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Harper Woods Middle School

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

859^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 3% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Harper Woods Middle School is a public magnet middle school serving 349 students in grades 6-8 in Harper Woods, Michigan, which is part of the Harper Woods School District. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Michigan middle schools over the past decade, facing significant challenges with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, very low academic performance, and a student population that is predominantly from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Harper Woods Middle School's performance lags far behind nearby schools, such as Pierce Middle School in the Grosse Pointe Public Schools district, which has significantly higher test scores, with 68-74% of students proficient in English Language Arts and Math. Similarly, Brownell Middle School and Parcells Middle School in Grosse Pointe also vastly outperform Harper Woods Middle School.

Despite the school's challenges, there have been no clear signs of improvement over the past decade, as Harper Woods Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Michigan middle schools. Addressing the issues at the school will require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach to improve student engagement, academic support, and overall school climate and culture.

353

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,255

Per pupil spending ?

86.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19800 Anita St
Harper Woods, MI 48225-1109

(586) 343-1830

District: Harper Woods The School District of the City of

Students who attend Harper Woods Middle School usually attend:

High:

Harper Woods High School

Feeder schools for Harper Woods Middle School:

Elementary:	Beacon Elementary School
	Tyrone Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.1%

White:

2.8%

Hispanic:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2014 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (11% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (58% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg10%

Michigan avg42%

859^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

604^th of 613Harper Woods The School District of the City of 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	6.5	859 of 890	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	871 of 897	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	834 of 883	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	757 of 776	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	751 of 792	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	767 of 838	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.4	763 of 821	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.9	766 of 894	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.3	729 of 919	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.8	708 of 921	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.7	712 of 919	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.8	711 of 900	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.5	703 of 858	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.4	696 of 851	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	315 of 338	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	282 of 300	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	275 of 310	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	169 of 182	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	170 of 196	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	246 of 366	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	770 of 789	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	761 of 771	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	738 of 770	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	643 of 657	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	640 of 658	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	706 of 794	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	810 of 832	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	814 of 836	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	781 of 825	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	679 of 691	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	643 of 672	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	765 of 815	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	782 of 798	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	774 of 786	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	743 of 776	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	622 of 639	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	716 of 797	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts11%-28 vs state

Science11%-30 vs state

Social Studies10%-37 vs state

Mathematics5%-26 vs state

Math4%-29 vs state

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Schools Near Harper Woods Middle School

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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 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th 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
Harper Woods Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	19800 Anita St	Harper Woods	48225	Wayne County	Harper Woods The School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	Yes	(586) 343-1830	353	16	22.0	86.1%	10 (2.8%)	332 (94.1%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	6.5	859^th of 890 public middle schools	3.5%		6.4	871^st of 897 public middle schools	2.9%	12	28.3	4.7		12.1	9.8			3.9		10.8		9.7	$20,255	$1,294	$18,961
Chandler Park Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	20100 Kelly Rd	Harper Woods	48225	Wayne County	Chandler Park Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 905-5030	514	29	17.9	91.6%	0 (0.0%)	513 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7.5	849^th of 890 public middle schools	4.6%		5.1	881^st of 897 public middle schools	1.8%	32	26.5			10.5	17.6			3.8		11.9		12.3	$10,723	$1,852	$8,870
Parcells Middle School	Public	5-8	20600 Mack Ave	Grosse Pointe Woods	48236	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-4600	671	40	16.8	24.0%	397 (59.2%)	201 (30.0%)	25 (3.7%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (5.5%)	73.7	184^th of 890 public middle schools	79.3%		75.2	172^nd of 897 public middle schools	80.8%	12	73.7	40.4	55.7	49.4	48.0	39.6	33.3	48.3	51.0	46.3	43.6	56.9	$19,293	$1,940	$17,353
South Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	21621 California St	Saint Clair Shores	48080	Macomb County	South Lake Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 435-1301	309	17	17.7	59.9%	67 (21.7%)	195 (63.1%)	11 (3.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.0%)	10.8	806^th of 890 public middle schools	9.4%		11.9	804^th of 897 public middle schools	10.4%	2	37.6	3.2		17.3	12.7		7.7	9.8		10.8		22.6	$18,311	$1,987	$16,324
Eastpointe Middle School	Public	6-7	24701 Kelly Rd	Eastpointe	48021	Macomb County	Eastpointe Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 533-3600	295	16	18.4	92.9%	22 (7.5%)	247 (83.7%)	10 (3.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	5.6	868^th of 890 public middle schools	2.5%		4.6	888^th of 897 public middle schools	1.0%	20				6.8	6.8		2.7	4.8					$13,257	$3,277	$9,980
Brownell Middle School	Public	5-8	260 Chalfonte Ave	Grosse Pointe Farms	48236	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-3900	605	34	17.7	8.4%	500 (82.6%)	44 (7.3%)	16 (2.6%)	13 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.1%)	92.7	51^st of 890 public middle schools	94.3%		94.6	32^nd of 897 public middle schools	96.4%	19	84.0	56.8	61.5	52.8	66.9	53.5	59.0	71.0	46.8	63.6	49.3	71.6	$18,927	$1,152	$17,775
Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	27900 Rockwood St	Saint Clair Shores	48081	Macomb County	Lakeview Public Schools (Macomb)	No	No	No	No	(586) 445-4130	990	51	19.2	48.5%	658 (66.5%)	174 (17.6%)	45 (4.5%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	105 (10.6%)	69.4	216^th of 890 public middle schools	75.7%		66.8	230^th of 897 public middle schools	74.4%	14	73.6	40.9		42.2	47.9		43.6	34.7		40.9		54.4	$13,808	$890	$12,918
J E Clark Preparatory Academy	Public	3-8	15755 Bremen St	Detroit	48224	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 417-9340	125	11	11.3	92.8%	2 (1.6%)	123 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.9	684^th of 890 public middle schools	23.1%					(n/a)	40.9	13.6	17.7	30.0						27.3		13.6	$23,855	$2,254	$21,601
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%)	12	790^th of 890 public middle schools	11.2%		11.4	813^th of 897 public middle schools	9.4%	23	41.9	2.4		13.6	16.8		4.0	8.9		22.0		19.0	$15,911	$3,404	$12,507
Pierce Middle School	Public	5-8	15430 Kercheval Ave	Grosse Pointe Park	48230	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-4700	570	30	19.3	8.8%	445 (78.1%)	35 (6.1%)	35 (6.1%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.1%)	97.3	12^th of 890 public middle schools	98.7%		94.6	31^st of 897 public middle schools	96.5%	19	91.3	72.2	70.1	68.1	74.3	61.0	60.0	75.7	63.7	72.6	64.8	77.4	$19,176	$1,137	$18,038

Frequently Asked Questions about Harper Woods Middle School

What district is Harper Woods Middle School in?

Harper Woods The School District of the City of

Is Harper Woods Middle School a good school?

Harper Woods Middle School ranks in the bottom 3.5% of Michigan middle schools.

How many students attend Harper Woods Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 353 students attended Harper Woods Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Harper Woods Middle School attend?

Students who attend Harper Woods Middle School usually go on to attend Harper Woods High School

What is the racial makeup of Harper Woods Middle School?

Students at Harper Woods Middle School are 94% African American, 3% White, 3% Hispanic.

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