Stout Middle School

Summary:

Stout Middle School is a public middle school in Dearborn, Michigan, serving around 790 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Dearborn City School District, which is ranked 302 out of 610 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Stout Middle School faces several challenges, including a significantly higher percentage of White students (89.75%) compared to surrounding schools, a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism (from 14.7% in 2017-2018 to 35.2% in 2022-2023), and generally lower academic performance than district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's 6th-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 32.5%, compared to the district's 35.8% and the state's 37.5%. However, the school's performance for certain student subgroups, such as African American students and students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, is relatively strong compared to the state average.

When compared to other middle schools in the Dearborn area, Stout Middle School generally performs worse academically, with lower proficiency rates in core subjects. However, it outperforms some nearby schools, such as Salina Intermediate 4 8 and Woodworth Middle School, which have even lower academic achievement. Despite these challenges, Stout Middle School has seen a steady increase in its per-student spending, rising from $12,476 in 2019-2020 to $18,115 in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district and state averages.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 18500 Oakwood Blvd
       Dearborn, MI  48124-4055


(313) 827-4600

District: Dearborn City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
400th of 897 Michigan Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,115 Help


Students who attend Stout Middle School usually attend:

High:    Edsel Ford High School

Feeder schools for Stout Middle School:

Elementary:    Geer Park Elementary School
    Maples Elementary School
    Snow Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.8 Help
Number of students:  790

Racial breakdown:

White:
89.7%
African American:
5.3%
Hispanic:
2.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  80.4% Help


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Compare Details Stout Middle School ranks better than 55.4% of middle schools in Michigan. It also ranks 3rd among 7 ranked middle schools in the Dearborn City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 49.67. (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 Racial makeup is: White (89.7%), African American (5.3%), Hispanic (2.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 80.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Stout Middle School is 15.8, which is the 3rd best among 7 middle schools in the Dearborn City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Stout Middle School employs 49.8 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Stout Middle School is $18,115, which is the 3rd highest among 7 middle schools in the Dearborn City School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Stout Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Stout Middle School 400th of 897 Michigan public middle schools. (See Stout Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Dearborn City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Dearborn City School District 302nd of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Stout Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Stout Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 50.41 517th 806 35.9%
2007 40.12 616th 823 25.2%
2008 38.22 638th 839 24.0%
2009 45.71 598th 847 29.4%
2010 48.08 586th 851 31.1%
2011 49.62 561st 858 34.6%
2012 42.92 555th 900 38.3%
2013 39.01 598th 919 34.9%
2014 49.34 496th 921 46.1%
2015 58.80 353rd 919 61.6%
2016 44.47 495th 894 44.6%
2017 33.68 517th 821 37.0%
2018 36.05 574th 838 31.5%
2019 32.24 537th 792 32.2%
2021 22.59 546th 675 19.1%
2022 33.68 510th 776 34.3%
2023 36.79 548th 883 37.9%
2024 49.67 400th 897 55.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Stout Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.22 101st 154 34.4%
2019 19.66 42nd 46 8.7%
2022 19.45 34th 38 10.5%
2023 17.22 63rd 72 12.5%
2024 23.17 73rd 88 17.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Stout Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.69 317th 377 15.9%
2024 38.20 112th 201 44.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Stout Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.59 450th 815 44.8%
2019 44.78 374th 672 44.3%
2021 28.56 407th 523 22.2%
2022 45.58 367th 691 46.9%
2023 47.87 391st 825 52.6%
2024 65.50 205th 836 75.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Stout Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.51 514th 794 35.3%
2019 34.29 433rd 658 34.2%
2021 27.94 400th 521 23.2%
2022 30.06 477th 657 27.4%
2023 30.86 534th 770 30.6%
2024 46.59 364th 771 52.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Stout Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.51 538th 797 32.5%
2019 23.68 512th 639 19.9%
2021 15.84 490th 540 9.3%
2022 28.48 473rd 658 28.1%
2023 33.46 507th 776 34.7%
2024 43.84 425th 786 45.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Stout Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.31 111th 366 69.7%
2024 77.45 36th 300 88.0%
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Rank History for White students at Stout Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.86 569th 678 16.1%
2019 19.64 527th 624 15.5%
2021 14.89 524th 577 9.2%
2022 22.23 516th 638 19.1%
2023 22.38 566th 688 17.7%
2024 35.00 461st 701 34.2%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: Michigan Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a parent
Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Open Quote I was surprised to see the lower ratings for Stout Middle School. My daughter is an 8th grader at Stout Middle School. For the past 3 years, she has had mostly dedicated and highly skilled teachers. It is amazing to see them discuss the students and their learning strengths and needs in such a caring and skillful manner. The principal and staff are extremely responsive to problem solving with parents and students. The building is clean and very attractive inside, including art displays done by the students. The only drawback is all the cuts made by the City of Dearborn. Also, it is hard for working parents let their children participate in many of the activities due to no transportation home if they are not enrolled in riding the bus. There is a multi-cultural population at Stout and the staff have been able to create a mutually peaceful and respectful atmosphere. And I feel this is a very positive experience for my daughter. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Stout Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 223 1 4 1 3 n/a n/a 0 232
1989 359 2 5 5 0 n/a n/a 0 371
1990 345 1 4 4 0 n/a n/a 0 354
1991 367 3 4 5 1 n/a n/a 11 391
1992 375 6 5 6 0 n/a n/a 0 392
1993 381 2 4 8 0 n/a n/a 0 395
1994 553 4 3 11 4 n/a n/a 0 575
1995 604 7 1 11 3 n/a n/a 0 626
1996 604 7 1 11 3 n/a n/a 0 626
1997 630 9 0 16 7 n/a n/a -12 650
1998 630 9 4 13 5 n/a n/a 0 661
1999 774 9 2 17 1 n/a n/a 0 803
2000 725 8 0 19 5 n/a n/a 46 803
2001 798 8 5 15 0 n/a n/a 0 826
2002 782 29 9 16 4 n/a n/a 0 840
2003 782 29 9 16 4 n/a n/a 0 840
2004 781 40 9 21 4 n/a n/a 0 855
2005 612 51 6 15 4 n/a n/a 0 688
2006 630 38 4 22 6 n/a n/a 0 700
2007 612 44 5 27 5 n/a n/a 0 693
2008 569 52 5 33 4 n/a n/a 1 664
2009 572 57 3 23 5 n/a n/a 0 660
2010 534 72 5 26 3 n/a n/a 0 640
2011 538 68 6 30 1 0 0 0 643
2012 593 53 7 31 0 0 1 0 685
2013 667 48 6 26 0 0 1 0 748
2014 721 47 2 14 0 0 1 0 785
2015 749 40 2 11 1 0 1 0 804
2016 761 38 4 16 1 0 1 0 821
2017 785 29 7 19 2 0 2 0 844
2018 786 35 8 18 1 0 1 0 849
2019 794 35 8 23 3 1 2 0 866
2020 792 33 6 25 2 1 1 0 860
2021 786 25 9 17 2 0 0 0 839
2022 717 31 11 13 2 1 1 0 776
2023 709 42 13 20 3 0 3 0 790

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 Stout Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 232 n/a n/a n/a
1989 371 n/a n/a 28.8
1990 354 34.0 10.4 29.9
1991 391 n/a n/a n/a
1992 392 n/a n/a 16.1
1993 395 n/a 0.0 39.2
1994 575 45.2 12.7 38.3
1995 626 41.5 15.1 53
1996 626 41.5 15.1 53
1997 650 45.0 14.4 46.7
1998 661 45.0 14.7 46.6
1999 803 52.0 15.4 48.1
2000 803 52.3 14.5 51
2001 826 56.7 14.6 48.5
2002 840 54.4 15.4 58.2
2003 840 54.4 15.4 58.2
2004 855 54.4 15.7 67.8
2005 688 47.1 14.6 54.1
2006 700 49.5 14.1 54.9
2007 693 44.0 15.8 61.3
2008 664 46.0 14.4 66.8
2009 660 42.0 15.7 69.8
2010 640 46.0 13.9 69.4
2011 643 44.5 14.4 70.6
2012 685 41.0 16.7 79.6
2013 748 42.7 17.5 74.3
2014 785 48.0 16.3 78.9
2015 804 48.0 16.7 76.2
2016 821 48.0 17.1 78.4
2017 844 50.5 16.7 78
2018 849 50.4 16.8 84.1
2019 866 52.7 16.4 86.7
2020 860 51.7 16.6 77.2
2021 839 52.0 16.1 77.7
2022 776 50.9 15.2 80.8
2023 790 49.8 15.8 80.4

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 Stout Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 232 n/a n/a n/a
1989 371 n/a n/a 28.8
1990 354 34.0 10.4 29.9
1991 391 n/a n/a n/a
1992 392 n/a n/a 16.1
1993 395 n/a 0.0 39.2
1994 575 45.2 12.7 38.3
1995 626 41.5 15.1 53
1996 626 41.5 15.1 53
1997 650 45.0 14.4 46.7
1998 661 45.0 14.7 46.6
1999 803 52.0 15.4 48.1
2000 803 52.3 14.5 51
2001 826 56.7 14.6 48.5
2002 840 54.4 15.4 58.2
2003 840 54.4 15.4 58.2
2004 855 54.4 15.7 67.8
2005 688 47.1 14.6 54.1
2006 700 49.5 14.1 54.9
2007 693 44.0 15.8 61.3
2008 664 46.0 14.4 66.8
2009 660 42.0 15.7 69.8
2010 640 46.0 13.9 69.4
2011 643 44.5 14.4 70.6
2012 685 41.0 16.7 79.6
2013 748 42.7 17.5 74.3
2014 785 48.0 16.3 78.9
2015 804 48.0 16.7 76.2
2016 821 48.0 17.1 78.4
2017 844 50.5 16.7 78
2018 849 50.4 16.8 84.1
2019 866 52.7 16.4 86.7
2020 860 51.7 16.6 77.2
2021 839 52.0 16.1 77.7
2022 776 50.9 15.2 80.8
2023 790 49.8 15.8 80.4

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 Stout Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,504 (12.2%) $10,803 (87.8%) $12,307
2020 $1,640 (13.1%) $10,836 (86.9%) $12,476
2021 $2,499 (18.7%) $10,876 (81.3%) $13,375
2022 $4,370 (25.8%) $12,543 (74.2%) $16,913
2023 $3,520 (19.4%) $14,595 (80.6%) $18,115

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Stout Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 537th of 792 Middle schoolsRanks 548th of 883 Middle schools
 5.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Stout Middle School)32.430.2
 2.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Dearborn City School District)42.133.3
 8.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)41.737.5
 4.2%
6th Grade Math (Stout Middle School)33.721.1
 12.6%
   6th Grade Math (Dearborn City School District)37.430.2
 7.2%
   6th Grade Math (Michigan)35.129.6
 5.5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Stout Middle School)27.130.5
 3.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Dearborn City School District)38.232.1
 6.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)42.736.9
 5.8%
7th Grade Math (Stout Middle School)22.727.5
 4.8%
   7th Grade Math (Dearborn City School District)34.232.4
 1.8%
   7th Grade Math (Michigan)35.731
 4.7%
8th Grade Social Studies (Stout Middle School)12.419.2
 6.8%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Dearborn City School District)18.517.3
 1.2%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)2826.7
 1.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Stout Middle School)50.551.2
 0.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Dearborn City School District)56.854
 2.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)61.959.7
 2.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Stout Middle School)42.129.9
 12.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Dearborn City School District)42.836.8
 6%
   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 Students866790
 8.8%
African American3542
 20%
American Indian33
Asian813
 62.5%
Hispanic2320
 13%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White794709
 10.7%
Two or More Races23
 50%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients86.7%80.4%
 6.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Stout Middle School

Students at Stout Middle School are 90% White, 5% African American, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Students who attend Stout Middle School usually go on to attend Edsel Ford High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 790 students attended Stout Middle School.

Stout Middle School ranks 400th of 897 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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