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What's one thing West Bloomfield Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,008
Middle
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST BLOOMFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 263582007182
West Bloomfield Middle School
6000 ORCHARD LAKE RD, W BLOOMFIELD, MI 48322 · (248) 865-3670 · Oakland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,008 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Michigan public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
319 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 325 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 352 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 331 | 33% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within West Bloomfield School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
37.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
34.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
37.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.3%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 52% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 West Bloomfield Middle School
West Bloomfield Middle School's state test result (37.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Bloomfield Middle School this school | 1,008 | 31.6% | 37.8% |
| Warner Middle School FARMINGTON HILLS | 559 | 26.3% | 43.8% |
| East Middle School FARMINGTON HILLS | 555 | 35.5% | 39.4% |
| MacDonald Middle School EAST LANSING | 857 | 37.2% | 45.5% |
| Parcells Middle School GROSSE POINTE WOODS | 671 | 24.0% | 47.4% |
| Tappan Middle School ANN ARBOR | 695 | 29.9% | 58.6% |
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 West Bloomfield Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #259 of 397 | #36 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #194 of 380 | #31 of 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #243 of 377 | #34 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,008 | #17 of 491 | #6 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #295 of 436 | #28 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #35 of 437 | #4 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.6% | #341 of 477 | #17 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +52.7% | #5 of 101 | #1 of 9 |
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
1,008
-54 (-5%) vs 2020
+75% since 1990-91, when it was 575
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 1,008 | 55 | 18.3:1 | 32% (319) |
| 2023-24 | 976 | 56.9 | 17.2:1 | 44% (432) |
| 2022-23 | 941 | 54.6 | 17.2:1 | 42% (395) |
| 2020-21 | 1,062 | 63 | 16.9:1 | 38% (401) |
| 2017-18 | 660 | 31.3 | 21.1:1 | 34% (225) |
| 2015-16 | 654 | 34 | 19.2:1 | 27% (174) |
| 2010-11 | 753 | 38 | 19.8:1 | 24% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 893 | 49 | 18.2:1 | 6% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 575 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Bloomfield Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 53% (660 to 1,008); teachers up 76% (31.3 to 55).
About West Bloomfield Middle School
West Bloomfield Middle School operates as a large middle-grades school in W BLOOMFIELD, Michigan. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 1,008 students. The school is 101% larger than the average for middle schools in Michigan.
The district, West Bloomfield School District, has 4,949 students enrolled across 11 schools.
The largest group at West Bloomfield Middle School is Black students, at 42%. The school is also 39% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. That is higher than the 13% Black share among all Oakland County residents. The diversity index for West Bloomfield Middle School is 66%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
West Bloomfield Middle School reports a ratio of 18.3 students per teacher, from 55 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Michigan is 17.5:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at West Bloomfield Middle School, 32% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Oakland County is similar, at 32%.
On the allk12 Grade, West Bloomfield Middle School lands at C-, ahead of 19% of Michigan public middle schools.
West Bloomfield Middle School is in the bottom 10% of Michigan schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 52.3%. The school's actual rate is 37.8%, 14.4 points lower.
For Oakland County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $97,760, about 51% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 345 public schools and about 169,926 students.
The closest school to West Bloomfield Middle School is Sheiko Elementary School, located about 0.6 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of West Bloomfield Middle School. Its average proficiency rate of 37.8% is below the 49.4% average for nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 1,062 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 1,008 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 16.9:1 to 18.3:1.
West Bloomfield Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 West Bloomfield School District
- West Bloomfield High SchoolHigh · 1,434 students
- Scotch Elementary SchoolElementary · 556 students
- Sheiko Elementary SchoolElementary · 534 students
- Doherty Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 348 students
- Gretchko Elementary SchoolElementary · 331 students
Other schools in W BLOOMFIELD
- Lone Pine Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
- The Laker Opportunity CenterHigh · 61 students
Nearby schools
- Sheiko Elementary School0.6 mi · 534
- Doherty Elementary School0.7 mi · 476
- West Bloomfield Transition Center1.1 mi · 21
- The Laker Opportunity Center1.2 mi · 61
- West Bloomfield High School1.2 mi · 1,434
- Warner Middle School1.7 mi · 559
Frequently asked questions
About West Bloomfield Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at West Bloomfield Middle School?
West Bloomfield Middle School enrolls approximately 1,008 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does West Bloomfield Middle School serve?
West Bloomfield Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at West Bloomfield Middle School?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at West Bloomfield Middle School.
What is the student diversity at West Bloomfield Middle School?
Student demographics at West Bloomfield Middle School are roughly 39% White, 7% Hispanic, 42% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is West Bloomfield Middle School in?
West Bloomfield Middle School is part of West Bloomfield School District.
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