Thomas Simpson Middle School

Thomas Simpson Middle School operates as a tight-knit 6-8 campus in FLAT ROCK, Michigan, one of the schools within Flat Rock Community Schools. Current enrollment sits at 417 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Thomas Simpson Middle School is one of 5 schools operated by Flat Rock Community Schools, a district that hosts 1,754 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Thomas Simpson Middle School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Beyond that, the school logs 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Wayne County (around 66%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Thomas Simpson Middle School is in the bottom 10% of Michigan public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 46.4%; Thomas Simpson Middle School posts 26.6%, -19.8 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Wayne County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $60,539 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. In all, Wayne County runs 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), of which Thomas Simpson Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is John M Barnes Elem School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Thomas Simpson Middle School at 3rd of 4; the average score across the group is 41.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Thomas Simpson Middle School has declined 5%, going from 440 students in 2018 to 417 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 22.3:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.