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B+

Parcells Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

20600 Mack Ave, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236 · (313) 432-4600 · Part of Grosse Pointe Public Schools

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

Directions
Students
671
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
24%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Parcells Middle School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 72% of Michigan’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 14.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Grosse Pointe Woods kids: Grosse Pointe North High School

On the path

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

K–43 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–8Parcells Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Grosse Pointe North High School924 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency43%
State average 34.7%
Reading / language arts56%
State average 47.9%

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

Location

Directions ↗

20600 Mack Ave, Grosse Pointe Woods

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 5153
Grade 6162
Grade 7183
Grade 8173
Enrollment over time
785’20
704’21
677’22
669’23
671’24

Down 14.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 59%Black 30%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 4%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

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