For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 410 students in Flat Rock Community Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Flat Rock Community School School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 43% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 17% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Michigan public middle school average of 42% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
6 Schools
1,349 Schools
# Students
1,800 Students
537,315 Students
# Teachers
97 Teachers
31,652 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
District Rank
Flat Rock Community Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 851 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has increased from 75-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#506 out of 866 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
34%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
45%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
38%

Graduation Rate
85-89%
81%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.33
0.60
# American Indian Students
2 Students
5,345 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
12 Students
19,936 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
130 Students
47,905 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
9%
# Black Students
116 Students
122,970 Students
% Black Students
6%
23%
# White Students
1,469 Students
312,168 Students
% White Students
82%
58%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
471 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
70 Students
27,717 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
137
17,744
# Students in 1st Grade:
128
17,631
# Students in 2nd Grade:
119
18,045
# Students in 3rd Grade:
121
17,646
# Students in 4th Grade:
117
18,813
# Students in 5th Grade:
146
26,385
# Students in 6th Grade:
145
87,228
# Students in 7th Grade:
130
103,285
# Students in 8th Grade:
135
102,692
# Students in 9th Grade:
141
33,855
# Students in 10th Grade:
152
31,157
# Students in 11th Grade:
155
30,339
# Students in 12th Grade:
174
30,343
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,152
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,784 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,510. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,369 is less than the state median of $17,693. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$27 MM
$25,476 MM

Spending
$22 MM
$24,351 MM

Revenue / Student
$14,784
$18,510

Spending / Student
$12,369
$17,693

Best Flat Rock Community Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Thomas Simpson Middle School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
24900 Meadows Ave
Flat Rock, MI 48134
(734) 535-6700
Flat Rock, MI 48134
(734) 535-6700
Grades: 6-8
| 410 students
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