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Carter Middle School

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Carter Middle School ranks 477 th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

477^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 47% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Carter Middle School in Warren, MI, serves 679 students in grades 6-8 within the Warren Consolidated Schools district, a community where 62.3% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Carter shows a striking split between subjects. In 8th grade English Language Arts, students outperform both district and state averages—68.5% scored proficient on the PSAT in 2025-2026, compared to 64.8% statewide. This strength has been consistent for two years. However, math tells a different story: only 21.6% of 8th graders were proficient in math, well below the 33.2% state average, and similar gaps appear in 6th and 7th grades. The school also earns high marks for its English Language Learner students, who ranked in the 66th percentile statewide. When compared to Carleton Middle School, a nearby peer with similar demographics, Carter outperforms it in 8th grade social studies (50.7% vs. 39.6%), 8th grade ELA (68.5% vs. 61.5%), and 7th grade ELA (39.9% vs. 38.4%).

The biggest challenge facing Carter is chronic absenteeism—40% of students were chronically absent in 2024-2025, significantly higher than the state average of 27.9% and even above the district's 34.4%. This persistent issue, which has hovered around 40% for three years, likely impacts learning across subjects. The school spends a substantial $15,874 per student, suggesting that financial resources alone haven't solved this problem. For parents considering Carter, the school demonstrates clear strengths in literacy instruction and support for ELL students, but math achievement and attendance remain areas needing attention. The contrast with the nearby Middle School Mathematics Science Technology Center, a highly selective magnet school with exceptional scores and nearly three times the per-pupil spending, highlights how different school models can produce vastly different outcomes.

679

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,874

Per pupil spending ?

62.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

12000 Masonic Blvd
Warren, MI 48093-6138

(586) 825-2620

District: Warren Consolidated Schools

Students who attend Carter Middle School usually attend:

High:

Cousino Senior High School

Feeder schools for Carter Middle School:

Elementary:	Cromie Elementary School
	Wilde Elementary School
	Wilkerson Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.0%

African American:

22.5%

Asian:

14.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 42nd percentile in 2016 → 47th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 28% Michigan)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg38%

Michigan avg41%

477^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to bottom 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Warren Consolidated Schools

369^th of 625Warren 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	44.3	477 of 896	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.3	419 of 890	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.6	567 of 897	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	507 of 883	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	481 of 776	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.9	535 of 675	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	487 of 792	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	494 of 838	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.8	514 of 821	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.0	521 of 894	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.0	485 of 919	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.1	642 of 921	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.1	609 of 919	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.3	381 of 900	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.7	393 of 858	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.6	425 of 851	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.0	443 of 847	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	65.2	340 of 839	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.6	378 of 823	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.8	385 of 806	52.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	230 of 337	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.3	142 of 338	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.2	143 of 300	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.9	185 of 310	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	112 of 182	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.9	67 of 77	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.1	103 of 196	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	159 of 366	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	18.6	73 of 87	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.1	65 of 85	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	82 of 88	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	73 of 87	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	44 of 57	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	34 of 39	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	40 of 48	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	81 of 104	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	58.2	37 of 108	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.0	54 of 106	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.8	80 of 154	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	37.4	490 of 789	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.6	458 of 789	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	530 of 771	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	486 of 770	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	433 of 657	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.0	447 of 521	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	458 of 658	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	476 of 794	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	44.4	448 of 834	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.9	335 of 832	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.3	558 of 836	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	418 of 825	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	408 of 691	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.2	421 of 523	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	458 of 672	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	488 of 815	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	422 of 813	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.2	347 of 798	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.8	556 of 786	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	488 of 776	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	456 of 658	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.4	446 of 540	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	413 of 639	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	438 of 797	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	39.9	120 of 195	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.3	112 of 190	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	137 of 176	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	95 of 163	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.0	27 of 65	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	22.5	123 of 156	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	180 of 244	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	155 of 199	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	68 of 70	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	43.5	198 of 377	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	44.9	363 of 687	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.5	382 of 696	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	490 of 701	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	438 of 688	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	411 of 638	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.5	455 of 577	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	444 of 624	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	484 of 678	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)66th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2026)48th percentile~ school

White (2026)47th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)38th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2026)38th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2026)32nd percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile-27 vs school

Asian (2026)16th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies51%~ state avg

Science33%-6 vs state

English Language Arts33%-5 vs state

Math22%-11 vs state

Mathematics22%-12 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student on FaceBook
Saturday, November 7, 2015

I go to this school and its a pretty good school but they do have there problems with bullying and fighting but the teachers are nice and they are good teachers and the students are nice. Close Quote

by a student
Saturday, August 1, 2015

i go to this school and from my expierience i think it is a good school Close Quote

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th 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
Carter Middle School	Public	6-8	12000 Masonic Blvd	Warren	48093	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 825-2620	679	33	20.3	62.3%	360 (53.0%)	153 (22.5%)	18 (2.7%)	98 (14.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.9%)	44.3	477^th of 896 public middle schools	46.8%		49.3	419^th of 890 public middle schools	52.9%	58	68.5		21.6					25.7	39.9				18.9	24.3		33.3		50.7	$15,874	$1,301	$14,573
Rockwell Middle School	Public	6-8	12225 Masonic Blvd	Warren	48093	Macomb County	Macomb Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(586) 939-2290	66	11	6.0	66.7%	47 (71.2%)	13 (19.7%)	2 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.1%)								(n/a)	328.5		253.8					1552.5	1664.8				1538.6	1659.8		1768.1		1776.3
Warren Woods Middle School	Public	6-8	13400 E 12 Mile Rd	Warren	48088	Macomb County	Warren Woods Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 439-4403	741	39	18.9	59.4%	329 (44.4%)	216 (29.1%)	28 (3.8%)	104 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	62 (8.4%)	44.9	463^rd of 896 public middle schools	48.3%		45.9	462^nd of 890 public middle schools	48.1%	1	64.5		31.1					39.1	32.4				30.1	29.4		21.0		36.0	$16,352	$1,263	$15,089
Carleton Middle School	Public	6-8	8900 15 Mile Rd	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 825-2590	638	36	17.5	76.2%	371 (58.2%)	135 (21.2%)	18 (2.8%)	81 (12.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (4.9%)	40.9	507^th of 896 public middle schools	43.4%		35.9	552^nd of 890 public middle schools	38.0%	45	61.5		20.3					36.2	38.4				24.9	24.2		23.5		39.6	$18,795	$1,403	$17,392
Wolfe Middle School	Public	6-8	8640 McKinley	Center Line	48015	Macomb County	Center Line Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 510-2300	506	33	15.2	66.0%	175 (34.6%)	180 (35.6%)	14 (2.8%)	86 (17.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.7%)	27.2	637^th of 896 public middle schools	28.9%		24.7	647^th of 890 public middle schools	27.3%	10	57.2		20.8					20.0	17.8				20.0	13.8		27.5		38.1	$16,879	$1,284	$15,596
Huron Academy Grades 38	Public, Charter	3-8	36301 Utica Rd	Clinton Township	48035	Macomb County	Huron Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 690-8180	408	25	16.2	63.0%	244 (59.8%)	119 (29.2%)	10 (2.5%)	19 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	49.8	414^th of 896 public middle schools	53.8%		56	339^th of 890 public middle schools	61.9%	75	77.0		32.8		18.2	33.8	47.3	35.1	40.3	28.6	32.4	20.3	12.2	19.4	37.8	36.7	24.3	53.3	$11,761	$1,793	$9,968
Richards Middle School	Public	7-8	33500 Garfield Rd	Fraser	48026	Macomb County	Fraser Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 439-7400	661	37	17.9	37.7%	460 (69.6%)	109 (16.5%)	24 (3.6%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.8%)	65	258^th of 896 public middle schools	71.2%		60.1	301^st of 890 public middle schools	66.2%	43	64.7		35.6						48.3					39.1		39.4		51.7	$14,371	$1,202	$13,169
Roseville Middle School	Public	6-8	16250 Martin Rd	Roseville	48066	Macomb County	Roseville Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 445-5600	620	33	19.0	72.3%	247 (39.8%)	296 (47.7%)	11 (1.8%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (8.9%)	10.6	817^th of 896 public middle schools	8.8%		12	790^th of 890 public middle schools	11.2%	27	37.4		5.5					15.3	13.7				7.1	4.8		14.4		23.5	$16,039	$1,020	$15,019
Middle School Mathematics Science Technology Center	Public, Magnet	6-8	27500 Cosgrove Dr	Warren	48092	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(586) 574-3171	61	15	4.2	45.9%	43 (70.5%)	4 (6.6%)	1 (1.6%)	12 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)								(n/a)	525.7		529.1						1725.8					1718.8		88.6		88.6	$46,914	$800	$46,114
Davis Junior High School	Public	7-9	11300 17 Mile Rd	Sterling Heights	48313	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 797-2700	1,061	51	20.7	57.4%	834 (78.6%)	80 (7.5%)	37 (3.5%)	58 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (4.8%)	68.4	222^nd of 896 public middle schools	75.2%		64.4	260^th of 890 public middle schools	70.8%	38	71.3	69.5	36.1	34.0					47.6					39.3		40.4		56.9	$14,477	$667	$13,809

Frequently Asked Questions about Carter Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Carter Middle School?

Students at Carter Middle School are 53% White, 23% African American, 14% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend Carter Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 679 students attended Carter Middle School.

Is Carter Middle School a good school?

Carter Middle School ranks 477^th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Carter Middle School in?

Warren Consolidated Schools

What high school do graduates of Carter Middle School attend?

Students who attend Carter Middle School usually go on to attend Cousino Senior High School

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