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Black student results in Birmingham Public Schools

Across 6 schools in Birmingham Public Schools, 47% of Black students meet proficient. That is 22.4 points above the Michigan average for Black students.

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68.7%
All students
47%
Black
52.5%
Hispanic
74.5%
White
70%
Asian

Average across the 6 schools in Birmingham Public Schools with reportable results, giving each school equal weight regardless of size. A group is omitted from a school when too few students were tested to report safely.

The distance inside one district

Among the 2 schools here with at least 25 Black student results, Bingham Farms Elementary School reports 41.3% of Black students meeting the standard. Berkshire Middle School, in the same district, reports 40.4%. That is a 0.9-point spread across schools under one administration, serving one community, funded by one tax base.

Every school in Birmingham Public Schools

Ranked by the share of Black students meeting proficient. Every group is shown alongside, because a school that serves one group well and another poorly is telling you something too.

SchoolAllBlackHispanicWhiteAsian
Birmingham Covington School 78.9% 62.5% 79.6%
Derby Middle School 73% 50% 74% 70%
Beverly Elementary School 68.8% 45% 73%
Greenfield Elementary School 63.8% 42.9% 75.2%
Bingham Farms Elementary School 62.8% 41.3% 73.9%
Berkshire Middle School 64.9% 40.4% 52.5% 71.5%

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How to read this. Michigan suppresses results for groups with too few students tested. Schools without a reportable Black student result are excluded rather than shown as zero — 754 of Michigan's schools have reportable data. Coverage is grades 3–8; high schools are not included. Because every state sets its own proficiency standard, Michigan figures should not be compared against another state's.

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