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How has Unis Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
522
Middle
DISTRICT 538 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEARBORN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261160001740
Unis Middle School
7801 MAPLE ST, DEARBORN, MI 48126 · (313) 827-1700 · Wayne County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL522 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
457 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 172 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 153 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 197 | 38% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
31.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
27.3%
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 27 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
29.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Unis Middle School
Unis Middle School's state test result (29.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unis Middle School this school | 522 | 87.5% | 29.1% |
| Lowrey Middle School DEARBORN | 448 | 90.6% | 56.7% |
| Salina Intermediate 4 8 DEARBORN | 461 | 93.3% | 29.1% |
| Woodworth Middle School DEARBORN | 699 | 91.6% | 31.9% |
| Stout Middle School DEARBORN | 698 | 84.1% | 37.1% |
| Harrison Middle School HARRISON | 279 | 79.6% | 41.0% |
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 Unis Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #357 of 397 | #37 of 47 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #284 of 380 | #29 of 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #319 of 377 | #31 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 522 | #232 of 491 | #39 of 68 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #48 of 436 | #12 of 62 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.3% | #428 of 437 | #55 of 62 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.5% | #35 of 477 | #14 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.3% | #129 of 339 | #21 of 55 |
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
522
-119 (-19%) vs 2020
-9% since 2010-11, when it was 576
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 522 | 35.4 | 14.8:1 | 88% (457) |
| 2023-24 | 511 | 33.3 | 15.3:1 | 91% (467) |
| 2022-23 | 579 | 33.9 | 17.1:1 | 87% (502) |
| 2020-21 | 641 | 36 | 17.8:1 | 83% (534) |
| 2017-18 | 624 | 35.4 | 17.6:1 | 92% (573) |
| 2015-16 | 605 | 32 | 18.9:1 | 82% (495) |
| 2010-11 | 576 | 28 | 20.6:1 | 86% (495) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Unis Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (624 to 522); teachers unchanged (35.4 to 35.4).
About Unis Middle School
Unis Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in DEARBORN, Michigan, under Dearborn City School District. Enrolled students number 522 students, in grades 6 through 8.
The 37 schools in Dearborn City School District enroll 19,197 students altogether, Unis Middle School among them.
About 97% of the student body at Unis Middle School is White. Census estimates put the White share of Wayne County's population at about 49%. Unis Middle School's diversity index is 5%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Unis Middle School is 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.8:1. This ratio sits 2.8 below the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 88%. The 66% average for public schools in Wayne County is 22 points lower.
In Michigan, Unis Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 29.1% actual against a predicted 27.5%.
Unis Middle School is located in Wayne County, where 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. Unis Middle School is one of 573 public schools in the county.
McCollough Elementary School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Unis Middle School. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Unis Middle School is 7th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment at Unis Middle School dropped 19% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 641 to 522 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.8:1) than in 2020-21 (17.8:1).
Community posts for Unis Middle School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,772,259
Census ACS
Median income
$60,539
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
573
259,786 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dearborn City School District
- Fordson High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Dearborn High SchoolHigh · 1,775 students
- Edsel Ford High SchoolHigh · 1,502 students
- Bryant Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- Woodworth Middle SchoolMiddle · 699 students
- Stout Middle SchoolMiddle · 698 students
Other schools in DEARBORN
- Fordson High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Dearborn High SchoolHigh · 1,775 students
- Edsel Ford High SchoolHigh · 1,502 students
- Advanced Technology AcademyCombined · 1,207 students
- Bryant Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- Woodworth Middle SchoolMiddle · 699 students
Nearby schools
- McCollough Elementary School0.0 mi · 424
- Oakman Elementary School0.4 mi · 253
- Lowrey Middle School0.8 mi · 448
- Lowrey Elementary School0.8 mi · 515
- Maples Elementary School0.8 mi · 541
- Riverside Academy0.8 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About Unis Middle SchoolHow large is Unis Middle School?
Unis Middle School enrolls approximately 522 students in grades 06-08.
Is Unis Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Unis Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Unis Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Unis Middle School is approximately 14.8:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Unis Middle School?
Unis Middle School reports a student body of 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Unis Middle School?
Unis Middle School is overseen by Dearborn City School District in Wayne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.