Pierce Middle School

Summary:

Pierce Middle School is a public middle school located in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, serving grades 5-8 with a student population of 529. The school is part of the Grosse Pointe Public Schools district, which is ranked 40th out of 610 districts in Michigan and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pierce Middle School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Michigan, ranking 31st out of 897 schools in the 2023-2024 school year and receiving a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students perform significantly better than the state and district averages on M-Step and PSAT assessments across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, 78.9% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 64.8% for the Grosse Pointe Public Schools district and 44% for the state of Michigan. However, the school has a predominantly white student population, with 80.91% of students identifying as white in the 2022-2023 school year, which is significantly higher than the racial diversity of nearby schools like Parcells Middle School (57.61% white) and Brownell Middle School (83.19% white).

Pierce Middle School also has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate compared to nearby schools, with 18.1% of students chronically absent in the 2022-2023 school year, lower than the rates at Parcells Middle School (30.3%) and Brownell Middle School (14.8%). Additionally, only 15.12% of Pierce Middle School students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, significantly lower than the rates at nearby schools like Parcells Middle School (36.19%) and Brownell Middle School (14.9%), suggesting that the school serves a relatively affluent student population.


Detail:

Public 5-8

 15430 Kercheval Ave
       Grosse Pointe Park, MI  48230-2052


(313) 432-4700

District: Grosse Pointe Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
31st of 897 Michigan Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,008 Help


Students who attend Pierce Middle School usually attend:

High:    Grosse Pointe South High School

Feeder schools for Pierce Middle School:

Elementary:    George Defer Elementary School
    Lewis Maire Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.1 Help
Number of students:  529

Racial breakdown:

White:
80.9%
African American:
6.8%
Two or more races:
6.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  15.1% Help


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Compare Details Pierce Middle School ranks better than 96.5% of middle schools in Michigan. It also ranks first among 3 ranked middle schools in the Grosse Pointe Public Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 94.62. (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 Pierce Middle School has the smallest middle school student body size in the Grosse Pointe Public Schools District. Racial makeup is: White (80.9%), African American (6.8%), two or more races (6.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 15.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pierce Middle School is 17.1, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the Grosse Pointe Public Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pierce Middle School is $19,008, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the Grosse Pointe Public Schools District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pierce Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Pierce Middle School 31st of 897 Michigan public middle schools. (See Pierce Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Grosse Pointe Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Grosse Pointe Public Schools 40th of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Pierce Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Pierce Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 86.84 38th 806 95.3%
2007 81.63 98th 823 88.1%
2008 83.80 72nd 839 91.4%
2009 82.54 86th 847 89.8%
2010 82.20 79th 851 90.7%
2011 78.53 136th 858 84.1%
2012 88.67 67th 900 92.6%
2013 90.30 57th 919 93.8%
2014 88.22 72nd 921 92.2%
2015 90.97 55th 919 94.0%
2016 94.19 39th 894 95.6%
2017 93.44 44th 821 94.6%
2018 90.56 68th 838 91.9%
2019 87.46 79th 792 90.0%
2021 92.42 43rd 675 93.6%
2022 90.02 61st 776 92.1%
2023 95.67 23rd 883 97.4%
2024 94.62 31st 897 96.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Pierce Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.37 12th 377 96.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pierce Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.67 79th 815 90.3%
2019 59.66 227th 672 66.2%
2021 92.20 15th 523 97.1%
2022 86.54 42nd 691 93.9%
2023 82.85 68th 825 91.8%
2024 93.10 17th 836 98.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Pierce Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.68 60th 794 92.4%
2019 80.19 100th 658 84.8%
2021 87.00 46th 521 91.2%
2022 87.83 52nd 657 92.1%
2023 94.69 22nd 770 97.1%
2024 94.33 32nd 771 95.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Pierce Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.91 72nd 797 91.0%
2019 86.87 70th 639 89.0%
2021 92.30 32nd 540 94.1%
2022 87.42 68th 658 89.7%
2023 94.35 32nd 776 95.9%
2024 92.55 40th 786 94.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Pierce Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.23 17th 366 95.4%
2019 71.95 38th 196 80.6%
2023 86.08 28th 310 91.0%
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Rank History for White students at Pierce Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.18 65th 678 90.4%
2019 87.48 62nd 624 90.1%
2021 94.34 16th 577 97.2%
2022 89.51 54th 638 91.5%
2023 94.14 28th 688 95.9%
2024 93.62 28th 701 96.0%
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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.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Pierce Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 479 7 5 6 0 n/a n/a 0 497
1989 487 6 6 0 1 n/a n/a 0 500
1990 467 7 6 4 4 n/a n/a 0 488
1991 492 5 6 3 1 n/a n/a 0 507
1992 499 3 7 1 0 n/a n/a 0 510
1993 501 4 7 2 2 n/a n/a 0 516
1994 518 7 9 4 1 n/a n/a 0 539
1995 537 19 11 1 0 n/a n/a 0 568
1996 537 19 11 1 0 n/a n/a 0 568
1997 527 16 10 8 1 n/a n/a 0 562
1998 542 19 9 9 1 n/a n/a 0 580
1999 573 24 8 12 2 n/a n/a 0 619
2000 562 25 11 8 1 n/a n/a 0 607
2001 583 31 6 6 1 n/a n/a 0 627
2002 605 33 10 7 0 n/a n/a 0 655
2003 605 33 10 7 0 n/a n/a 0 655
2004 565 48 10 12 2 n/a n/a 0 637
2005 555 61 8 11 1 n/a n/a 0 636
2006 519 69 7 9 0 n/a n/a 0 604
2007 486 78 13 8 1 n/a n/a 1 587
2008 500 86 14 10 2 n/a n/a 4 616
2009 486 91 11 13 2 n/a n/a 7 610
2010 486 104 9 11 2 n/a n/a 0 612
2011 439 120 9 9 0 0 12 0 589
2012 453 117 6 9 0 0 17 0 602
2013 458 96 8 7 0 0 15 0 584
2014 474 84 8 12 0 0 19 0 597
2015 472 75 9 10 4 0 17 0 587
2016 453 65 13 11 1 0 19 0 562
2017 412 65 15 12 1 0 20 0 525
2018 382 59 15 17 4 0 22 0 499
2019 388 53 12 16 5 0 27 0 501
2020 372 44 8 10 4 0 32 0 470
2021 456 49 17 14 1 0 33 0 570
2022 411 42 12 17 1 0 29 0 512
2023 428 36 9 22 1 0 33 0 529

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 Pierce Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 497 n/a n/a n/a
1989 500 n/a n/a 2.8
1990 488 44.0 11.0 2
1991 507 n/a n/a n/a
1992 510 n/a n/a 4.3
1993 516 n/a 0.0 3.1
1994 539 2.6 207.3 3.3
1995 568 33.2 17.1 2.1
1996 568 33.2 17.1 2.1
1997 562 37.0 15.2 3.2
1998 580 35.0 16.6 6
1999 619 38.0 16.3 4.7
2000 607 39.3 15.4 4.8
2001 627 38.9 16.1 4.8
2002 655 39.8 16.5 5.6
2003 655 39.8 16.5 5.6
2004 637 38.1 16.7 6.3
2005 636 37.0 17.2 7.1
2006 604 35.9 16.8 8.4
2007 587 32.9 17.8 11.6
2008 616 35.9 17.2 12.3
2009 610 35.6 17.1 11.3
2010 612 35.1 17.4 11.3
2011 589 31.2 18.8 15.1
2012 602 33.4 18.0 16.4
2013 584 32.7 17.8 15.1
2014 597 32.2 18.5 14.7
2015 587 33.0 17.7 13.6
2016 562 31.0 18.1 11.9
2017 525 30.0 17.5 12.4
2018 499 27.2 18.3 16.4
2019 501 29.8 16.7 18
2020 470 25.8 18.1 20
2021 570 33.0 17.2 14.9
2022 512 32.6 15.6 15.4
2023 529 30.8 17.1 15.1

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 Pierce Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 497 n/a n/a n/a
1989 500 n/a n/a 2.8
1990 488 44.0 11.0 2
1991 507 n/a n/a n/a
1992 510 n/a n/a 4.3
1993 516 n/a 0.0 3.1
1994 539 2.6 207.3 3.3
1995 568 33.2 17.1 2.1
1996 568 33.2 17.1 2.1
1997 562 37.0 15.2 3.2
1998 580 35.0 16.6 6
1999 619 38.0 16.3 4.7
2000 607 39.3 15.4 4.8
2001 627 38.9 16.1 4.8
2002 655 39.8 16.5 5.6
2003 655 39.8 16.5 5.6
2004 637 38.1 16.7 6.3
2005 636 37.0 17.2 7.1
2006 604 35.9 16.8 8.4
2007 587 32.9 17.8 11.6
2008 616 35.9 17.2 12.3
2009 610 35.6 17.1 11.3
2010 612 35.1 17.4 11.3
2011 589 31.2 18.8 15.1
2012 602 33.4 18.0 16.4
2013 584 32.7 17.8 15.1
2014 597 32.2 18.5 14.7
2015 587 33.0 17.7 13.6
2016 562 31.0 18.1 11.9
2017 525 30.0 17.5 12.4
2018 499 27.2 18.3 16.4
2019 501 29.8 16.7 18
2020 470 25.8 18.1 20
2021 570 33.0 17.2 14.9
2022 512 32.6 15.6 15.4
2023 529 30.8 17.1 15.1

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 Pierce Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $432 (3.3%) $12,660 (96.7%) $13,093
2020 $343 (2.5%) $13,394 (97.5%) $13,737
2021 $732 (4.7%) $14,814 (95.3%) $15,546
2022 $1,152 (6.7%) $16,003 (93.3%) $17,155
2023 $1,420 (7.5%) $17,588 (92.5%) $19,008

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Pierce 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 79th of 792 Middle schoolsRanks 23rd of 883 Middle schools
 7.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Pierce Middle School)54.963.8
 8.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Grosse Pointe Public Schools)52.759.4
 6.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)41.737.5
 4.2%
6th Grade Math (Pierce Middle School)48.973
 24.1%
   6th Grade Math (Grosse Pointe Public Schools)45.664.9
 19.3%
   6th Grade Math (Michigan)35.129.6
 5.5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pierce Middle School)62.558.3
 4.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Grosse Pointe Public Schools)53.551.8
 1.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)42.736.9
 5.8%
7th Grade Math (Pierce Middle School)53.655.1
 1.5%
   7th Grade Math (Grosse Pointe Public Schools)47.854.1
 6.3%
   7th Grade Math (Michigan)35.731
 4.7%
8th Grade Social Studies (Pierce Middle School)48.859.7
 10.9%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Grosse Pointe Public Schools)43.245.7
 2.5%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)2826.7
 1.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pierce Middle School)8487.7
 3.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Grosse Pointe Public Schools)81.974.8
 7.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)61.959.7
 2.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Pierce Middle School)67.964.6
 3.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Grosse Pointe Public Schools)6356.1
 6.9%
   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 Students501529
 5.6%
African American5336
 32.1%
American Indian51
 80%
Asian129
 25%
Hispanic1622
 37.5%
Pacific Islander00
White388428
 10.3%
Two or More Races2733
 22.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients18%15.1%
 2.8%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Pierce Middle School

Students who attend Pierce Middle School usually go on to attend Grosse Pointe South High School

Yes! Pierce Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 31st of 897 Michigan middle schools.

Students at Pierce Middle School are 81% White, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 529 students attended Pierce Middle School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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