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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. 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.

History

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.

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."

Schools

High schools

• Farmington High School
• North Farmington High School
• Farmington Central High School (alternative high school)

  

Middle schools

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

K-8 schools

• Farmington STEAM Academy

Elementary schools

• 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

• Farmington Early Childhood Center

Former schools

Academic Performance

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

High school standardized test scores

Michigan provides data on the historical ACT testing performance for the district, as well as the individual high schools. 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:

Accreditation

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

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.

References

1. ^ "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. ^ 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. ^ "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.

External links

• Farmington Public Schools Official site.

• School districts in Michigan
• Education in Oakland County, Michigan
• Farmington Hills, Michigan
• Farmington, Michigan