The top reported proficiency rate is 55% in Science. The lowest is 31% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Floyd School
Floyd School is a regular public elementary school serving kindergarten through fifth grade in the Bullock Creek School District, located on South Eight Mile Road in Midland, Michigan. The school draws from a community where a substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student body is nearly entirely white, with only a handful of students identifying as multiracial or Hispanic. The enrollment is modest for an elementary school spanning six grade levels, and class sizes at each grade are small enough that a family can expect their child to be known by name.
State testing results from the most recent M-STEP administration show a mixed academic picture. In mathematics, roughly half of fourth graders reached proficiency, while third and fifth grade math results landed somewhat below that mark. English language arts results follow a pattern worth noting: proficiency was lowest in third grade, climbed in fourth grade, and reached its highest point in fifth grade, where a majority of students demonstrated proficiency. Fifth grade science results were solid, with more than half of tested students proficient. Social studies was the soft spot, with fewer than a third of fifth graders meeting the proficiency bar. A parent whose child struggles or excels in reading may want to look into how the school builds literacy from third through fifth grade, since the upward trajectory across those grades suggests something is working as students get older. Across all tested subjects and grades, Floyd's overall proficiency lands above the midpoint among districts in Midland County, which is a reasonably strong standing for a small, economically diverse elementary school.
Because Floyd serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate, no AP or dual-credit data, and no chronic absenteeism figure available in the comparison set. These gaps reflect the grade range rather than any reporting failure. The school's Title I status was not reported in the data provided, and information on staffing ratios, discipline, course access, and attendance was not available. IEP and English learner counts were also missing. A family relying on special education or English learner services should ask the school directly about what is available.
Floyd sits in the broader Midland community, a mid-sized city at the confluence of the Chippewa and Tittabawassee rivers. Publicly reported sources describe a city shaped by Dow Chemical, which maintains its world headquarters there and anchors the local economy through the Dow Michigan Operations Industrial Park, a multi-tenant manufacturing and research site on the former plant grounds. The downtown has a historic Circle business district, the three-way pedestrian Tridge bridge, the Pere Marquette Rail-Trail, and cultural institutions clustered in Discovery Square, including the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library, Midland Center for the Arts, and Dow Gardens. Northwood University adds a collegiate presence. The city promotes light traffic and a moderate cost of living as quality-of-life features, though outside the downtown core the built environment is largely auto-oriented. Dial-A-Ride provides local transit.
The housing market around Floyd's zip code is relatively affordable compared with national benchmarks, with a typical home value below the state and national medians. Year-over-year home values have appreciated at a healthy clip, and rents remain modest relative to income. The estimated mortgage on a typical home is somewhat higher than typical rent, which is a pattern families weighing buying versus renting will want to consider. The price-to-income ratio sits below the national figure, meaning housing here consumes a smaller share of local earnings than in many parts of the country.
We looked for recent parent-relevant changes in the Bullock Creek School District and found little of lasting impact in publicly available sources, so rather than guess we left that section out. The comparison universe for Floyd's proficiency positioning covers districts in Midland County, and within that set the school stands above the middle on overall proficiency. For a family considering Floyd, the strongest signals are the improving reading results in the upper elementary grades and the solid science performance, balanced against weaker social studies results and math proficiency that varies by grade. The school's small size and near-uniform demographic composition are characteristics a parent will weigh according to their own preferences.
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