Meads Mill Middle School

Summary:

Meads Mill Middle School is a public middle school located in Northville, Michigan, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 671 students. The school is part of the Northville Public Schools district, which is ranked 9th out of 610 districts in Michigan and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Meads Mill Middle School consistently ranks among the top 25 middle schools in Michigan, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in M-Step and PSAT assessments are significantly higher than the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, 70.2% of 6th-grade students were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 37.5%. In math, 75.3% of 6th-grade students were proficient, compared to the state average of 31%. The school also has a diverse student population, with a significant Asian student population (24.29% in 2022-2023), who consistently rank among the top 12 middle schools in Michigan for academic performance.

Meads Mill Middle School consistently outperforms nearby schools, such as Hillside Middle School (also in the Northville Public Schools district) and schools in the Livonia Public Schools and Plymouth-Canton Community Schools districts. The school's performance is particularly strong among specific student subgroups, such as female students, Asian students, and Hispanic students, who consistently rank among the top middle schools in Michigan. However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 6.9% in 2018-2019 to 17.8% in 2021-2022, which is an area of concern that the school and district may need to address.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 16700 Franklin Rd
       Northville, MI  48168-8822


(248) 344-3700

District: Northville Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
25th of 897 Michigan Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,733 Help


Students who attend Meads Mill Middle School usually attend:

High:    Northville High School

Feeder schools for Meads Mill Middle School:

Elementary:    Silver Springs Elementary School
    Winchester Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.4 Help
Number of students:  671

Racial breakdown:

White:
63.5%
Asian:
24.3%
Hispanic:
6.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  8.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Meads Mill Middle School ranks better than 97.2% of middle schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 96.17. (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 (63.5%), Asian (24.3%), Hispanic (6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 8.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Meads Mill Middle School is 17.4. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Meads Mill Middle School is $15,733.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Meads Mill Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Meads Mill Middle School 25th of 897 Michigan public middle schools. (See Meads Mill Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Northville Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Northville Public Schools 9th of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Meads Mill Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Meads Mill Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 89.31 23rd 806 97.1%
2007 86.40 34th 823 95.9%
2008 87.51 30th 839 96.4%
2009 87.60 25th 847 97.0%
2010 85.53 31st 851 96.4%
2011 84.89 48th 858 94.4%
2012 94.04 34th 900 96.2%
2013 95.73 19th 919 97.9%
2014 95.28 17th 921 98.2%
2015 97.11 16th 919 98.3%
2016 97.24 11th 894 98.8%
2017 97.41 12th 821 98.5%
2018 96.94 15th 838 98.2%
2019 97.55 7th 792 99.1%
2021 97.23 15th 675 97.8%
2022 97.35 16th 776 97.9%
2023 97.95 12th 883 98.6%
2024 96.17 25th 897 97.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Meads Mill Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.73 30th 154 80.5%
2023 93.58 3rd 72 95.8%
2024 98.25 1st 88 98.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Meads Mill Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 70.90 36th 199 81.9%
2024 49.50 76th 201 62.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Meads Mill Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.98 103rd 815 87.4%
2019 88.51 31st 672 95.4%
2021 80.87 44th 523 91.6%
2022 92.42 20th 691 97.1%
2023 91.61 26th 825 96.8%
2024 72.19 142nd 836 83.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Meads Mill Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 96.34 11th 794 98.6%
2019 96.39 9th 658 98.6%
2021 96.09 10th 521 98.1%
2022 97.82 4th 657 99.4%
2023 97.71 6th 770 99.2%
2024 94.93 27th 771 96.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Meads Mill Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 96.11 25th 797 96.9%
2019 97.55 7th 639 98.9%
2021 96.23 15th 540 97.2%
2022 95.61 21st 658 96.8%
2023 97.14 12th 776 98.5%
2024 95.86 19th 786 97.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Meads Mill Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.50 17th 104 83.7%
2019 85.79 7th 48 85.4%
2021 87.26 2nd 39 94.9%
2022 89.86 2nd 57 96.5%
2023 83.76 9th 87 89.7%
2024 82.20 12th 88 86.4%
See the entire list of Best Michigan Middle Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at Meads Mill Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 84.35 18th 300 94.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Meads Mill Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.60 18th 266 93.2%
2023 92.86 5th 246 98.0%
2024 84.89 22nd 257 91.4%
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Rank History for White students at Meads Mill Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.18 41st 678 94.0%
2019 94.48 21st 624 96.6%
2021 93.48 29th 577 95.0%
2022 92.87 28th 638 95.6%
2023 95.10 17th 688 97.5%
2024 93.35 32nd 701 95.4%
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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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Reviews:
by a parent
Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Open Quote One of the worst schools ever! the math book they follow is the worstits Big Ideas math. every problem is different in it with hardly any examples. Also, the teachers themselves dont know anything.They have maths as the last period , that too for only 45 mins and other crap classes for 1 hour+. God knows what they teach in class. They teach one section, and then give 60 sums for Homework the same day, and the very next day , they keep a test including the entire chapter! how on earth are little kids supposed to finish 60 sums(which are not taught in class) and also prepare for a test in one evening! this is ridiculous! They have so many projects(half of them are useless) All the subjects here are BAD! but maths is the worst among them! no answer key or any sought of help is given to help the students also.Very bad management and staff. I have only suffered for the 2-3 years that my child went to this school! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Meads Mill Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 746 3 20 6 1 n/a n/a 0 776
1989 763 3 27 5 2 n/a n/a 0 800
1990 830 7 26 1 0 n/a n/a 0 864
1991 452 1 14 1 1 n/a n/a 0 469
1992 479 1 13 3 0 n/a n/a 0 496
1993 501 3 17 4 0 n/a n/a 0 525
1994 505 1 22 6 0 n/a n/a 0 534
1995 591 4 29 3 0 n/a n/a 0 627
1996 591 4 29 3 0 n/a n/a 0 627
1997 631 5 33 4 0 n/a n/a 0 673
1998 637 7 35 4 0 n/a n/a 0 683
1999 632 7 32 5 1 n/a n/a 0 677
2000 633 7 38 9 0 n/a n/a 0 687
2001 524 9 34 7 0 n/a n/a 0 574
2002 586 12 50 12 0 n/a n/a 0 660
2003 586 12 50 12 0 n/a n/a 0 660
2004 631 12 79 16 0 n/a n/a 0 738
2005 650 24 90 13 1 n/a n/a 0 778
2006 667 35 92 12 1 n/a n/a 0 807
2007 701 39 110 15 1 n/a n/a 0 866
2008 703 34 123 17 n/a n/a n/a 0 877
2009 721 29 150 13 0 n/a n/a 2 915
2010 704 32 158 8 0 n/a n/a 0 902
2011 653 42 176 14 0 0 6 0 891
2012 667 44 178 15 0 0 6 0 910
2013 685 49 200 17 1 0 13 0 965
2014 558 31 151 15 2 0 9 0 766
2015 533 26 141 20 1 0 16 0 737
2016 556 23 156 19 1 0 22 0 777
2017 540 20 177 29 1 0 23 0 790
2018 539 21 167 40 3 0 19 0 789
2019 502 15 153 42 3 0 23 0 738
2020 488 17 155 39 2 0 33 0 734
2021 461 22 156 37 1 2 33 0 712
2022 431 24 159 35 1 2 30 0 682
2023 426 21 163 40 3 2 16 0 671

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 Meads Mill Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 776 n/a n/a n/a
1989 800 n/a n/a 1.1
1990 864 62.0 13.9 1.6
1991 469 n/a n/a n/a
1992 496 n/a n/a n/a
1993 525 n/a 0.0 0
1994 534 29.2 18.3 2.8
1995 627 37.4 16.8 1.1
1996 627 37.4 16.8 1.1
1997 673 43.0 15.7 1.6
1998 683 43.0 15.9 2.3
1999 677 44.0 15.4 1.3
2000 687 42.9 16.0 1
2001 574 34.3 16.7 0.7
2002 660 39.1 16.9 1.4
2003 660 39.1 16.9 1.4
2004 738 40.4 18.3 2.8
2005 778 45.9 16.9 2.3
2006 807 46.3 17.4 1.7
2007 866 50.4 17.2 2.3
2008 877 49.1 17.9 1.9
2009 915 50.0 18.3 2.4
2010 902 51.7 17.4 4.3
2011 891 41.4 21.4 6.1
2012 910 40.3 22.5 6.6
2013 965 39.6 24.3 6.8
2014 766 37.1 20.6 6.9
2015 737 37.0 19.9 5.8
2016 777 38.0 20.4 4.6
2017 790 38.2 20.6 4.3
2018 789 38.1 20.6 7.7
2019 738 38.0 19.3 6.1
2020 734 37.5 19.5 5.9
2021 712 37.2 19.1 7.2
2022 682 38.1 17.8 7.3
2023 671 38.3 17.4 8.6

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 Meads Mill Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 776 n/a n/a n/a
1989 800 n/a n/a 1.1
1990 864 62.0 13.9 1.6
1991 469 n/a n/a n/a
1992 496 n/a n/a n/a
1993 525 n/a 0.0 0
1994 534 29.2 18.3 2.8
1995 627 37.4 16.8 1.1
1996 627 37.4 16.8 1.1
1997 673 43.0 15.7 1.6
1998 683 43.0 15.9 2.3
1999 677 44.0 15.4 1.3
2000 687 42.9 16.0 1
2001 574 34.3 16.7 0.7
2002 660 39.1 16.9 1.4
2003 660 39.1 16.9 1.4
2004 738 40.4 18.3 2.8
2005 778 45.9 16.9 2.3
2006 807 46.3 17.4 1.7
2007 866 50.4 17.2 2.3
2008 877 49.1 17.9 1.9
2009 915 50.0 18.3 2.4
2010 902 51.7 17.4 4.3
2011 891 41.4 21.4 6.1
2012 910 40.3 22.5 6.6
2013 965 39.6 24.3 6.8
2014 766 37.1 20.6 6.9
2015 737 37.0 19.9 5.8
2016 777 38.0 20.4 4.6
2017 790 38.2 20.6 4.3
2018 789 38.1 20.6 7.7
2019 738 38.0 19.3 6.1
2020 734 37.5 19.5 5.9
2021 712 37.2 19.1 7.2
2022 682 38.1 17.8 7.3
2023 671 38.3 17.4 8.6

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 Meads Mill Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $452 (4.0%) $10,991 (96.0%) $11,443
2020 $454 (3.9%) $11,252 (96.1%) $11,707
2021 $714 (5.6%) $11,961 (94.4%) $12,675
2022 $850 (6.1%) $13,171 (93.9%) $14,021
2023 $1,236 (7.9%) $14,497 (92.1%) $15,733

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Meads Mill Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 7th of 792 Middle schoolsRanks 12th of 883 Middle schools
 0.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Meads Mill Middle School)66.569.9
 3.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Northville Public Schools)70.372
 1.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)41.737.5
 4.2%
6th Grade Math (Meads Mill Middle School)72.977.1
 4.2%
   6th Grade Math (Northville Public Schools)70.171.6
 1.5%
   6th Grade Math (Michigan)35.129.6
 5.5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Meads Mill Middle School)77.562.8
 14.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Northville Public Schools)76.368.4
 7.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)42.736.9
 5.8%
7th Grade Math (Meads Mill Middle School)69.166.2
 2.9%
   7th Grade Math (Northville Public Schools)71.468.6
 2.8%
   7th Grade Math (Michigan)35.731
 4.7%
8th Grade Social Studies (Meads Mill Middle School)56.656.2
 0.4%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Northville Public Schools)5255.9
 3.9%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)2826.7
 1.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Meads Mill Middle School)93.990.7
 3.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Northville Public Schools)92.989.2
 3.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)61.959.7
 2.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Meads Mill Middle School)82.573.7
 8.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Northville Public Schools)82.475.7
 6.7%
   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 Students738671
 9.1%
African American1521
 40%
American Indian33
Asian153163
 6.5%
Hispanic4240
 4.8%
Pacific Islander02
White502426
 15.1%
Two or More Races2316
 30.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients6.1%8.6%
 2.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Meads Mill Middle School

Yes! Meads Mill Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 25th of 897 Michigan middle schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 671 students attended Meads Mill Middle School.

Students at Meads Mill Middle School are 63% White, 24% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Students who attend Meads Mill Middle School usually go on to attend Northville High School


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