Wolfe Middle School

Wolfe Middle School, a mid-sized junior high in CENTER LINE, Michigan, part of Center Line Public Schools, enrolls 506 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Across the 6 schools in Center Line Public Schools (2,484 students total), Wolfe Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Wolfe Middle School shows that the largest single group is Black at 36%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 35% White, 17% Asian, 10% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Macomb County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Wolfe Middle School is in the bottom 10% of Michigan public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 37.0%; Wolfe Middle School posts 21.7%, -15.3 points below that line.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Macomb County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $77,837 per year, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wolfe Middle School is one of 236 public schools in Macomb County (combined enrollment of about 115,743 students).

The closest other public school is May V Peck Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Wolfe Middle School. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wolfe Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 29.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 10%: 560 students in 2018 compared to 506 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 50% to 35%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.