Pierce Middle School

Regular School · WATERFORD, MI

Pierce Middle School is a regular school school in WATERFORD, Michigan, serving grades 06–08 with 733 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18.3:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

733

Teachers (FTE)

40.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

18.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	505	69%
Hispanic/Latino	96	13%
Black or African American	70	10%
Two or more races	39	5%
Asian	17	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	4	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	733	376M / 357F

English Language Learners: 34 (5% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	33.0% -3pp	36.0%	592
Reading Proficiency	42.0% -7.6pp	49.6%	592
Science Proficiency	16.0%	—	216

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)

-0.18 grade levels

Math

-0.11 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

10.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

165

22.5% 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.)	733	100%

Contact & Location

5145 HATCHERY RD

WATERFORD, MI 48329

Phone: (248)674-0331

http://www.waterford.k12.mi.us/Pierce

District

Waterford School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $23,714

District enrollment: 6,948

Other Schools in District

Beaumont Elementary School Elementary
Cooley Elementary School Elementary
Donelson Hills Elementary School Elementary
Grayson Elementary Elementary
Haviland Elementary School Elementary
Houghton Elementary School Elementary
Knudsen Elementary School Elementary
Riverside Elementary School Elementary

View all 16 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 48329) → CensusDepth.com
Michigan population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Michigan teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

263531007135

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