Smith Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 525 students
Oakley W Best Middle School
22201 Powers Ave, Dearborn Heights, MI 48125
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
557
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.2 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Dearborn Heights School District #7
Wayne County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 485 Michigan middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Michigan middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Oakley W Best Middle School
Oakley W Best Middle School is a public middle school in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Dearborn Heights School District #7. The school is located in a large suburb in Wayne County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 557 students were enrolled, with about 15.2 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Michigan middle school (17.5 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 485 Michigan middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 557 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.2 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Dearborn Heights School District #7
- County
- Wayne County
- NCES school ID
- 261161004616
Schools near Oakley W Best Middle School
All 24 schools in Dearborn Heights →
Tomlinson Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 180 students
Stout Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 698 students
Hoover Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 515 students
Robert J West Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 641 students
Bryant Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 781 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.