Pierce Middle School
15430 Kercheval Ave
Grosse Pointe MI, 48230, Wayne County
Phone: 313-432-4700
Ranking:
(175 out of 2,213, top 8%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Grosse Pointe Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 35 | 36 | 36 | |||||||
Total Students: | 597 | 584 | 602 | 589 | 612 | 610 | 616 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 203 | 34.0% | 182 | 31.2% | 200 | 33.2% | 201 | 34.1% | 183 | 29.9% | 191 | 31.3% | 227 | 36.9% |
Grade 7: | 194 | 32.5% | 199 | 34.1% | 209 | 34.7% | 184 | 31.2% | 195 | 31.9% | 232 | 38.0% | 185 | 30.0% |
Grade 8: | 200 | 33.5% | 203 | 34.8% | 193 | 32.1% | 204 | 34.6% | 234 | 38.2% | 187 | 30.7% | 204 | 33.1% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 306 | 51.3% | 307 | 52.6% | 313 | 52.0% | 307 | 52.1% | 297 | 48.5% | 295 | 48.4% | 290 | 47.1% |
Female: | 291 | 48.7% | 277 | 47.4% | 289 | 48.0% | 282 | 47.9% | 307 | 50.2% | 300 | 49.2% | 318 | 51.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 8 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.5% | 11 | 1.8% | 14 | 2.3% |
Hispanic: | 12 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.5% | 11 | 1.8% | 13 | 2.1% | 10 | 1.6% |
Black: | 84 | 14.1% | 96 | 16.4% | 117 | 19.4% | 120 | 20.4% | 104 | 17.0% | 91 | 14.9% | 86 | 14.0% |
White: | 474 | 79.4% | 458 | 78.4% | 453 | 75.2% | 439 | 74.5% | 486 | 79.4% | 486 | 79.7% | 500 | 81.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 19 | 3.2% | 15 | 2.6% | 17 | 2.8% | 12 | 2.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 74 | 12.4% | 83 | 14.2% | 92 | 15.3% | 80 | 13.6% | 60 | 9.8% | 58 | 9.5% | 67 | 10.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 2.3% | 5 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.54 | 17.86 | 18.02 | 18.88 | 17.44 | 17.10 | 17.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 84.8% | 65.1% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 81% | 69% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 88.5% | 72.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 87.9% | 79.9% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 91.4% | 82% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 93.2% | 84.5% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 57.3% | 37.1% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 58.5% | 40.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 91.9% | 79.6% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94.5% | 83.3% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 95.4% | 81.8% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 92.8% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 95.7% | 87.7% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94.5% | 84% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 79.4% | 67% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.3% | 68.2% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 89.2% | 73.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 89.9% | 75.3% |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 49.3% | 27.7% |
2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 51.7% | 29.7% |
2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 89% | 74.8% |
2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 85.9% | 74.1% |
2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 91% | 72.7% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 86.1% | 75.7% |
2006 | Listening | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 71.7% | 50% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 80% | 59.6% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 83.9% | 64.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 89.7% | 72.7% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93.5% | 82.6% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 93.2% | 82.2% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 93.2% | 84.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 65.1% | 37.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 61.9% | 38.4% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 89.4% | 75.8% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 94.4% | 79.7% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 89.8% | 72.5% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 91.4% | 79.6% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 93% | 82% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 91.6% | 79% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 82.5% | 59.7% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 80.6% | 62% |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 86.4% | 66.7% |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 84.9% | 65.4% |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 90.9% | 76.6% |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90.5% | 77.9% |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 70.8% | 47.8% |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 74.1% | 47.3% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 75.6% | 51.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 85.9% | 63.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 84.4% | 68.1% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 87.1% | 71.6% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 86.3% | 74.5% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 85.8% | 70.3% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 89.8% | 78% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 46.7% | 29.4% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 55.1% | 32.5% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 92.9% | 72.9% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 91.1% | 75.6% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 93.8% | 77.1% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 87.7% | 75.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 94.5% | 83.4% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 92.6% | 81.9% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 76.9% | 60.5% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 82.9% | 65.7% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 92.4% | 76.8% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 89.1% | 74.9% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 91.3% | 79.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 90.2% | 76.3% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 90.5% | 75.9% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90.1% | 78.1% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 29.3% | 29.9% | 16.5% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.7% | 28.9% | 15.9% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 88.1% | 64.7% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 84.9% | 66.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 88.3% | 69.8% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 87.2% | 74.2% |
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* Pierce Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.