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Brownell Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

260 Chalfonte Ave, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236 · (313) 432-3900 · Part of Grosse Pointe Public Schools

Grosse Pointe Farms’ School Grade A better than 93% of Michigan school districts

Directions
Students
605
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
8%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Brownell Middle School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Michigan’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 24 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Grosse Pointe Farms kids: Grosse Pointe South High School

On the path

Where Grosse Pointe Farms kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–8Brownell Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Grosse Pointe South High School1,123 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency59%
State average 34.7%
Reading / language arts72%
State average 47.9%

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

Location

Directions ↗

260 Chalfonte Ave, Grosse Pointe Farms

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 5151
Grade 6147
Grade 7140
Grade 8167
Enrollment over time
607’20
593’21
577’22
586’23
605’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 83%Black 7%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 3%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Brownell Middle School from Grosse Pointe Farms families.

Other schools in Grosse Pointe Public Schools

The district →
John Monteith Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Grosse Pointe Woods
A−
456 students15:1
George Defer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Grosse Pointe Park
A+
460 students17:1
Ferry Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Grosse Pointe Woods
A
357 students18:1
Kerby Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Grosse Pointe Farms
A
321 students18:1
Richard Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Grosse Pointe Farms
A
313 students18:1
Stevens T Mason Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Grosse Pointe Woods
B−
274 students12:1

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; Grosse Pointe Farms’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.