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Garden City Middle School

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Garden City Middle School ranks 637 th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

637^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 28% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Garden City Middle School is a public middle school serving 419 students in grades 7-8 in Garden City, Michigan, which is part of the Garden City Public Schools district.

The school faces several challenges, including consistently underperforming on state assessments compared to state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 22% of 7th graders were proficient in ELA and 17% were proficient in Math, compared to the state averages of 39.2% and 33.3%, respectively. Additionally, the school has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 46.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school's student population also comes from a large proportion of low-socioeconomic status backgrounds, with over 50% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to other middle schools in the surrounding area, such as Emerson Middle School and Frost Middle School in the Livonia Public Schools district, Garden City Middle School consistently underperforms across all academic measures. The school's statewide ranking has also steadily declined over the past several years, suggesting that more effective interventions are needed to improve student outcomes and address equity concerns within the school.

423

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,966

Per pupil spending ?

47.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1851 Radcliff St
Garden City, MI 48135-3712

(734) 762-8400

District: Garden City Public Schools

Students who attend Garden City Middle School usually attend:

High:

Garden City High School

Feeder schools for Garden City Middle School:

Elementary:	Douglas Elementary 34 Campus
	Lathers Early Childhood and Kindergarten Center
	Memorial Elementary 12 Campus

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.0%

African American:

10.4%

Hispanic:

9.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (27% vs 43% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 28% Michigan)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg27%

Michigan avg43%

637^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

481^st of 613Garden City 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
2025	25.4	637 of 890	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	596 of 897	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.4	665 of 883	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	570 of 776	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	594 of 675	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	522 of 792	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	558 of 838	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	19.2	670 of 821	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.8	666 of 894	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.4	611 of 919	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	30.1	685 of 921	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.5	691 of 919	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.2	682 of 900	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.4	641 of 858	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.2	624 of 851	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	45.3	601 of 847	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	49.4	558 of 839	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.7	544 of 823	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.3	600 of 806	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	269 of 338	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.1	122 of 300	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	142 of 310	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	16.9	348 of 366	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	589 of 789	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	560 of 771	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	622 of 770	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	490 of 657	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	483 of 521	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	450 of 658	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	498 of 794	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	125 of 265	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.9	117 of 257	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.8	137 of 246	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.0	75 of 266	71.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	666 of 832	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.8	499 of 836	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	610 of 825	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	515 of 691	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	494 of 523	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	487 of 672	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.2	426 of 815	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	644 of 798	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	574 of 786	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	626 of 776	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	576 of 658	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	502 of 540	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	485 of 639	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	544 of 797	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	242 of 244	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	192 of 199	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	232 of 377	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	628 of 696	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	590 of 701	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	635 of 688	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	536 of 638	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	550 of 577	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	503 of 624	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	541 of 678	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)53rd percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)20th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies32%-15 vs state

Science27%-14 vs state

English Language Arts22%-17 vs state

Math17%-16 vs state

Mathematics13%-17 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, January 24, 2022

Useless school. Never experienced a school system quite like this one. Lazy teachers when it comes to children with any kind of learning disadvantage. They NEVER cancel school even when the roads are a nightmare. They used to be amazing. I bought my house just to keep my children in this school district but regret that decision 100. The other parents are more concerned with getting rid of their kids for the day than them actually learning or being in a healthy safe learning environment. They would rather send out apology letters for not canceling school than cancel for the childrens safety. I’m Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, January 22, 2012

Yes, I have something useful to say. Lets see, spelling is not necessary-since we have spell check. (Quote from a Teacher!)

THERE IS NO 16 to 19 STUDENT to TEACHER RATIO, that is a LIE (.) It is 29 to 34-depends if the students are sick. Yes, I am not a "Happy Camper". Middle school has no sports. We also "reconfigured" the elementary schools to save money in the K-6 Plan, and now we "Found" 3 Million Dollars-Whew, who knew the Superintendent of Schools and the Financial Wizards could find that. In addition, according to this site we are now ranked 646-down from 2010 by 59 points.

I just saw the spell checker-for crying out loud. If I can not express myself properly, then I have it worse than my children. I am not sure what to do as of this moment, but I can guarantee you I will be talking to someone. In addition, we have choices to make as parents, educators, and residents of Garden City and the State of Michigan. It can not be acceptable to allow the education to go in a downward spiral as it is and I am disgusted. My recommendation: If you have a choice-do not go to these schools. Close Quote

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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 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
Garden City Middle School	Public	7-8	1851 Radcliff St	Garden City	48135	Wayne County	Garden City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 762-8400	423	26	16.5	47.3%	313 (74.0%)	44 (10.4%)	38 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.4%)	25.4	637^th of 890 public middle schools	28.4%		32.1	596^th of 897 public middle schools	33.6%	41	53.3	13.2					22.0					17.0		26.7		32.0	$17,966	$1,030	$16,936
Farmington 56 Campus	Public	5-6	33411 Marquette St	Garden City	48135	Wayne County	Garden City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 762-8460	455	25	17.9	49.5%	352 (77.4%)	31 (6.8%)	42 (9.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.9%)								(n/a)					29.3	36.9				24.9	23.0		27.6		17.3		$17,854	$1,949	$15,905
Adams Middle School	Public	6-8	33475 Palmer Rd	Westland	48186	Wayne County	Wayne-Westland Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 419-2396	591	33	17.9	65.1%	237 (40.1%)	255 (43.1%)	52 (8.8%)	15 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.2%)	16.9	731^st of 890 public middle schools	17.9%		12.7	793^rd of 897 public middle schools	11.6%	62	49.1	8.3				22.2	17.0				11.3	6.3		24.2		22.5	$20,942	$2,677	$18,265
Johnson Upper Elementary School	Public	4-6	8400 N Hix Rd	Westland	48185	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 744-2740	503	37	13.7	28.0%	306 (60.8%)	103 (20.5%)	33 (6.6%)	27 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.4%)								(n/a)					50.0	48.5				42.5	35.3		39.9		33.5		$18,699	$1,058	$17,641
Adlai Stevenson Middle School	Public	6-8	38501 Palmer Rd	Westland	48186	Wayne County	Wayne-Westland Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 419-2351	768	41	18.6	56.6%	422 (54.9%)	246 (32.0%)	47 (6.1%)	13 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.7%)	24.9	645^th of 890 public middle schools	27.5%		25.3	662^nd of 897 public middle schools	26.2%	17	52.8	10.9				25.8	22.2				12.8	15.6		28.6		35.5	$19,283	$2,272	$17,011
American Montessori Academy Upper Elementary	Public, Charter	2-8	30055 Joy Rd	Westland	48185	Wayne County	American Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 533-0000	289	17	16.6	60.9%	73 (25.3%)	168 (58.1%)	28 (9.7%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	21.9	675^th of 890 public middle schools	24.2%		21.3	693^rd of 897 public middle schools	22.7%	18	47.2		18.4	42.2	43.2	25.0	34.4	22.4	26.7	13.5	12.5	18.8	27.0	13.9	32.4	14.3	$12,507	$3,391	$9,117
Cooper Upper Elementary School	Public	5-6	28550 Ann Arbor Trl	Westland	48185	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 744-2710	638	39	16.3	34.6%	460 (72.1%)	76 (11.9%)	49 (7.7%)	12 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.1%)								(n/a)					54.6	56.0				40.7	42.4		38.5		33.3		$15,382	$1,455	$13,927
Emerson Middle School	Public	6-8	29100 W Chicago St	Livonia	48150	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 744-2665	638	35	18.0	34.2%	471 (73.8%)	71 (11.1%)	43 (6.7%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.1%)	45.9	463^rd of 890 public middle schools	48.0%		43.6	475^th of 897 public middle schools	47.0%	12	63.9	18.8					35.7					29.9		33.1		43.8	$16,328	$1,068	$15,260
Frost Middle School	Public	6-8	14041 Stark Rd	Livonia	48154	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 744-2670	641	41	15.7	25.3%	429 (66.9%)	88 (13.7%)	39 (6.1%)	47 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.8%)	87.3	92^nd of 890 public middle schools	89.7%		89	78^th of 897 public middle schools	91.3%	14	75.7	49.6					64.8					53.9		57.6		61.3	$17,553	$1,559	$15,994
Riverside Middle School	Public, Magnet	5-8	25900 W Warren St	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Crestwood School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 274-6792	1,139	67	17.0	71.9%	1,052 (92.4%)	54 (4.7%)	16 (1.4%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.1%)	36.1	550^th of 890 public middle schools	38.2%		33.7	581^st of 897 public middle schools	35.2%	31	61.5	19.3			46.7	31.9	34.6			40.4	25.2	33.0	31.1	15.7	19.9	26.0	$15,504	$2,535	$12,969

Frequently Asked Questions about Garden City Middle School

Is Garden City Middle School a good school?

Garden City Middle School ranks 637^th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Garden City Middle School?

Students at Garden City Middle School are 74% White, 10% African American, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Garden City Middle School attend?

Students who attend Garden City Middle School usually go on to attend Garden City High School

How many students attend Garden City Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 423 students attended Garden City Middle School.

What district is Garden City Middle School in?

Garden City Public Schools

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