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Hoover Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

804^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 10% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Hoover Middle School is a public middle school in Taylor, Michigan, serving 527 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Taylor School District, which is ranked 539 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Hoover Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Michigan middle schools over the past several years.

Hoover Middle School faces significant challenges in academic performance, with proficiency rates on state standardized tests ranging from just 8.3% to 13.3% in English Language Arts and 4.42% to 7.6% in Math, far below the state averages. The school also struggles with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 63.5% in recent years. Additionally, Hoover Middle School has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high concentration of students from low-income families.

When comparing Hoover Middle School to nearby schools, it consistently underperforms. For example, Robert J. West Middle School, which is also part of the Taylor School District, outperforms Hoover Middle School on most academic measures. Similarly, schools in the Dearborn City School District, such as Stout Middle School and Bryant Middle School, significantly outperform Hoover Middle School.

515

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,784

Per pupil spending ?

87%

Free/discounted lunch ?

27101 Beverly Rd
Taylor, MI 48180-1045

(313) 295-5775

District: Taylor School District

Students who attend Hoover Middle School usually attend:

High:

Taylor High School

Feeder schools for Hoover Middle School:

Elementary:	Clarence Randall Elementary School
	Holland Elementary School
	Myers Elementary School
	Taylor Parks Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.3%

African American:

38.1%

Hispanic:

9.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg20%

Michigan avg41%

804^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Taylor School District

539^th of 613Taylor 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
2025	10.8	804 of 890	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	808 of 897	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	799 of 883	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	695 of 776	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	625 of 675	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	727 of 792	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	730 of 838	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.5	608 of 821	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.0	647 of 894	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.5	668 of 919	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.8	756 of 921	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.5	720 of 919	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.2	733 of 900	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.3	797 of 858	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.2	778 of 851	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	17.5	769 of 847	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	16.8	753 of 839	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.0	748 of 823	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	20.6	711 of 806	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	294 of 338	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	272 of 300	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	236 of 310	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.6	106 of 182	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.8	152 of 196	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	286 of 366	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	754 of 789	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	741 of 771	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	728 of 770	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	614 of 657	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	609 of 658	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	674 of 794	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	203 of 265	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.1	166 of 266	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	771 of 832	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	748 of 836	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	757 of 825	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	614 of 691	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	628 of 672	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	702 of 815	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	728 of 798	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	731 of 786	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	724 of 776	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	618 of 658	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	611 of 639	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	663 of 797	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	20.6	148 of 176	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	162 of 163	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	139 of 156	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	204 of 244	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	190 of 201	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	199 of 199	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	327 of 377	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	687 of 696	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	680 of 701	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	680 of 688	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	610 of 638	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	610 of 624	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	642 of 678	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)16th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies23%-24 vs state

Science13%-28 vs state

English Language Arts11%-28 vs state

Mathematics7%-23 vs state

Math6%-27 vs state

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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
Hoover Middle School	Public	6-8	27101 Beverly Rd	Taylor	48180	Wayne County	Taylor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 295-5775	515	37	13.7	87.0%	228 (44.3%)	196 (38.1%)	50 (9.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.2%)	10.8	804^th of 890 public middle schools	9.7%		11.7	808^th of 897 public middle schools	9.9%	4	44.2	7.1		13.3	8.3		4.4	7.6		12.9		23.2	$21,784	$5,985	$15,798
Tomlinson Middle School	Public	6-8	25912 Annapolis St	Inkster	48141	Wayne County	Westwood Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 565-3391	180	13	13.9	96.7%	28 (15.6%)	135 (75.0%)	7 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.0%)	6.8	857^th of 890 public middle schools	3.7%		6.8	867^th of 897 public middle schools	3.3%	10	31.4	8.1			10.0			3.8		9.4		9.3	$22,060	$4,958	$17,102
Smith Middle School	Public	6-8	23851 Yale St	Dearborn	48124	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-2800	525	39	13.6	68.8%	415 (79.0%)	53 (10.1%)	32 (6.1%)	15 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	43.6	497^th of 890 public middle schools	44.2%		48.6	419^th of 897 public middle schools	53.3%	78	61.3	29.6		29.7	32.5		22.7	36.1		26.3		41.4	$20,194	$1,831	$18,363
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%)	21.1	682^nd of 890 public middle schools	23.4%		15.6	755^th of 897 public middle schools	15.8%	73	53.7	9.0		24.1	16.9		15.5	10.1		17.0		35.0	$16,399	$2,318	$14,081
Robert J West Middle School	Public	6-8	10575 William St	Taylor	48180	Wayne County	Taylor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 295-5783	641	38	17.0	76.4%	300 (46.8%)	190 (29.6%)	87 (13.6%)	9 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.1%)	23.2	662^nd of 890 public middle schools	25.6%		17.5	734^th of 897 public middle schools	18.2%	72	54.7	18.9		16.9	19.8		8.0	6.8		27.2		39.8	$19,191	$5,569	$13,622
Adams Middle School	Public	6-8	33475 Palmer Rd	Westland	48186	Wayne County	Wayne-Westland Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 419-2396	591	33	17.9	65.1%	237 (40.1%)	255 (43.1%)	52 (8.8%)	15 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.2%)	16.9	731^st of 890 public middle schools	17.9%		12.7	793^rd of 897 public middle schools	11.6%	62	49.1	8.3		22.2	17.0		11.3	6.3		24.2		22.5	$20,942	$2,677	$18,265
Bryant Middle School	Public	6-8	460 N Vernon St	Dearborn	48128	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-2900	781	47	16.7	62.4%	733 (93.9%)	21 (2.7%)	13 (1.7%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	74.3	176^th of 890 public middle schools	80.2%		61.2	275^th of 897 public middle schools	69.3%	99	73.0	37.9		49.2	47.4		50.0	47.0		37.7		58.8	$17,108	$1,350	$15,758
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%)	54	363^rd of 890 public middle schools	59.2%		49.7	400^th of 897 public middle schools	55.4%	37	65.9	33.5		37.8	37.2		41.4	32.1		24.9		44.7	$20,053	$2,107	$17,946
Farmington 56 Campus	Public	5-6	33411 Marquette St	Garden City	48135	Wayne County	Garden City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 762-8460	455	25	17.9	49.5%	352 (77.4%)	31 (6.8%)	42 (9.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.9%)								(n/a)			29.3	36.9		24.9	23.0		27.6		17.3		$17,854	$1,949	$15,905
Romulus Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	37300 Wick Rd	Romulus	48174	Wayne County	Romulus Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(734) 532-1703	423	30	14.3	78.0%	71 (16.8%)	297 (70.2%)	21 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.6%)	14.5	760^th of 890 public middle schools	14.6%		14.7	765^th of 897 public middle schools	14.7%	5	39.2	12.3		19.6	25.4		4.7	10.3		14.8		19.8	$21,467	$5,404	$16,062

Frequently Asked Questions about Hoover Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Hoover Middle School?

Students at Hoover Middle School are 44% White, 38% African American, 10% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

Is Hoover Middle School a good school?

Hoover Middle School ranks in the bottom 9.7% of Michigan middle schools.

What district is Hoover Middle School in?

Taylor School District

What high school do graduates of Hoover Middle School attend?

Students who attend Hoover Middle School usually go on to attend Taylor High School

How many students attend Hoover Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 515 students attended Hoover Middle School.

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