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Sarah G Banks Middle School

Q: Is Sarah G Banks Middle School a good school?

Sarah G Banks Middle School ranks 138 th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

138^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 85% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Sarah G Banks Middle School in Wixom, MI, serves 597 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Walled Lake Consolidated Schools district. This mid-sized school has earned a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for ten consecutive years, ranking in the 85th percentile statewide (138th out of 896 Michigan middle schools) for the 2025-2026 school year—a slight dip from the prior year but still well above state averages.

Sarah G Banks shows particular strength in English Language Arts and Social Studies. In 2025-2026, 8th-grade PSAT ELA proficiency reached 77.7% and M-Step Social Studies hit 67.6%, both significantly outpacing state averages (64.8% and 50.3%, respectively). The Social Studies score rivals top nearby schools like Novi Middle School. However, 8th-grade math is a relative weak spot, with only 45.3% proficiency—below the district average and far behind high performers like Millennium Middle School (57.4%) and Novi (72.7%). Within the district, Clifford H Smart Middle School generally posts higher math and science scores, while Sarah G Banks significantly outperforms Walnut Creek Middle School, which has seen a sharp recent decline.

Two notable findings stand out. First, the school excels with economically disadvantaged students, ranking in the 81st percentile for low socio-economic status students in 2025-2026—even outperforming its overall ranking—despite 28.81% of students receiving free/reduced lunch. Second, chronic absenteeism (19.1%) is better than the state average (27.9%) but higher than top peers like Novi (12.1%) and Hillside Middle School (14.1%). The school spends generously at $15,222 per student, yet maintains the highest student-teacher ratio (22.6) among nearby schools. Special education performance fluctuates widely year-to-year, ranging from the 76th to 25th percentile, suggesting inconsistent support for this subgroup. Overall, Sarah G Banks is a reliable, solid choice in a competitive landscape, particularly strong in humanities while facing ongoing challenges in 8th-grade math.

597

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,222

Per pupil spending ?

28.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1760 Charms Rd
Wixom, MI 48393-1119

(248) 956-2200

District: Walled Lake Consolidated Schools

Students who attend Sarah G Banks Middle School usually attend:

High:

Walled Lake Western High School

Feeder schools for Sarah G Banks Middle School:

Elementary:	Loon Lake Elementary School
	Walled Lake Elementary School
	Wixom Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.0%

Asian:

8.7%

Hispanic:

7.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2016 → 85th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (53% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Michigan middle schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg52%

Michigan avg41%

138^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 11% (2016) to top 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	80.2	138 of 896	84.6%	★★★★☆
2025	84.8	102 of 890	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	120 of 897	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	189 of 883	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	173 of 776	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	70.3	151 of 675	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	125 of 792	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	85.3	104 of 838	87.6%	★★★★☆
2017	77.7	133 of 821	83.8%	★★★★☆
2016	84.9	101 of 894	88.7%	★★★★☆
2015	83.8	100 of 919	89.1%	★★★★☆
2014	84.1	103 of 921	88.8%	★★★★☆
2013	83.5	104 of 919	88.7%	★★★★☆
2012	87.4	74 of 900	91.8%	★★★★★
2011	84.3	54 of 858	93.7%	★★★★★
2010	85.6	30 of 851	96.5%	★★★★★
2009	85.5	54 of 847	93.6%	★★★★★
2008	86.3	44 of 839	94.8%	★★★★★
2007	82.7	83 of 823	89.9%	★★★★★
2006	83.9	71 of 806	91.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	63.4	86 of 337	74.5%	★★★★☆
2025	75.1	59 of 338	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	57 of 300	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.3	65 of 310	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	54.9	141 of 366	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	66.8	33 of 87	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	76.7	22 of 85	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	33 of 88	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	53 of 104	49.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	53.3	41 of 108	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.0	28 of 106	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.0	24 of 88	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	36.8	86 of 154	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	73.8	145 of 789	81.6%	★★★★☆
2025	78.6	116 of 789	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	102 of 771	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	64.3	206 of 770	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	62.2	188 of 657	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	62.9	140 of 521	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	107 of 658	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	122 of 794	84.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	66.2	65 of 260	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	82.7	27 of 265	89.8%	★★★★★
2024	68.0	59 of 257	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	46 of 246	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	21 of 137	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	61.0	85 of 266	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	70.3	161 of 834	80.7%	★★★★☆
2025	62.2	245 of 832	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	126 of 836	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	63.3	217 of 825	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	118 of 691	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	58.2	165 of 523	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.7	215 of 672	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.9	181 of 815	77.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	80.0	120 of 813	85.2%	★★★★☆
2025	85.1	89 of 798	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	154 of 786	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.9	176 of 776	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	160 of 658	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	66.9	129 of 540	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.2	137 of 639	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	85.1	88 of 797	89.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	61.7	62 of 195	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.0	42 of 190	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	42.7	91 of 163	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	145 of 236	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	64.9	59 of 244	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	29.0	150 of 201	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.9	123 of 377	67.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	142 of 687	79.3%	★★★★☆
2025	77.7	120 of 696	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	144 of 701	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	60.3	231 of 688	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	215 of 638	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.6	186 of 577	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.0	139 of 624	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	106 of 678	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)

Male (2026)85th percentile~ school

Female (2026)82nd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)81st percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)79th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)75th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2026)74th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)68th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2026)62nd percentile-23 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)62nd percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2026)39th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies68%+17 vs state

Science53%+14 vs state

English Language Arts49%+11 vs state

Mathematics45%+12 vs state

Math44%+12 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
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
Muir Middle School	Public	6-8	425 George St	Milford	48381	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 684-8060	656	34	19.0	28.8%	584 (89.0%)	17 (2.6%)	29 (4.4%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.7%)	74.8	177^th of 896 public middle schools	80.2%		77.3	155^th of 890 public middle schools	82.6%	22	77.8	39.7		44.0	53.2		39.1	39.9		44.6		66.3	$14,729	$751	$13,977
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
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
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
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
Hillside Middle School	Public	6-8	775 N Center St	Northville	48167	Wayne County	Northville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 344-3600	1,024	53	19.4	5.5%	661 (64.6%)	12 (1.2%)	40 (3.9%)	277 (27.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.2%)	97.9	9^th of 896 public middle schools	99.0%		96.5	22^nd of 890 public middle schools	97.5%	13	90.2	75.6		71.6	73.4		77.3	75.9		70.8		78.9	$15,505	$348	$15,157
Millennium Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	61526 9 Mile Rd	South Lyon	48178	Oakland County	South Lyon Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 573-8200	1,049	52	20.3	15.3%	854 (81.4%)	19 (1.8%)	38 (3.6%)	86 (8.2%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.6%)	87.3	89^th of 896 public middle schools	90.1%		90.5	65^th of 890 public middle schools	92.7%	24	80.6	57.4		53.6	52.9		49.6	55.2		52.7		70.2	$12,445	$601	$11,844
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Sarah G Banks Middle School

Is Sarah G Banks Middle School a good school?

Sarah G Banks Middle School ranks 138^th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sarah G Banks Middle School?

Students at Sarah G Banks Middle School are 70% White, 9% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Sarah G Banks Middle School attend?

Students who attend Sarah G Banks Middle School usually go on to attend Walled Lake Western High School

How many students attend Sarah G Banks Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 597 students attended Sarah G Banks Middle School.

What district is Sarah G Banks Middle School in?

Walled Lake Consolidated Schools

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