Photo: Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0Farmington Hills’s public schools outscore 82% of Michigan districts
44% of students in Farmington Hills’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Farmington Hills, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Michigan, not nationally.
From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Farmington Hills’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 553 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Farmington Hills’s, its schools beat 67%, lower than their 82% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 56% and math 44% in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide; 89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $19,029 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Eight elementary schools, then four middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Oakland FlexTech High School, Hillel Day School (private), Mercy High School (private), St. Fabian Catholic School (private), Aim High School (private), The Maria Montessori Center (private), Country Hills Montessori (private) and Childrens Place Montessori (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Farmington Hills’s grade
A−: better than 82% of Michigan school districts, #182 of 699 Michigan towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Michigan average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Farmington Hills, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Farmington Hills
Gill Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 543 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Farmington
9th grade in Farmington Hills
North Farmington High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,157 students · 16:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Farmington Hills
North Farmington High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,157 students · 16:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Farmington Hills
North Farmington High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,157 students · 16:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Farmington Hills
North Farmington High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,157 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Farmington Hills’s public schools are run by Farmington Public School District, which also serves Farmington. Parts of Farmington Hills (4% and 3% of its land) are served by Clarenceville and Walled Lake Consolidated Schools instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Farmington Hills vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Farmington Hills’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Farmington Hills | A− | Farmington Public |
| Farmington | A− | Farmington Public |
| West Bloomfield | A | West Bloomfield PK–12 · Walled Lake Consolidated Schools PK–12 |
| Livonia | A− | Livonia |
| Southfield | C+ | Southfield Public |
| Novi | A+ | Novi |
| Bloomfield | A+ | Bloomfield Hills PK–12 · Birmingham City PK–12 |
Every school in Farmington Hills
23 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Farmington Hills’s schools
Are Farmington Hills’s schools good?
By Michigan’s own tests, yes: the public schools Farmington Hills children attend outscore 82% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #182 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 67%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Farmington Hills in?
Farmington Public School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 8,983 students in 16 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Farmington Hills are served by Clarenceville and Walled Lake Consolidated Schools.
Where do Farmington Hills kids go to high school?
North Farmington High School, with 1,157 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Farmington Hills’s graduation rate?
89% of the class of 2023 in Farmington Public School District graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.
How much does Farmington Hills spend per student?
$19,029 in Farmington Public School District (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Farmington Hills?
Yes: Hillel Day School (religious, grades PK–8, 574 students), Mercy High School (catholic · all-girls, grades 9–12, 522 students), St. Fabian Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 358 students), Aim High School (special education, grades 6–12, 93 students), The Maria Montessori Center (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 91 students), Country Hills Montessori (nonsectarian, grades PK–3, 59 students) and Childrens Place Montessori (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 56 students). Farmington Hills also has 1 charter school, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Farmington Hills families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Farmington Hills → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Michigan. Stars are from neighbors.