📍 5145 Hatchery Rd, Waterford, Oakland County, 48329
Pierce Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Waterford, Oakland County. The school has 745 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Waterford School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.2:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pierce Middle School enrolls 745 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 7.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 535 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 99 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 56 | 7.5% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 17 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
434 of the school's 745 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 378 qualify for free lunch and 56 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pierce Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 14, state house district 43.
Pierce Middle School is one of 17 schools in Waterford School District, based in WATERFORD, Michigan. The district serves 6,773 students district-wide and employs 433 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 745 students, Pierce Middle School is larger than the district average of about 398 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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