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Oakley W Best Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

22201 Powers Ave, Dearborn Heights, MI 48125 · (313) 203-3200 · Part of Dearborn Heights School District 7

Dearborn Heights’ School Grade B+ better than 67% of Michigan school districts

Directions
Students
557
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
77%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Oakley W Best Middle School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 20% of Michigan’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 34.7%
Reading / language arts31%
State average 47.9%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Michigan’s 2,812 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

22201 Powers Ave, Dearborn Heights

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6176
Grade 7178
Grade 8203
Enrollment over time
580’20
554’21
586’22
574’23
557’24

Down 4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 59%Black 24%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 4%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Oakley W Best Middle School from Dearborn Heights families.

Other schools in Dearborn Heights School District 7

The district →
Bedford School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dearborn Heights
C−
389 students15:1
Polk Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dearborn Heights
D
374 students16:1
Pardee School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dearborn Heights
C−
337 students15:1
Annapolis High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dearborn Heights
C−
682 students8:1
Dearborn Heights Virtual Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Dearborn Heights
42 students

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Michigan’s other public schools; Dearborn Heights’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.