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Enrollment
906
High
DISTRICT 1,022 · STATE 460
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCHESTER COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 262994006580
Van Hoosen Middle School
1339 N ADAMS RD, ROCHESTER HILLS, MI 48306 · (248) 726-4900 · Oakland County
GRADES 06–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL906 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Michigan public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.8:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
28 students
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 266 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 311 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 329 | 36% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
71.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
69.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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
72.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Van Hoosen Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Hoosen Middle School this school | 906 | 3.1% | 72.1% |
| Okemos High School OKEMOS | 1,496 | 14.5% | N/A |
| Northville High School NORTHVILLE | 2,441 | 5.2% | N/A |
| Athens High School TROY | 1,468 | 16.4% | N/A |
| Rochester Adams High School ROCHESTER HILLS | 1,521 | 4.8% | N/A |
| Reuther Middle School ROCHESTER HILLS | 706 | 19.1% | 62.7% |
Matched among Michigan high 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 Van Hoosen Middle School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.1% | #4 of 62 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #2 of 51 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #2 of 40 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 906 | #158 of 844 | #34 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #440 of 548 | #38 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.8% | #102 of 550 | #14 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 3.1% | #654 of 654 | #57 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.2% | #110 of 126 | #7 of 11 |
Ranked against other public high 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
906
+20 (+2%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 720
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 22.1:1
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 | 906 | 43.8 | 20.7:1 | 3% (28) |
| 2023-24 | 904 | 47.2 | 19.1:1 | 5% (43) |
| 2022-23 | 864 | 40.7 | 21.2:1 | 7% (57) |
| 2020-21 | 886 | 40 | 22.1:1 | 4% (37) |
| 2017-18 | 895 | 40.4 | 22.2:1 | 4% (40) |
| 2015-16 | 829 | 33 | 25.1:1 | 4% (30) |
| 2010-11 | 785 | 36 | 21.8:1 | 5% (38) |
| 2000-01 | 681 | 37 | 18.4:1 | 1% (7) |
| 1990-91 | 720 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Van Hoosen Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (895 to 906); teachers up 9% (40.4 to 43.8).
About Van Hoosen Middle School
Van Hoosen Middle School is a high-enrollment high school in ROCHESTER HILLS, Michigan, under Rochester Community School District. The school reports 906 students in grades 6 through 12. The school's enrollment is 97% above the 460 average for high schools in Michigan.
Van Hoosen Middle School is in Rochester Community School District, a district with 14,592 students across 22 schools.
Van Hoosen Middle School is 62% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 25% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. The school's diversity index is 55%, meaning two students picked at random have a 55% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 43.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 20.7:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Michigan. Eligible students account for 3% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Oakland County is 32%.
allk12 grades Van Hoosen Middle School an A. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 64.9% at Van Hoosen Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 72.1%.
Within Oakland County, the median household income is $97,760, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Besides Van Hoosen Middle School, Oakland County has 344 other public schools.
Nearby, Rochester Adams High School is about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Van Hoosen Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 68.6%; Van Hoosen Middle School's is 72.1%, ranking 2nd of 6.
Van Hoosen Middle School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Federal data show 886 students in 2020-21 and 906 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. Students per teacher fell from 22.1 in 2020-21 to 20.7 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Oakland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Rochester Community School District
- Rochester High SchoolHigh · 1,682 students
- Rochester Adams High SchoolHigh · 1,521 students
- Stoney Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,478 students
- Hart Middle SchoolHigh · 999 students
- West Middle SchoolHigh · 784 students
- Reuther Middle SchoolHigh · 706 students
Other schools in ROCHESTER HILLS
- Rochester High SchoolHigh · 1,682 students
- Rochester Adams High SchoolHigh · 1,521 students
- Stoney Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,478 students
- Hart Middle SchoolHigh · 999 students
- West Middle SchoolHigh · 784 students
- Reuther Middle SchoolHigh · 706 students
Nearby schools
- Rochester Adams High School0.2 mi · 1,521
- Brewster Elementary School0.7 mi · 377
- Musson Elementary School0.9 mi · 505
- Long Meadow Elementary School2.0 mi · 528
- Rogers School2.0 mi · 280
- Meadow Brook Elementary School2.1 mi · 428
Frequently asked questions
About Van Hoosen Middle SchoolHow many students attend Van Hoosen Middle School?
Van Hoosen Middle School enrolls approximately 906 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Van Hoosen Middle School serve?
Van Hoosen Middle School serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Van Hoosen Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Van Hoosen Middle School is approximately 20.7:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Van Hoosen Middle School?
Student demographics at Van Hoosen Middle School are roughly 62% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 25% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Van Hoosen Middle School in?
Van Hoosen Middle School is part of Rochester Community School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.