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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 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
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
399
Classroom Teachers
19

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Michigan

5

(10 is best)

Better than 43.0% of all MI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

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

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
33%
34%
38%
35%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
34%
30%
38%
25%
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
21
20
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 122 30.6%
Grade 7 140 35.1%
Grade 8 137 34.3%
Total 399 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 84.8% 85.9% 67.6%
Black 7.1% 5.9% 18.7%
Hispanic 7.1% 7.3% 9.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 0.7% 3.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.2% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 39.8% 48.2% 49.8%
Free lunch eligible 37.3% 45.0% 46.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.5% 3.2% 3.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 11,230 10,034,113
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,578.4 177
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.0% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.9% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.0% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.5% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 11.6% 17.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,926 4,009,253
Single Parent Households With Children 14.1% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.7% 91.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 19.1% 31.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.9% 16.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.8% 16.5%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.6% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.6% 17.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.0% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.5% 11.6%
$15,000 or less 10.6% 9.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,576 $10,811,864 50.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $774 $1,500,786 7.0%
Staff $507 $983,073 4.6%
General Administration $211 $409,129 1.9%
School Administration $703 $1,363,117 6.4%
Operation $978 $1,896,342 8.9%
Transportation $346 $670,894 3.1%
Other $415 $804,685 3.8%
Total Support $3,936 $7,631,904 35.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,532 $2,970,548 13.9%
Total Expenditures $11,044 $21,414,316 100.0%
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%