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Brandon Middle School

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Brandon Middle School ranks 335 th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

335^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 62% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Brandon Middle School is a public middle school located in Ortonville, Michigan, serving 437 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Brandon School District, which is ranked 212 out of 613 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Brandon Middle School's performance, as measured by M-Step and PSAT test scores, is generally below the 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 lower than the state averages. However, the school's PSAT performance in English Language Arts for 8th grade was higher than the state average, indicating some academic strengths. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.3% to 33.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Grand Blanc Middle School West, Pierce Middle School, and Scripps Middle School, Brandon Middle School generally performs below these schools in academic metrics, including M-Step and PSAT proficiency rates. However, the school's performance is comparable to or slightly better than some other nearby schools, such as Mason Middle School and Holly Middle School, in certain academic areas.

436

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,745

Per pupil spending ?

37.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

609 S Ortonville Rd
Ortonville, MI 48462-8546

(248) 627-1830

District: Brandon School District

Students who attend Brandon Middle School usually attend:

High:

Brandon High School

Feeder schools for Brandon Middle School:

Elementary:	HarveySwanson Elementary School
	Oakwood Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.1%

Hispanic:

6.2%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 65th percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Michigan median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg41%

Michigan avg41%

335^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

212^th of 613Brandon 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
2025	56.9	335 of 890	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	335 of 897	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	314 of 883	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	316 of 776	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.0	318 of 675	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.2	270 of 792	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.8	279 of 838	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.5	423 of 821	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	61.1	314 of 894	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.9	320 of 919	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.4	436 of 921	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.4	351 of 919	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.9	229 of 900	74.6%	★★★★☆
2011	68.5	291 of 858	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.0	252 of 851	70.4%	★★★★☆
2009	70.0	283 of 847	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.5	247 of 839	70.6%	★★★★☆
2007	67.5	295 of 823	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.6	252 of 806	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	338 of 789	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.5	450 of 771	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	371 of 770	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.3	377 of 657	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	310 of 521	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.9	244 of 658	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.8	209 of 794	73.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	57.1	94 of 257	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	109 of 266	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	482 of 832	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	389 of 836	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	342 of 825	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.6	389 of 691	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.0	320 of 523	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	413 of 672	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.3	375 of 815	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	319 of 798	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	242 of 786	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	282 of 776	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	250 of 658	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.2	250 of 540	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.9	247 of 639	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	316 of 797	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	25.1	120 of 156	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	140 of 244	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.1	183 of 201	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	318 of 377	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	321 of 696	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	339 of 701	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	319 of 688	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	301 of 638	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.9	299 of 577	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.2	274 of 624	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	266 of 678	60.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)63rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)60th percentile~ school

Female (2025)57th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)23rd percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies50%+3 vs state

Science42%~ state avg

Mathematics39%+9 vs state

English Language Arts38%~ state avg

Math27%-6 vs state

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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
Brandon Middle School	Public	6-8	609 S Ortonville Rd	Ortonville	48462	Oakland County	Brandon School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 627-1830	436	22	19.4	37.2%	358 (82.1%)	14 (3.2%)	27 (6.2%)	14 (3.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	56.9	335^th of 890 public middle schools	62.4%		55.3	335^th of 897 public middle schools	62.7%		71.1	39.1	44.2	32.1	26.5	27.0	42.2	49.6	$15,745	$1,811	$13,933
Goodrich Middle School	Public	6-8	7480 Gale Rd	Goodrich	48438	Genesee County	Goodrich Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-4210	448	23	19.3	18.1%	410 (91.5%)	3 (0.7%)	20 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	67	239^th of 890 public middle schools	73.1%		60.9	278^th of 897 public middle schools	69.0%	39	74.1	46.9	33.6	35.0	33.6	44.1	49.0	55.8	$13,862	$412	$13,449
Sashabaw Middle School	Public	5-8	5565 Pine Knob Rd	Clarkston	48346	Oakland County	Clarkston Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 623-4200	933	56	16.6	17.6%	799 (85.6%)	17 (1.8%)	65 (7.0%)	11 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.4%)	89.8	71^st of 890 public middle schools	92.0%		85.7	95^th of 897 public middle schools	89.4%	24			60.3	61.3	55.2	47.0			$15,388	$1,193	$14,195
Grand Blanc Middle School East	Public	4-8	6100 Perry Rd	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-3467	884	47	18.6	37.7%	594 (67.2%)	115 (13.0%)	57 (6.4%)	49 (5.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (7.4%)	83	113^th of 890 public middle schools	87.3%		79.9	131^st of 897 public middle schools	85.4%	18	86.9	40.5	56.2	54.7	39.7	39.2	64.1	72.6	$13,242	$733	$12,509
Holly Middle School	Public	6-8	14470 N Holly Rd	Holly	48442	Oakland County	Holly Area School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 328-3400	743	40	18.7	51.8%	614 (82.6%)	27 (3.6%)	55 (7.4%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.4%)	47.2	441^st of 890 public middle schools	50.4%		45.2	462^nd of 897 public middle schools	48.5%	21	62.6	24.7	31.9	35.6	25.5	32.2	40.7	40.7	$15,703	$1,802	$13,901
Waldon Middle School	Public	6-8	2509 Waldon Rd	Lake Orion	48360	Oakland County	Lake Orion Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 391-1100	514	37	13.9	26.5%	390 (75.9%)	14 (2.7%)	49 (9.5%)	18 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.4%)	88.5	87^th of 890 public middle schools	90.2%		91.1	67^th of 897 public middle schools	92.5%	20	76.2	51.9	57.3	57.6	47.1	53.8	61.5	74.2	$16,483	$481	$16,002
Oxford Middle School	Public	6-8	1420 E Lakeville Rd	Oxford	48371	Oakland County	Oxford Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 969-1800	938	55	17.0	19.0%	816 (87.0%)	12 (1.3%)	55 (5.9%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.0%)	65.3	255^th of 890 public middle schools	71.3%		66.7	232^nd of 897 public middle schools	74.1%	23	75.3	31.8	42.3	44.5	46.7	34.6	38.9	48.7	$15,269	$1,533	$13,735
Mason Middle School	Public	6-8	3835 W Walton Blvd	Waterford	48329	Oakland County	Waterford School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 674-2281	731	44	16.5	64.0%	409 (56.0%)	113 (15.5%)	159 (21.8%)	11 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (5.1%)	31.4	595^th of 890 public middle schools	33.1%		35.3	558^th of 897 public middle schools	37.8%	37	52.3	18.1	27.4	28.2	21.0	24.9	28.9	32.1	$18,234	$1,829	$16,405
Pierce Middle School	Public	6-8	5145 Hatchery Rd	Waterford	48329	Oakland County	Waterford School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 674-0331	733	40	18.3	55.0%	505 (68.9%)	70 (9.5%)	96 (13.1%)	17 (2.3%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (5.3%)	42.3	505^th of 890 public middle schools	43.3%		35.8	552^nd of 897 public middle schools	38.5%	47	57.2	15.8	38.8	38.4	29.2	22.2	31.2	42.4	$16,893	$1,736	$15,157
Scripps Middle School	Public	6-8	385 E Scripps Rd	Lake Orion	48360	Oakland County	Lake Orion Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 693-5440	446	34	12.9	21.1%	316 (70.9%)	4 (0.9%)	52 (11.7%)	37 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.3%)	90	67^th of 890 public middle schools	92.5%		91.7	62^nd of 897 public middle schools	93.1%	5	79.8	57.7	65.4	58.7	57.5	47.6	59.5	67.3	$18,687	$466	$18,221

Frequently Asked Questions about Brandon Middle School

How many students attend Brandon Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 436 students attended Brandon Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Brandon Middle School attend?

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

What is the racial makeup of Brandon Middle School?

Students at Brandon Middle School are 82% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What district is Brandon Middle School in?

Brandon School District

Is Brandon Middle School a good school?

Brandon Middle School ranks 335^th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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