Farmington Public Schools is a

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headquartered in

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, in southern

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. As of the 2020–2021 school year, the district serves 8,995 students. It provides services for students in Farmington,

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, and a portion of West Bloomfield. The district has 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

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"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 ''

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'') 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 (

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North Farmington High School North Farmington High School is a public high school located in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The school was established in 1961 and, as of the 2019–2020 school year, educates a student body of over 1300. The principal is Joseph Greene. Hi ...

(Farmington Hills) * Farmington Central High School (alternative high school) (Farmington Hills)

Middle schools

* East Middle School * Power Middle School * Warner Middle School

Elementary schools

* Beechview Elementary School * Forest Elementary School * Gill Elementary School * Hillside Elementary School * Kenbrook Elementary School * Lanigan Elementary School * Longacre Elementary School * Wood Creek Elementary School

K-8 Schools

*Farmington STEAM Academy There is also a newly renovated and expanded Early Childhood Center: Farmington Early Childhood Center (FECC). FECC is NAEYC accredited and the only early childhood center in the Farmington/Farmington Hills community that holds this distinction. There is Our Lady of Sorrows, a K-8 catholic school. Visions Unlimited is a school for young adults with special needs.

Early Childhood Centers

*Farmington Early Childhood Center

Former Schools

*Farmington Junior High, 33300 Thomas St, Farmington, MI 48336 *Isaac Bond Elementary School 1926-1974 *Cloverdale Elementary School *O.E. Dunckel Middle School *Eagle Elementary School *Fairview Elementary School *Farmington Community School *Flanders Elementary School *

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*Highmeadow Common Campus *Larkshire Elementary School (Renamed to Lanigan) *Maxfield Training Center *Middlebelt Elementary School *Shiawassee Elementary School *Ten Mile Elementary School *William Grace Elementary School *Woodale Elementary School

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: 2006-2014 FPS ACT Composite

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

External links

Farmington Public Schools
Official site. {{West Bloomfield Township, Michigan School districts in Michigan Education in Oakland County, Michigan Farmington Hills, Michigan Farmington, Michigan