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Walnut Creek Middle School

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Walnut Creek Middle School ranks 243 rd of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

243^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 73% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Walnut Creek Middle School in West Bloomfield, MI, serves 641 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the highly rated Walled Lake Consolidated Schools district. After a decade of consistent 4-star ratings and strong performance, the 2025-2026 school year brought a significant step backward, with the school's state ranking dropping from the 88th percentile to the 73rd percentile—a decline that moved it from the top-performing middle school in its district to the lowest-ranked of the three.

The academic slide is broad-based, affecting most subjects and student groups. English Language Arts proficiency fell sharply, with 6th-grade M-STEP scores dropping from 45.3% to 37.7% and 7th-grade scores falling from 50.9% to 40.7%—moving the school from above the district average to below it. The decline is especially concerning for vulnerable populations. Special Education students saw their ranking plummet from the 44th percentile to the 13th percentile (a 1-star rating), while students from low socio-economic backgrounds dropped from the 79th to the 54th percentile. This widening achievement gap is not seen to the same degree at district peers like Sarah G Banks Middle School or Clifford H Smart Middle School.

One likely contributing factor is attendance. Walnut Creek's chronic absenteeism rate of 25.3% is significantly higher than the district average (19.8%) and its direct peers (18.4% at Clifford H Smart and 19.1% at Sarah G Banks). The school also has a higher student-to-teacher ratio (18.5) than nearby schools like Power Middle School (15.0) and South Hills Middle School (14.8), though its per-student spending ($15,823) is higher than its district peers. There is one bright spot: 8th-grade Social Studies proficiency remained a relative strength at 56.9%, above the state average. Walnut Creek is at a critical juncture, and addressing attendance and providing targeted support for its most vulnerable students will be essential to reversing this trend.

641

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,823

Per pupil spending ?

37.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7601 Walnut Lake Rd
West Bloomfield, MI 48323-2151

(248) 956-2400

District: Walled Lake Consolidated Schools

Students who attend Walnut Creek Middle School usually attend:

High:

Walled Lake Central High School

Feeder schools for Walnut Creek Middle School:

Elementary:	Glengary Elementary School
	Oakley Park Elementary School
	Pleasant Lake Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.5%

African American:

10.0%

Hispanic:

5.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 76th percentile in 2016 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Michigan median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg52%

Michigan avg41%

243^rd of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From top 24% (2016) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Walled Lake Consolidated Schools

95^th of 625Walled Lake Consolidated 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	66.1	243 of 896	72.9%	★★★★☆
2025	83.3	110 of 890	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.2	111 of 897	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	205 of 883	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	193 of 776	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.3	169 of 675	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	126 of 792	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.3	105 of 838	87.5%	★★★★☆
2017	79.1	125 of 821	84.8%	★★★★☆
2016	71.2	213 of 894	76.2%	★★★★☆
2015	75.4	174 of 919	81.1%	★★★★☆
2014	79.6	143 of 921	84.5%	★★★★☆
2013	79.7	141 of 919	84.7%	★★★★☆
2012	85.1	93 of 900	89.7%	★★★★☆
2011	78.9	130 of 858	84.8%	★★★★☆
2010	75.9	177 of 851	79.2%	★★★★☆
2009	81.0	111 of 847	86.9%	★★★★☆
2008	83.5	75 of 839	91.1%	★★★★★
2007	82.5	85 of 823	89.7%	★★★★☆
2006	81.0	105 of 806	87.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	46.1	148 of 337	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	77.9	47 of 338	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	26 of 300	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	66.9	76 of 310	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	17 of 182	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	87.4	11 of 196	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	12 of 366	96.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	58.9	43 of 87	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.8	38 of 85	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	39 of 87	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	62 of 104	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	60.8	35 of 108	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	81.8	16 of 106	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	61.7	32 of 88	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	26 of 72	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.2	18 of 46	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	52 of 154	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	63.2	234 of 789	70.3%	★★★★☆
2025	79.7	110 of 789	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	138 of 771	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	63.4	212 of 770	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	60.2	201 of 657	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.4	178 of 521	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.8	101 of 658	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	97 of 794	87.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	58.6	91 of 260	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	89.2	19 of 265	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	70.1	57 of 246	76.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	49.8	386 of 834	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.9	174 of 832	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	91 of 836	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	61.4	248 of 825	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	59.4	224 of 691	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.3	163 of 523	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.7	237 of 672	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.6	144 of 815	82.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	252 of 813	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	81.7	114 of 798	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	89 of 786	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.6	177 of 776	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	159 of 658	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	66.9	128 of 540	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	72.1	138 of 639	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	106 of 797	86.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	50.1	79 of 195	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	21.6	205 of 236	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.4	137 of 244	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	100 of 201	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	94 of 199	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	91 of 377	75.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	59.8	237 of 687	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	77.7	123 of 696	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	120 of 701	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	63.8	204 of 688	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	60.2	203 of 638	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.5	154 of 577	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	121 of 624	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	107 of 678	84.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2026)70th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)69th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)68th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)66th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)65th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)59th percentile-13 vs school

African American (2026)56th percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2026)51st percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2026)13th percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies57%+7 vs state

Mathematics43%+10 vs state

Science41%~ state avg

English Language Arts39%~ state avg

Math38%+5 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 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
Walnut Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	7601 Walnut Lake Rd	West Bloomfield	48323	Oakland County	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 956-2400	641	35	18.5	37.1%	484 (75.5%)	64 (10.0%)	37 (5.8%)	36 (5.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.8%)	66.1	243^rd of 896 public middle schools	72.9%		83.3	110^th of 890 public middle schools	87.6%	133	69.1	43.4		37.7	40.7		38.0	38.0		40.8		56.9	$15,823	$512	$15,311
Clifford H Smart Middle School	Public	6-8	8500 Commerce Rd	Commerce Township	48382	Oakland County	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 956-3500	888	43	20.7	20.2%	743 (83.7%)	26 (2.9%)	50 (5.6%)	23 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.8%)	82.4	125^th of 896 public middle schools	86.0%		88.7	84^th of 890 public middle schools	90.6%	41	75.4	49.3		48.2	51.4		41.8	50.3		56.4		67.9	$14,930	$680	$14,250
West Bloomfield Middle School	Public	6-8	6000 Orchard Lake Rd	West Bloomfield	48322	Oakland County	West Bloomfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 865-3670	1,008	55	18.3	31.6%	391 (38.8%)	426 (42.3%)	72 (7.1%)	49 (4.9%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (6.3%)	62.2	276^th of 896 public middle schools	69.2%		57	333^rd of 890 public middle schools	62.6%	57	65.1	35.2		39.1	40.1		36.7	40.3		42.1		50.7	$14,698	$615	$14,083
Warner Middle School	Public	6-8	30303 W 14 Mile Rd	Farmington Hills	48334	Oakland County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 785-2039	559	38	14.8	26.3%	274 (49.0%)	196 (35.1%)	29 (5.2%)	30 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (4.8%)	70.3	212^th of 896 public middle schools	76.3%		66.6	242^nd of 890 public middle schools	72.8%	30	76.5	39.3		41.5	47.5		37.5	46.0		40.2		54.1	$18,422	$873	$17,548
Sarah G Banks Middle School	Public	6-8	1760 Charms Rd	Wixom	48393	Oakland County	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 956-2200	597	26	22.6	28.8%	418 (70.0%)	43 (7.2%)	45 (7.5%)	52 (8.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.2%)	80.2	138^th of 896 public middle schools	84.6%		84.8	102^nd of 890 public middle schools	88.5%	36	77.7	45.3		46.8	50.5		41.5	47.0		52.7		67.6	$15,222	$477	$14,745
Novi Meadows School	Public	5-7	25549 Taft Rd	Novi	48374	Oakland County	Novi Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 449-1250	1,048	62	16.9	9.9%	338 (32.3%)	81 (7.7%)	51 (4.9%)	529 (50.5%)	14 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (3.1%)								(n/a)			62.7	66.7		70.8	71.6		68.5		52.0		$16,161	$789	$15,372
White Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	1450 Bogie Lake Rd	White Lake	48383	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 684-8004	525	29	18.3	37.9%	463 (88.2%)	9 (1.7%)	25 (4.8%)	9 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	73.4	190^th of 896 public middle schools	78.8%		61.7	283^rd of 890 public middle schools	68.2%	93	74.0	39.8		47.5	44.3		36.9	36.2		52.4		68.5	$14,288	$754	$13,534
South Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	4200 Quarton Rd	Bloomfield Hills	48302	Oakland County	Bloomfield Hills Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 341-6000	555	37	14.8	6.7%	423 (76.2%)	38 (6.8%)	28 (5.0%)	44 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	97.1	18^th of 896 public middle schools	98.0%		97.6	7^th of 890 public middle schools	99.2%	11	91.1	74.3		67.7	74.1		73.5	72.4		65.7		76.0	$23,272	$217	$23,055
East Middle School	Public	6-8	25000 Middlebelt Rd	Farmington Hills	48336	Oakland County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 489-3601	555	40	13.8	35.5%	255 (45.9%)	192 (34.6%)	24 (4.3%)	52 (9.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.6%)	56.9	336^th of 896 public middle schools	62.5%		55.6	345^th of 890 public middle schools	61.2%	9	66.5	29.5		36.8	40.4		27.4	32.6		40.6		55.7	$21,275	$964	$20,312
Novi Middle School	Public	5-8	49000 W 11 Mile Rd	Novi	48374	Oakland County	Novi Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 449-1600	1,086	57	19.0	10.0%	341 (31.4%)	72 (6.6%)	47 (4.3%)	563 (51.8%)	11 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	49 (4.5%)	96.1	28^th of 896 public middle schools	96.9%		96.1	28^th of 890 public middle schools	96.9%		85.9	72.7			59.8			65.0		72.9		83.3	$14,491	$654	$13,838

Frequently Asked Questions about Walnut Creek Middle School

How many students attend Walnut Creek Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 641 students attended Walnut Creek Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Walnut Creek Middle School?

Students at Walnut Creek Middle School are 76% White, 10% African American, 6% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Walnut Creek Middle School attend?

Students who attend Walnut Creek Middle School usually go on to attend Walled Lake Central High School

Is Walnut Creek Middle School a good school?

Walnut Creek Middle School ranks 243^rd of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Walnut Creek Middle School in?

Walled Lake Consolidated Schools

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