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Thomas Simpson Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
24900 Meadows Ave
Flat Rock, MI 48134
Phone
(734) 535-6700
District
Flat Rock Community Schools
County
WAYNE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
402
Classroom Teachers
22

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Michigan

3

(10 is best)

Better than 26.9% of all MI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Thomas Simpson Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
21%
34%
19%
38%
22%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
34%
33%
37%
20%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
18
18
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 130 32.3%
Grade 7 135 33.6%
Grade 8 137 34.1%
Total 402 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 86.8% 86.3% 67.0%
Black 6.8% 6.2% 19.1%
Hispanic 5.6% 6.7% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 0.7% 3.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.2% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 44.0% 49.6% 51.6%
Free lunch eligible 42.0% 47.5% 47.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.0% 2.1% 3.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 11,015 10,034,113
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,505.7 178
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.9% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.9% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.3% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.1% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 12.7% 17.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,923 4,009,253
Single Parent Households With Children 14.6% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.6% 91.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 20.1% 31.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 17.0% 16.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.0% 16.5%
$75,000 - $99,999 21.4% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.0% 17.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.5% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.9% 11.6%
$15,000 or less 10.2% 9.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,485 $11,492,000 51.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $717 $1,271,000 5.7%
Staff $603 $1,068,000 4.8%
General Administration $214 $380,000 1.7%
School Administration $784 $1,389,000 6.2%
Operation $1,108 $1,963,000 8.8%
Transportation $362 $642,000 2.9%
Other $635 $1,125,000 5.1%
Total Support $4,423 $7,838,000 35.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,656 $2,934,000 13.2%
Total Expenditures $12,564 $22,264,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,536 $10,809,800,000 44.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,150 $1,649,683,000 6.8%
Staff $740 $1,061,145,000 4.4%
General Administration $283 $406,356,000 1.7%
School Administration $737 $1,057,416,000 4.4%
Operation $1,207 $1,731,060,000 7.1%
Transportation $452 $647,918,000 2.7%
Other $795 $1,139,917,000 4.7%
Total Support $5,364 $7,693,495,000 31.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,016 $5,760,700,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $16,916 $24,263,995,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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