Oakley W Best Middle School (Dearborn Heights School District #7 SCH DIST.), Michigan - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Oakley W Best Middle School is a Middle in DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MI. It currently serves 574 students (grades 06-08). The school is part of the Dearborn Heights School District #7 School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Dearborn Heights School District #7 School District and all schools in Michigan.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Middle
Number of Students:574
Number of Teachers: 39
Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.87

Location Info

Location: 22201 POWERS AVE, DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MI 48125
Mailing Address: 22201 POWERS AVE, DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MI 48125-2548
Phone: (313)203-3200
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 6 177
Grade 7 198
Grade 8 199
Gender/Sex of Oakley W Best Middle School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 275 47.91
Female 299 52.09
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Oakley W Best Middle School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 5 0.87
Asian 5 0.87
Black or African American 139 24.22
Hispanic/Latino 64 11.15
Two or more races 32 5.58
White 329 57.32
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 1.09
Asian 1 0.36
Black or African American 56 20.36
Hispanic/Latino 27 9.82
Two or more races 15 5.46
White 173 62.91
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.67
Asian 4 1.34
Black or African American 83 27.76
Hispanic/Latino 37 12.38
Two or more races 17 5.69
White 156 52.17

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.56
Asian 2 1.13
Black or African American 56 31.64
Hispanic/Latino 13 7.35
Two or more races 8 4.52
White 97 54.80
Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.51
Asian 2 1.01
Black or African American 45 22.73
Hispanic/Latino 26 13.13
Two or more races 12 6.06
White 112 56.57
Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 1.51
Asian 1 0.50
Black or African American 38 19.10
Hispanic/Latino 25 12.56
Two or more races 12 6.03
White 120 60.30