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Warner Middle School
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Warner Middle School
As a mid-sized 6-8 campus in FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, Warner Middle School teaches 559 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by Farmington Public School District.
Warner Middle School is one of 16 schools operated by Farmington Public School District, a district that hosts 8,983 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Warner Middle School logs that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 35% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Roughly 26% of students at Warner Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Warner Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.8%.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Oakland County put median household income runs about $97,760, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Warner Middle School is one of 345 public schools in Oakland County (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students).
West Bloomfield Transition Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Warner Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Warner Middle School at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 43.2%.
The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Warner Middle School's enrollment has decreased 23% since 2018, when it stood at 723 (now 559). White enrollment moved from 56% to 49% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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