Summary:
Warren Woods Middle School is the sole middle school in the Warren Woods Public Schools district, serving grades 6-8 with 741 students in a suburban Michigan community where nearly 60% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Warren Woods Middle School sits in the middle of the pack statewide, ranking in the 48th percentile for both the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years. The school’s biggest academic strength appears in 8th-grade English Language Arts on the PSAT, where students score nearly identically to the state average (64.5% vs. 64.8%). However, the school struggles significantly in 8th-grade Science and Social Studies, with proficiency rates of just 21% and 36% respectively—roughly 18 and 14 percentage points below state averages. In math, 6th and 7th graders score slightly below state averages, though 7th-grade math did improve from 24.6% to 29.4% between school years. The school spends a substantial $16,352 per student, yet this funding does not appear to translate into above-average test scores across most subjects.
One of the most concerning metrics is chronic absenteeism: 38% of students miss significant school days, which is 10 percentage points higher than the state average and 5 points higher than the district rate. This high absenteeism likely undermines academic progress, especially in content-heavy subjects like science and social studies where consistent classroom instruction matters. For parents, the takeaway is that while the school offers solid ELA instruction by 8th grade and has adequate resources, the combination of high absenteeism and below-average performance in science, social studies, and math suggests that students may need extra support at home and that the school could benefit from targeted interventions to improve attendance and boost achievement in these weaker areas.
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