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Enrollment
616
Middle
DISTRICT 674 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANN ARBOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260282004031
Scarlett Middle School
3300 LORRAINE ST, ANN ARBOR, MI 48108 · (734) 997-1220 · Washtenaw County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL616 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
361 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 6 | 202 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 205 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 209 | 34% |
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
32.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
22.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.3%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Scarlett Middle School
Scarlett Middle School's state test result (31.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlett Middle School this school | 616 | 58.6% | 31.6% |
| Waverly Middle School LANSING | 451 | 55.0% | N/A |
| East Intermediate School LANSING | 429 | 61.3% | 21.1% |
| Berrien Springs Middle School Berrien Springs | 424 | 58.5% | 39.8% |
| Milwood Magnet School KALAMAZOO | 731 | 66.1% | 29.8% |
| Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts KALAMAZOO | 889 | 60.4% | 34.3% |
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 Scarlett Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Washtenaw County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #334 of 397 | #11 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #337 of 380 | #11 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #310 of 377 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 616 | #158 of 491 | #7 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #15 of 436 | #2 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.3% | #4 of 437 | #1 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.6% | #154 of 477 | #2 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.8% | #331 of 339 | #9 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
616
+18 (+3%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 462
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 616 | 45.6 | 13.5:1 | 59% (361) |
| 2023-24 | 629 | 49.2 | 12.8:1 | 52% (324) |
| 2022-23 | 615 | 47.2 | 13.0:1 | 53% (327) |
| 2020-21 | 598 | 48 | 12.5:1 | 50% (299) |
| 2017-18 | 621 | 43.9 | 14.2:1 | 54% (335) |
| 2015-16 | 581 | 34 | 17.1:1 | 47% (273) |
| 2010-11 | 573 | 35 | 16.4:1 | 50% (288) |
| 2000-01 | 605 | 40 | 15.1:1 | 31% (187) |
| 1990-91 | 462 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Scarlett Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (621 to 616); teachers up 4% (43.9 to 45.6).
About Scarlett Middle School
Families in ANN ARBOR, Michigan, are served by Scarlett Middle School, a mid-sized middle school. It reports enrollment of 616 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 23% bigger than the 502-student average for middle schools in Michigan.
Ann Arbor Public Schools runs Scarlett Middle School along with 31 other schools, enrolling 16,551 students in total.
The biggest share of students at Scarlett Middle School, 31%, is Black. Other reported shares: 29% White, 22% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 5% Asian. That compares with about 12% Black among all Washtenaw County residents. The diversity index for Scarlett Middle School is 75%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 45.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.5:1. Across middle schools in Michigan, the average ratio is 17.5:1. Of all students at Scarlett Middle School, 59% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 34% average for public schools in Washtenaw County is 25 points lower.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Scarlett Middle School is 8.7 points below its prediction. Actual: 31.6%. Predicted: 40.3%.
In Washtenaw County, home to about 369,822 people, the median household earns about $89,180 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 59% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Washtenaw County number 104, with about 42,861 students.
About 0.1 miles separate Scarlett Middle School from the closest public school, Mary D Mitchell School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Scarlett Middle School ranks 3rd of 5 on average proficiency.
Scarlett Middle School is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
Enrollment was 616 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 598. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 12.5:1 to 13.5:1.
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Washtenaw County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
369,822
Census ACS
Median income
$89,180
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
104
42,861 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ann Arbor Public Schools
- Huron High SchoolHigh · 1,696 students
- Pioneer High SchoolHigh · 1,671 students
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 1,237 students
- Slauson Middle SchoolMiddle · 729 students
- Clague Middle SchoolMiddle · 696 students
- Tappan Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 students
Other schools in ANN ARBOR
- Huron High SchoolHigh · 1,696 students
- Pioneer High SchoolHigh · 1,671 students
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 1,237 students
- Washtenaw Technical Middle CollegeHigh · 821 students
- Slauson Middle SchoolMiddle · 729 students
- Clague Middle SchoolMiddle · 696 students
Nearby schools
- Mary D Mitchell School0.1 mi · 372
- Pittsfield School1.0 mi · 230
- Clifford E Bryant Comm School1.2 mi · 200
- Carpenter School1.3 mi · 363
- John Allen School1.5 mi · 401
- Washtenaw County Youth Center Educational Programs1.5 mi · 16
Frequently asked questions
About Scarlett Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Scarlett Middle School?
Scarlett Middle School enrolls approximately 616 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Scarlett Middle School serve?
Scarlett Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Scarlett Middle School have?
Scarlett Middle School employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Scarlett Middle School?
Student demographics at Scarlett Middle School are roughly 29% White, 22% Hispanic, 31% Black, 5% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Scarlett Middle School in?
Scarlett Middle School is part of Ann Arbor Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.