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Julian O Strong Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

729^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 19% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Julian O Strong Middle School in Melvindale, MI, serves 651 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools district, where 90% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Academically, Julian O Strong faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates well below state averages in nearly every subject. For example, only 12.1% of 7th graders are proficient in ELA (state: 38.4%) and just 11.6% of 8th graders are proficient in PSAT Math (state: 33.2%). The gap is even more striking when compared to nearby schools. Allen Park Middle School, just 2.5 miles away, achieves 40.5% proficiency in 8th grade PSAT Math—more than triple Strong's rate. Even Lincoln Park Middle School, which serves a similar percentage of low-income students, outperforms Strong in 7th grade ELA (26.2% vs. 12.1%). Chronic absenteeism is also a concern at 34%, though it's better than Grandport Academy (66.8%) and CB Sabbath 68 Preparatory Academy (73.8%).

There are some bright spots worth noting. The school spends a substantial $18,674 per student—higher than Allen Park Middle School's $13,720—yet outcomes don't reflect that investment. However, 8th grade PSAT ELA scores (47.7% proficient) are relatively stronger than math, suggesting reading skills are a relative strength. The school also shows that progress is possible: African American students at Strong rank in the 49th percentile statewide, far exceeding the school's overall 19th percentile ranking. This success suggests that certain instructional approaches are working for some students and could potentially be expanded. For parents considering this school, the most pressing concerns are math instruction, support for English Language Learners, and addressing chronic absenteeism—while the school's higher spending and pockets of success indicate there is a foundation to build upon.

651

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,674

Per pupil spending ?

90.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

18656 Prospect St
Melvindale, MI 48122-1508

(313) 389-3320

District: Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools

Students who attend Julian O Strong Middle School usually attend:

High:

Melvindale High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.0%

Hispanic:

19.0%

African American:

8.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg21%

Michigan avg41%

729^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

557^th of 625Melvindale-Northern Allen Park 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	17.5	729 of 896	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	768 of 890	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	733 of 897	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	750 of 883	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	718 of 776	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	671 of 792	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	676 of 838	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.0	724 of 821	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.7	656 of 894	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.9	639 of 919	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	24.3	729 of 921	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.5	745 of 919	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.3	714 of 900	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.7	651 of 858	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.1	660 of 851	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.0	636 of 847	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.2	677 of 839	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.5	603 of 823	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.3	648 of 806	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	173 of 337	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.2	128 of 338	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	114 of 300	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.5	141 of 310	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.4	117 of 196	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	228 of 366	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	12.1	104 of 108	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.1	98 of 106	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	87 of 88	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	72 of 72	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	40 of 46	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.6	59 of 154	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	14.1	693 of 789	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.8	745 of 789	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	695 of 771	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	697 of 770	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	636 of 657	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	573 of 658	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	622 of 794	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	179 of 260	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.8	229 of 265	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	163 of 257	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	191 of 246	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	122 of 138	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.7	80 of 137	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	162 of 266	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	21.6	668 of 834	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	731 of 832	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	659 of 836	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	696 of 825	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	647 of 691	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	550 of 672	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	585 of 815	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	15.8	700 of 813	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.3	697 of 798	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	665 of 786	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	700 of 776	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	633 of 658	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	586 of 639	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	616 of 797	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	136 of 244	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	182 of 377	51.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	6.9	671 of 687	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.8	688 of 696	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	691 of 701	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	682 of 688	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	635 of 638	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	618 of 624	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	643 of 678	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)49th percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2026)31st percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile~ school

Male (2026)14th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)12th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)4th percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)2nd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies26%-25 vs state

English Language Arts16%-22 vs state

Math16%-16 vs state

Science15%-24 vs state

Mathematics12%-22 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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 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
Julian O Strong Middle School	Public	6-8	18656 Prospect St	Melvindale	48122	Wayne County	Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 389-3320	651	38	17.1	90.2%	462 (71.0%)	54 (8.3%)	124 (19.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	17.5	729^th of 896 public middle schools	18.6%		13.8	768^th of 890 public middle schools	13.7%	39	47.7	11.6			20.3	12.1			20.0	12.4		15.3		25.6	$18,674	$2,382	$16,292
Stout Middle School	Public	6-8	18500 Oakwood Blvd	Dearborn	48124	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-4600	698	52	13.3	84.1%	642 (92.0%)	34 (4.9%)	16 (2.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	61.1	287^th of 896 public middle schools	68.0%		54	363^rd of 890 public middle schools	59.2%	76	63.5	38.5			36.1	42.9			36.1	44.4		33.0		50.2	$22,556	$2,557	$19,998
CB Sabbath 68 Preparatory Academy	Public	6-8	340 Frazier St	River Rouge	48218	Wayne County	River Rouge School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 297-9654	261	15	16.9	88.1%	16 (6.1%)	209 (80.1%)	22 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)	4.4	893^rd of 896 public middle schools	0.3%		3.6	886^th of 890 public middle schools	0.4%	7	27.0	317.6			2.9	4.4			1550.1	4.2		4.4		12.2	$19,395	$1,649	$17,746
Lincoln Park Middle School	Public	6-8	2800 Lafayette Blvd	Lincoln Park	48146	Wayne County	Lincoln Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	No	(313) 389-0757	1,089	62	17.4	90.2%	288 (26.4%)	186 (17.1%)	546 (50.1%)	9 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (5.3%)	19.7	708^th of 896 public middle schools	21.0%		19.3	703^rd of 890 public middle schools	21.0%	5	44.3	8.5			25.8	26.2			11.3	11.0		20.5		28.1	$20,402	$1,771	$18,630
Allen Park Middle School	Public	6-8	8401 Vine Ave	Allen Park	48101	Wayne County	Allen Park Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 827-2200	896	45	19.9	48.7%	672 (75.0%)	44 (4.9%)	145 (16.2%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	23 (2.6%)	60.7	294^th of 896 public middle schools	67.2%		61.8	281^st of 890 public middle schools	68.4%	13	68.4	40.5			32.4	41.0			31.7	34.1		40.6		55.1	$13,720	$1,110	$12,611
Salina Intermediate 4 8	Public	4-8	2623 Salina St	Dearborn	48120	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6600	461	41	11.3	93.3%	456 (98.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.4	535^th of 896 public middle schools	40.3%		42.3	506^th of 890 public middle schools	43.1%	29	52.8	33.7	32.7	35.6	27.4	31.2	40.4	20.2	28.6	34.4	14.9	10.2	10.6	33.7	$20,358	$1,825	$18,533
Grandport Academy	Public	5-8	4536 6th St	Ecorse	48229	Wayne County	Ecorse Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 294-4720	337	19	17.5	78.6%	24 (7.1%)	266 (78.9%)	43 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14.3	769^th of 896 public middle schools	14.2%		9.2	828^th of 890 public middle schools	7.0%	59	34.9	6.0		10.8	18.1	13.9		5.4	1556.3	1655.4	5.4	24.4	8.1	25.6	$15,479	$3,438	$12,041
Woodworth Middle School	Public	6-8	4951 Ternes St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-7100	699	48	14.7	91.6%	687 (98.3%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	38.1	539^th of 896 public middle schools	39.8%		32.3	587^th of 890 public middle schools	34.0%	48	50.6	23.0			28.6	40.9			24.9	40.7		15.4		36.2	$18,693	$1,718	$16,975
Oakley W Best Middle School	Public	6-8	22201 Powers Ave	Dearborn Heights	48125	Wayne County	Dearborn Heights School District #7	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 203-3200	557	37	15.1	76.8%	330 (59.2%)	131 (23.5%)	66 (11.8%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	30.4	604^th of 896 public middle schools	32.6%		21.1	682^nd of 890 public middle schools	23.4%	78	51.2	17.6			19.5	27.8			14.2	21.6		24.7		49.4	$19,447	$1,929	$17,517
Woodrow Wilson School	Public	6-8	1275 15th St	Wyandotte	48192	Wayne County	Wyandotte School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 759-5300	869	46	18.8	52.7%	630 (72.5%)	39 (4.5%)	148 (17.0%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	41 (4.7%)	43.4	486^th of 896 public middle schools	45.8%		35.1	558^th of 890 public middle schools	37.3%	72	66.4	26.3			29.2	35.7			16.7	23.6		31.8		51.0	$16,130	$1,449	$14,681

Frequently Asked Questions about Julian O Strong Middle School

What high school do graduates of Julian O Strong Middle School attend?

Students who attend Julian O Strong Middle School usually go on to attend Melvindale High School

Is Julian O Strong Middle School a good school?

Julian O Strong Middle School ranks in the bottom 18.6% of Michigan middle schools.

What district is Julian O Strong Middle School in?

Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools

What is the racial makeup of Julian O Strong Middle School?

Students at Julian O Strong Middle School are 71% White, 19% Hispanic, 8% African American.

How many students attend Julian O Strong Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 651 students attended Julian O Strong Middle School.

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