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Wolfe Middle School

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Wolfe Middle School ranks 637 th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

637^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 29% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Wolfe Middle School in Center Line, MI, serves 506 students in grades 6-8 within the Center Line Public Schools district, a mid-sized school in a densely populated suburban area of Macomb County where about two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Wolfe consistently ranks in the bottom third of Michigan middle schools, landing at the 29th percentile statewide in 2025-2026. This performance gap is significant when compared to nearby schools serving similar student populations. For example, Beer Middle School and Carter Middle School in the Warren Consolidated Schools district achieve 15-25 percentage points higher proficiency in English Language Arts and 10-15 points higher in math, despite having similar poverty rates. Wolfe performs more on par with PD Chatterton Middle School and Lincoln Middle School, though it does outperform Roseville Middle School in math. One bright spot: Wolfe's 8th graders scored within 7.6 percentage points of the state average on the PSAT ELA, a much smaller gap than seen in earlier grades.

The most pressing challenge is chronic absenteeism—41% of students missed 10% or more of school days in 2024-2025, nearly 1.5 times the state average. While this has improved from nearly 50% the prior year, it remains higher than most neighboring schools. Wolfe also spends more per student ($16,879) than higher-performing neighbors like Beer Middle ($14,902) and Warren Woods Middle School ($16,352), suggesting resources alone aren't driving results. Special education outcomes have declined dramatically, from the 37th percentile statewide in 2017-2018 to the 6th percentile in 2025-2026. The school's overall ranking has remained remarkably stable over five years, indicating these challenges are systemic rather than temporary.

506

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,879

Per pupil spending ?

66%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8640 McKinley
Center Line, MI 48015-1668

(586) 510-2300

District: Center Line Public Schools

Students who attend Wolfe Middle School usually attend:

High:

Center Line High School

Feeder schools for Wolfe Middle School:

Elementary:	Crothers Elementary School
	Mark C Roose Elementary School
	May V Peck Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

35.6%

White:

34.6%

Asian:

17.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 28% Michigan)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg26%

Michigan avg41%

637^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

503^rd of 625Center Line 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	27.2	637 of 896	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.7	647 of 890	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	633 of 897	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	624 of 883	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	531 of 776	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.7	614 of 675	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	690 of 792	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	665 of 838	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.7	715 of 821	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.1	677 of 894	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.5	641 of 919	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	29.9	689 of 921	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.6	615 of 919	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.0	456 of 900	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.2	656 of 858	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	56.4	505 of 851	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.8	597 of 847	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	55.3	503 of 839	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.5	429 of 823	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.2	422 of 806	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	268 of 337	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	282 of 338	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	222 of 300	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	230 of 310	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	136 of 182	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	303 of 366	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	20.3	70 of 87	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.6	78 of 85	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	75 of 88	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	75 of 87	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	41 of 57	28.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.4	36 of 39	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	43 of 48	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	100 of 104	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	22.3	138 of 154	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	589 of 789	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.6	648 of 789	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	587 of 771	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	581 of 770	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	488 of 657	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	502 of 521	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	607 of 658	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	586 of 794	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	582 of 834	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.6	622 of 832	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	555 of 836	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	522 of 825	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.9	324 of 691	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	17.8	477 of 523	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	595 of 672	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	625 of 815	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	623 of 813	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.3	590 of 798	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	614 of 786	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	590 of 776	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	497 of 658	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	506 of 540	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	576 of 639	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	638 of 797	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	165 of 195	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	161 of 176	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	129 of 163	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	116 of 156	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	15.1	223 of 236	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	237 of 377	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	467 of 687	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.4	538 of 696	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	536 of 701	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	574 of 688	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	513 of 638	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	544 of 577	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	597 of 624	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	591 of 678	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2026)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile~ school

Female (2026)25th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile-6 vs school

African American (2026)20th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2026)20th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)15th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)10th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies38%-12 vs state

Science28%-12 vs state

Mathematics21%-12 vs state

English Language Arts19%-19 vs state

Math17%-16 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 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
Wolfe Middle School	Public	6-8	8640 McKinley	Center Line	48015	Macomb County	Center Line Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 510-2300	506	33	15.2	66.0%	175 (34.6%)	180 (35.6%)	14 (2.8%)	86 (17.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.7%)	27.2	637^th of 896 public middle schools	28.9%		24.7	647^th of 890 public middle schools	27.3%	10	57.2	20.8	20.0	17.8	20.0	13.8	27.5	38.1	$16,879	$1,284	$15,596
Warren Woods Middle School	Public	6-8	13400 E 12 Mile Rd	Warren	48088	Macomb County	Warren Woods Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 439-4403	741	39	18.9	59.4%	329 (44.4%)	216 (29.1%)	28 (3.8%)	104 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	62 (8.4%)	44.9	463^rd of 896 public middle schools	48.3%		45.9	462^nd of 890 public middle schools	48.1%	1	64.5	31.1	39.1	32.4	30.1	29.4	21.0	36.0	$16,352	$1,263	$15,089
Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	22500 Federal Ave	Warren	48089	Macomb County	Van Dyke Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 758-8320	408	25	16.1	92.9%	41 (10.0%)	299 (73.3%)	15 (3.7%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.5%)	12.7	788^th of 896 public middle schools	12.1%		13.2	776^th of 890 public middle schools	12.8%	12	42.4	5.3	13.2	19.2	4.2	10.2	10.7	29.8	$19,747	$3,682	$16,065
Middle School Mathematics Science Technology Center	Public, Magnet	6-8	27500 Cosgrove Dr	Warren	48092	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(586) 574-3171	61	15	4.2	45.9%	43 (70.5%)	4 (6.6%)	1 (1.6%)	12 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)								(n/a)	525.7	529.1		1725.8		1718.8	88.6	88.6	$46,914	$800	$46,114
PD Chatterton Middle School	Public	6-8	24333 Ryan Rd	Warren	48091	Macomb County	Fitzgerald Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 757-6650	409	25	16.4	74.3%	75 (18.3%)	191 (46.7%)	21 (5.1%)	70 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.7%)	20.2	700^th of 896 public middle schools	21.9%		15.8	743^rd of 890 public middle schools	16.5%	43	47.5	14.0	19.7	16.1	14.5	16.1	26.1	27.5	$15,676	$833	$14,843
Carter Middle School	Public	6-8	12000 Masonic Blvd	Warren	48093	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 825-2620	679	33	20.3	62.3%	360 (53.0%)	153 (22.5%)	18 (2.7%)	98 (14.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.9%)	44.3	477^th of 896 public middle schools	46.8%		49.3	419^th of 890 public middle schools	52.9%	58	68.5	21.6	25.7	39.9	18.9	24.3	33.3	50.7	$15,874	$1,301	$14,573
Beer Middle School	Public	6-8	3200 Martin Rd	Warren	48092	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 574-3175	665	35	18.8	70.8%	288 (43.3%)	86 (12.9%)	16 (2.4%)	244 (36.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.4%)	53.1	378^th of 896 public middle schools	57.8%		54.9	349^th of 890 public middle schools	60.8%	29	65.7	26.9	40.4	41.8	26.0	27.2	33.3	55.3	$14,902	$1,452	$13,450
Rockwell Middle School	Public	6-8	12225 Masonic Blvd	Warren	48093	Macomb County	Macomb Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(586) 939-2290	66	11	6.0	66.7%	47 (71.2%)	13 (19.7%)	2 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.1%)								(n/a)	328.5	253.8	1552.5	1664.8	1538.6	1659.8	1768.1	1776.3
Roseville Middle School	Public	6-8	16250 Martin Rd	Roseville	48066	Macomb County	Roseville Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 445-5600	620	33	19.0	72.3%	247 (39.8%)	296 (47.7%)	11 (1.8%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (8.9%)	10.6	817^th of 896 public middle schools	8.8%		12	790^th of 890 public middle schools	11.2%	27	37.4	5.5	15.3	13.7	7.1	4.8	14.4	23.5	$16,039	$1,020	$15,019
Carleton Middle School	Public	6-8	8900 15 Mile Rd	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 825-2590	638	36	17.5	76.2%	371 (58.2%)	135 (21.2%)	18 (2.8%)	81 (12.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (4.9%)	40.9	507^th of 896 public middle schools	43.4%		35.9	552^nd of 890 public middle schools	38.0%	45	61.5	20.3	36.2	38.4	24.9	24.2	23.5	39.6	$18,795	$1,403	$17,392

Frequently Asked Questions about Wolfe Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Wolfe Middle School?

Students at Wolfe Middle School are 36% African American, 35% White, 17% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

What district is Wolfe Middle School in?

Center Line Public Schools

What high school do graduates of Wolfe Middle School attend?

Students who attend Wolfe Middle School usually go on to attend Center Line High School

How many students attend Wolfe Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 506 students attended Wolfe Middle School.

Is Wolfe Middle School a good school?

Wolfe Middle School ranks 637^th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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