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Pierce Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

15430 Kercheval Ave, Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230 · (313) 432-4700 · Part of Grosse Pointe Public Schools

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

Directions
Students
570
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
9%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Pierce Middle School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Michigan’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Grosse Pointe Park kids: 2 high schools

On the path

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

K–4George Defer Elementary School460 students
5–8Pierce Middle SchoolYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency55%
State average 34.7%
Reading / language arts67%
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 ↗

15430 Kercheval Ave, Grosse Pointe Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 5150
Grade 6140
Grade 7152
Grade 8128
Enrollment over time
570’20
512’21
529’22
528’23
570’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 78%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 6%Black 6%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Pierce Middle School from Grosse Pointe Park 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 Park’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.