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Enrollment
699
Middle
DISTRICT 538 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEARBORN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261160000290
Woodworth Middle School
4951 TERNES ST, DEARBORN, MI 48126 · (313) 827-7100 · Wayne County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL699 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% of Michigan public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
14.7:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
640 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 217 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 254 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 228 | 33% |
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
33.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
30.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
31.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Woodworth Middle School
Woodworth Middle School's state test result (31.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodworth Middle School this school | 699 | 91.6% | 31.9% |
| Unis Middle School DEARBORN | 522 | 87.5% | 29.1% |
| Salina Intermediate 4 8 DEARBORN | 461 | 93.3% | 29.1% |
| Stout Middle School DEARBORN | 698 | 84.1% | 37.1% |
| Lowrey Middle School DEARBORN | 448 | 90.6% | 56.7% |
| Armstrong Middle School FLINT | 656 | 75.9% | 31.1% |
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 Woodworth Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #333 of 397 | #31 of 47 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #252 of 380 | #26 of 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #300 of 377 | #27 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 699 | #105 of 491 | #14 of 68 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #46 of 436 | #11 of 62 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.4% | #433 of 437 | #58 of 62 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.6% | #21 of 477 | #8 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.4% | #70 of 339 | #12 of 55 |
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
699
-243 (-26%) vs 2020
-15% since 2000-01, when it was 827
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 699 | 47.5 | 14.7:1 | 92% (640) |
| 2023-24 | 730 | 46.4 | 15.7:1 | 93% (676) |
| 2022-23 | 773 | 44.2 | 17.5:1 | 88% (680) |
| 2020-21 | 942 | 52 | 18.1:1 | 84% (792) |
| 2017-18 | 889 | 53.9 | 16.5:1 | 91% (808) |
| 2015-16 | 898 | 57 | 15.8:1 | 87% (782) |
| 2010-11 | 713 | 42 | 17.0:1 | 83% (593) |
| 2000-01 | 827 | 53 | 15.6:1 | 36% (298) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodworth Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (889 to 699); teachers down 12% (53.9 to 47.5).
About Woodworth Middle School
Woodworth Middle School, located in DEARBORN, Michigan, is a medium-sized middle-grades school. The latest federal count shows 699 students in grades 6 through 8. Against the 502-student average for middle schools in Michigan, enrollment here is 39% higher.
Dearborn City School District counts 37 schools and 19,197 students, including Woodworth Middle School.
Woodworth Middle School enrolls a student body that is 98% White. Census estimates put the White share of Wayne County's population at about 49%. Woodworth Middle School has a diversity index of 3%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 47.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 14.7:1. For comparison, middle schools in Michigan average 17.5:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 92%. Among public schools in Wayne County, the average eligibility rate is 66%.
The allk12 Grade for Woodworth Middle School is B-. Compared with Michigan public middle schools, the school scored higher than 46% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Michigan schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Woodworth Middle School's results are 6.1 points above predicted: 31.9% against 25.7%.
Census Bureau estimates for Wayne County show that median household income is about $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Woodworth Middle School is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County, which together enroll about 259,786 students.
The closest public school to Woodworth Middle School is William Ford Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of Woodworth Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 31.9% is below the 34.9% average for nearby schools.
Woodworth Middle School is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
Woodworth Middle School saw enrollment fall 26% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio was 18.1:1 in 2020-21 and 14.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,772,259
Census ACS
Median income
$60,539
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
573
259,786 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dearborn City School District
- Fordson High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Dearborn High SchoolHigh · 1,775 students
- Edsel Ford High SchoolHigh · 1,502 students
- Bryant Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- Stout Middle SchoolMiddle · 698 students
- Henry Ford Elementary SchoolElementary · 697 students
Other schools in DEARBORN
- Fordson High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Dearborn High SchoolHigh · 1,775 students
- Edsel Ford High SchoolHigh · 1,502 students
- Advanced Technology AcademyCombined · 1,207 students
- Bryant Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- Stout Middle SchoolMiddle · 698 students
Other Woodworth Middle schools
One other US public school is named Woodworth Middle. Woodworth Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Woodworth MiddleFond du Lac, WI · 413 students
Nearby schools
- William Ford Elementary School0.5 mi · 580
- Geer Park Elementary School0.6 mi · 380
- Academy for Business and Technology Elementary0.7 mi · 256
- Fordson High School0.7 mi · 1,966
- Henry Ford Elementary School0.8 mi · 697
- Miller Elementary School0.9 mi · 575
Frequently asked questions
About Woodworth Middle SchoolHow many students attend Woodworth Middle School?
Woodworth Middle School enrolls approximately 699 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Woodworth Middle School serve?
Woodworth Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Woodworth Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Woodworth Middle School is approximately 14.7:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Woodworth Middle School?
Student demographics at Woodworth Middle School are roughly 98% White, 0% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Woodworth Middle School in?
Woodworth Middle School is part of Dearborn City School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.