Best Public Schools in Wixom, MI

Wixom, Michigan is served by three schools within the Walled Lake Consolidated Schools district—two elementary schools (Loon Lake Elementary School and Wixom Elementary School) and one middle school (Sarah G Banks Middle School)—with no high school within city limits, serving a combined 1,531 students in a suburban setting.

For parents, the standout school is Sarah G Banks Middle School, which ranks in the top 15% statewide and posts exceptional results, particularly in 8th grade PSAT English Language Arts (77.7% proficiency, nearly 13 points above the state) and social studies (67.6%, a 17-point advantage). However, its 8th grade PSAT math proficiency (45.3%) actually trails the district average, marking the only subject where it underperforms its own district. Among elementary schools, Loon Lake Elementary School is the consistent performer, maintaining a 4-star rating for three straight years with 4th grade ELA scores 27 points above the state and the lowest chronic absenteeism (13.4%) in the city. Wixom Elementary School shows more volatility—its 5th grade ELA jumped 21 points year-over-year, but its 5th grade social studies proficiency (24.1%) falls below the state average, a stark anomaly given its strong math and ELA results.

All three schools benefit from chronic absenteeism rates well under the state's 27.9%, which likely supports their strong academics. A notable socioeconomic gap exists between the elementaries—Loon Lake has an 18.35% free/reduced lunch rate versus 30.37% at Wixom Elementary—yet Wixom Elementary still matches or beats Loon Lake in several subjects, suggesting effective instruction despite serving more economically disadvantaged students. Spending per student is similar across all three schools ($15,222–$15,828), though Banks Middle School has a much higher student-teacher ratio (22.6) than the elementaries (around 17). Overall, families in Wixom have access to schools that significantly outperform state averages in nearly every metric, with the main watch items being Wixom Elementary's social studies dip and Banks Middle School's slight ranking decline and math gap.