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South Hills Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

7^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 99% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

South Hills Middle School is a high-performing public middle school in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, serving grades 4-8 with a student population of 609. The school is part of the Bloomfield Hills Schools district, which is ranked 18th out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Hills Middle School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Michigan, with exceptional academic performance across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 7th out of 890 Michigan middle schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students outperform state and district averages in M-Step and PSAT assessments, with 70.2% of 6th-grade students and 72.1% of 7th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, and 72.5% of 6th-grade students and 65% of 7th-grade students proficient or better in math. The school's performance on PSAT assessments is also exceptional, with 91.4% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 73.6% in Mathematics.

Compared to nearby schools, North Hills Middle School in the Bloomfield Hills Schools district and Derby Middle School and Berkshire Middle School in the Birmingham Public Schools district also demonstrate strong academic performance, ranking among the top 50 middle schools in Michigan. In contrast, schools in the Farmington Public School District and Southfield Public School District, such as East Middle School and University Middle School Academy, have lower academic performance and rankings compared to South Hills Middle School.

555

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,322

Per pupil spending ?

6.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4200 Quarton Rd
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302-4042

(248) 341-6000

District: Bloomfield Hills Schools

Feeder schools for South Hills Middle School:

Elementary:	Conant Elementary School
	Way Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.2%

Asian:

7.9%

African American:

6.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (74% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Michigan middle schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg73%

Michigan avg41%

7^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to top 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Bloomfield Hills Schools

18^th of 613Bloomfield Hills Schools among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	7 of 890	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	36 of 897	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	4 of 883	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	7 of 776	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	95.5	26 of 675	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	50 of 792	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.9	30 of 838	96.4%	★★★★★
2017	94.7	32 of 821	96.1%	★★★★★
2016	96.1	24 of 894	97.3%	★★★★★
2015	92.6	47 of 919	94.9%	★★★★★
2014	93.4	30 of 921	96.7%	★★★★★
2013	96.7	11 of 919	98.8%	★★★★★
2012	96.5	15 of 900	98.3%	★★★★★
2011	90.2	6 of 858	99.3%	★★★★★
2010	88.8	7 of 851	99.2%	★★★★★
2009	90.2	9 of 847	98.9%	★★★★★
2008	89.1	16 of 839	98.1%	★★★★★
2007	90.5	11 of 823	98.7%	★★★★★
2006	90.3	12 of 806	98.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	43 of 338	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.0	70 of 300	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	96.9	11 of 366	97.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	51.9	47 of 88	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	84.4	7 of 104	93.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	15 of 789	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	24 of 771	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	3 of 770	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	7 of 657	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	87.7	43 of 521	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	90.9	46 of 658	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	26 of 794	96.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	98 of 832	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	76 of 836	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	8 of 825	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	13 of 691	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	74.0	98 of 672	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.9	50 of 815	93.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	9 of 798	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	52 of 786	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	14 of 776	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	10 of 658	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	97.4	9 of 540	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	43 of 639	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	30 of 797	96.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	78.0	29 of 176	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	85.2	24 of 156	84.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	33 of 244	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	58.2	56 of 201	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	13 of 199	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	86.6	17 of 377	95.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	11 of 696	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	35 of 701	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	8 of 688	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	9 of 638	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	91.3	36 of 577	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	87.8	59 of 624	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	42 of 678	93.8%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2025)87th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)84th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2024)47th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies78%+31 vs state

Mathematics74%+43 vs state

Science73%+32 vs state

English Language Arts71%+32 vs state

Math68%+36 vs state

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Schools Near South Hills Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
South Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	4200 Quarton Rd	Bloomfield Hills	48302	Oakland County	Bloomfield Hills Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 341-6000	555	37	14.8	6.7%	423 (76.2%)	38 (6.8%)	28 (5.0%)	44 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	97.6	7^th of 890 public middle schools	99.2%		94.4	36^th of 897 public middle schools	96.0%	29	91.4	73.6				70.2	72.1				72.5	65.0		73.0		77.6	$23,322	$718	$22,604
Birmingham Covington School	Public, Magnet	3-8	1525 Covington Rd	Bloomfield Hills	48301	Oakland County	Birmingham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 203-4425	643	39	16.3	5.0%	465 (72.3%)	55 (8.6%)	27 (4.2%)	44 (6.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (7.6%)	99.3	1^st of 890 public middle schools	99.9%		98.7	3^rd of 897 public middle schools	99.7%	2		79.6	58.5	74.8	87.0	82.1	80.0	70.8	77.4	76.9	88.7	92.4	75.9	77.8	63.0	81.5	$19,634	$1,086	$18,548
North Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	3456 Lahser Rd	Bloomfield Hills	48302	Oakland County	Bloomfield Hills Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 341-6200	593	41	14.3	13.5%	430 (72.5%)	54 (9.1%)	22 (3.7%)	53 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (5.2%)	95.9	31^st of 890 public middle schools	96.5%		98.2	9^th of 897 public middle schools	99.0%	22	87.4	66.8				71.8	67.7				75.3	67.2		63.4		72.3	$25,664	$681	$24,982
Berkshire Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	21707 W 14 Mile Rd	Beverly Hills	48025	Oakland County	Birmingham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(248) 203-4703	695	41	16.9	19.3%	499 (71.8%)	107 (15.4%)	35 (5.0%)	18 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.2%)	91.7	57^th of 890 public middle schools	93.6%		93.5	44^th of 897 public middle schools	95.1%	13	83.8	54.2				63.0	65.9				57.5	64.6		55.6		66.4	$21,381	$509	$20,871
Warner Middle School	Public	6-8	30303 W 14 Mile Rd	Farmington Hills	48334	Oakland County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 785-2030	559	38	14.8	26.3%	274 (49.0%)	196 (35.1%)	29 (5.2%)	30 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (4.8%)	66.6	242^nd of 890 public middle schools	72.8%		62.4	263^rd of 897 public middle schools	70.7%	21	76.2	29.8				40.6	45.1				40.6	42.8		45.4		46.7	$18,670	$1,491	$17,179
West Bloomfield Middle School	Public	6-8	6000 Orchard Lake Rd	West Bloomfield	48322	Oakland County	West Bloomfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 865-3670	1,008	55	18.3	31.6%	391 (38.8%)	426 (42.3%)	72 (7.1%)	49 (4.9%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (6.3%)	57	333^rd of 890 public middle schools	62.6%		55.4	332^nd of 897 public middle schools	63.0%	1	70.8	33.5				38.7	36.8				34.0	35.3		35.1		45.5	$15,105	$754	$14,351
Derby Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1300 Derby Rd	Birmingham	48009	Oakland County	Birmingham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 203-5003	631	41	15.5	8.6%	520 (82.4%)	25 (4.0%)	10 (1.6%)	21 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.7%)	97.5	8^th of 890 public middle schools	99.1%		98.4	6^th of 897 public middle schools	99.3%	2	89.6	68.2				65.1	75.1				69.7	70.8		75.6		82.5	$22,711	$349	$22,363
University Middle School Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	19301 W 12 Mile Rd	Lathrup Village	48076	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 746-4370	338	19	18.2	40.2%	0 (0.0%)	328 (97.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	66.5	244^th of 890 public middle schools	72.6%		71.2	197^th of 897 public middle schools	78.0%	47	79.1	25.2				57.0	69.9				31.2	31.7		36.8		53.5	$12,714	$1,527	$11,187
Boulan Park Middle School	Public	6-8	3570 Northfield Pkwy	Troy	48084	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-4900	839	46	18.3	7.3%	246 (29.3%)	32 (3.8%)	31 (3.7%)	493 (58.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.3%)	96.8	18^th of 890 public middle schools	98.0%		98.5	4^th of 897 public middle schools	99.6%	14	85.7	76.7				69.1	67.6				72.7	80.6		73.6		72.2	$14,910	$850	$14,060
East Middle School	Public	6-8	25000 Middlebelt Rd	Farmington Hills	48336	Oakland County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 489-3601	555	40	13.8	35.5%	255 (45.9%)	192 (34.6%)	24 (4.3%)	52 (9.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.6%)	55.6	345^th of 890 public middle schools	61.2%		53	364^th of 897 public middle schools	59.4%	19	65.6	29.4				31.1	37.9				29.6	35.7		47.5		48.8	$20,877	$1,751	$19,127

Frequently Asked Questions about South Hills Middle School

What is the racial makeup of South Hills Middle School?

Students at South Hills Middle School are 76% White, 8% Asian, 7% African American, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend South Hills Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 555 students attended South Hills Middle School.

What district is South Hills Middle School in?

Bloomfield Hills Schools

Is South Hills Middle School a good school?

Yes! South Hills Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 7^th of 890 Michigan middle schools.

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