Birmingham Public Schools


Birmingham Public Schools is a public school district in Metro Detroit in the U.S. state of Michigan, serving Birmingham, Bingham Farms, Beverly Hills, Franklin, and portions of Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township, Southfield, Troy, and West Bloomfield.. The district is free to students who live within the district, and tuition-based programs are available to students outside of the district.
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History

In 1834, the first "district" school in Birmingham opened. This school was housed in John Hamilton's old log house at Hamilton Road and Old Woodward Ave. Rev. Lemuel M. Partridge served as the teacher. In 1856, the brick "Old Red Schoolhouse" was built at Maple and Southfield roads and served as a school until 1869. The Allen House, part of the Birmingham Historical Museum, now stands where the school was. A new school was built in 1869 and became the site of Birmingham's first high school. That first high school later became known as Baldwin High School, then in 1951, Birmingham High School, and in 1959, Seaholm High School. The former Baldwin High School later became Birmingham's first middle school.
Through the 1930s other districts had their own elementary schools and sent paid tuition students to Baldwin High School in the Birmingham district. Throughout the 1940s, other school districts in the area were encouraged by the state to join Birmingham's school district. Southfield joined in 1943, Bloomfield Village in 1946, Franklin in 1945 and Walnut Lake in 1947.

Schools

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SchoolAddressNotes
Birmingham Covington School1525 Covington Road Bloomfield HillsServes grades 3-8. Lottery-based enrollment open to students living within the district. Built 1967.
Berkshire Middle School21707 W. 14 Mile Road, Beverly HillsBuilt 1963.
Derby Middle School1300 Derby Road, BirminghamBuilt 1958.
Groves High School20500 W. 13 Mile Rd., Beverly HillsBuilt 1959
Seaholm High School2436 W. Lincoln, BirminghamBuilt 1951
Lincoln Street Alternative High School2436 W. Lincoln, BirminghamAlternative high school, within Seaholm High School

SchoolAddressNotes
Early Childhood Center2121 Midvale, BirminghamBuilt 1957
Beverly Elementary18305 Beverly, Beverly HillsBuilt 1955
Bingham Farms Elementary23400 13 Mile Road, Bingham FarmsBuilt 1968
Greenfield Elementary31200 Fairfax Ave., Beverly HillsNew building opened 2006, replacing original 1957 building
Harlan Elementary3595 North Adams Road, Bloomfield HillsNew building opened 2007, replacing original 1957 building
Pembroke Elementary955 North Eton Road, TroyBuilt 1955
Pierce Elementary1829 Pierce, BirminghamBuilt 1924
Quarton Elementary771 Chesterfield, BirminghamBuilt 1927
West Maple Elementary6275 Inkster Road, Bloomfield HillsBuilt 1968