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Stout Middle School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 235 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 224 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 239 | 34% |
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientWhat this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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%.
Schools most like Stout Middle School
Stout Middle School's state test result (37.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stout Middle School this school | 698 | 84.1% | 37.1% |
| Unis Middle School DEARBORN | 522 | 87.5% | 29.1% |
| Woodworth Middle School DEARBORN | 699 | 91.6% | 31.9% |
| Lowrey Middle School DEARBORN | 448 | 90.6% | 56.7% |
| Salina Intermediate 4 8 DEARBORN | 461 | 93.3% | 29.1% |
| Armstrong Middle School FLINT | 656 | 75.9% | 31.1% |
Where Stout Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #265 of 397 | #23 of 47 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #177 of 380 | #18 of 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #247 of 377 | #25 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 698 | #106 of 491 | #15 of 68 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #12 of 436 | #2 of 62 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.1% | #390 of 437 | #49 of 62 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.1% | #42 of 477 | #17 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.8% | #110 of 339 | #18 of 55 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 698 | 52.5 | 13.3:1 | 84% (587) |
| 2023-24 | 712 | 51 | 14.0:1 | 85% (608) |
| 2022-23 | 790 | 49.8 | 15.9:1 | 80% (635) |
| 2020-21 | 839 | 52 | 16.1:1 | 78% (652) |
| 2017-18 | 849 | 50.4 | 16.9:1 | 84% (714) |
| 2015-16 | 821 | 48 | 17.1:1 | 78% (644) |
| 2010-11 | 643 | 44 | 14.6:1 | 71% (454) |
| 2000-01 | 826 | 56 | 14.8:1 | 49% (401) |
| 1990-91 | 391 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (849 to 698); teachers up 4% (50.4 to 52.5).
About Stout Middle School
Stout Middle School is a middle school located in DEARBORN, Michigan, in Wayne County. It educates 698 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Michigan is about 502 students.
Stout Middle School falls under Dearborn City School District, which has 37 schools enrolling 19,197 students.
Federal enrollment data show Stout Middle School is 92% White. Enrollment also includes 5% Black and 2% Hispanic. Among people living in Wayne County, the White share is about 49%. The school's diversity index is 15%, meaning two students picked at random have a 15% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 52.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Stout Middle School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.3:1. That is 4.2 students per teacher below the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 84%. Public schools in Wayne County average 66%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Stout Middle School is +8.1 points: 37.1% actual, 29.0% predicted.
Census estimates describe Wayne County this way: the median household income is $60,539, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Stout Middle School, Wayne County has 572 other public schools.
The closest public school, Snow Elementary School, is about 0.6 miles from Stout Middle School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Federal data place Stout Middle School in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment has fallen by 141 students since 2020-21, to 698. The school's ratio fell from 16.1:1 to 13.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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