Summary:
Flushing Community Schools is home to one middle school, Flushing Middle School, which serves grades 7 and 8 with 636 students in a suburban Michigan community.
Flushing Middle School has shown strong overall improvement, climbing from a 3-star to a 4-star rating and jumping 100 spots in the state rankings to 214 out of 896 schools (76th percentile) for the 2025-2026 school year. The school’s standout subjects are 8th grade Social Studies (60.7% proficient vs. 50.3% state average) and 8th grade PSAT English Language Arts (75% proficient vs. 64.8% state average). In 7th grade, ELA and Math scores also exceed state averages. However, math remains a clear weakness—8th grade PSAT Math proficiency is just 37.2%, less than half the ELA rate, though it did improve significantly by 10.6 percentage points from the prior year. The school spends $14,362 per student and has a student-teacher ratio of 17.8 to 1.
The most pressing concern is chronic absenteeism. At 33.1%, the rate is far above the district average of 23.8% and the state average of 27.9%, meaning roughly one in three students misses significant school days. This is especially notable because the school’s academic performance is strong for those who attend regularly, suggesting that reducing absenteeism could unlock even better results. Additionally, nearly half of students (47.8%) are economically disadvantaged, yet the school still outperforms state averages in most subjects. For parents, this school offers a solid, improving education with particular strengths in reading and social studies, but math achievement and attendance are areas to watch closely.
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