Top Rankings
Lamphere Public Schools ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 561 students in Lamphere Public Schools. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle Schools in Lamphere Public Schools have an average math proficiency score of 24% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 48% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 34% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Michigan public middle school average of 42% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
7 Schools
1,346 Schools
# Students
2,368 Students
537,178 Students
# Teachers
156 Teachers
31,643 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Lamphere Public Schools, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 845 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#267 out of 862 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
51%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
38%
Graduation Rate
87%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.54
0.60
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
5%
4%
% Hispanic
7%
9%
% Black
14%
23%
% White
66%
58%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
8%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,957 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,512. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,813 is less than the state median of $17,694. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$43 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$40 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,957
$18,512
Spending / Student
$16,813
$17,694
Best Lamphere Public Schools Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Lamphere Center
Special Education School
(Math: ≥50% | Reading: ≥50% )
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
29685 Tawas St
Madison Heights, MI 48071
(248) 589-3155
Madison Heights, MI 48071
(248) 589-3155
Gr: 5-12 | 28 students Student-teacher ratio: 4:1 Minority enrollment: 29%
Rank: #22.
Page Middle School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
29615 Tawas St
Madison Heights, MI 48071
(248) 589-3428
Madison Heights, MI 48071
(248) 589-3428
Gr: 6-8 | 533 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 35%
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