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Farmington Public Schools
Location
Farmington, Michigan
United States
District information
TypePublic School System
GradesEarly Childhood - Adult Education
SuperintendentDr. Christopher Delgado
NCES District ID2614070
Students and staff
Students8,995 (2020-21)
Staff1,380 (2013-14)[1]
Other information
Websitewww.farmington.k12.mi.us

Farmington Public Schools is a public school district in Metro Detroit in the U.S. state of Michigan, serving Farmington, most of Farmington Hills, and a small portion of West Bloomfield.[2] As of the 2020–2021 school year, the district served 8,995 students.

During the 2013–14 school year, the district had a total staff of 1,380, making it the second-largest employer in the Farmington-Farmington Hills area.[1][3]

History

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In 2008, as part of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy "Show Michigan the Money" project, the district began publicly posting its check registers on the internet.[4]

Robert Herrera became superintendent in May 2019. In December 2020 he announced he would resign effective January 22, 2021. Shelby Tankersley of Hometownlife.com (printed by Detroit Free Press) wrote that "early every board member lamented the loss of Herrera's leadership, saying he has been a strong superintendent in his short time in the role."[5]

Schools

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High schools

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Farmington High School

Middle schools

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  • East Middle School
  • Power Middle School
  • Warner Middle School

K-8 schools

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  • Farmington STEAM Academy

Elementary schools

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  • Beechview Elementary School
  • Forest Elementary School
  • Gill Elementary School
  • Hillside Elementary School
  • Kenbrook Elementary School
  • Lanigan Elementary School (formerly Larkshire Elementary)
  • Longacre Elementary School
  • Wood Creek Elementary School

Preschools

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  • Farmington Early Childhood Center

Former schools

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School Address Opened Closed Notes
Isaac Bond Elementary School 31500 W 13 Mile Road, Farmington Hills 1924 1974
Cloverdale Elementary School 33000 Freedom Road, Farmington 1958[6] 2016
O.E. Dunckel Middle School 32800 W 12 Mile Road, Farmington Hills 1957[6] 2017 repurposed as Farmington STEAM Academy
Eagle Elementary School 29410 W 14 Mile Road, West Bloomfield 1955[6] 2010[7] demolished; housing built on site
Fairview Community School 28500 Oakcrest Court, Farmington Hills 1966[6] 2006[7]
Farmington Junior High School 33300 Thomas Street, Farmington 1919[6][8] became Farmington Training Center in 1958;[6] later renamed Maxfield Training Center; abandoned;

sold to City of Farmington in 2019,[9][10] then to developers in 2024; slated for demolition[11]

Flanders Elementary School 32600 Flanders Street, Farmington 1962[6] 2010[7] demolished 2011
Harrison High School 29995 W 12 Mile Road, Farmington Hills 1970 2019 sold to City of Farmington Hills; repurposed as recreation center, which opened in 2021
Highmeadow Common Campus 30175 Highmeadow Road, Farmington Hills 1963[6] 2017 established as Highmeadow Elementary; became Lutheran school in 1980; returned to FPS in 1987; became Common Campus in 1988;[6] moved to Farmington STEAM Academy in 2017;

building repurposed as relocated Farmington Central High School

Middlebelt Elementary School 22400 Middlebelt Road, Farmington Hills 1949[6] 1983[6] repurposed as senior living community in 1987[6]
Ten Mile Elementary School 32789 W 10 Mile Road, Farmington Hills 1949[6] 1987[6] became Adult Education Center in 1978; repurposed as district offices and later renamed Maxfield Education Center
William Grace Elementary School 29040 Shiawassee Road, Farmington Hills 1957[6] 2010[7] demolished; dog park established on site in 2012[12]
Wooddale Elementary School 28600 Peppermill Road, Farmington Hills 1958[6] 2010[7]

Academic Performance

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Academic performance in the Farmington Public School system has generally matched or exceeded the state average.

High school standardized test scores

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Michigan provides data on the historical ACT testing performance for the district, as well as the individual high schools.[13] Scores from North Farmington and Farmington compare favorably against the national ACT composite average, and scores from Harrison compare roughly to the composite average for the state. The full data set appears below:

Composite ACT scores of for the three major high schools in the Farmington Public Schools District in Farmington, Michigan (also Farmington Hills). Includes the nationwide, state, and district average composite scores for each year from 2006 to 2014, as well as the composite averages for North Farmington, Farmington, and Harrison high schools.
Year National State District North Farmington Farmington Harrison
2006-2007 21.2 21.5 20.4 21.9 20.5 19.1
2007-2008 21.1 19.6 20.5 22.1 20.8 19.3
2008-2009 21.1 19.6 20.8 22.4 20.8 19.3
2009-2010 21.0 19.7 21.1 22.0 21.3 20.2
2010-2011 21.1 20.0 20.9 21.7 21.0 20.0
2011-2012 21.1 20.1 21.1 22.4 21.2 20.0
2012-2013 20.9 19.9 21.1 22.5 21.3 19.7
2013-2014 21.0 20.1 21.2 22.4 21.5 20.5

Accreditation

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Farmington Public Schools are all accredited by the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. Farmington Early Childhood Center is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.

Farmington Public Schools students are tested through various approaches to measure student achievement. Standardized test include the MEAP (Michigan Educational Assessment Program) and nationally the ACT.

Farmington Public High Schools ranked among Newsweeks top 1,200 public high schools in the country based on number of advanced placement classes and graduating seniors.

Farmington High School ranked 813. North Farmington High School ranked 1112. Harrison High School ranked 1190.

Sixty-eight percent of teachers in the Farmington Public Schools District hold advanced degrees.

Athletic honors

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Harrison High School football coach John Herrington and the Harrison Hawks football team was honored by Nike for having one of the top 50 football programs in the country.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Farmington Public School - Annual Budget - Fiscal Year 2014-2015" (PDF). Farmington Public School. pp. 329, 335, 339. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  2. ^ "Maps: School Districts: Farmington Public School District" (PDF). Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "Farmington Public School". Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  4. ^ Finley, Erica J. In 2016 the district stopped the use of upper-elementary schools (schools teaching fifth and sixth grade) and reverted to using traditional elementary and middle schools, in the process it made Power and Warner Upper-elementaries into middle schools. Also in 2016, Highmeadow Common Campus was closed, and the students and teachers were transferred to the new Farmington STEAM Academy, housed in the building formerly used by E.O Dunckel Middle school. Farmington schools move toward more financial transparency with 'Show Michigan the Money'. Mlive. December 10, 2008. Retrieved on November 6, 2013.
  5. ^ Tankersley, Shelby (November 16, 2020). "Farmington superintendent, two board members resign following harassment claims". Detroit Free Press. Hometownlife.com. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Davis Heindl, Becky. "Nathan Power's Pride: An Historical Overview of the Farmington Schools 1944–1988". Retrieved July 15, 2024 – via Farmington Community Library.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Eagle Elementary Sale Delayed by Title Work". Farmington-Farmington Hills, MI Patch. December 7, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  8. ^ Zinkosky, Pamela A. (March 8, 2018). "Farmington Schools' Maxfield Training Center site filled with 120 years of history". The Farmington Observer. Observer & Eccentric Newspapers.
  9. ^ "City of Farmington to buy Maxfield Training Center from school district". The Oakland Press. June 21, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  10. ^ "Maxfield Training Center redevelopment could soon be a reality". www.candgnews.com. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  11. ^ Tankersley, Shelby. "Farmington's Maxfield Training Center to be razed in June for new townhomes". Hometown Life. Observer & Eccentric Newspapers. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  12. ^ Hubred, Joni (February 4, 2016). "Farmington Schools closures similar to 1970s experience". Farmington Voice.
  13. ^ "MI School Data Student Testing". State of Michigan. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
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