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Grissom Middle School

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Grissom Middle School ranks 484 th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

484^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 46% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Grissom Middle School is a public middle school located in Sterling Heights, Michigan, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 692 students. The school is part of the Warren Consolidated Schools district, which is ranked 360 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Grissom Middle School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Michigan middle schools, with a ranking between 484 and 593 over the past 10 school years, and a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Grissom Middle School's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is consistently below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) ranged from 36.9% to 37.9%, compared to the state average of 38.6% to 39.2%. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 23.2% to 26.6%, significantly lower than the state average of 31.5% to 33.3%. Additionally, Grissom Middle School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, with rates ranging from 29.5% to 39.9% over the past few school years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Grissom Middle School to other nearby schools in the Warren Consolidated Schools district, such as Carter Middle School and Beer Middle School, Grissom consistently underperforms in academic measures, with lower proficiency rates and lower rankings. However, these nearby schools also struggle, with most of them ranking in the bottom half of Michigan middle schools. The high rates of chronic absenteeism and the large percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds at Grissom Middle School may be significant factors contributing to the school's academic challenges.

703

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,793

Per pupil spending ?

79.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Holding steady — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (36% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg38%

Michigan avg41%

484^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

360^th of 613Warren 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

African American (2025)71st percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile~ school

Male (2025)43rd percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)39th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)27th percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-25 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies39%-8 vs state

English Language Arts37%~ state avg

Science35%-6 vs state

Math25%-7 vs state

Mathematics19%-12 vs state

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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 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%)	44.5	484^th of 890 public middle schools	45.6%		34.4	570^th of 897 public middle schools	36.5%	86	66.2	18.6	37.9	36.9	23.2	26.6	34.6	39.2	$15,793	$1,827	$13,966
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%)	41.5	512^th of 890 public middle schools	42.5%		41.9	501^st of 897 public middle schools	44.1%	11	63.4	27.5		36.5		25.8	23.6	34.1	$16,961	$1,449	$15,513
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%)	35.9	552^nd of 890 public middle schools	38.0%		31.7	598^th of 897 public middle schools	33.3%	46	59.5	11.9	39.0	27.3	26.5	24.7	27.1	32.4	$17,471	$1,704	$15,767
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%)	89.9	69^th of 890 public middle schools	92.2%		89.3	76^th of 897 public middle schools	91.5%	7	78.6	51.9	55.9	63.8	58.6	59.9	63.0	60.4	$15,793	$914	$14,879
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%)	95.2	38^th of 890 public middle schools	95.7%		91.4	63^rd of 897 public middle schools	93.0%	25	83.3	61.2	66.0	71.9	65.2	65.6	65.4	70.6	$14,156	$822	$13,334
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%)	64.4	260^th of 890 public middle schools	70.8%		60.9	277^th of 897 public middle schools	69.1%	17	71.2	34.3		43.9		34.5	39.3	55.5	$15,015	$1,434	$13,581
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%)	53.8	367^th of 890 public middle schools	58.8%		54.1	349^th of 897 public middle schools	61.1%	18	66.3	22.5	33.3	44.8	32.7	33.9	39.4	43.9	$17,780	$2,352	$15,428
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%)	49.3	419^th of 890 public middle schools	52.9%		34.6	567^th of 897 public middle schools	36.8%	148	75.6	25.2	38.2	33.7	24.9	21.5	34.0	49.4	$15,302	$1,561	$13,741
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)
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%)	54.9	349^th of 890 public middle schools	60.8%		57.5	309^th of 897 public middle schools	65.6%	40	65.6	30.2	44.6	37.3	25.7	26.8	41.9	49.8	$15,206	$1,744	$13,462

Frequently Asked Questions about Grissom Middle 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 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

Is Grissom Middle School a good school?

Grissom Middle School ranks 484^th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Grissom Middle School in?

Warren Consolidated Schools

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