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What's the most underrated thing about Jefferson Middle School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
304
Middle
DISTRICT 334 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON SCHOOLS (MONROE)·NCES 261980005637
Jefferson Middle School
5102 N STONY CREEK RD, MONROE, MI 48162 · (734) 322-2301 · Monroe County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL304 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Michigan public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
159 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 55%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 97 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 91 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 116 | 38% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Jefferson Middle School→Jefferson High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Jefferson Schools (Monroe). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
31.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
29.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Jefferson Middle School
Jefferson Middle School's state test result (34.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Middle School this school | 304 | 52.3% | 34.4% |
| Jonesville Middle School JONESVILLE | 297 | 51.9% | 36.6% |
| Constantine Middle School CONSTANTINE | 309 | 52.1% | 37.6% |
| Caro Middle School CARO | 305 | 53.8% | 32.3% |
| Menominee Jr High School MENOMINEE | 271 | 53.1% | 36.7% |
| OvidElsie Middle School ELSIE | 293 | 50.2% | 47.8% |
Matched among Michigan middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Jefferson Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #297 of 397 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #260 of 380 | #7 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #321 of 377 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 304 | #373 of 491 | #6 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #400 of 436 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.1% | #329 of 437 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.3% | #191 of 477 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.0% | #10 of 339 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
304
-117 (-28%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 624
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 19.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 304 | 15 | 20.3:1 | 52% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 390 | 18.5 | 21.1:1 | 55% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 400 | 20 | 20.0:1 | 55% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 421 | 22 | 19.1:1 | 57% (239) |
| 2017-18 | 515 | 25.3 | 20.4:1 | 45% (231) |
| 2015-16 | 286 | 15 | 19.1:1 | 41% (118) |
| 2010-11 | 340 | 15 | 22.7:1 | 37% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 649 | 36 | 18.0:1 | 18% (118) |
| 1990-91 | 624 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 41% (515 to 304); teachers down 41% (25.3 to 15).
About Jefferson Middle School
Jefferson Middle School is a small middle school found in MONROE, Michigan. It has an enrollment of 304 students in grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Michigan average about 502 students, which makes this school 39% below average.
Jefferson Middle School is part of Jefferson Schools (Monroe), where 4 schools serve 1,336 students.
Of every 100 students at Jefferson Middle School, about 89 are White. The remaining students are 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put Monroe County at about 90% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 20, compared with 70 nationally.
With 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 20.3:1. Middle schools in Michigan have an average ratio of 17.5:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Jefferson Middle School, 52% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Monroe County average 41%.
On the allk12 Grade, Jefferson Middle School lands at C-, ahead of 22% of Michigan public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Jefferson Middle School is 43.1%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.4%.
Looking at the county, Monroe County, the median household earns about $77,335 a year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Jefferson Middle School, Monroe County has 52 public schools.
About 0.2 miles separate Jefferson Middle School from the closest public school, Jefferson High School. Other public schools within five miles: 7. On average proficiency, Jefferson Middle School is 3rd of 5 nearby schools with test data.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Small. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 28% decrease, from 421 to 304. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 19.1:1 to 20.3:1.
On allk12, people connected to Jefferson Middle School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
155,505
Census ACS
Median income
$77,335
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
20,286 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson Schools (Monroe)
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 430 students
- North Elementary SchoolElementary · 366 students
- Sodt Elementary SchoolElementary · 236 students
Other schools in MONROE
- Monroe High SchoolHigh · 1,332 students
- Triumph AcademyElementary · 777 students
- Custer Elementary SchoolElementary · 769 students
- Monroe Middle SchoolMiddle · 674 students
- Arborwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 462 students
- Manor Elementary SchoolElementary · 444 students
Other Jefferson Middle schools
26 other US public schools in 18 states are named Jefferson Middle. Jefferson Middle School is the 25th largest of the 27.
- Jefferson Middle SchoolSAINT CLAIR SHORES, MI · 990 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMIDLAND, MI · 919 students
- Jefferson MiddleArlington, VA · 1,120 students
- Jefferson MiddleSan Gabriel, CA · 1,013 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolJefferson, GA · 1,009 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson High School0.2 mi · 430
- Sodt Elementary School0.7 mi · 236
- Triumph Academy2.6 mi · 777
- Henry Niedermeier Elementary School3.1 mi · 242
- North Elementary School3.5 mi · 366
- Arborwood Elementary School4.1 mi · 462
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Jefferson Middle School?
Jefferson Middle School enrolls approximately 304 students in grades 06-08.
Is Jefferson Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jefferson Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Jefferson Middle School have?
Jefferson Middle School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
How diverse is Jefferson Middle School?
Jefferson Middle School reports a student body of 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Jefferson Middle School public or private?
Jefferson Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jefferson Schools (Monroe).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.