Photo: Coreyfein01 · CC BY-SA 4.0West Bloomfield Township’s public schools outscore 86% of Michigan districts
On the state math tests, 46% of West Bloomfield Township’s students scored proficient, above the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving West Bloomfield Township, 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 99% 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.
West Bloomfield Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 253 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of West Bloomfield Township’s, its schools beat 62%, lower than their 86% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 57% and math 46% across both districts 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
West Bloomfield spends $16,964 per student and Walled Lake Consolidated Schools $15,733, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Frankel Jewish Academy of Metro Detroit (private), Bloomfield Maples Montessori (private), Brookfield Academy - West Bloomfield (private) and Mesivta of West Bloomfield (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 West Bloomfield Township’s grade
A: better than 86% of Michigan school districts, #132 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 West Bloomfield Township, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in West Bloomfield Township · depends on your address
West Bloomfield Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,008 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in W Bloomfield
Walnut Creek Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 641 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in West Bloomfield
7th grade in West Bloomfield Township · depends on your address
West Bloomfield Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,008 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in W Bloomfield
Walnut Creek Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 641 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in West Bloomfield
8th grade in West Bloomfield Township · depends on your address
West Bloomfield Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,008 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in W Bloomfield
Walnut Creek Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 641 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in West Bloomfield
9th grade in West Bloomfield Township
West Bloomfield High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,434 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in West Bloomfield
10th grade in West Bloomfield Township
West Bloomfield High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,434 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in West Bloomfield
11th grade in West Bloomfield Township
West Bloomfield High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,434 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in West Bloomfield
12th grade in West Bloomfield Township
West Bloomfield High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,434 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in West Bloomfield
West Bloomfield Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (West Bloomfield School District). From grade PK, students attend the Walled Lake Consolidated Schools, shared with Commerce, Walled Lake, Wixom and Wolverine Lake. Parts of West Bloomfield Township (11%, 7%, 4% and 4% of its land) are served by Bloomfield Hills, Birmingham City, Waterford and Farmington Public instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve West Bloomfield Township
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
West Bloomfield Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share West Bloomfield Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| West Bloomfield Township | A | West Bloomfield PK–12 · Walled Lake Consolidated Schools PK–12 |
| Orchard Lake Village | A− | West Bloomfield |
| Commerce | A | Walled Lake Consolidated Schools PK–12 · Huron Valley Schools PK–12 |
| Waterford | B− | Waterford |
| Bloomfield | A+ | Bloomfield Hills PK–12 · Birmingham City PK–12 |
| Keego Harbor | A− | West Bloomfield |
| Farmington Hills | A− | Farmington Public |
| Sylvan Lake | D | Pontiac City |
2 of the 7 neighbors share West Bloomfield with West Bloomfield Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in West Bloomfield Township
15 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: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (West Bloomfield Transition Center and Project Search).
Questions about West Bloomfield Township’s schools
Are West Bloomfield Township’s schools good?
By Michigan’s own tests, yes: the public schools West Bloomfield Township children attend outscore 86% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #132 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 62%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is West Bloomfield Township in?
Two districts: West Bloomfield School District runs grades PK–12, and Walled Lake Consolidated Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Commerce, Walled Lake, Wixom and Wolverine Lake.
Where do West Bloomfield Township kids go to high school?
West Bloomfield High School in West Bloomfield, with 1,434 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is West Bloomfield Township’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 West Bloomfield Township spend per student?
$16,964 in West Bloomfield School District and $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 West Bloomfield Township?
Yes: Frankel Jewish Academy of Metro Detroit (religious, grades 9–12, 145 students), Bloomfield Maples Montessori (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 103 students), Brookfield Academy - West Bloomfield (nonsectarian, grades PK–5, 97 students) and Mesivta of West Bloomfield (religious · all-boys, grades 9–12, 40 students).
Parents talk
What West Bloomfield Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near West Bloomfield Township → 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.