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Eastpointe Middle School

Public Grades 6-7
868th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 890 Michigan Middle Schools
Better than 2% of Michigan middle schools
Summary

Eastpointe Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Eastpointe, Michigan, with 444 students. The school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing middle schools in the state, with a statewide ranking between 675th and 888th out of 897 middle schools over the past several years. Eastpointe Middle School has received 0 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger, indicating very poor performance.

Eastpointe Middle School faces significant challenges in improving student academic performance and engagement. The school's academic proficiency rates are significantly below state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 6.8% of 6th and 7th graders proficient in English Language Arts and 2.7% of 6th graders and 4.76% of 7th graders proficient in math, compared to state averages of 38.6%, 39.2%, 31.5%, and 33.3%, respectively. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 74.8% over the past few years, much higher than the state average. Additionally, the school serves a student population that is predominantly from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 85.34% to 89.41% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Parcells Middle School in Grosse Pointe Woods and Jefferson Middle School in St. Clair Shores, Eastpointe Middle School is significantly underperforming, with much lower academic proficiency rates and higher chronic absenteeism. Despite an increase in spending per student, from $9,354 in 2021-2022 to $13,257 in 2023-2024, the school's performance has not improved, indicating a need for a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach to address these challenges.

295
Students ?
18.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,257
Per pupil spending ?
92.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 24701 Kelly Rd
       Eastpointe, MI  48021-1382

(586) 533-3600

District: Eastpointe Community Schools


Students who attend Eastpointe Middle School usually attend:

High:    Eastpointe High School

Feeder schools for Eastpointe Middle School:

Elementary:    Bellview Elementary School
    Crescentwood Elementary School
    Forest Park Elementary School
    Pleasantview Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
83.7%
White:
7.5%
Two or more races:
4.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 8th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Michigan average (5% vs 36% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (64% vs 28% Michigan)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school5%
District avg5%
Michigan avg36%
868th of 890
Michigan public middle schools ?
Bottom 2%▼ down 5 pts since 2015
From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Michigan Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
20255.6868 of 8902.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20244.6888 of 8971.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.6877 of 8830.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.2776 of 7760.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20212.9675 of 6750.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.4774 of 7922.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.9785 of 8386.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20177.6779 of 8215.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20169.3809 of 8949.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20159.1850 of 9197.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20146.6883 of 9214.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201310.0852 of 9197.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201214.2815 of 9009.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201119.8762 of 85811.2%★☆☆☆☆
201042.2632 of 85125.7%★☆☆☆☆
200937.6652 of 84723.0%★☆☆☆☆
200835.5655 of 83921.9%★☆☆☆☆
200741.3608 of 82326.1%★☆☆☆☆
200635.6644 of 80620.1%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202511.0331 of 3382.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.0298 of 3000.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.4305 of 3101.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.4180 of 1821.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.7187 of 1964.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201824.1293 of 36619.9%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
20254.3784 of 7890.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20243.4770 of 7710.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.2770 of 7700.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20222.4656 of 6570.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.1652 of 6580.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.4733 of 7947.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
20256.4818 of 8321.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.2826 of 8361.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.1820 of 8250.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.6690 of 6910.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20213.7523 of 5230.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20195.1661 of 6721.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.6737 of 8159.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
20254.2790 of 7981.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20243.9782 of 7860.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.5775 of 7760.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20221.9658 of 6580.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20212.0540 of 5400.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.4635 of 6390.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.9712 of 79710.7%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
201812.4148 of 1565.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
201818.0359 of 3774.8%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202410.2656 of 7016.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.9601 of 6243.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.2639 of 6785.8%☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2024)6th percentile+5 vs school
Multi-racial (2018)5th percentile~ school
Special Education (2018)5th percentile~ school
African American (2025)2nd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school
Male (2025)1st percentile~ school
Female (2025)1st percentile~ school
By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts7%-32 vs state
Math4%-29 vs state

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Eastpointe Middle School ranks in the bottom 2.5% of Michigan middle schools.

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

Students at Eastpointe Middle School are 84% African American, 7% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 295 students attended Eastpointe Middle School.


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