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Scarlett Middle School

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Scarlett Middle School ranks 441 st of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

441^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 51% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Scarlett Middle School in Ann Arbor, MI, serves 616 students in grades 6 through 8 and is part of the highly ranked Ann Arbor Public Schools district, yet its academic performance sits well below that of its district peers.

Scarlett’s state test scores are dramatically lower than those at nearby Ann Arbor middle schools. For example, 6th-grade ELA proficiency is 31.5%, compared to 62.1% at Forsythe Middle School and 68.5% at Slauson Middle School. Math proficiency tells a similar story: 27.3% at Scarlett versus 56.8% at Forsythe and 58.8% at Slauson. In fact, Scarlett’s scores are more comparable to schools in neighboring districts like Lincoln Middle School in Ypsilanti or McBride Middle School in Belleville, which serve similar student populations. One notable bright spot: Scarlett’s White students perform in the 80th percentile statewide, earning a 4-star rating, while Hispanic students have shown recent improvement from the 15th to the 41st percentile.

A key challenge is chronic absenteeism, which stands at 42.3%—far higher than the state average of 27.9% and above every other Ann Arbor middle school (which range from 29.8% to 32.1%). Scarlett also has a much higher percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (58.6%) compared to schools like Clague Middle School (14.5%) or Tappan Middle School (29.9%). Interestingly, Scarlett spends more per student ($21,118) than any other Ann Arbor middle school, yet this higher investment hasn’t translated into higher test scores. For parents, this suggests the school faces deeply rooted challenges related to poverty and attendance that go beyond simple resource allocation, making it important to look closely at the specific supports and programs Scarlett offers for your child’s needs.

616

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,118

Per pupil spending ?

58.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

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 → 51st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 51st (2026) from a 35th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the Michigan median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

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

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

!Social Studies scores 10 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg62%

Michigan avg41%

441^st of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to top 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Middle Schools in the Ann Arbor Public Schools

62^nd of 625Ann 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
2026	47.1	441 of 896	50.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	38.8	178 of 337	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	16.9	75 of 87	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	36.8	65 of 108	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	36.6	500 of 789	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	37.0	154 of 260	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	33.6	555 of 834	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	49.3	362 of 813	55.5%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	29.2	146 of 195	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	38.5	137 of 236	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	74.6	138 of 687	79.9%	★★★★☆
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 (2026)80th percentile+29 vs school

Male (2026)55th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)47th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)42nd percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)41st percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)40th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2026)37th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)25th percentile-26 vs school

Asian (2026)14th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science42%+3 vs state

Social Studies40%-10 vs state

English Language Arts33%-5 vs state

Mathematics26%-7 vs state

Math26%-7 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 (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)		M-Step Math (2026)		M-Step Science (2026)	M-Step Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	47.1	441^st of 896 public middle schools	50.8%		43.5	498^th of 890 public middle schools	44.0%	57	66.8	26.3	31.5	33.5	27.3	25.0	42.2	40.3	$21,118	$1,711	$19,407
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	92^nd of 896 public middle schools	89.7%		87	93^rd of 890 public middle schools	89.6%	1	81.0	57.1	49.0	47.3	51.7	49.2	64.6	74.6	$16,637	$1,007	$15,630
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%)	77.3	161^st of 896 public middle schools	82.0%		73.5	187^th of 890 public middle schools	79.0%	26	76.4	41.6	51.9	57.7	31.6	46.8	47.7	64.4	$9,413	$2,360	$7,053
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%)	94.8	38^th of 896 public middle schools	95.8%		95.9	30^th of 890 public middle schools	96.6%	8	83.6	62.4	68.5	70.7	58.8	64.5	61.4	75.8	$19,089	$636	$18,453
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%)	97.5	14^th of 896 public middle schools	98.4%		96.6	20^th of 890 public middle schools	97.8%	6	90.5	69.2	67.0	67.2	68.8	77.6	74.3	82.4	$15,618	$685	$14,932
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%)	92.5	58^th of 896 public middle schools	93.5%		89.1	79^th of 890 public middle schools	91.1%	21	85.3	56.9	62.1	65.5	56.8	60.9	59.1	69.6	$18,525	$848	$17,678
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%)	96.3	25^th of 896 public middle schools	97.2%		95.5	33^rd of 890 public middle schools	96.3%	8	86.3	63.5	69.9	64.2	71.3	63.3	70.1	79.7	$14,756	$524	$14,232
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%)	6	878^th of 896 public middle schools	2.0%		5.3	873^rd of 890 public middle schools	1.9%	5	29.9	6.3	6.6	7.6	2.6	1654.3	8.2	13.4	$25,295	$5,273	$20,022
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%)	29.4	615^th of 896 public middle schools	31.4%		31.6	591^st of 890 public middle schools	33.6%	24	52.4	17.8	22.2	26.4	16.2	18.0	30.9	41.0	$17,072	$1,116	$15,957
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%)	37.9	544^th of 896 public middle schools	39.3%		34.4	568^th of 890 public middle schools	36.2%	24	51.9	23.7		33.3		23.7	30.9	40.8	$15,877	$1,371	$14,506

Frequently Asked Questions about Scarlett Middle School

What district is Scarlett Middle School in?

Ann Arbor Public Schools

What high school do graduates of Scarlett Middle School attend?

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

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 441^st of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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.

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