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Boyd W Arthurs Middle School

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Boyd W Arthurs Middle School ranks 233 rd of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

233^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 74% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Boyd W Arthurs Middle School is a public middle school located in Trenton, Michigan, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 553 students. The school is part of the Trenton Public Schools district, which is ranked 191 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Boyd W Arthurs Middle School has maintained a strong academic performance, consistently ranking in the top 25-30% of Michigan middle schools over the past decade. The school's performance on state assessments is generally above the state averages, with 6th and 7th-grade students outperforming the state in English Language Arts and Math. Compared to nearby schools, Boyd W Arthurs Middle School performs better than lower-ranked schools like Summit Academy North Middle School and Thomas Simpson Middle School, but lags behind the higher-performing Grosse Ile Middle School.

However, the school is facing a concerning trend in chronic absenteeism, with the rate rising from 16.3% in 2022-2023 to 29.5% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average and the rates of most nearby schools. Additionally, the percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at Boyd W Arthurs Middle School has increased from 30.02% in 2021-2022 to 36.17% in 2023-2024, suggesting a growing population of students from low-income families. While the school's spending per student has increased, it is still lower than some nearby high-performing schools, such as Woodrow Wilson School and Grosse Ile Middle School. However, the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 15.5 in 2023-2024 could be a strength, providing students with more individualized attention and support.

578

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,726

Per pupil spending ?

30.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4000 Marian Dr
Trenton, MI 48183-3919

(734) 676-8700

District: Trenton Public Schools

Students who attend Boyd W Arthurs Middle School usually attend:

High:

Trenton High School

Feeder schools for Boyd W Arthurs Middle School:

Elementary:	Jesse L Anderson Elementary School
	Richard C Hedke Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.7%

Hispanic:

9.2%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 76th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the Michigan median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg47%

Michigan avg41%

233^rd of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

191^st of 613Trenton 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
2025	67.6	233 of 890	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	228 of 897	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	220 of 883	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	63.6	226 of 776	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	60.8	207 of 675	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.8	146 of 792	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	156 of 838	81.4%	★★★★☆
2017	76.1	147 of 821	82.1%	★★★★☆
2016	81.2	128 of 894	85.7%	★★★★☆
2015	70.1	224 of 919	75.6%	★★★★☆
2014	65.0	295 of 921	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.0	231 of 919	74.9%	★★★★☆
2012	71.4	220 of 900	75.6%	★★★★☆
2011	74.9	192 of 858	77.6%	★★★★☆
2010	66.5	357 of 851	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.7	385 of 847	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.6	412 of 839	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.8	308 of 823	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.1	322 of 806	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	209 of 789	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	56.6	262 of 771	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	263 of 770	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.9	291 of 657	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.7	256 of 521	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.6	159 of 658	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	139 of 794	82.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	97 of 265	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.5	191 of 257	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	72.7	49 of 246	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	34 of 138	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.9	26 of 266	90.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	212 of 832	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	51.9	340 of 836	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	317 of 825	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	391 of 691	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.0	284 of 523	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.1	205 of 672	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.0	138 of 815	83.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	241 of 798	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.6	196 of 786	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	170 of 776	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	66.8	161 of 658	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	64.9	142 of 540	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	131 of 639	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	164 of 797	79.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	147 of 244	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	125 of 201	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.2	164 of 199	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	68.5	64 of 377	83.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	235 of 696	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.5	220 of 701	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	240 of 688	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	243 of 638	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.0	227 of 577	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.2	172 of 624	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	195 of 678	71.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile~ school

Female (2025)74th percentile~ school

Male (2025)70th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies60%+13 vs state

Science46%+5 vs state

English Language Arts44%+5 vs state

Mathematics36%+5 vs state

Math34%~ state avg

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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
Boyd W Arthurs Middle School	Public	6-8	4000 Marian Dr	Trenton	48183	Wayne County	Trenton Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 676-8700	578	35	16.4	30.1%	484 (83.7%)	14 (2.4%)	53 (9.2%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	67.6	233^rd of 890 public middle schools	73.8%		66.9	228^th of 897 public middle schools	74.6%	5	73.5	35.5		43.1	44.0		35.7	32.7		46.2		60.3	$15,726	$315	$15,411
Woodhaven Upper Elementary	Public	5-6	24825 Hall Rd	Woodhaven	48183	Wayne County	Woodhaven-Brownstown School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 362-6100	811	44	18.3	38.6%	505 (62.3%)	112 (13.8%)	92 (11.3%)	61 (7.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.6%)								(n/a)			49.6	56.3		28.8	31.9		42.2		30.8		$16,242	$1,526	$14,716
Seitz Middle School	Public	6-8	17800 Kennebec St	Riverview	48193	Wayne County	Riverview Community School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 285-2043	606	30	20.4	41.9%	479 (79.0%)	44 (7.3%)	59 (9.7%)	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	50.3	405^th of 890 public middle schools	54.5%		50.9	389^th of 897 public middle schools	56.6%	16	76.0	33.8		30.5	35.8		21.4	30.5		35.6		42.9	$12,869	$1,202	$11,667
Shumate Middle School	Public	6-8	30448 W Jefferson Ave	Rockwood	48173	Wayne County	Gibraltar School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 379-7600	839	40	21.2	31.3%	634 (75.6%)	63 (7.5%)	88 (10.5%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.1%)	46	461^st of 890 public middle schools	48.2%		49.2	408^th of 897 public middle schools	54.5%	53	71.5	33.0		33.2	32.8		24.9	22.8		32.9		36.7	$14,094	$1,084	$13,011
Grosse Ile Middle School	Public	6-8	23270 E River Rd	Grosse Ile	48138	Wayne County	Grosse Ile Township Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 362-2500	383	20	18.8	10.2%	327 (85.4%)	3 (0.8%)	31 (8.1%)	5 (1.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	79	147^th of 890 public middle schools	83.5%		76.9	157^th of 897 public middle schools	82.5%	10	83.2	46.6		53.1	43.9		38.1	43.2		51.9		64.9	$17,224	$1,685	$15,539
Thomas Simpson Middle School	Public	6-8	24900 Meadows Ave	Flat Rock	48134	Wayne County	Flat Rock Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 535-6700	417	24	17.6	44.8%	345 (82.7%)	22 (5.3%)	31 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	28.5	613^th of 890 public middle schools	31.1%		41.5	506^th of 897 public middle schools	43.6%	107	50.4	17.6		24.1	23.8		22.9	24.2		27.4		29.7	$16,916	$1,428	$15,489
Huron AI Center FRCS Simpson Program	Public	6-8	24900 Meadows Ave	Flat Rock	48134	Wayne County	Huron School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 379-6360	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)													$48,346	$642	$47,704
Davidson Middle School	Public	6-8	15800 Trenton Rd	Southgate	48195	Wayne County	Southgate Community School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 246-4628	663	33	20.3	62.0%	426 (64.3%)	88 (13.3%)	111 (16.7%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.9%)	32.7	581^st of 890 public middle schools	34.7%		30.2	614^th of 897 public middle schools	31.5%	33	65.6	22.0		27.8	21.3		15.1	14.4		27.6		41.3	$17,898	$1,320	$16,578
Brownstown Middle School	Public	7-8	20135 Inkster Rd	Romulus	48174	Wayne County	Woodhaven-Brownstown School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 783-3400	872	48	18.1	44.0%	529 (60.7%)	140 (16.1%)	104 (11.9%)	54 (6.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.8%)	60.1	300^th of 890 public middle schools	66.3%		54.5	344^th of 897 public middle schools	61.6%	44	64.7	32.9			42.8			32.0		36.7		57.6	$16,042	$1,436	$14,606
Summit Academy North Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	18601 Middlebelt Rd	Romulus	48174	Wayne County	Summit Academy North	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 955-1712	385	24	15.9	67.8%	77 (20.0%)	268 (69.6%)	25 (6.5%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	15.7	747^th of 890 public middle schools	16.1%		19	714^th of 897 public middle schools	20.4%	33	51.0	6.9		18.2	17.2		6.1	9.4		19.4		22.9	$12,220	$2,411	$9,809

Frequently Asked Questions about Boyd W Arthurs Middle School

Is Boyd W Arthurs Middle School a good school?

Boyd W Arthurs Middle School ranks 233^rd of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Boyd W Arthurs Middle School attend?

Students who attend Boyd W Arthurs Middle School usually go on to attend Trenton High School

How many students attend Boyd W Arthurs Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 578 students attended Boyd W Arthurs Middle School.

What district is Boyd W Arthurs Middle School in?

Trenton Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Boyd W Arthurs Middle School?

Students at Boyd W Arthurs Middle School are 84% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

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