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Enrollment
695
Middle
DISTRICT 674 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANN ARBOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260282004026
Tappan Middle School
2251 E STADIUM BLVD, ANN ARBOR, MI 48104 · (734) 994-2011 · Washtenaw County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL695 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% 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
16.9:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
208 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 | 251 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 214 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 230 | 33% |
Student demographics
68%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
57.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
52.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
58.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Tappan Middle School
Tappan Middle School's state test result (58.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tappan Middle School this school | 695 | 29.9% | 58.6% |
| Forsythe Middle School ANN ARBOR | 635 | 26.8% | 59.3% |
| Portage North Middle School PORTAGE | 609 | 33.8% | 38.4% |
| Discovery Middle School CANTON | 731 | 32.0% | 44.0% |
| Frost Middle School LIVONIA | 641 | 25.3% | 59.4% |
| Woodhaven Upper Elementary WOODHAVEN | 811 | 38.6% | 39.6% |
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 Tappan Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Washtenaw County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #65 of 397 | #7 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #70 of 380 | #8 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #76 of 377 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 695 | #110 of 491 | #5 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #166 of 436 | #7 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.5% | #24 of 437 | #4 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.9% | #356 of 477 | #6 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #213 of 339 | #5 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
695
-49 (-7%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 629
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 695 | 41.1 | 16.9:1 | 30% (208) |
| 2023-24 | 640 | 45.7 | 14.0:1 | 28% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 680 | 44.6 | 15.3:1 | 28% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 744 | 46 | 16.2:1 | 27% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 772 | 44.6 | 17.3:1 | 28% (214) |
| 2015-16 | 752 | 45 | 16.7:1 | 21% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 718 | 36 | 19.9:1 | 23% (167) |
| 2000-01 | 781 | 49 | 15.9:1 | 20% (156) |
| 1990-91 | 629 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tappan Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (772 to 695); teachers down 8% (44.6 to 41.1).
About Tappan Middle School
Among the schools in ANN ARBOR, Michigan, is Tappan Middle School, a mid-sized middle school. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 695 students. That compares with an average of about 502 students for middle schools in Michigan.
District-wide, Ann Arbor Public Schools has 32 schools and 16,551 students.
Of every 100 students at Tappan Middle School, about 51 are White. The school is also 15% Black, 13% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, and 8% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 69%. The diversity index for Tappan Middle School is 68%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 41.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 16.9:1. That is in line with the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan. On the income side, 30% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Tappan Middle School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 84% of Michigan public middle schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Tappan Middle School is 5.5 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 58.6% actual, 53.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Michigan.
The school's county is Washtenaw County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $89,180, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Washtenaw County's 104 public schools enroll about 42,861 students and include Tappan Middle School.
Pattengill School is the nearest public school to Tappan Middle School, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Tappan Middle School is ahead of the 55.7% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 6.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 7%.
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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
- Forsythe Middle SchoolMiddle · 635 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
- Pattengill School0.5 mi · 206
- Burns Park Elementary School0.7 mi · 477
- John Allen School0.8 mi · 401
- Angell School1.0 mi · 294
- Pathways To Success Academic Campus1.0 mi · 162
- Central Academy1.1 mi · 509
Frequently asked questions
About Tappan Middle SchoolHow many students attend Tappan Middle School?
Tappan Middle School enrolls approximately 695 students in grades 06-08.
Is Tappan Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tappan Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Tappan Middle School?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Tappan Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tappan Middle School?
At Tappan Middle School, the student body is approximately 51% White, 12% Hispanic, 15% Black, 8% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Tappan Middle School public or private?
Tappan Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ann Arbor Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.