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University Middle School Academy

19301 W 12 MILE RD, LATHRUP VILLAGE, MI 48076 · (248) 746-4370 · Oakland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL338 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Michigan public middle schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats 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

Enrollment
338
Middle
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 502
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
136 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 55%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 69528%
Grade 712637%
Grade 811735%
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Hispanic
41%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
32897%
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 18% · US 15%
Two+
62%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
14844%
Female
19056%

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Test scores

M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
English Language Arts
64.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
31.5%
MI avg 44.8%

What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 University Middle School Academy

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
University Middle School Academy this school33840.2%46.6%
Glenn W Levey Middle School
SOUTHFIELD
35456.5%N/A
University Preparatory Science and Math PSAD Middle School
DETROIT
51364.7%N/A
John D Pierce Middle School
REDFORD
57762.7%29.4%
South Lake Middle School
SAINT CLAIR SHORES
30959.9%N/A
Ferndale Middle School
FERNDALE
52845.8%31.6%
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 University Middle School Academy ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MichiganIn Oakland County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
46.6%#149 of 397#29 of 41
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
31.5%#233 of 380#35 of 41
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
64.3%#38 of 377#11 of 40
Enrollment
ranked largest first
338#353 of 491#44 of 46
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.2:1#288 of 436#27 of 45
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
5.8%#426 of 437#45 of 45
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
40.2%#283 of 477#12 of 46
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 2024-25
Enrollment
338
+117 (+53%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 44.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2533818.518.2:140% (136)
2023-242208.525.8:154% (119)
2022-232225.937.4:142% (94)
2020-21221544.2:128% (62)
2017-18290.472.5:134% (10)
2015-1651151.0:127% (14)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for University Middle School Academy.

Since 2017-18: students up 1066% (29 to 338); teachers up 4533% (0.4 to 18.5).

About University Middle School Academy

University Middle School Academy is a low-enrollment middle school in LATHRUP VILLAGE, Michigan. The school's enrollment of 338 students covers grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Michigan average about 502 students each.

University Middle School Academy is run by Southfield Public School District, whose 13 schools enroll 4,692 students.

Federal enrollment data show University Middle School Academy is 97% Black. Among all residents of Oakland County, the Black share is about 13%. Pick two students at random and there is a 6% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

The teaching staff at University Middle School Academy is 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 18.2:1. That matches the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan fairly closely. About 40% of students, or 136, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

University Middle School Academy is graded B by allk12, scoring above 64% of Michigan public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Compared with Michigan schools that have similar shares of low-income students, University Middle School Academy's results are 1.8 points below predicted: 46.6% against 48.5%.

Federal survey data for Oakland County show that the median household income is $97,760, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 345 public schools in Oakland County, enrolling about 169,926 students in all.

The closest public school to University Middle School Academy is University High School Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. University Middle School Academy is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 221 to 338. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. By 2024-25, the school had 18.2 students per teacher, compared with 44.2 in 2020-21.

If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at University Middle School Academy, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Oakland County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
University Middle School Academy
District
Southfield Public School District
Address
19301 W 12 MILE RD, LATHRUP VILLAGE, MI 48076
Phone
(248) 746-4370
County
Oakland County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
338
Teachers (FTE)
19
Student–teacher ratio
18.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
136 (40%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
263231008426
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Southfield Public School District
Other schools in LATHRUP VILLAGE
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About University Middle School Academy
How large is University Middle School Academy?
University Middle School Academy enrolls approximately 338 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does University Middle School Academy serve?
University Middle School Academy serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does University Middle School Academy have?
University Middle School Academy employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at University Middle School Academy?
At University Middle School Academy, the student body is approximately 1% Hispanic, 97% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is University Middle School Academy in?
University Middle School Academy is part of Southfield Public School District.
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