Wolfe Middle School

Summary:

Wolfe Middle School is a public middle school located in Center Line, Michigan, serving around 500 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Center Line Public Schools district, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wolfe Middle School faces several challenges, including lower academic performance compared to state and district averages. In 2023-2024, only 21% of 6th graders were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 37.5%. The school's performance is also lower than many of the nearby schools, particularly those in the Warren Consolidated Schools district. Wolfe Middle School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 13.1% in 2020-2021 to 61.6% in 2021-2022, which is significantly higher than the state average and many of the nearby schools.

Despite the school's academic challenges, Wolfe Middle School has a relatively high per-student spending ($15,618 in 2022-2023) and a low student-teacher ratio (18.2 in 2022-2023) compared to the state and nearby schools. This suggests that the school may need to re-evaluate its resource allocation and instructional strategies to better support student learning. The school's declining statewide ranking and significant achievement gaps among subgroups indicate the need for a comprehensive review of its educational practices to improve student outcomes.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 8640 McKinley
       Center Line, MI  48015-1668


(586) 510-2300

District: Center Line Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
633rd of 897 Michigan Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,618 Help


Students who attend Wolfe Middle School usually attend:

High:    Center Line High School

Feeder schools for Wolfe Middle School:

Elementary:    Crothers Elementary School
    Mark C Roose Elementary School
    May V Peck Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.2 Help
Number of students:  500

Racial breakdown:

White:
40.0%
African American:
34.2%
Asian:
14.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  72.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Wolfe Middle School ranks worse than 70.6% of middle schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.32. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Wolfe Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (40%), African American (34.2%), Asian (14.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 72.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Wolfe Middle School is 18.2. (See more...)
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Compare Wolfe Middle School employs 27.3 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wolfe Middle School is $15,618.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Wolfe Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Wolfe Middle School 633rd of 897 Michigan public middle schools. (See Wolfe Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Center Line Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Center Line Public Schools 500th of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Wolfe Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Wolfe Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 58.23 422nd 806 47.6%
2007 59.52 429th 823 47.9%
2008 55.27 503rd 839 40.0%
2009 45.79 597th 847 29.5%
2010 56.41 505th 851 40.7%
2011 37.22 656th 858 23.5%
2012 51.04 456th 900 49.3%
2013 37.56 615th 919 33.1%
2014 29.86 689th 921 25.2%
2015 31.47 641st 919 30.3%
2016 24.14 677th 894 24.3%
2017 13.72 715th 821 12.9%
2018 24.59 665th 838 20.6%
2019 14.81 690th 792 12.9%
2021 13.68 614th 675 9.0%
2022 31.22 531st 776 31.6%
2023 28.31 624th 883 29.3%
2024 27.32 633rd 897 29.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Wolfe Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.54 116th 156 25.6%
2023 23.73 129th 163 20.9%
2024 14.30 161st 176 8.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Wolfe Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.26 138th 154 10.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Wolfe Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.11 237th 377 37.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Wolfe Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.17 625th 815 23.3%
2019 17.59 595th 672 11.5%
2021 17.78 477th 523 8.8%
2022 48.94 324th 691 53.1%
2023 37.50 522nd 825 36.7%
2024 33.61 555th 836 33.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Wolfe Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.48 586th 794 26.2%
2019 11.37 607th 658 7.8%
2021 9.59 502nd 521 3.6%
2022 29.01 488th 657 25.7%
2023 26.04 581st 770 24.5%
2024 24.50 587th 771 23.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Wolfe Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.79 638th 797 19.9%
2019 13.73 576th 639 9.9%
2021 12.11 506th 540 6.3%
2022 25.08 497th 658 24.5%
2023 23.24 590th 776 24.0%
2024 23.22 614th 786 21.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Wolfe Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 3.67 100th 104 3.8%
2019 10.84 43rd 48 10.4%
2021 15.44 36th 39 7.7%
2022 28.62 41st 57 28.1%
2023 17.33 75th 87 13.8%
2024 15.00 75th 88 14.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Wolfe Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.07 303rd 366 17.2%
2022 27.21 136th 182 25.3%
2023 25.93 230th 310 25.8%
2024 26.41 222nd 300 26.0%
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Rank History for White students at Wolfe Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.68 591st 678 12.8%
2019 8.95 597th 624 4.3%
2021 11.94 544th 577 5.7%
2022 22.43 513th 638 19.6%
2023 21.09 574th 688 16.6%
2024 26.69 536th 701 23.5%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Wolfe Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 505 3 12 3 24 n/a n/a 0 547
1989 503 2 3 1 24 n/a n/a 0 533
1990 507 7 9 2 24 n/a n/a 0 549
1991 528 7 15 3 1 n/a n/a 0 554
1992 556 8 6 4 32 n/a n/a 0 606
1993 551 3 11 4 12 n/a n/a 0 581
1994 596 3 11 2 7 n/a n/a 0 619
1995 591 10 23 4 19 n/a n/a 0 647
1996 591 10 23 4 19 n/a n/a 0 647
1997 581 8 19 4 9 n/a n/a 0 621
1998 582 8 30 7 9 n/a n/a 0 636
1999 574 16 34 6 7 n/a n/a 0 637
2000 559 18 48 4 7 n/a n/a 0 636
2001 603 16 47 6 10 n/a n/a 0 682
2002 644 30 45 11 9 n/a n/a 0 739
2003 644 30 45 11 9 n/a n/a 0 739
2004 618 40 49 12 14 n/a n/a 0 733
2005 558 78 31 11 13 n/a n/a 0 691
2006 536 75 31 11 14 n/a n/a 0 667
2007 559 57 33 11 9 n/a n/a 16 685
2008 555 76 37 12 6 n/a n/a 9 695
2009 520 76 33 12 5 n/a n/a 17 663
2010 514 93 32 12 3 n/a n/a 23 677
2011 462 129 25 12 1 0 25 0 654
2012 399 114 37 14 1 0 44 0 609
2013 368 137 41 11 0 0 39 0 596
2014 359 126 53 15 0 0 41 0 594
2015 340 159 57 25 2 1 37 0 621
2016 329 142 63 24 1 1 45 0 605
2017 323 135 72 22 2 1 38 0 593
2018 278 136 70 28 1 0 47 0 560
2019 294 152 73 29 1 0 49 0 598
2020 274 150 78 29 3 0 52 0 586
2021 201 105 58 21 2 0 39 0 426
2022 179 137 82 22 1 0 38 0 459
2023 200 171 72 18 0 0 39 0 500

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Wolfe Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 547 n/a n/a n/a
1989 533 n/a n/a 15.2
1990 549 42.0 13.0 14.8
1991 554 n/a n/a n/a
1992 606 n/a n/a 23.6
1993 581 n/a 0.0 24.3
1994 619 38.4 16.1 19.1
1995 647 42.2 15.3 19.6
1996 647 42.2 15.3 19.6
1997 621 43.0 14.4 24.2
1998 636 44.0 14.5 25.5
1999 637 44.0 14.5 25.4
2000 636 43.8 14.5 33
2001 682 45.3 15.1 30.5
2002 739 47.5 15.6 39.9
2003 739 47.5 15.6 39.9
2004 733 47.6 15.4 39.8
2005 691 44.7 15.5 40.7
2006 667 42.2 15.8 39.3
2007 685 39.0 17.6 38.6
2008 695 36.2 19.2 46.5
2009 663 36.9 18.0 50.5
2010 677 37.6 18.0 61.9
2011 654 32.4 20.1 66.1
2012 609 29.1 20.8 65.4
2013 596 27.0 22.0 71.6
2014 594 30.6 19.3 69.5
2015 621 29.0 21.4 72.9
2016 605 32.0 18.9 73.6
2017 593 30.5 19.3 69.8
2018 560 30.9 18.0 75.9
2019 598 31.3 19.0 74.2
2020 586 30.6 19.1 72.4
2021 426 28.2 15.1 70.4
2022 459 28.9 15.8 76.5
2023 500 27.3 18.2 72.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Wolfe Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 547 n/a n/a n/a
1989 533 n/a n/a 15.2
1990 549 42.0 13.0 14.8
1991 554 n/a n/a n/a
1992 606 n/a n/a 23.6
1993 581 n/a 0.0 24.3
1994 619 38.4 16.1 19.1
1995 647 42.2 15.3 19.6
1996 647 42.2 15.3 19.6
1997 621 43.0 14.4 24.2
1998 636 44.0 14.5 25.5
1999 637 44.0 14.5 25.4
2000 636 43.8 14.5 33
2001 682 45.3 15.1 30.5
2002 739 47.5 15.6 39.9
2003 739 47.5 15.6 39.9
2004 733 47.6 15.4 39.8
2005 691 44.7 15.5 40.7
2006 667 42.2 15.8 39.3
2007 685 39.0 17.6 38.6
2008 695 36.2 19.2 46.5
2009 663 36.9 18.0 50.5
2010 677 37.6 18.0 61.9
2011 654 32.4 20.1 66.1
2012 609 29.1 20.8 65.4
2013 596 27.0 22.0 71.6
2014 594 30.6 19.3 69.5
2015 621 29.0 21.4 72.9
2016 605 32.0 18.9 73.6
2017 593 30.5 19.3 69.8
2018 560 30.9 18.0 75.9
2019 598 31.3 19.0 74.2
2020 586 30.6 19.1 72.4
2021 426 28.2 15.1 70.4
2022 459 28.9 15.8 76.5
2023 500 27.3 18.2 72.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Wolfe Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,365 (11.5%) $10,467 (88.5%) $11,832
2020 $1,110 (9.1%) $11,147 (90.9%) $12,257
2021 $2,421 (16.2%) $12,515 (83.8%) $14,936
2022 $2,070 (13.4%) $13,337 (86.6%) $15,407
2023 $2,300 (14.7%) $13,318 (85.3%) $15,618

Data source: Michigan Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Wolfe Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 690th of 792 Middle schoolsRanks 624th of 883 Middle schools
 16.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Wolfe Middle School)24.123.1
 1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Center Line Public Schools)24.423.5
 0.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)41.737.5
 4.2%
6th Grade Math (Wolfe Middle School)19.616.7
 2.9%
   6th Grade Math (Center Line Public Schools)19.416.3
 3.1%
   6th Grade Math (Michigan)35.129.6
 5.5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Wolfe Middle School)19.926.6
 6.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Center Line Public Schools)19.927
 7.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)42.736.9
 5.8%
7th Grade Math (Wolfe Middle School)6.917.3
 10.4%
   7th Grade Math (Center Line Public Schools)6.716.8
 10.1%
   7th Grade Math (Michigan)35.731
 4.7%
8th Grade Social Studies (Wolfe Middle School)12.817.4
 4.6%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Center Line Public Schools)12.116.3
 4.2%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)2826.7
 1.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Wolfe Middle School)45.251.7
 6.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Center Line Public Schools)4650.9
 4.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)61.959.7
 2.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Wolfe Middle School)18.621.9
 3.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Center Line Public Schools)1821.1
 3.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Michigan)41.436.3
 5.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students598500
 16.4%
African American152171
 12.5%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian7372
 1.4%
Hispanic2918
 37.9%
Pacific Islander00
White294200
 32%
Two or More Races4939
 20.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients74.2%72.4%
 1.8%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Wolfe Middle School

Students who attend Wolfe Middle School usually go on to attend Center Line High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 500 students attended Wolfe Middle School.

Wolfe Middle School ranks 633rd of 897 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students at Wolfe Middle School are 40% White, 34% African American, 14% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.


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