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Enrollment
754
Middle
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JENISON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261983000978
Jenison Junior High School
8295 20TH AVE, JENISON, MI 49428 · (616) 457-1402 · Ottawa County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL754 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Michigan public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
16.4:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
180 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 55%
Community
5
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 7 | 377 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 377 | 50% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
Jenison Junior High School→Jenison High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Jenison Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
61.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
51.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
60.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Jenison Junior High School
Jenison Junior High School's state test result (60.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenison Junior High School this school | 754 | 23.9% | 60.3% |
| Kenneth T Beagle Middle School GRAND LEDGE | 835 | 23.6% | 56.2% |
| Riley Street Middle School HUDSONVILLE | 688 | 19.8% | 58.2% |
| Hamilton Middle School HAMILTON | 707 | 26.0% | 51.9% |
| Mattawan Middle School MATTAWAN | 823 | 26.9% | 52.1% |
| Mason Middle School MASON | 778 | 29.9% | 46.2% |
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 Jenison Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ottawa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #54 of 397 | #6 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #71 of 380 | #7 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #55 of 377 | #6 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 754 | #71 of 491 | #3 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #130 of 436 | #8 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.7% | #203 of 437 | #7 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.9% | #390 of 477 | #8 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.1% | #91 of 101 | #5 of 6 |
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
754
+14 (+2%) vs 2020
+2% since 2000-01, when it was 742
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 754 | 46 | 16.4:1 | 24% (180) |
| 2023-24 | 769 | 45.3 | 17.0:1 | 28% (212) |
| 2022-23 | 752 | 44 | 17.1:1 | 28% (213) |
| 2020-21 | 740 | 45 | 16.4:1 | 26% (191) |
| 2017-18 | 746 | 41.2 | 18.1:1 | 30% (227) |
| 2015-16 | 669 | 41 | 16.3:1 | 29% (194) |
| 2010-11 | 647 | 35 | 18.5:1 | 32% (207) |
| 2000-01 | 742 | 44 | 16.9:1 | 6% (48) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jenison Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (746 to 754); teachers up 12% (41.2 to 46).
About Jenison Junior High School
Jenison Junior High School is a large middle school in JENISON, Michigan, (ZIP code 49428). Its enrollment is 754 students, spread over grades 7 through 8. That compares with an average of about 502 students for middle schools in Michigan.
Jenison Junior High School is among 11 schools run by Jenison Public Schools, which serves 5,158 students.
About 79% of the student body at Jenison Junior High School is White. The remaining students are 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Jenison Junior High School scores 37%.
The school has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 16.4 students per teacher. Middle schools in Michigan average 17.5:1, 1.2 more students per teacher than here. Of all students at Jenison Junior High School, 24% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 34% average for public schools in Ottawa County.
Jenison Junior High School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 86% of Michigan public middle schools.
Compared with Michigan schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Jenison Junior High School's results are 4.5 points above predicted: 60.3% against 55.7%.
In the surrounding county, Ottawa County, median household income comes to about $90,502, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county has 103 public schools and about 42,894 students.
Jenison Junior High School's nearest public school is Jenison High School (about 0.1 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Jenison Junior High School ranks 3rd of 6 on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (740) to 2024-25 (754).
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Ottawa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
301,203
Census ACS
Median income
$90,502
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
103
42,894 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jenison Public Schools
- Jenison High SchoolHigh · 1,506 students
- Rosewood SchoolElementary · 481 students
- Bauerwood SchoolElementary · 480 students
- Bursley SchoolElementary · 404 students
- Sandy Hill SchoolElementary · 402 students
- El Puente Spanish ImmersionElementary · 380 students
Other schools in JENISON
- Jenison High SchoolHigh · 1,506 students
- Rosewood SchoolElementary · 481 students
- Bauerwood SchoolElementary · 480 students
- Bursley SchoolElementary · 404 students
- Sandy Hill SchoolElementary · 402 students
- Pinewood SchoolElementary · 320 students
Nearby schools
- Jenison High School0.1 mi · 1,506
- Pinewood School0.8 mi · 320
- Bauerwood School0.9 mi · 480
- Sandy Hill School0.9 mi · 402
- Rosewood School1.5 mi · 481
- El Puente Spanish Immersion1.5 mi · 380
Frequently asked questions
About Jenison Junior High SchoolHow large is Jenison Junior High School?
Jenison Junior High School enrolls approximately 754 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Jenison Junior High School serve?
Jenison Junior High School serves grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Jenison Junior High School have?
Jenison Junior High School employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Jenison Junior High School?
Student demographics at Jenison Junior High School are roughly 79% White, 11% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Jenison Junior High School in?
Jenison Junior High School is part of Jenison Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.