The top reported proficiency rate is 70% in English language arts. The lowest is 52% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Frost Middle School
Frost Middle School sits in Livonia, a large western suburb of Detroit, and serves students in grades six through eight as part of Livonia Public Schools. The school sits on Stark Road in the 48154 zip code, a residential patch of a city that has long been defined by its suburban character, its family-first civic identity, and its concentration of manufacturing, healthcare, and logistics employers. Livonia grew rapidly from its farming roots into a postwar suburban hub, and Frost reflects that settled, established quality. The surrounding community is car-dependent by design, with major arterial roads and expressways providing access rather than walkable retail streets. The city's civic life centers on its Civic Center complex near Five Mile and Farmington Roads, and its recreational anchor is a broad network of parks and the historical grounds at Greenmead.
The school's enrollment is moderate for a middle school, and its student body is majority white, with representation from Black, Asian, Hispanic, multiracial, and American Indian or Alaska Native students. About a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The data does not include IEP or English-learner counts, so a parent with questions about special education or language support services would want to ask the school directly.
Academically, Frost's state assessment results are a clear strength. In English language arts, a majority of seventh graders and an even larger share of eighth graders scored proficient or above. Science and social studies proficiency among eighth graders also landed above the midpoint. Math results were more mixed, with roughly half of eighth graders and a little over half of seventh graders reaching proficiency. Math is the area where results dip below the school's otherwise strong showing, and a parent may want to look into this further with the school, particularly how the transition from M-STEP in seventh grade to PSAT in eighth grade affects outcomes. Taken together across tested subjects and grades, Frost's overall proficiency lands in the top quartile relative to districts in Wayne County, which is a strong standing in a large and varied county.
The school does not serve high school grades, so graduation rate is not applicable here. No chronic absenteeism figure was available in the data. Discipline, course access, staffing, and attendance details were also absent from the provided records, so the picture of school climate comes from the academic results and community context rather than from internal environment data. Title I status was not reported.
In the housing market, the school's zip code carries a typical home value that sits above the state benchmark and below the national one, with modest year-over-year appreciation. The broader Wayne County market shows a growing inventory of active listings and a median listing price that has drifted downward slightly over the past year. Homes in the county are moving at a moderate pace, with days on market in a range that suggests neither a frenzied nor a sluggish market. Livonia has been publicly reported as an attractive market for millennial home buyers, and the city promotes its relatively low tax rate among Wayne County cities. For a family considering a move into the Frost attendance area, the housing picture is one of established suburban neighborhoods at a price point that is accessible relative to national figures but elevated compared with much of the state.
At the district level, Livonia Public Schools recently opened a dedicated early childhood center in fall 2024, expanding preschool access. That does not directly affect Frost's middle school program but signals a district investing in its feeder pipeline. The district operates alongside the separate Clarenceville School District within the city, so Livonia families should confirm which attendance boundary applies to a given address.
For a family weighing Frost, the evidence points to a middle school with solid academic outcomes, a reasonably diverse student body, and a location in a stable, family-oriented suburb where the housing market is approachable by regional standards. The main question mark in the data is math performance, which, while not weak in absolute terms, lags behind the school's stronger showing in English, science, and social studies.
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