
47.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
57.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Sarah G Banks Middle School
Sarah G Banks Middle School's state test result (57.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah G Banks Middle School this school | 597 | 28.8% | 57.1% |
| Frost Middle School LIVONIA | 641 | 25.3% | 59.4% |
| Forsythe Middle School ANN ARBOR | 635 | 26.8% | 59.3% |
| Robert L Nickels Intermediate School BYRON CENTER | 705 | 22.8% | 67.4% |
| Portage North Middle School PORTAGE | 609 | 33.8% | 38.4% |
| Discovery Middle School CANTON | 731 | 32.0% | 44.0% |
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 Sarah G Banks Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #75 of 397 | #19 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #100 of 380 | #22 of 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #101 of 377 | #22 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 597 | #183 of 491 | #27 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #434 of 436 | #45 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.8% | #141 of 437 | #20 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.8% | #362 of 477 | #20 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.5% | #93 of 339 | #15 of 35 |
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
597
+7 (+1%) vs 2020
-23% since 2000-01, when it was 777
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 597 | 26.4 | 22.6:1 | 29% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 595 | 28.3 | 21.0:1 | 34% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 553 | 28.8 | 19.2:1 | 35% (194) |
| 2020-21 | 590 | 28 | 21.1:1 | 33% (197) |
| 2017-18 | 742 | 38.3 | 19.4:1 | 24% (178) |
| 2015-16 | 821 | 43 | 19.1:1 | 20% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 877 | 45 | 19.5:1 | 23% (203) |
| 2000-01 | 777 | 42 | 18.5:1 | 11% (82) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sarah G Banks Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (742 to 597); teachers down 31% (38.3 to 26.4).
About Sarah G Banks Middle School
Sarah G Banks Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in WIXOM, Michigan, under Walled Lake Consolidated Schools. Enrollment is 597 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 8.
In Walled Lake Consolidated Schools, 19 schools enroll a combined 11,640 students.
At 70%, White students outnumber all other groups at Sarah G Banks Middle School combined. The school is also 9% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 6% multiracial. That is close to the 69% White share among all Oakland County residents. Sarah G Banks Middle School has a diversity index of 49%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 22.6:1 comes from the school's 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, middle schools in Michigan average 17.5:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 29% in 2024-25.
allk12 grades Sarah G Banks Middle School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Sarah G Banks Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 57.1% and a predicted 53.5%.
In the county around the school, Oakland County, median household income is about $97,760, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Sarah G Banks Middle School is among the 345 public schools in Oakland County.
The shortest distance from Sarah G Banks Middle School to another public school is about 1.5 miles, to Wixom Elementary School. The five-mile area around Sarah G Banks Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Sarah G Banks Middle School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
Sarah G Banks Middle School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's size has been steady, with 590 students in 2020-21 and 597 in 2024-25. The school's ratio rose from 21.1:1 to 22.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
- Walled Lake Northern High SchoolHigh · 1,383 students
- Walled Lake Central High SchoolHigh · 1,182 students
- Walled Lake Western High SchoolHigh · 1,033 students
- Clifford H Smart Middle SchoolMiddle · 888 students
- Walnut Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- James R Geisler Middle SchoolHigh · 620 students
Other schools in WIXOM
- Loon Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 496 students
- Wixom Elementary SchoolElementary · 438 students
- Oakland Schools Technical CampusSWHigh
Nearby schools
- Wixom Elementary School1.5 mi · 438
- Loon Lake Elementary School1.5 mi · 496
- Walled Lake Western High School1.9 mi · 1,033
- James R Geisler Middle School2.2 mi · 620
- Glengary Elementary School2.4 mi · 311
- Walled Lake Elementary School2.7 mi · 301
Frequently asked questions
About Sarah G Banks Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sarah G Banks Middle School?
Sarah G Banks Middle School enrolls approximately 597 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Sarah G Banks Middle School serve?
Sarah G Banks Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Sarah G Banks Middle School?
Approximately 22.6:1 students per teacher at Sarah G Banks Middle School.
How diverse is Sarah G Banks Middle School?
Sarah G Banks Middle School reports a student body of 70% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Black, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Sarah G Banks Middle School?
Sarah G Banks Middle School is overseen by Walled Lake Consolidated Schools in Oakland County.
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