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Enrollment
599
Middle
DISTRICT 733 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TROY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 263426006969
Smith Middle School
5835 DONALDSON DR, TROY, MI 48085 · (248) 823-4700 · Oakland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL599 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Michigan public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
17.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
61 students
DISTRICT 15% · 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 | 184 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 203 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 212 | 35% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
61.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
64.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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
62.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Smith Middle School
Smith Middle School's state test result (62.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Middle School this school | 599 | 10.2% | 62.4% |
| Clague Middle School ANN ARBOR | 696 | 14.5% | 72.0% |
| Larson Middle School TROY | 865 | 11.2% | 67.5% |
| East Middle School PLYMOUTH | 725 | 16.1% | 72.4% |
| Baker Middle School TROY | 629 | 21.8% | 60.4% |
| 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 Smith Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #45 of 397 | #11 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #31 of 380 | #11 of 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #52 of 377 | #13 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 599 | #181 of 491 | #26 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #207 of 436 | #24 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.5% | #51 of 437 | #6 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.2% | #459 of 477 | #38 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.0% | #200 of 339 | #24 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
599
-28 (-4%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 605
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
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 | 599 | 34.5 | 17.4:1 | 10% (61) |
| 2023-24 | 642 | 34.6 | 18.6:1 | 14% (91) |
| 2022-23 | 611 | 36.2 | 16.9:1 | 15% (90) |
| 2020-21 | 627 | 35 | 17.9:1 | 16% (100) |
| 2017-18 | 673 | 39.6 | 17.0:1 | 15% (103) |
| 2015-16 | 693 | 39 | 17.8:1 | 10% (72) |
| 2010-11 | 724 | 37 | 19.6:1 | 12% (88) |
| 2000-01 | 688 | 36 | 19.1:1 | 4% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 605 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Smith Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (673 to 599); teachers down 13% (39.6 to 34.5).
About Smith Middle School
Smith Middle School is a mid-sized middle school serving families in TROY, Michigan. There are 599 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8.
Enrollment across the 21 schools in Troy School District totals 11,596 students.
The biggest share of students at Smith Middle School, 49%, is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 34% Asian, 8% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. In Oakland County overall, about 69% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.
On staff are 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.4:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Michigan is similar, at 17.5:1. Smith Middle School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 10%. That is lower than the 32% average for public schools in Oakland County.
Among Michigan public middle schools, Smith Middle School outscored 82%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 61.8% for Smith Middle School. The school posts 62.4%, within a point of the prediction.
For Oakland County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $97,760, about 51% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 345 public schools in the county, enrolling about 169,926, Smith Middle School among them.
Measured in a straight line, Martell Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from Smith Middle School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Smith Middle School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Smith Middle School in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school's enrollment decreased 4% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Troy School District
- Troy High SchoolHigh · 2,032 students
- Athens High SchoolHigh · 1,468 students
- Larson Middle SchoolMiddle · 865 students
- Boulan Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 839 students
- Baker Middle SchoolMiddle · 629 students
- Hamilton Elementary SchoolElementary · 460 students
Other schools in TROY
- Troy High SchoolHigh · 2,032 students
- Athens High SchoolHigh · 1,468 students
- Larson Middle SchoolMiddle · 865 students
- Boulan Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 839 students
- Baker Middle SchoolMiddle · 629 students
- Hamilton Elementary SchoolElementary · 460 students
Other Smith Middle schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Smith Middle. Smith Middle School is the 4th largest of the 8.
- Smith Middle SchoolDEARBORN, MI · 525 students
- Smith Middle SchoolCYPRESS, TX · 1,091 students
- Smith Middle SchoolGlastonbury, CT · 875 students
- Smith MiddleChapel Hill, NC · 763 students
- Smith Middle SchoolBEAUMONT, TX · 532 students
Nearby schools
- Martell Elementary School0.2 mi · 348
- Troy Early Childhood0.4 mi · 98
- Woodland Elementary School0.8 mi · 328
- Troy Union Elementary School1.2 mi · 395
- Leonard Elementary School1.4 mi · 400
- Hamilton Elementary School1.6 mi · 460
Frequently asked questions
About Smith Middle SchoolHow many students attend Smith Middle School?
Smith Middle School enrolls approximately 599 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Smith Middle School serve?
Smith Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Smith Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Smith Middle School is approximately 17.4:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Smith Middle School?
Smith Middle School reports a student body of 49% White, 5% Hispanic, 8% Black, 34% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Smith Middle School?
Smith Middle School is overseen by Troy School District in Oakland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.