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Oakley W Best Middle School

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Regular School · DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MI

Oakley W Best Middle School is a regular school school in DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Michigan, serving grades 06–08 with 557 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.2:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
557
Teachers (FTE)
36.7
Student–Teacher Ratio
15.2:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 330 59%
Black or African American 131 24%
Hispanic/Latino 66 12%
Two or more races 21 4%
Asian 7 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2 0%
Total enrollment 557 260M / 297F

English Language Learners: 94 (17% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 12.0% -24pp 36.0% 451
Reading Proficiency 31.0% -18.6pp 49.6% 452
Science Proficiency 15-19% — 172

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.25 grade levels
Math
-0.08 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
102
18.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
30
5.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 557 100%

Contact & Location

22201 POWERS AVE

DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MI 48125

Phone: (313)203-3200

http://www.district7.net

District

Dearborn Heights School District #7

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,972

District enrollment: 2,528

Other Schools in District

Related Data

NCES ID

261161004616

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD