Summary:
Zip code 48088 is home to just one middle school, Warren Woods Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 and is part of the Warren Woods Public Schools district, a community where a majority of students (about 59%) qualify for free or reduced lunch.
As the only middle school in the area, Warren Woods Middle School’s performance is a direct reflection of the district’s middle school program. The school holds a 2-star rating and ranks in the 48th percentile statewide, placing it in the lower-middle tier of Michigan schools. Its biggest academic strength is 8th-grade English Language Arts on the PSAT, where 64.5% of students are proficient—nearly matching the state average of 64.8%, and actually exceeding it the previous year. However, the school struggles significantly in science, with only 21% of 8th-graders proficient on the M-Step compared to the state’s 39.2%, a gap of over 18 percentage points. Math scores are also below state averages in both 6th and 7th grades, and social studies proficiency (36%) trails the state by more than 14 points.
One of the most concerning findings is the school’s chronic absenteeism rate of 38%, which is well above the state average of 27.9% and even higher than the district’s own 33% rate. This means more than a third of students are missing substantial amounts of school, which likely undermines academic progress. Interestingly, the school spends a relatively high $16,352 per student, yet results remain moderate, suggesting that attendance issues may be limiting the impact of that funding. Test scores also show notable year-to-year volatility—6th-grade ELA jumped from 33.5% to 39.1% proficiency, while 8th-grade science dropped sharply from 29.4% to 21%. For parents, the key takeaway is that this school has a proven strength in 8th-grade literacy, but faces clear challenges in science, math, and getting students to show up consistently.
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