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Hart Middle School

Public Grades 6-12

Summary

Hart Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-12 in the Rochester Community School District in Rochester Hills, Michigan. With 1,016 students, the school is part of a highly-rated school district, ranking 38th out of 613 districts in Michigan and receiving a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hart Middle School consistently outperforms the state and district averages on standardized tests across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 71.6% of 6th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 66.5% for the district and 38.6% for the state. However, the school still has a relatively high rate of chronic absenteeism at 16.6% in 2023-2024, compared to the district average of 18.4%. Additionally, the school has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 12.7% in 2023-2024, compared to the nearby Reuther Middle School at 22.24% and the Diploma and Careers Institute at 75.1%.

The higher spending per student at Hart Middle School, at $14,061 in 2023-2024, compared to the district average of $13,752 for Rochester Adams High School and $13,996 for Van Hoosen Middle School, may contribute to the school's strong academic performance. However, the school may need to continue addressing attendance issues and ensuring that its resources and programs are accessible to students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds.

999

Students ?

24.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,061

Per pupil spending ?

9.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6500 Sheldon Rd
Rochester Hills, MI 48306-4575

(248) 726-4500

District: Rochester Community School District

Feeder schools for Hart Middle School:

Elementary:	Baldwin Elementary School
	Hugger Elementary School
	North Hill Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.6%

Hispanic:

8.2%

Asian:

8.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (67% vs 41% meeting standards)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg69%

Michigan avg41%

43^rd of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 5%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

38^th of 613Rochester Community School District 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	94.6	43 of 890	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	51 of 897	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	47 of 883	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	45 of 776	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	86.9	62 of 675	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	44 of 792	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	22 of 838	97.4%	★★★★★
2017	96.5	18 of 821	97.8%	★★★★★
2016	96.1	26 of 894	97.1%	★★★★★
2015	96.2	25 of 919	97.3%	★★★★★
2014	95.7	15 of 921	98.4%	★★★★★
2013	96.4	13 of 919	98.6%	★★★★★
2012	96.2	16 of 900	98.2%	★★★★★
2011	88.2	15 of 858	98.3%	★★★★★
2010	88.0	12 of 851	98.6%	★★★★★
2009	88.4	21 of 847	97.5%	★★★★★
2008	88.9	19 of 839	97.7%	★★★★★
2007	90.5	10 of 823	98.8%	★★★★★
2006	90.8	9 of 806	98.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	8 of 85	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	78.5	22 of 88	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	11 of 87	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.9	19 of 57	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.8	18 of 39	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.7	14 of 48	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	15 of 104	85.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	12 of 106	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	14 of 88	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	6 of 72	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	78.4	6 of 46	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	12 of 154	92.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	41 of 789	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	89.2	63 of 771	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.0	43 of 770	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.2	48 of 657	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	81.3	64 of 521	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	90.1	50 of 658	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	32 of 794	96.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	22 of 265	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	13 of 257	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	89.3	14 of 246	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	88.6	7 of 138	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	86.5	5 of 69	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	7 of 137	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	2 of 266	99.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	215 of 832	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	229 of 836	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	62.8	224 of 825	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	119 of 691	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	48.3	238 of 523	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	169 of 672	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	60 of 815	92.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	94.3	36 of 798	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	32 of 786	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	49 of 776	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	41 of 658	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	86.2	57 of 540	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	93.3	29 of 639	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	96.8	15 of 797	98.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	29 of 190	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	23 of 176	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	33 of 163	79.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	50 of 244	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	59.0	53 of 201	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	40 of 199	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	43.8	34 of 70	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.0	11 of 19	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	86.9	3 of 76	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.0	21 of 377	94.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	48 of 696	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	64 of 701	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	87.1	69 of 688	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	88.2	63 of 638	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	82.6	76 of 577	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	89.3	54 of 624	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.7	35 of 678	94.8%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)91st percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)89th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)85th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)80th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies71%+24 vs state

English Language Arts68%+29 vs state

Science65%+24 vs state

Math62%+30 vs state

Mathematics56%+26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT 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	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hart Middle School	Public	6-12	6500 Sheldon Rd	Rochester Hills	48306	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-4500	999	41	24.4	9.8%	765 (76.6%)	24 (2.4%)	82 (8.2%)	80 (8.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.5%)								(n/a)	85.9	56.5			71.6	65.1	64.9	59.5	65.1		70.7		$14,061	$867	$13,193
Stoney Creek High School	Public	6-12	6755 Sheldon Rd	Rochester Hills	48306	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-5700	1,478	63	23.3	9.5%	1,164 (78.8%)	32 (2.2%)	115 (7.8%)	113 (7.6%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (3.4%)	87.1	65^th of 739 public high schools	91.2%		93.1	41^st of 743 public high schools	94.5%	24			80.6	51.2						39.8		66.8	$13,985	$555	$13,430
Rochester High School	Public	7-12	180 S Livernois Rd	Rochester Hills	48307	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-5400	1,682	73	23.1	15.8%	1,154 (68.6%)	75 (4.5%)	115 (6.8%)	279 (16.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (3.4%)	93.7	36^th of 739 public high schools	95.1%		88.7	66^th of 743 public high schools	91.1%	30			77.7	54.9						55.1		66.7	$13,623	$658	$12,965
John M Schultz Educational Campus	Public	9-12	1440 John R Rd	Rochester Hills	48307	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-5901	100	16	6.1	35.0%	70 (70.0%)	8 (8.0%)	12 (12.0%)	6 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	46.1	398^th of 739 public high schools	46.1%		17.5	618^th of 743 public high schools	16.8%	220			50.0							33.3		33.3	$97,476	$10,007	$87,469
West Middle School	Public	6-12	500 Old Perch Rd	Rochester Hills	48309	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-5000	784	40	19.6	9.8%	591 (75.4%)	27 (3.4%)	60 (7.7%)	74 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.1%)								(n/a)	88.1	65.0			66.5	67.7	57.4	61.3	75.4		81.5		$16,959	$1,012	$15,947
Rochester Adams High School	Public	7-12	3200 W Tienken Rd	Rochester Hills	48306	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-5200	1,521	70	21.7	4.8%	1,065 (70.0%)	47 (3.1%)	90 (5.9%)	269 (17.7%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (3.1%)	97.5	11^th of 739 public high schools	98.5%		95.2	27^th of 743 public high schools	96.4%	16			88.4	65.4						62.3		69.8	$13,752	$636	$13,116
Van Hoosen Middle School	Public	6-12	1339 N Adams Rd	Rochester Hills	48306	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-4900	906	44	20.6	3.1%	560 (61.8%)	22 (2.4%)	58 (6.4%)	229 (25.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.0%)								(n/a)	92.7	66.7			67.6	75.5	68.7	70.1	72.1		77.0		$13,996	$1,153	$12,843
Eisenhower High School	Public	10-12	6500 25 Mile Rd	Shelby Township	48316	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 797-1300	1,625	82	19.8	25.3%	1,416 (87.1%)	41 (2.5%)	76 (4.7%)	54 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (2.3%)	82.2	97^th of 739 public high schools	86.9%		81.9	100^th of 743 public high schools	86.5%	3			72.5	48.3						43.3		51.3	$14,280	$1,360	$12,920
Reuther Middle School	Public	6-12	1430 E Auburn Rd	Rochester Hills	48307	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-4700	706	37	19.0	19.1%	375 (53.1%)	39 (5.5%)	56 (7.9%)	200 (28.3%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	30 (4.2%)								(n/a)	85.8	52.1			58.1	60.2	55.7	56.3	67.6		73.0		$16,228	$748	$15,480
Diploma and Careers Institute	Public, Virtual	9-12	1435 W Auburn Rd	Rochester Hills	48309	Oakland County	Avondale School District	No	No	Yes	No	(313) 575-3768	475	3	150.7	65.3%	256 (53.9%)	166 (34.9%)	32 (6.7%)	7 (1.5%)	14 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			38.0										$13,042	$1,251	$11,791

Frequently Asked Questions about Hart Middle School

How many students attend Hart Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 999 students attended Hart Middle School.

What district is Hart Middle School in?

Rochester Community School District

What schools feed into Hart Middle School?

Hart Middle School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Baldwin Elementary School
Elementary : Hugger Elementary School
Elementary : North Hill Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Hart Middle School?

Students at Hart Middle School are 77% White, 8% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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