Photo: Traveler100 · CC BY-SA 3.0Walled Lake’s public schools outscore 88% of Michigan districts
Math proficiency in Walled Lake’s districts is 49%, above the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Walled Lake, 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 100% 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.
Walled Lake’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1231 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Walled Lake’s, its schools beat 95%, higher than their 88% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 60% and math 49% in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $15,733 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Two elementary schools, then four middle and four high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 7% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
St. William School (private) and St. Matthew Lutheran School (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 Walled Lake’s grade
A: better than 88% of Michigan school districts, #97 of 699 Michigan towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Michigan average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Walled Lake, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Walled Lake
Walled Lake Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 301 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Walled Lake · depends on your address
Mary Helen Guest Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 337 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Walled Lake Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 301 students · 13:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Walled Lake · depends on your address
Mary Helen Guest Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 337 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Walled Lake Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 301 students · 13:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Walled Lake · depends on your address
Mary Helen Guest Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 337 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Walled Lake Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 301 students · 13:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Walled Lake · depends on your address
Mary Helen Guest Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 337 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Walled Lake Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 301 students · 13:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Walled Lake · depends on your address
Mary Helen Guest Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 337 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Walled Lake Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 301 students · 13:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Walled Lake · depends on your address
Mary Helen Guest Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 337 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Walled Lake Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 301 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Walled Lake’s public schools are run by Walled Lake Consolidated Schools, which also serves Commerce, West Bloomfield, Wixom and Wolverine Lake. 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
Walled Lake vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Walled Lake’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Walled Lake | A | Walled Lake Consolidated Schools |
| Commerce | A | Walled Lake Consolidated Schools PK–12 · Huron Valley Schools PK–12 |
| Wolverine Lake | A | Walled Lake Consolidated Schools |
| Novi | A+ | Novi |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Walled Lake Consolidated Schools with Walled Lake, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Walled Lake
11 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).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Walled Lake Schools Special Services).
Questions about Walled Lake’s schools
Are Walled Lake’s schools good?
By Michigan’s own tests, yes: the public schools Walled Lake children attend outscore 88% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #97 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 95%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Walled Lake in?
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 11,640 students in 19 schools (2024–25).
Where do Walled Lake kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Walled Lake Northern High School, Walled Lake Central High School, Walled Lake Western High School and James R Geisler Middle School.
What is Walled Lake’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Walled Lake Consolidated Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.
How much does Walled Lake spend per student?
$15,733 in Walled Lake Consolidated Schools (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Walled Lake?
Yes: St. William School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 194 students) and St. Matthew Lutheran School (religious, grades K–8, 174 students).
Parents talk
What Walled Lake families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Walled Lake → 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.