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Old 08-03-2011, 09:25 PM
 
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Hi,
We are searching for a house before the beginning of the school year in Novi or Northville or Farmington hills. Just three weeks left for the schools to start , we are kind of hurrying , so just saw a house in Farmington hills ( hillside elementary, Warner upper elementary, dunckel middle school, Noth farmington high school).
My question is, are farmingtOn hills schools really bad compared to novi and northville or it's alright?
Are dunckel and North farmington as good as they were before remapping of the school district?
Few of my friends have told that, especially after Farmington hills did the remapping ( I guess last year) the school district has gone really bad.

Please share your thoughts.
Thanks
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Old 12-21-2011, 10:32 PM
 
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We have been long time homeowners in Farmington Hills. In the last couple years, after school consolidations, we feel it is time to move to a better school district like Novi, West Bloomfield or Northville. Consolidated schools have in excess of 1100 kids, lower academic expectations (teachers are expected to manage 30 some kids in their classes) and dwindling interest in continuing many enrichment programs. Delta gifted programs were removed and replaced with less than adequate alternatives. Number of kids getting free lunches in our schools rose from 10% to well over 25%. For an average child, these changes are not likely to impact them in a positive or negative manner. Honest and hardworking staff continue to educate them to meet grade-level expectations. It is really those below the baseline or above the mediocrity that will have trouble getting ahead in Farmington public schools.
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Old 12-22-2011, 01:03 PM
 
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Parenting makes the difference. If you're willing to be involved in their life - F Hills is fine - it's one of the upper class suburbs compared to the rest of Metro Detroit. Comparing it to Novi/Northville or another similar district is just splitting hairs and whoever lives there will bark the loudest. Think on a spectrum (e.g. Detroit, Ecorse, Garden City, Livonia, F Hills, Bloomfield) - you'll be fine...

PS - Nor should you trust your real estate/child's education to a bunch of internet posters (half of which could live in Georgia for all you know)
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Old 12-31-2011, 03:38 PM
 
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It is amazing that so many people are unaware of what is happening in the school systems. ALL districts are in major financial distress and class size is huge EVERYWHERE!. Farmington is well over 32-34 per class and same in West Bloomfield. These are cuts from Snyder and most likely there will be additional cuts next year. As a parent and a teacher, I am appalled at the state of education in Michigan.
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Old 12-31-2011, 03:56 PM
 
Location: Metro Detroit Area, Michigan
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It is amazing that so many people are unaware of what is happening in the school systems. ALL districts are in major financial distress and class size is huge EVERYWHERE!. Farmington is well over 32-34 per class and same in West Bloomfield. These are cuts from Snyder and most likely there will be additional cuts next year. As a parent and a teacher, I am appalled at the state of education in Michigan.
Snyder fault? or Granholms fault?

Granholm's school funding cut harsher for some Michigan districts, more reductions on horizon | MLive.com
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