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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Wolfe Middle School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
506
Middle
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTER LINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260858004409
Wolfe Middle School
8640 MCKINLEY, CENTER LINE, MI 48015 · (586) 510-2300 · Macomb County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL506 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
334 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 175 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 160 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 171 | 34% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Wolfe Middle School→Center Line High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Center Line Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
17.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
17.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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
21.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 37% 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 Wolfe Middle School
Wolfe Middle School's state test result (21.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfe Middle School this school | 506 | 66.0% | 21.7% |
| Warren Woods Middle School WARREN | 741 | 59.4% | 32.3% |
| PD Chatterton Middle School WARREN | 409 | 74.3% | N/A |
| Carter Middle School WARREN | 679 | 62.3% | 34.4% |
| Crestwood Middle School GRAND RAPIDS | 700 | 73.1% | 41.3% |
| Carleton Middle School STERLING HEIGHTS | 638 | 76.2% | 29.6% |
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 Wolfe Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.7% | #391 of 397 | #30 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.7% | #364 of 380 | #29 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #374 of 377 | #30 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 506 | #244 of 491 | #27 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #67 of 436 | #2 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.5% | #13 of 437 | #1 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.0% | #103 of 477 | #12 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #220 of 339 | #21 of 31 |
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
506
+80 (+19%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 554
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 506 | 33.2 | 15.2:1 | 66% (334) |
| 2023-24 | 513 | 30 | 17.1:1 | 80% (409) |
| 2022-23 | 500 | 27.4 | 18.3:1 | 72% (362) |
| 2020-21 | 426 | 28 | 15.2:1 | 70% (300) |
| 2017-18 | 560 | 31 | 18.1:1 | 76% (425) |
| 2015-16 | 605 | 31 | 19.5:1 | 74% (445) |
| 2010-11 | 654 | 32 | 20.4:1 | 66% (432) |
| 2000-01 | 682 | 45 | 15.2:1 | 30% (208) |
| 1990-91 | 554 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wolfe Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (560 to 506); teachers up 7% (31 to 33.2).
About Wolfe Middle School
Wolfe Middle School, located in CENTER LINE, Michigan, is a mid-sized middle school. In all, 506 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8.
The district for Wolfe Middle School is Center Line Public Schools, with 6 schools and 2,484 students.
Of every 100 students at Wolfe Middle School, about 36 are Black, the largest group. The school is also 35% White, 17% Asian, 10% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. That is higher than the 13% Black share among all Macomb County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 71%.
There are about 15.2 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Wolfe Middle School, which has 33.2. Middle schools in Michigan have an average ratio of 17.5:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 66%. That is higher than the 52% average for public schools in Macomb County.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Wolfe Middle School is among the bottom 10% of schools in Michigan. Predicted: 37.0%. Actual: 21.7%.
In Macomb County, home to about 879,853 people, median household income comes to about $77,837, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Macomb County's 236 public schools enroll about 115,743 students and include Wolfe Middle School.
Wolfe Middle School's closest public school neighbor is May V Peck Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Wolfe Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Wolfe Middle School ranks 3rd of 4 nearby schools, at 21.7% versus a 29.4% average.
NCES assigns Wolfe Middle School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 19%, from 426 to 506.
The allk12 page for Wolfe Middle School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Macomb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
879,853
Census ACS
Median income
$77,837
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
236
115,743 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Center Line Public Schools
- Center Line High SchoolHigh · 646 students
- May V Peck Elementary SchoolElementary · 493 students
- Mark C Roose Elementary SchoolElementary · 369 students
- Crothers Elementary SchoolElementary · 322 students
- Academy 21High · 148 students
Other schools in CENTER LINE
- Center Line Preparatory AcademyCombined · 1,043 students
- Center Line High SchoolHigh · 646 students
- May V Peck Elementary SchoolElementary · 493 students
- Rising Stars AcademyHigh · 64 students
Nearby schools
- May V Peck Elementary School0.2 mi · 493
- Center Line High School0.2 mi · 646
- Crothers Elementary School0.5 mi · 322
- Academy 210.6 mi · 148
- Center Line Preparatory Academy0.7 mi · 1,043
- Keith Bovenschen School1.0 mi · 190
Frequently asked questions
About Wolfe Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wolfe Middle School?
Wolfe Middle School enrolls approximately 506 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Wolfe Middle School serve?
Wolfe Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wolfe Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wolfe Middle School is approximately 15.2:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Wolfe Middle School?
Wolfe Middle School reports a student body of 35% White, 3% Hispanic, 36% Black, 17% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Wolfe Middle School public or private?
Wolfe Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Center Line Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.