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Slauson Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

30^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 97% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Slauson Middle School is a top-performing public middle school in Ann Arbor Public Schools, serving 743 students in grades 6-8. The school consistently ranks among the best in Michigan, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and outperforming state and district averages across academic metrics.

Slauson Middle School's academic excellence is evident in its strong test scores, with 70% of 6th-graders scoring proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 58.1% for the district and 38.6% for the state. The school also demonstrates consistent performance across student subgroups, indicating its ability to effectively serve a diverse population. Additionally, Slauson has lower chronic absenteeism rates than the state and district, suggesting high student engagement.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Clague Middle School and Forsythe Middle School, Slauson Middle School stands out as a top performer, consistently ranking higher in academic metrics. The school's high spending per student, at $17,885 in 2023-2024, may contribute to its exceptional outcomes, though its student-teacher ratio is higher than some nearby schools.

729

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,885

Per pupil spending ?

21.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1019 W Washington St
Ann Arbor, MI 48103-4241

(734) 994-2004

District: Ann Arbor Public Schools

Students who attend Slauson Middle School usually attend:

High:

Pioneer High School

Feeder schools for Slauson Middle School:

Elementary:	Bach Elementary School
	Dicken Elementary School
	Eberwhite School
	Lakewood Elementary School
	More...
	Uriah H Lawton School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.4%

Asian:

13.3%

Hispanic:

12.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (70% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% 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 school70%

District avg61%

Michigan avg41%

30^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Middle Schools in the Ann Arbor Public Schools

71^st of 613Ann Arbor Public 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	95.9	30 of 890	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	33 of 897	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	29 of 883	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	25 of 776	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	97.5	8 of 675	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	13 of 792	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	98.3	7 of 838	99.2%	★★★★★
2017	94.6	34 of 821	95.9%	★★★★★
2016	95.0	33 of 894	96.3%	★★★★★
2015	97.1	15 of 919	98.4%	★★★★★
2014	94.9	20 of 921	97.8%	★★★★★
2013	95.3	24 of 919	97.4%	★★★★★
2012	95.3	21 of 900	97.7%	★★★★★
2011	82.2	86 of 858	90.0%	★★★★★
2010	82.1	81 of 851	90.5%	★★★★★
2009	85.2	57 of 847	93.3%	★★★★★
2008	83.5	76 of 839	90.9%	★★★★★
2007	85.0	54 of 823	93.4%	★★★★★
2006	82.7	86 of 806	89.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	96 of 338	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	39.5	156 of 300	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.7	96 of 310	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.6	59 of 366	83.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	6 of 85	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	83.1	10 of 88	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	28 of 87	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.4	9 of 57	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	87.6	3 of 104	97.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	49 of 106	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.0	21 of 88	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	18 of 154	88.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	95.3	20 of 789	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.0	49 of 771	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	33 of 770	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	94.2	22 of 657	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.9	11 of 658	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	7 of 794	99.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	45 of 265	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	58 of 257	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	44 of 246	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	87.5	10 of 138	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	70.9	30 of 137	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	28 of 266	89.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	153 of 832	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	59.4	266 of 836	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	330 of 825	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.6	96 of 691	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	56.9	256 of 672	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.0	74 of 815	90.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	32 of 798	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	29 of 786	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	39 of 776	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	27 of 658	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	96.6	13 of 639	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	98.2	8 of 797	99.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	92.9	7 of 190	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	89.5	11 of 176	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	7 of 163	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	79.8	10 of 65	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	6 of 51	88.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	18 of 156	88.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	29 of 244	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	36 of 201	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	31 of 199	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	9 of 70	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	70.3	18 of 76	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	31 of 377	91.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	8 of 696	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	14 of 701	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	16 of 688	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	15 of 638	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.1	3 of 624	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	98.5	5 of 678	99.3%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)93rd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile-15 vs school

African American (2025)72nd percentile-25 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)54th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies77%+30 vs state

Science70%+29 vs state

English Language Arts69%+30 vs state

Mathematics63%+33 vs state

Math61%+29 vs state

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Schools Near Slauson 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 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th 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
Slauson Middle School	Public	6-8	1019 W Washington St	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-2004	729	42	17.3	21.3%	404 (55.4%)	55 (7.5%)	94 (12.9%)	97 (13.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (10.6%)	95.9	30^th of 890 public middle schools	96.6%		94.5	33^rd of 897 public middle schools	96.3%	3	86.9	63.4		70.0	67.7		61.8	60.0		70.2		77.3	$17,885	$679	$17,206
Forsythe Middle School	Public	6-8	1655 Newport Rd	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1985	635	35	17.9	26.8%	365 (57.5%)	70 (11.0%)	78 (12.3%)	49 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (11.5%)	89.1	79^th of 890 public middle schools	91.1%		93.2	49^th of 897 public middle schools	94.5%	30	77.6	50.2		59.5	61.1		54.6	54.1		59.3		65.4	$20,981	$886	$20,095
Tappan Middle School	Public	6-8	2251 E Stadium Blvd	Ann Arbor	48104	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-2011	695	41	16.9	29.9%	357 (51.4%)	104 (15.0%)	83 (11.9%)	58 (8.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	91 (13.1%)	87	93^rd of 890 public middle schools	89.6%		87.7	86^th of 897 public middle schools	90.4%	7	80.2	46.6		51.7	63.5		43.4	62.0		60.1		67.9	$21,620	$831	$20,789
Clague Middle School	Public	6-8	2616 Nixon Rd	Ann Arbor	48105	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1976	696	37	18.6	14.5%	285 (40.9%)	58 (8.3%)	50 (7.2%)	221 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (11.8%)	96.6	20^th of 890 public middle schools	97.8%		96.1	26^th of 897 public middle schools	97.1%	6	84.5	66.1		71.6	65.7		73.0	74.3		71.2		75.5	$20,454	$659	$19,795
Scarlett Middle School	Public	6-8	3300 Lorraine St	Ann Arbor	48108	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 997-1220	616	46	13.5	58.6%	178 (28.9%)	190 (30.8%)	136 (22.1%)	30 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (13.3%)	43.5	498^th of 890 public middle schools	44.0%		47.5	436^th of 897 public middle schools	51.4%	62	68.8	25.6		32.0	32.5		23.9	20.2		37.7		39.2	$21,262	$1,557	$19,704
Washtenaw International Middle Academy	Public	6-8	105 N Mansfield St	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Ypsilanti Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-8145	249	0		30.9%	104 (41.8%)	65 (26.1%)	31 (12.4%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (16.5%)	73.5	187^th of 890 public middle schools	79.0%		59.3	289^th of 897 public middle schools	67.8%	102	80.0	24.3		60.7	52.4		40.5	47.6		46.4		47.8	$8,995	$3,295	$5,701
Mill Creek Middle School	Public	7-8	7305 Dexter Ann Arbor Rd	Dexter	48130	Washtenaw County	Dexter Community School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 424-4150	525	39	13.6	10.1%	487 (92.8%)	10 (1.9%)	13 (2.5%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	94.3	46^th of 890 public middle schools	94.8%		94.3	37^th of 897 public middle schools	95.9%	9	84.9	55.2			62.9			64.9		67.5		75.3	$17,435	$222	$17,212
Saline Middle School	Public	6-8	7190 N Maple Rd	Saline	48176	Washtenaw County	Saline Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 401-4603	1,017	61	16.6	13.9%	823 (80.9%)	17 (1.7%)	53 (5.2%)	47 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (7.6%)	95.5	33^rd of 890 public middle schools	96.3%		95.3	27^th of 897 public middle schools	97.0%	6	89.9	60.8		62.1	65.5		59.7	67.5		67.2		77.4	$14,559	$623	$13,937
Creekside Intermediate School	Public	5-6	2615 Baker Rd	Dexter	48130	Washtenaw County	Dexter Community School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 424-4160	479	34	14.0	10.9%	439 (91.6%)	8 (1.7%)	21 (4.4%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)								(n/a)			58.4	57.7		47.8	58.8		59.1		44.3		$15,769	$450	$15,320
Ypsilanti Community Middle School	Public	5-8	235 Spencer Ln	Ypsilanti	48198	Washtenaw County	Ypsilanti Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 221-2200	456	38	12.1	77.9%	45 (9.9%)	270 (59.2%)	79 (17.3%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (12.3%)	5.3	873^rd of 890 public middle schools	1.9%		5.1	882^nd of 897 public middle schools	1.7%	9	22.9	4.8		6.5	6.7			7.4		4.9		9.7	$28,611	$9,513	$19,098

Frequently Asked Questions about Slauson Middle School

How many students attend Slauson Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 729 students attended Slauson Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Slauson Middle School?

Students at Slauson Middle School are 55% White, 13% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 8% African American.

What district is Slauson Middle School in?

Ann Arbor Public Schools

Is Slauson Middle School a good school?

Yes! Slauson Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 30^th of 890 Michigan middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Slauson Middle School attend?

Students who attend Slauson Middle School usually go on to attend Pioneer High School

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