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Wilkinson Middle School

Public Grades 6-12

868^th

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of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 3% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Wilkinson Middle School in Madison Heights, MI, is a small school serving 168 students in grades 6 through 12 as part of the Madison District Public Schools.

Wilkinson faces significant challenges that parents should understand. The school's state ranking has dropped sharply, falling from the 26th percentile in 2024-2025 to the 3rd percentile in 2025-2026. Academic proficiency rates are well below state averages—for example, only about 11% of 6th and 7th graders are proficient in English Language Arts, compared to a state average above 37%. One of the most pressing issues is chronic absenteeism: 53.9% of students miss enough school to be considered chronically absent, which is nearly double the state average of 27.9%. This attendance problem is strongly linked to lower academic outcomes. Nearly 78% of students come from low socio-economic backgrounds, adding another layer of difficulty. On a positive note, the school spends a substantial $21,352 per student—more than many higher-performing neighboring schools—and shows a relative strength in serving its African American students, who ranked in the 54th percentile statewide in 2024-2025.

When comparing Wilkinson to nearby schools, the differences are stark. Just 1.58 miles away, Page Middle School in the Lamphere Public Schools district consistently ranks in the 60th percentile with proficiency rates double or triple those at Wilkinson. Similarly, Clawson Middle School (54.8% 6th-grade ELA proficiency) and Royal Oak Middle School (54.2%) far outperform Wilkinson while spending less per student. Wilkinson's performance is more in line with other struggling schools like Hazel Park Junior High School and Oak Park Preparatory Academy, which also have absenteeism rates above 50%. The contrast with nearby districts suggests that district-level leadership and policies play a major role in outcomes. For parents considering Wilkinson, the most critical question is how the school plans to address chronic absenteeism and translate its higher-than-average spending into better academic results.

168

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,352

Per pupil spending ?

78%

Free/discounted lunch ?

26524 John R Rd
Madison Heights, MI 48071-3612

(248) 399-0455

District: Madison District Public Schools

Students who attend Wilkinson Middle School usually attend:

High:	Madison High School
	Madison Preparatory High School

Feeder schools for Wilkinson Middle School:

Elementary:

Madison Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.1%

White:

33.9%

Hispanic:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (54% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg16%

Michigan avg41%

868^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 3% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

592^nd of 625Madison District 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	6.8	868 of 896	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.2	661 of 890	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	797 of 897	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	777 of 883	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	736 of 776	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	704 of 792	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	602 of 838	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.8	706 of 821	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.9	693 of 894	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.9	675 of 919	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.0	718 of 921	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.5	807 of 919	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.6	812 of 900	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	24.8	729 of 858	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.7	728 of 851	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.9	759 of 847	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.2	735 of 839	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.2	757 of 823	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.8	736 of 806	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	155 of 338	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.9	204 of 300	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	98 of 196	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	101 of 366	72.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	60.0	44 of 154	71.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	8.8	747 of 789	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.3	670 of 789	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	694 of 771	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	620 of 770	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	591 of 658	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	566 of 794	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	10.2	791 of 834	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	683 of 832	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	755 of 836	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	710 of 825	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	617 of 691	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	571 of 672	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.5	473 of 815	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	7.2	786 of 813	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.0	594 of 798	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	690 of 786	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	694 of 776	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	577 of 639	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	553 of 797	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	536 of 696	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	601 of 701	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	605 of 688	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	569 of 638	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	586 of 624	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	584 of 678	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2018)71st percentile+43 vs school

African American (2025)54th percentile+28 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies13%-37 vs state

English Language Arts12%-26 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 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
Wilkinson Middle School	Public	6-12	26524 John R Rd	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Madison District Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 399-0455	168	11	15.7	78.0%	57 (33.9%)	96 (57.1%)	8 (4.8%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	6.8	868^th of 896 public middle schools	3.1%		23.2	661^st of 890 public middle schools	25.7%	207	25.9	322.0				11.7	11.4				1565.1	1660.7		1772.5		13.0	$21,352	$2,424	$18,929
Page Middle School	Public	6-8	29615 Tawas St	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Lamphere Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 589-3428	538	31	17.1	51.9%	349 (64.9%)	79 (14.7%)	37 (6.9%)	29 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.0%)	55.8	351^st of 896 public middle schools	60.8%		53.8	367^th of 890 public middle schools	58.8%	16	71.7	30.5				31.5	34.6				23.8	35.8		46.5		51.9	$17,974	$1,045	$16,928
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
Hazel Park Junior High School	Public	6-8	22770 Highland Ave	Hazel Park	48030	Oakland County	Hazel Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 658-2300	413	33	12.3	71.4%	179 (43.3%)	209 (50.6%)	13 (3.1%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.7	789^th of 896 public middle schools	11.9%		13.4	773^rd of 890 public middle schools	13.1%	16	40.6	9.4				9.2	17.9				7.4	9.8		21.0		22.5	$20,482	$1,025	$19,457
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
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
Royal Oak Middle School	Public	6-8	709 N Washington Ave	Royal Oak	48067	Oakland County	Royal Oak Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 541-7100	1,058	71	14.9	23.1%	769 (72.7%)	117 (11.1%)	62 (5.9%)	16 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	92 (8.7%)	77.3	160^th of 896 public middle schools	82.1%		74.1	179^th of 890 public middle schools	79.9%	19	77.6	37.4				54.2	54.5				39.0	38.7		55.2		60.7	$17,104	$1,071	$16,033
Ferndale Middle School	Public	6-8	725 Pinecrest Dr	Ferndale	48220	Oakland County	Ferndale Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 541-1783	528	31	17.0	45.8%	187 (35.4%)	289 (54.7%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.6%)	51.6	398^th of 896 public middle schools	55.6%		38.5	534^th of 890 public middle schools	40.0%	136	58.4	24.7				41.2	38.4				26.3	25.3		40.6		55.7	$16,217	$882	$15,336
Greenfield Union ElementaryMiddle School	Public	2-8	420 W 7 Mile Rd	Detroit	48203	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-2999	185	15	12.1	91.4%	1 (0.5%)	175 (94.6%)	8 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.3	675^th of 896 public middle schools	24.7%		27	626^th of 890 public middle schools	29.7%	49	33.3	309.3	1261.4	1360.0	1469.2	15.4	1674.4	1268.6	1358.8	1453.0	1558.6	18.8	20.0	17.7	1470.2	47.1	$27,183	$2,892	$24,291
Oak Park Preparatory Academy	Public	6-8	23261 Scotia Rd	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Oak Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 336-7620	707	37	19.1	76.0%	13 (1.8%)	670 (94.8%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	8.9	838^th of 896 public middle schools	6.5%		8.4	842^nd of 890 public middle schools	5.4%	4	34.8	6.2				13.2	13.9				5.3	4.5		10.9		19.0	$20,749	$1,841	$18,907

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilkinson Middle School

Is Wilkinson Middle School a good school?

Wilkinson Middle School ranks in the bottom 3.1% of Michigan middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Wilkinson Middle School?

Students at Wilkinson Middle School are 57% African American, 34% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What district is Wilkinson Middle School in?

Madison District Public Schools

What high school do graduates of Wilkinson Middle School attend?

Students who attend Wilkinson Middle School usually go on to attend Madison High School

How many students attend Wilkinson Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 168 students attended Wilkinson Middle School.

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