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Schools in Flat Rock · Flat Rock Community Schools

Flat Rock’s public schools outscore 53% of Michigan districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Flat Rock, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Reading proficiency in Flat Rock’s districts is 35%, below the Michigan average (45%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Michigan, not nationally.

#480of 699 Michigan townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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.

Reading proficiency
35%
▼ 10 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
▼ 6 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▲ 3–7 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.8K
▼ 5% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.6
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
4
1,647 students on the public path
In brief

Flat Rock’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1080 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Flat Rock’s, its schools beat 32%, lower than their 53% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 35% of tested students were proficient in reading and 28% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Flat Rock’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,781 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school

From grade 3 the district’s path is John M Barnes Elem School, then Thomas Simpson Middle School, then Flat Rock Community High School. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Flat Rock Academic Virtual Academy, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Flat Rock’s grade

C+ Test scoresB Graduation

B−: better than 53% of Michigan school districts, #480 of 699 Michigan towns. Graduation is above the Michigan average; test scores are below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 53%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1080)Better than 32%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 952 test results and a graduating class of 138 could put Flat Rock anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Flat Rock’s students in the tested grades sat them (953 in math, 952 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Flat Rock, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Ethel C Bobcean Elem SchoolFlat Rock Community SchoolsNo scores
3–5John M Barnes Elem SchoolFlat Rock Community SchoolsC+
6–8Thomas Simpson Middle SchoolFlat Rock Community SchoolsC+
9–12Flat Rock Community High SchoolFlat Rock Community SchoolsC+

Flat Rock’s public schools are run by Flat Rock Community Schools. Parts of Flat Rock (13% and 8% of its land) are served by Gibraltar and Woodhaven-Brownstown 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.

Flat Rock Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,754 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 17.6 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,781MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading35%
State average 45.4% · 952 students tested
Math28%
State average 33.6% · 953 students tested

Flat Rock vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Flat Rock’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Flat RockB−Flat Rock
BerlinBAirport PK–12 · Jefferson Schools PK–12
RockwoodB+Gibraltar
South RockwoodBAirport
BrownstownB+Woodhaven-Brownstown PK–12 · Gibraltar PK–12
HuronA−Huron
WoodhavenB+Woodhaven-Brownstown PK–12 · Gibraltar PK–12

Every school in Flat Rock

5 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).

District schools in Flat Rockby address
Ethel C Bobcean Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2
376 students17:1Rate it →
John M Barnes Elem School
Elementary · Grades 3–5
C+
353 students17:1Rate it →
Thomas Simpson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C+
417 students18:1Rate it →
Flat Rock Community High School
High · Grades 9–12
C+
501 students17:1Rate it →
Online schools based in Flat Rocknot counted as local schools
Flat Rock Academic Virtual Academy
High · Grades 9–12
OnlineAlternative Education
107 students31:1Rate it →

Left off: 3 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Huron AI Center FRCS Simpson Program, Huron AI Center FRCS FRHS Program and Huron AI Center FRCS Bobcean Program).

Questions about Flat Rock’s schools

Are Flat Rock’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Michigan: the public schools Flat Rock children attend outscore 53% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #480 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 32%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Flat Rock in?

Flat Rock Community Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,754 students in 5 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Flat Rock are served by Gibraltar and Woodhaven-Brownstown.

Where do Flat Rock kids go to high school?

Flat Rock Community High School, with 501 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Flat Rock’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Flat Rock Community Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Flat Rock spend per student?

$15,781 in Flat Rock Community Schools (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.