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Birmingham Covington School

Public, Magnet Grades 3-8

1^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 100% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Birmingham Covington School is a public school in Bloomfield Hills, MI, serving 643 students in grades 3 through 8 as part of the highly-rated Birmingham Public Schools district.

This school is an academic standout, ranking #1 in Michigan for the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years—a remarkable achievement that places it ahead of every other middle school in the state. Its closest competitors within the same district, Derby Middle School (ranked #22) and Berkshire Middle School (ranked #46), are excellent schools in their own right, but Covington's scores are in a league of their own. Even Boulan Park Middle School in Troy, the strongest nearby school from another district, ranks #12—still 11 places behind. The school's excellence extends across all student groups, with #1 rankings for both male and female students, and previous top rankings for African American students and special education students, demonstrating an equitable model that serves every child exceptionally well.

One of the most striking differentiators is the school's 8th-grade PSAT Math performance: 90% of students are proficient, compared to 70.1% district-wide and just 33.2% statewide—a 57-percentage-point advantage over the state average. The school also boasts an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 5.1%, less than one-fifth of the state average (27.9%), signaling a highly engaged student body. Its unique 3-8 grade configuration allows for continuous academic growth, with proficiency rates climbing steadily from 3rd grade onward. Notably, Covington achieves these results with lower per-pupil spending ($18,723) than its district peers, suggesting its success stems from an effective educational model rather than higher funding. While 3rd-grade scores show a slight dip relative to other grades—a common transition challenge—the overall trajectory is one of consistent, exceptional achievement that makes this school a standout choice for families seeking academic excellence.

643

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,723

Per pupil spending ?

5.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

1525 Covington Rd
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301-2373

(248) 203-4425

District: Birmingham Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.3%

African American:

8.6%

Two or more races:

7.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2016 → 100th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (80% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Michigan middle schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school80%

District avg71%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

27^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1^st of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Birmingham Public Schools

16^th of 625Birmingham 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	96.9	27 of 1492	98.2%	★★★★★
2025	96.3	36 of 1488	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	28 of 1486	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	25 of 1470	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	41 of 1344	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	92.1	57 of 1153	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	91.9	70 of 1408	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	51 of 1448	96.5%	★★★★★
2017	91.5	59 of 1466	96.0%	★★★★★
2016	94.6	43 of 1548	97.2%	★★★★★
2015	91.6	81 of 1580	94.9%	★★★★★
2014	93.2	44 of 1533	97.1%	★★★★★
2013	93.1	44 of 1563	97.2%	★★★★★
2012	95.3	22 of 1566	98.6%	★★★★★
2011	88.5	5 of 1552	99.7%	★★★★★
2010	84.7	11 of 1552	99.3%	★★★★★
2009	88.8	15 of 1589	99.1%	★★★★★
2008	88.4	20 of 1577	98.7%	★★★★★
2007	86.6	45 of 1565	97.1%	★★★★★
2006	89.7	12 of 1545	99.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	99.9	1 of 388	99.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	97.3	16 of 1343	98.8%	★★★★★
2025	94.2	52 of 1338	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	15 of 1342	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	12 of 1321	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	90.7	56 of 1106	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	82.2	108 of 902	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	93.0	37 of 1171	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	51 of 1443	96.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	99.2	1 of 225	99.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	94.8	41 of 1372	97.0%	★★★★★
2025	96.0	28 of 1366	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	43 of 1347	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	34 of 1334	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	39 of 1139	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.7	21 of 915	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	86.7	99 of 1196	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	54 of 1446	96.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	90.0	11 of 246	95.5%	★★★★★
2025	83.4	21 of 252	91.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	94.1	36 of 1199	97.0%	★★★★★
2025	94.0	41 of 1206	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	33 of 1204	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	33 of 1198	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	51 of 1102	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	89.2	57 of 1005	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	88.0	85 of 1128	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	83 of 1253	93.4%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	99.4	1 of 896	99.9%	★★★★★
2025	99.3	1 of 890	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	3 of 897	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	2 of 883	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	12 of 776	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	95.1	28 of 675	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	12 of 792	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.9	31 of 838	96.3%	★★★★★
2017	98.6	9 of 821	98.9%	★★★★★
2016	98.1	7 of 894	99.2%	★★★★★
2015	98.3	6 of 919	99.3%	★★★★★
2014	96.1	11 of 921	98.8%	★★★★★
2013	97.4	7 of 919	99.2%	★★★★★
2012	96.5	14 of 900	98.4%	★★★★★
2011	91.2	4 of 858	99.5%	★★★★★
2010	89.3	5 of 851	99.4%	★★★★★
2009	91.7	5 of 847	99.4%	★★★★★
2008	91.3	8 of 839	99.0%	★★★★★
2007	92.7	4 of 823	99.5%	★★★★★
2006	92.5	6 of 806	99.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	100.0	1 of 338	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.7	1 of 310	99.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	99.6	1 of 789	99.9%	★★★★★
2025	98.3	2 of 789	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	2 of 771	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	2 of 770	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	3 of 657	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	95.9	12 of 521	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.6	25 of 658	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	42 of 794	94.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	53 of 832	93.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	99.7	1 of 813	99.9%	★★★★★
2025	99.4	1 of 798	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	6 of 786	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	9 of 776	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	24 of 658	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	90.5	36 of 540	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	10 of 639	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	96.8	16 of 797	98.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	99.4	1 of 201	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.5	7 of 199	96.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	99.6	2 of 687	99.7%	★★★★★
2025	99.1	1 of 696	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	5 of 701	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	4 of 688	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.0	14 of 638	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	31 of 577	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	94.1	25 of 624	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.3	40 of 678	94.1%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

African American (2026)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)100th percentile~ school

Female (2026)99th percentile~ school

Male (2026)97th percentile~ school

White (2026)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)96th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Male (2026)100th percentile~ school

Female (2026)100th percentile~ school

White (2026)100th percentile~ school

African American (2025)100th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)100th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics90%+57 vs state

Math81%+45 vs state

Social Studies80%+41 vs state

Science79%+40 vs state

English Language Arts76%+36 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/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 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
Birmingham Covington School	Public, Magnet	3-8	1525 Covington Rd	Bloomfield Hills	48301	Oakland County	Birmingham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 203-4425	643	39	16.3	5.0%	465 (72.3%)	55 (8.6%)	27 (4.2%)	44 (6.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (7.6%)	99.4	1^st of 896 public middle schools	99.9%		99.3	1^st of 890 public middle schools	99.9%		96.0	90.0	73.9	62.1	75.0	85.8	82.9	75.0	77.7	73.1	88.7	87.6	79.6	79.0	68.5	93.0	$18,723	$876	$17,846
Berkshire Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	21707 W 14 Mile Rd	Beverly Hills	48025	Oakland County	Birmingham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(248) 203-4703	695	41	16.9	19.3%	499 (71.8%)	107 (15.4%)	35 (5.0%)	18 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.2%)	93.9	46^th of 896 public middle schools	94.9%		91.7	57^th of 890 public middle schools	93.6%	11	85.8	63.4				58.9	65.8				55.8	60.0		68.2		73.5	$20,158	$228	$19,931
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
South Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	4200 Quarton Rd	Bloomfield Hills	48302	Oakland County	Bloomfield Hills Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 341-6000	555	37	14.8	6.7%	423 (76.2%)	38 (6.8%)	28 (5.0%)	44 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	97.1	18^th of 896 public middle schools	98.0%		97.6	7^th of 890 public middle schools	99.2%	11	91.1	74.3				67.7	74.1				73.5	72.4		65.7		76.0	$23,272	$217	$23,055
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
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
University Middle School Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	19301 W 12 Mile Rd	Lathrup Village	48076	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 746-4370	338	19	18.2	40.2%	0 (0.0%)	328 (97.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	75.8	169^th of 896 public middle schools	81.1%		66.5	244^th of 890 public middle schools	72.6%	75	76.9	43.6				47.2	68.0				36.1	40.2		35.9		73.5	$16,404	$1,139	$15,265
Anderson Middle School	Public	6-8	3205 Catalpa Dr	Berkley	48072	Oakland County	Berkley School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 837-8200	489	27	18.0	13.7%	381 (77.9%)	53 (10.8%)	18 (3.7%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.1%)	79.9	139^th of 896 public middle schools	84.5%		84.4	106^th of 890 public middle schools	88.1%	33	88.2	39.5				50.0	50.0				42.2	41.4		55.3		67.3	$16,590	$696	$15,893
Clawson Middle School	Public	6-8	101 Phillips Ave	Clawson	48017	Oakland County	Clawson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 655-4250	275	17	16.3	30.2%	212 (77.1%)	34 (12.4%)	13 (4.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	77.5	156^th of 896 public middle schools	82.6%		68.2	230^th of 890 public middle schools	74.2%	74	79.8	33.7				54.8	40.2				44.1	39.1		65.9		68.1	$14,494	$374	$14,119
Warner Middle School	Public	6-8	30303 W 14 Mile Rd	Farmington Hills	48334	Oakland County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 785-2039	559	38	14.8	26.3%	274 (49.0%)	196 (35.1%)	29 (5.2%)	30 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (4.8%)	70.3	212^th of 896 public middle schools	76.3%		66.6	242^nd of 890 public middle schools	72.8%	30	76.5	39.3				41.5	47.5				37.5	46.0		40.2		54.1	$18,422	$873	$17,548

Frequently Asked Questions about Birmingham Covington School

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How many students attend Birmingham Covington School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 643 students attended Birmingham Covington School.

What is the racial makeup of Birmingham Covington School?

Students at Birmingham Covington School are 72% White, 9% African American, 8% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 4% Hispanic.

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Yes! Birmingham Covington School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 1^st of 896 Michigan middle schools.

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