'{{short description|School district in Michigan}} {{for|the school district in [[New Mexico]]|Farmington Municipal Schools}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{more citations needed|date=July 2013}} {{Infobox school district |name = Farmington Public Schools |type = Public School System |grades = Early Childhood - Adult Education |country = United States |location = [[Farmington, Michigan]] |superintendent = Dr. Chris Degato |us_nces_district_id = 2614070 |students = 8,995 (2020-21) |staff = 1,380 (2013-14)<ref name=AnnualBudget1415>{{cite web|title=Farmington Public School - Annual Budget - Fiscal Year 2014-2015|url=http://www.farmington.k12.mi.us/district/budget/1415/budget_1415.pdf|publisher=Farmington Public School|access-date=2014-12-21|pages=329, 335, 339|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222033022/http://www.farmington.k12.mi.us/district/budget/1415/budget_1415.pdf|archive-date=2014-12-22|url-status=dead}}</ref> |website = {{URL|www.farmington.k12.mi.us}} }} '''Farmington Public Schools''' is a [[public school district]] headquartered in [[Farmington, Michigan]], in southern [[Oakland County, Michigan|Oakland County]] in [[Metro Detroit|Greater Detroit]].<ref name=FPS-Homepage>{{cite web|title=Farmington Public School|url=http://www.farmington.k12.mi.us/|access-date=2014-12-21}}</ref> As of the 2020–2021 school year, the district serves 8,995 students. It provides services for students in Farmington, [[Farmington Hills, Michigan|Farmington Hills]], and a portion of [[West Bloomfield, Michigan|West Bloomfield]].<ref name=FPS-Homepage/> The district has a total staff of 1,380, making it the second largest employer in the Farmington-Farmington Hills area.<ref name=AnnualBudget1415/> ==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.<ref>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. [http://www.mlive.com/businessreview/oakland/index.ssf/2008/12/farmington_schools_move_toward.html Farmington schools move toward more financial transparency with 'Show Michigan the Money']. [[Mlive]]. December 10, 2008. Retrieved on November 6, 2013.</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite web|last=Tankersley |first=Shelby|url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/farmington-hills/2020/11/16/farmington-superintendent-two-board-members-resign-citing-harassment/6321090002/|title=Farmington superintendent, two board members resign following harassment claims|agency=[[Hometownlife.com]]|newspaper=[[Detroit Free Press]]|date=2020-11-16|access-date=2020-11-17}}</ref> [[|thumb]] ==Schools== ===High schools=== [[Image:Farmington High School Farmington Hills Michigan.JPG|thumb|[[Farmington High School (Michigan)|Farmington High School]]]] *[[Farmington High School (Michigan)|Farmington High School]] ([[Farmington, Michigan|Farmington]]) *[[North Farmington High School]] (Farmington Hills) *[[Farmington Central High School (Michigan)|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'''Bold text''' * 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== [[File:Harrison High School.jpg|thumb|[[Harrison High School (Michigan)|Harrison High School]]]] *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 *[[Harrison High School (Michigan)|Harrison High School]] *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.<ref name="MISchoolDataTesting">{{cite web |url=https://www.mischooldata.org/DistrictSchoolProfiles/AssessmentResults/Act/ActCollegeReadiness.aspx |title=MI School Data Student Testing |access-date=2014-08-30 |publisher=State of Michigan}}</ref> 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: [[File:2006-2014 FPS ACT Composite.svg|thumb|Composite ACT scores of for the three major high schools in the Farmington Public Schools District in Farmington, Michigan (also Farmington Hills). Includes the nationwide, state, and district average composite scores for each year from 2006 to 2014, as well as the composite averages for North Farmington, Farmington, and Harrison high schools.]] {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! National !! State !! District !! North Farmington !! Farmington !! Harrison |- | 2006-2007||21.2||21.5||20.4||21.9||20.5||19.1 |- | 2007-2008||21.1||19.6||20.5||22.1||20.8||19.3 |- | 2008-2009||21.1||19.6||20.8||22.4||20.8||19.3 |- | 2009-2010||21.0||19.7||21.1||22.0||21.3||20.2 |- | 2010-2011||21.1||20.0||20.9||21.7||21.0||20.0 |- | 2011-2012||21.1||20.1||21.1||22.4||21.2||20.0 |- | 2012-2013||20.9||19.9||21.1||22.5||21.3||19.7 |- | 2013-2014||21.0||20.1||21.2||22.4||21.5||20.5 |} ==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.{{citation needed|date=April 2008}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Portal|Michigan|Schools}} *[http://www.farmington.k12.mi.us/ Farmington Public Schools] Official site. {{Farmington, Michigan}} {{Farmington Hills, Michigan}} {{West Bloomfield Township, Michigan}} [[Category:School districts in Michigan]] [[Category:Education in Oakland County, Michigan]] [[Category:Farmington Hills, Michigan]] [[Category:Farmington, Michigan]]'