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Grissom Middle School

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Grissom Middle School ranks 442 nd of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

442^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 51% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Grissom Middle School in Sterling Heights, MI, is a public school serving 703 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Warren Consolidated Schools district, where about 79% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Grissom is a school on a strong upward trajectory. After ranking in the bottom 12th percentile statewide in 2020-2021, it has climbed to the 51st percentile (a 3-star rating) for the 2025-2026 school year—essentially matching the state average. This is especially impressive given its high-poverty demographics. The school shows a particular strength in supporting its low-income students, ranking in the 72nd percentile statewide for that group, which is significantly better than its overall ranking. Within the district, Grissom is the most improved middle school and now outperforms Carter Middle School and Carleton Middle School, while still trailing Beer Middle School. In fact, Grissom now has the highest 6th-grade math proficiency among all four district middle schools.

Despite these gains, challenges remain. Chronic absenteeism affects 35.3% of students—higher than the state average of 27.9%—and this likely holds back even greater academic progress. Additionally, while Grissom excels with certain student groups, its performance with others is below average, suggesting room for more consistent support across all learners. The contrast with nearby Troy School District schools like Larson Middle School (97th percentile) highlights the impact of socioeconomic factors, but Grissom's steady improvement—such as 8th-grade social studies proficiency jumping from 10.8% to 47.2% in three years—shows that its targeted interventions are working. For parents, Grissom represents a school that is actively improving and investing resources ($16,486 per student) to help its students succeed despite significant obstacles.

703

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,486

Per pupil spending ?

79.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

35701 Ryan Rd
Sterling Heights, MI 48310-4434

(586) 698-4310

District: Warren Consolidated Schools

Students who attend Grissom Middle School usually attend:

High:

Sterling Heights Senior High School

Feeder schools for Grissom Middle School:

Elementary:	Holden Elementary School
	Jefferson Elementary School
	Susick Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.4%

Asian:

21.2%

African American:

10.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2016 → 51st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Michigan median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 28% Michigan)

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

!Science scores 11 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg38%

Michigan avg41%

442^nd of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to top 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	47.1	442 of 896	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.5	484 of 890	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	570 of 897	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	573 of 883	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.2	578 of 776	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	593 of 675	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	499 of 792	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	492 of 838	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.5	579 of 821	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.6	564 of 894	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.5	536 of 919	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.1	659 of 921	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.4	644 of 919	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.6	581 of 900	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.7	636 of 858	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.0	626 of 851	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	54.9	521 of 847	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.4	551 of 839	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.1	523 of 823	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.5	527 of 806	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	137 of 337	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.7	98 of 338	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	58.6	89 of 300	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	40.1	168 of 310	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.9	113 of 366	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	22.5	69 of 87	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.8	62 of 85	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	70 of 88	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	68 of 87	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	43 of 57	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	33 of 39	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	33 of 48	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	73 of 104	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	75 of 108	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.9	65 of 106	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.1	76 of 88	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	52 of 72	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	38 of 46	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	95 of 154	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	42.9	423 of 789	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.5	445 of 789	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	501 of 771	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.6	561 of 770	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	518 of 657	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	476 of 521	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	445 of 658	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	459 of 794	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	62.7	236 of 834	71.7%	★★★★☆
2025	58.9	281 of 832	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	410 of 836	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.8	463 of 825	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	491 of 691	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	443 of 523	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	380 of 672	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.2	379 of 815	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	428 of 813	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.0	458 of 798	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	584 of 786	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	531 of 776	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.8	560 of 658	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	503 of 540	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	440 of 639	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	465 of 797	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	185 of 236	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	209 of 244	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	246 of 377	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	504 of 687	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.6	555 of 696	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	621 of 701	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	604 of 688	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	597 of 638	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	567 of 577	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	526 of 624	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	563 of 678	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)72nd percentile+21 vs school

African American (2026)59th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)47th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)46th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)31st percentile-20 vs school

White (2026)27th percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2026)22nd percentile-29 vs school

Asian (2026)21st percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies47%-3 vs state

English Language Arts34%-4 vs state

Science28%-11 vs state

Math28%-4 vs state

Mathematics24%-9 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/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 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Grissom Middle School	Public	6-8	35701 Ryan Rd	Sterling Heights	48310	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 698-4310	703	37	18.9	79.1%	439 (62.4%)	76 (10.8%)	15 (2.1%)	149 (21.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.0%)	47.1	442^nd of 896 public middle schools	50.7%		44.5	484^th of 890 public middle schools	45.6%	42	69.3		24.5		32.7	35.8	31.7	24.3	28.4	47.2	$16,486	$1,467	$15,019
Frank Jeannette Junior High School	Public	7-9	40400 Gulliver Dr	Sterling Heights	48310	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 797-3300	716	40	17.9	77.4%	492 (68.7%)	82 (11.5%)	35 (4.9%)	81 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.6%)	43.1	488^th of 896 public middle schools	45.5%		41.5	512^th of 890 public middle schools	42.5%	24	58.6	48.5	28.7	25.1		32.6		25.8	29.6	44.0	$17,188	$900	$16,288
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
Baker Middle School	Public	6-8	1359 Torpey Dr	Troy	48083	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-4600	629	35	17.8	21.8%	249 (39.6%)	61 (9.7%)	51 (8.1%)	239 (38.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.3%)	89.7	70^th of 896 public middle schools	92.2%		89.9	69^th of 890 public middle schools	92.2%	1	81.5		55.9		49.7	55.7	52.1	62.9	70.1	67.6	$16,932	$558	$16,373
Larson Middle School	Public	6-8	2222 E Long Lake Rd	Troy	48085	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-4800	865	45	19.0	11.2%	489 (56.5%)	32 (3.7%)	43 (5.0%)	265 (30.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.0%)	95.7	30^th of 896 public middle schools	96.7%		95.2	38^th of 890 public middle schools	95.7%	8	88.8		63.2		62.2	68.1	69.1	67.8	68.0	72.4	$14,810	$459	$14,351
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
Page Middle School	Public	6-8	29615 Tawas St	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Lamphere Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 589-3428	538	31	17.1	51.9%	349 (64.9%)	79 (14.7%)	37 (6.9%)	29 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.0%)	55.8	351^st of 896 public middle schools	60.8%		53.8	367^th of 890 public middle schools	58.8%	16	71.7		30.5		31.5	34.6	23.8	35.8	46.5	51.9	$17,974	$1,045	$16,928
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
Beer Middle School	Public	6-8	3200 Martin Rd	Warren	48092	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 574-3175	665	35	18.8	70.8%	288 (43.3%)	86 (12.9%)	16 (2.4%)	244 (36.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.4%)	53.1	378^th of 896 public middle schools	57.8%		54.9	349^th of 890 public middle schools	60.8%	29	65.7		26.9		40.4	41.8	26.0	27.2	33.3	55.3	$14,902	$1,452	$13,450

Frequently Asked Questions about Grissom Middle School

Is Grissom Middle School a good school?

Grissom Middle School ranks 442^nd of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Grissom Middle School attend?

Students who attend Grissom Middle School usually go on to attend Sterling Heights Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Grissom Middle School?

Students at Grissom Middle School are 62% White, 21% Asian, 11% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Grissom Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 703 students attended Grissom Middle School.

What district is Grissom Middle School in?

Warren Consolidated Schools

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2021–22 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026

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