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University Middle School Academy

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University Middle School Academy ranks 169 th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

169^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 81% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

University Middle School Academy is a public middle school in Lathrup Village, MI, serving 338 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Southfield Public School District. Despite its district ranking in the 35th percentile statewide, this school is a standout performer, holding a 4-star rating and ranking in the 81st percentile of all Michigan middle schools—placing it in the top 20% statewide.

What truly sets University Middle School Academy apart is its remarkable effectiveness with all students. The school ranks in the 97th percentile for African American students and the 96th percentile for students from low socio-economic backgrounds, demonstrating exceptional success in closing achievement gaps. With roughly 40% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, the school outperforms nearby schools in more affluent districts—ranking higher than Clawson Middle School (83rd percentile) and Royal Oak Middle School (82nd percentile), both of which serve fewer economically disadvantaged students. The school shows particular strength in literacy, with 8th-grade PSAT ELA proficiency at 76.9% and Social Studies at 73.5%—figures competitive with top-tier schools in the region. Its test scores are roughly double to triple the district average, with 7th-grade ELA proficiency at 68% compared to the district's 34.7%.

The contrast with its sister school, Glenn W Levey Middle School, is striking—Levey ranks in the 15th percentile with single-digit math proficiency rates. University Middle School Academy has been a consistent 4-star performer for five years, suggesting its success stems from sustainable, effective practices rather than luck. While its chronic absenteeism rate of 30.7% is higher than neighboring high-performing schools like South Hills Middle School (12.1%) and Derby Middle School (12.6%), it remains significantly better than the district average of 49.6%. For parents seeking a school that delivers exceptional outcomes regardless of a student's background, University Middle School Academy is a model of academic effectiveness and equity.

338

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,404

Per pupil spending ?

40.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19301 W 12 Mile Rd
Lathrup Village, MI 48076-2557

(248) 746-4370

District: Southfield Public School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.0%

Two or more races:

1.8%

Hispanic:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 99th percentile in 2016 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Michigan middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg28%

Michigan avg41%

169^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From top 1% (2016) to top 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Southfield Public School District

409^th of 625Southfield Public 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	75.8	169 of 896	81.1%	★★★★☆
2025	66.5	244 of 890	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	197 of 897	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	169 of 883	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	213 of 776	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	83.6	78 of 675	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	90.0	68 of 792	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	83.1	121 of 838	85.6%	★★★★☆
2017	84.4	90 of 821	89.0%	★★★★☆
2016	97.1	12 of 894	98.7%	★★★★★
2015	87.3	78 of 919	91.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	96.4	10 of 337	97.0%	★★★★★
2025	90.4	19 of 338	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	9 of 300	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	14 of 310	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	6 of 182	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	95.4	1 of 77	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	99.8	1 of 196	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	99.1	5 of 366	98.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	68.4	181 of 789	77.1%	★★★★☆
2025	56.6	282 of 789	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	260 of 771	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.1	236 of 770	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	239 of 657	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	88.3	60 of 658	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	81.0	125 of 794	84.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	90.0	35 of 834	95.8%	★★★★★
2025	79.8	99 of 832	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	89.2	38 of 836	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	90.3	30 of 825	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	84.5	54 of 691	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	94.1	13 of 672	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	20 of 815	97.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	78.2	134 of 813	83.5%	★★★★☆
2025	72.1	176 of 798	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	124 of 786	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	111 of 776	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	134 of 658	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.2	124 of 797	84.4%	★★★★☆

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)97th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)96th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)84th percentile~ school

Female (2026)77th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies74%+23 vs state

English Language Arts59%+21 vs state

Mathematics44%+10 vs state

Math38%+6 vs state

Science36%-3 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
University Middle School Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	19301 W 12 Mile Rd	Lathrup Village	48076	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 746-4370	338	19	18.2	40.2%	0 (0.0%)	328 (97.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	75.8	169^th of 896 public middle schools	81.1%		66.5	244^th of 890 public middle schools	72.6%	75	76.9	43.6				47.2	68.0				36.1	40.2		35.9		73.5	$16,404	$1,139	$15,265
Anderson Middle School	Public	6-8	3205 Catalpa Dr	Berkley	48072	Oakland County	Berkley School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 837-8200	489	27	18.0	13.7%	381 (77.9%)	53 (10.8%)	18 (3.7%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.1%)	79.9	139^th of 896 public middle schools	84.5%		84.4	106^th of 890 public middle schools	88.1%	33	88.2	39.5				50.0	50.0				42.2	41.4		55.3		67.3	$16,590	$696	$15,893
Berkshire Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	21707 W 14 Mile Rd	Beverly Hills	48025	Oakland County	Birmingham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(248) 203-4703	695	41	16.9	19.3%	499 (71.8%)	107 (15.4%)	35 (5.0%)	18 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.2%)	93.9	46^th of 896 public middle schools	94.9%		91.7	57^th of 890 public middle schools	93.6%	11	85.8	63.4				58.9	65.8				55.8	60.0		68.2		73.5	$20,158	$228	$19,931
Crescent Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	4-6	25175 Code Rd	Southfield	48033	Oakland County	Crescent Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 281-6471	265	16	16.5	98.5%	0 (0.0%)	262 (98.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								(n/a)				34.5	15.4	37.1			32.7	1467.3	14.3		10.8		12.3		$11,589	$2,099	$9,490
Derby Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1300 Derby Rd	Birmingham	48009	Oakland County	Birmingham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 203-5003	631	41	15.5	8.6%	520 (82.4%)	25 (4.0%)	10 (1.6%)	21 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.7%)	96.5	22^nd of 896 public middle schools	97.5%		97.5	8^th of 890 public middle schools	99.1%	14	89.3	68.0				60.8	67.3				68.9	71.0		66.7		82.7	$22,336	$164	$22,172
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
Birmingham Covington School	Public, Magnet	3-8	1525 Covington Rd	Bloomfield Hills	48301	Oakland County	Birmingham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 203-4425	643	39	16.3	5.0%	465 (72.3%)	55 (8.6%)	27 (4.2%)	44 (6.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (7.6%)	99.4	1^st of 896 public middle schools	99.9%		99.3	1^st of 890 public middle schools	99.9%		96.0	90.0	73.9	62.1	75.0	85.8	82.9	75.0	77.7	73.1	88.7	87.6	79.6	79.0	68.5	93.0	$18,723	$876	$17,846
Glenn W Levey Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	25300 W 9 Mile Rd	Southfield	48033	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(248) 746-8740	354	25	14.1	56.5%	7 (2.0%)	332 (93.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	15	762^nd of 896 public middle schools	15.0%		10.1	815^th of 890 public middle schools	8.4%	53	44.4	16.7				15.7	19.0				5.9	7.4		18.9		27.8	$25,870	$935	$24,935
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
Clawson Middle School	Public	6-8	101 Phillips Ave	Clawson	48017	Oakland County	Clawson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 655-4250	275	17	16.3	30.2%	212 (77.1%)	34 (12.4%)	13 (4.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	77.5	156^th of 896 public middle schools	82.6%		68.2	230^th of 890 public middle schools	74.2%	74	79.8	33.7				54.8	40.2				44.1	39.1		65.9		68.1	$14,494	$374	$14,119

Frequently Asked Questions about University Middle School Academy

What district is University Middle School Academy in?

Southfield Public School District

How many students attend University Middle School Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 338 students attended University Middle School Academy.

Is University Middle School Academy a good school?

University Middle School Academy ranks 169^th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of University Middle School Academy?

Students at University Middle School Academy are 97% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

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