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Scarlett Middle School

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Scarlett Middle School ranks 498 th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

498^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 44% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Scarlett Middle School is a public middle school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 629 students. The school is part of the Ann Arbor Public Schools district, which is ranked 71 out of 613 districts in Michigan and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Scarlett Middle School faces significant challenges in academic achievement, particularly in Math and for certain student subgroups, compared to both the district and state averages. The school's academic performance, as measured by M-Step and PSAT test scores, is consistently lower than the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in M-Step English Language Arts and Math for 6th and 7th grades were around 32%, compared to the district's 58.1% and 59% and the state's 38.6% and 39.2%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low in Math, with proficiency rates ranging from 20.2% to 23.9% in 2024-2025, compared to the district's 52.3% to 55.3% and the state's 31.5% to 33.3%. Additionally, Scarlett Middle School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 41.9% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Scarlett Middle School's performance is significantly lower than that of other middle schools in the Ann Arbor Public Schools district, such as Forsythe Middle School, Slauson Middle School, and Clague Middle School, which consistently rank among the top middle schools in the state. In contrast, Scarlett Middle School's performance is more comparable to middle schools in other districts, such as McBride Middle School in the Van Buren Public Schools district and Lincoln Middle School in the Lincoln Consolidated School District, which also struggle with low academic achievement and high chronic absenteeism.

616

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,262

Per pupil spending ?

58.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3300 Lorraine St
Ann Arbor, MI 48108-1970

(734) 997-1220

District: Ann Arbor Public Schools

Students who attend Scarlett Middle School usually attend:

High:

Huron High School

Feeder schools for Scarlett Middle School:

Elementary:	Carpenter School
	John Allen School
	Mary D Mitchell School
	Pittsfield School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

30.8%

White:

28.9%

Hispanic:

22.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 35th percentile in 2022 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 44th (2025) from a 35th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 28% Michigan)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg61%

Michigan avg41%

498^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	43.5	498 of 890	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	436 of 897	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.7	532 of 883	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	505 of 776	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	491 of 792	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	433 of 838	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.0	409 of 821	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.9	274 of 894	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.0	302 of 919	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.5	371 of 921	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.2	376 of 919	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.6	404 of 900	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.5	421 of 858	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.0	409 of 851	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.3	377 of 847	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.0	422 of 839	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	67.3	298 of 823	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.0	371 of 806	54.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	164 of 338	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.2	139 of 300	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.7	199 of 310	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	116 of 182	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	96 of 196	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.3	123 of 366	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	57 of 85	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	63 of 88	28.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.1	72 of 87	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.3	33 of 57	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	78 of 104	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	35.2	44 of 72	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	21 of 38	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	111 of 154	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	425 of 789	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	413 of 771	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	518 of 770	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	454 of 657	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	438 of 658	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	421 of 794	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	226 of 265	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	218 of 257	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	219 of 246	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	133 of 138	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	97 of 137	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	186 of 266	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	614 of 832	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	596 of 836	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	619 of 825	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	538 of 691	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	524 of 672	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.4	486 of 815	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	493 of 798	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	429 of 786	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	498 of 776	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	479 of 658	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	435 of 639	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.1	384 of 797	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	116 of 190	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	102 of 176	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	104 of 163	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	40 of 65	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	31 of 51	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.4	74 of 156	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	188 of 244	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	137 of 201	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.2	187 of 199	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	62.4	85 of 377	77.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	156 of 696	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	96 of 701	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	184 of 688	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	178 of 638	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	56.5	234 of 624	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.0	226 of 678	66.7%	★★★☆☆

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)78th percentile+34 vs school

African American (2025)51st percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)39th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)39th percentile~ school

Male (2025)38th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)33rd percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies39%-8 vs state

Science38%-3 vs state

English Language Arts32%-7 vs state

Mathematics26%-5 vs state

Math22%-10 vs state

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Saturday, October 16, 2021

Scarlett's IB curriculum is top notch. The leadership is thoughtful and caring, helping students through the emotional roller coaster of middle school. I am very happy that my son was admitted through school of choice. Close Quote

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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 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Lincoln Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	8744 Whittaker Rd	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Lincoln Consolidated School District	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 484-7033	712	40	17.6	53.4%	342 (48.0%)	205 (28.8%)	51 (7.2%)	11 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (14.3%)	31.6	591^st of 890 public middle schools	33.6%		33.1	588^th of 897 public middle schools	34.4%	3	55.4	16.0	29.3	28.3	16.4	16.1	26.6	44.3	$18,264	$1,100	$17,164
McBride Middle School	Public	6-9	47097 McBride Ave	Belleville	48111	Wayne County	Van Buren Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 697-9171	561	35	16.2	46.3%	249 (44.4%)	227 (40.5%)	38 (6.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.5%)	34.4	568^th of 890 public middle schools	36.2%		32.5	593^rd of 897 public middle schools	33.9%	25	56.0	14.6		30.9		19.7	35.2	35.3	$17,040	$2,579	$14,462

Frequently Asked Questions about Scarlett Middle School

What high school do graduates of Scarlett Middle School attend?

Students who attend Scarlett Middle School usually go on to attend Huron High School

What is the racial makeup of Scarlett Middle School?

Students at Scarlett Middle School are 31% African American, 29% White, 22% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What district is Scarlett Middle School in?

Ann Arbor Public Schools

How many students attend Scarlett Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 616 students attended Scarlett Middle School.

Is Scarlett Middle School a good school?

Scarlett Middle School ranks 498^th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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