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Avondale Middle School

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Avondale Middle School ranks 567 th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

567^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 37% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Avondale Middle School in Rochester Hills, MI, serves 639 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the Avondale School District, which sits in a region of stark educational contrasts—just miles from some of Michigan's top-performing schools and also near one of its lowest-ranked.

Academically, Avondale Middle School has held a stable 2-star rating for five years, placing it near the state average but well below its affluent neighbors. For example, 6th-grade ELA proficiency is 27.2%, compared to 60.8% at Derby Middle School (Birmingham) and 62.3% at North Hills Middle School (Bloomfield Hills). This gap is consistent across subjects and grades. The school also serves a more economically diverse population—48% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch—versus rates under 12% at nearby Troy schools like Larson Middle School and Boulan Park Middle School. Notably, Avondale spends more per student ($18,416) than many higher-performing neighbors, suggesting the challenge isn't funding but addressing higher student needs.

There are bright spots and urgent concerns. Chronic absenteeism has plummeted from 49.4% in 2021-2022 to just 16.0% in 2024-2025—now better than the state average (27.9%) and its own district (21.1%). However, outcomes for special education students have collapsed, dropping from the 45th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 3rd percentile in 2025-2026—a red flag requiring immediate attention. Low-income students have also consistently ranked in the 22nd-29th percentile for three years. A stark internal comparison: the Avondale Gifted and Talented Education program, located 0.29 miles away, achieves 92.6% ELA proficiency with only 3.15% free/reduced lunch—showing the district can produce top-tier results for a select few, but the comprehensive middle school struggles to replicate that success for its broader student body.

639

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,416

Per pupil spending ?

48%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1445 W Auburn Rd
Rochester Hills, MI 48309-4344

(248) 537-6300

District: Avondale School District

Students who attend Avondale Middle School usually attend:

High:

Avondale High School

Feeder schools for Avondale Middle School:

Elementary:	Auburn Elementary School
	Deerfield Elementary School
	R Grant Graham Elementary School
	Woodland Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

40.1%

White:

33.5%

Hispanic:

17.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2016 → 37th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 45 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg46%

Michigan avg41%

567^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 45 pts since 2016

From top 18% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

388^th of 625Avondale School District 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	34.9	567 of 896	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.3	570 of 890	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	544 of 897	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	561 of 883	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	490 of 776	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.1	385 of 675	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.4	315 of 792	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.8	236 of 838	71.8%	★★★★☆
2017	66.3	213 of 821	74.1%	★★★★☆
2016	76.2	163 of 894	81.8%	★★★★☆
2015	77.0	159 of 919	82.7%	★★★★☆
2014	74.4	190 of 921	79.4%	★★★★☆
2013	77.6	155 of 919	83.1%	★★★★☆
2012	75.5	177 of 900	80.3%	★★★★☆
2011	73.0	213 of 858	75.2%	★★★★☆
2010	65.8	367 of 851	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.0	221 of 847	73.9%	★★★★☆
2008	69.5	276 of 839	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	78.2	152 of 823	81.5%	★★★★☆
2006	81.1	104 of 806	87.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	35.2	199 of 337	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.2	191 of 338	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	184 of 300	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	210 of 310	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	122 of 182	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	51 of 77	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.7	87 of 196	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.2	93 of 366	74.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	68 of 87	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	72 of 85	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	77 of 88	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	62 of 87	28.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	24 of 48	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.6	35 of 104	66.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	46.5	42 of 88	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.9	19 of 46	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.8	29 of 154	81.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	566 of 789	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.9	510 of 789	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	528 of 771	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	497 of 770	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	452 of 657	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	258 of 521	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.2	238 of 658	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.1	184 of 794	76.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	30.1	176 of 260	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.8	161 of 265	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	171 of 257	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.3	226 of 246	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	102 of 138	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.8	69 of 137	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	77 of 266	71.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	609 of 834	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.3	648 of 832	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	597 of 836	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	640 of 825	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	583 of 691	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	492 of 523	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	473 of 672	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.6	354 of 815	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	514 of 813	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.5	572 of 798	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	522 of 786	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	563 of 776	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	461 of 658	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.0	398 of 540	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.0	324 of 639	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.5	272 of 797	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	39.1	105 of 176	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	96 of 163	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	230 of 236	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	38.3	111 of 201	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.3	168 of 199	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	67 of 70	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	66 of 76	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.4	169 of 377	55.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	47.5	329 of 687	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.9	374 of 696	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	312 of 701	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	286 of 688	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.0	273 of 638	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.2	285 of 577	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.6	219 of 624	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.5	190 of 678	72.0%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)52nd percentile+13 vs school

White (2026)52nd percentile+15 vs school

African American (2026)41st percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)40th percentile~ school

Male (2026)37th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)28th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2026)22nd percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2026)3rd percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies39%-11 vs state

Science32%-7 vs state

English Language Arts29%-9 vs state

Math20%-13 vs state

Mathematics19%-14 vs state

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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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th 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 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th 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
Avondale Middle School	Public	6-8	1445 W Auburn Rd	Rochester Hills	48309	Oakland County	Avondale School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 537-6300	639	43	14.6	48.0%	214 (33.5%)	256 (40.1%)	114 (17.8%)	50 (7.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34.9	567^th of 896 public middle schools	36.7%		34.3	570^th of 890 public middle schools	36.0%	3	58.8		19.2					27.2	31.1				19.6	20.3		31.8		39.2	$18,416	$1,418	$16,998
Avondale Gifted and Talented Education	Public, Magnet	2-8	1435 W Auburn Rd	Rochester Hills	48309	Oakland County	Avondale School District	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 537-6400	381	25	15.5	3.1%	154 (40.4%)	6 (1.6%)	15 (3.9%)	204 (53.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	615.2		598.5		1329.0	1435.2	1538.2	92.6	1735.7	1342.4	1438.1	1530.6	1633.6	1737.0	1540.5	1838.3	94.5	1845.0	$16,466	$766	$15,701
Smith Middle School	Public	6-8	5835 Donaldson Dr	Troy	48085	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-4700	599	35	17.3	10.2%	293 (48.9%)	46 (7.7%)	32 (5.3%)	204 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.5%)	93.9	44^th of 896 public middle schools	95.1%		92.6	52^nd of 890 public middle schools	94.2%	8	81.8		65.9					63.1	64.6				67.4	69.5		64.9		66.3	$18,036	$596	$17,440
Larson Middle School	Public	6-8	2222 E Long Lake Rd	Troy	48085	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-4800	865	45	19.0	11.2%	489 (56.5%)	32 (3.7%)	43 (5.0%)	265 (30.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.0%)	95.7	30^th of 896 public middle schools	96.7%		95.2	38^th of 890 public middle schools	95.7%	8	88.8		63.2					62.2	68.1				69.1	67.8		68.0		72.4	$14,810	$459	$14,351
Boulan Park Middle School	Public	6-8	3570 Northfield Pkwy	Troy	48084	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-4900	839	46	18.3	7.3%	246 (29.3%)	32 (3.8%)	31 (3.7%)	493 (58.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.3%)	97.7	12^th of 896 public middle schools	98.7%		96.8	18^th of 890 public middle schools	98.0%	6	91.2		78.6					68.5	69.9				81.4	76.3		72.7		77.2	$15,016	$463	$14,553
Baker Middle School	Public	6-8	1359 Torpey Dr	Troy	48083	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-4600	629	35	17.8	21.8%	249 (39.6%)	61 (9.7%)	51 (8.1%)	239 (38.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.3%)	89.7	70^th of 896 public middle schools	92.2%		89.9	69^th of 890 public middle schools	92.2%	1	81.5		55.9					49.7	55.7				52.1	62.9		70.1		67.6	$16,932	$558	$16,373
Frank Jeannette Junior High School	Public	7-9	40400 Gulliver Dr	Sterling Heights	48310	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 797-3300	716	40	17.9	77.4%	492 (68.7%)	82 (11.5%)	35 (4.9%)	81 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.6%)	43.1	488^th of 896 public middle schools	45.5%		41.5	512^th of 890 public middle schools	42.5%	24	58.6	48.5	28.7	25.1					32.6					25.8		29.6		44.0	$17,188	$900	$16,288
Derby Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1300 Derby Rd	Birmingham	48009	Oakland County	Birmingham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 203-5003	631	41	15.5	8.6%	520 (82.4%)	25 (4.0%)	10 (1.6%)	21 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.7%)	96.5	22^nd of 896 public middle schools	97.5%		97.5	8^th of 890 public middle schools	99.1%	14	89.3		68.0					60.8	67.3				68.9	71.0		66.7		82.7	$22,336	$164	$22,172
Pontiac Middle School	Public	6-8	1275 N Perry St	Pontiac	48340	Oakland County	Pontiac City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 451-8010	790	40	19.9	71.1%	30 (3.8%)	329 (41.6%)	387 (49.0%)	19 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.2%)	3.9	895^th of 896 public middle schools	0.1%		7	854^th of 890 public middle schools	4.0%	41	13.5		1.9					4.0	5.9				1555.0	2.0		5.2		10.3	$20,774	$4,138	$16,636
North Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	3456 Lahser Rd	Bloomfield Hills	48302	Oakland County	Bloomfield Hills Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 341-6200	593	41	14.3	13.5%	430 (72.5%)	54 (9.1%)	22 (3.7%)	53 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (5.2%)	96.2	26^th of 896 public middle schools	97.1%		95.9	31^st of 890 public middle schools	96.5%	5	87.9		69.7					62.3	70.7				68.6	72.4		65.0		76.9	$25,741	$215	$25,526

Frequently Asked Questions about Avondale Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Avondale Middle School?

Students at Avondale Middle School are 40% African American, 33% White, 18% Hispanic, 8% Asian.

What district is Avondale Middle School in?

Avondale School District

What high school do graduates of Avondale Middle School attend?

Students who attend Avondale Middle School usually go on to attend Avondale High School

How many students attend Avondale Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 639 students attended Avondale Middle School.

Is Avondale Middle School a good school?

Avondale Middle School ranks 567^th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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