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Oakley W Best 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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
22201 Powers Ave
Dearborn Heights, MI 48125
Phone
(313) 203-3200
District
DEARBORN HEIGHTS SCHOOL DISTRICT #7
County
WAYNE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
554
Classroom Teachers
30

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Michigan

1

(10 is best)

Better than 9.1% of all MI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Oakley W Best Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
14%
33%
14%
38%
13%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
11%
34%
16%
38%
5%
30%
    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
19
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 189 34.1%
Grade 7 173 31.2%
Grade 8 192 34.7%
Total 554 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 62.9% 62.2% 67.6%
Black 19.4% 22.2% 18.7%
Hispanic 15.8% 14.2% 9.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.4% 3.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.5% 1.0% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 83.2% 79.7% 49.8%
Free lunch eligible 77.3% 74.1% 46.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.0% 5.6% 3.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 13,037 10,034,113
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 5,976.3 177
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.9% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.4% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.7% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.3% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 15.8% 17.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 4,953 4,009,253
Single Parent Households With Children 9.0% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 85.7% 91.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 17.2% 31.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 4.0% 16.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.3% 16.5%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.8% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 29.7% 17.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.3% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.8% 11.6%
$15,000 or less 10.1% 9.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,207 $15,654,054 56.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $635 $1,601,470 5.8%
Staff $287 $723,814 2.6%
General Administration $383 $965,926 3.5%
School Administration $684 $1,725,048 6.3%
Operation $921 $2,322,762 8.4%
Transportation $142 $358,124 1.3%
Other $372 $938,184 3.4%
Total Support $3,423 $8,632,806 31.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,282 $3,233,204 11.8%
Total Expenditures $10,912 $27,520,064 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,303 $10,472,771,170 46.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,089 $1,561,376,980 6.9%
Staff $673 $965,764,951 4.3%
General Administration $275 $393,721,602 1.7%
School Administration $723 $1,037,127,879 4.6%
Operation $1,101 $1,578,839,213 7.0%
Transportation $502 $719,551,334 3.2%
Other $660 $945,908,306 4.2%
Total Support $5,022 $7,202,233,256 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,415 $4,897,130,513 21.7%
Total Expenditures $15,740 $22,572,121,714 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%