Enrollment
261
Middle
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NAPOLEON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 262496006175
Napoleon Middle School
204 WEST, NAPOLEON, MI 49261 · (517) 905-5718 · Jackson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL261 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% 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.
- C-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
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
101 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 55%
Community
0
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 | 84 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 93 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 84 | 32% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Napoleon Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
27.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
23.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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
37.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Napoleon Middle School
Napoleon Middle School's state test result (37.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Napoleon Middle School this school | 261 | 38.7% | 37.5% |
| HanoverHorton Middle School HORTON | 250 | 37.2% | 28.4% |
| GalesburgAugusta Middle School AUGUSTA | 302 | 41.4% | 31.1% |
| Nellie B Chisholm Middle School MONTAGUE | 307 | 41.4% | 44.3% |
| FC Reed Middle School BRIDGMAN | 261 | 38.3% | 58.1% |
| Grass Lake Middle School GRASS LAKE | 290 | 33.1% | 44.5% |
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 Napoleon Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #262 of 397 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #325 of 380 | #3 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #346 of 377 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 261 | #406 of 491 | #5 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #134 of 436 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.5% | #350 of 437 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.7% | #289 of 477 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.3% | #130 of 339 | #3 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
261
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 327
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 261 | 15.9 | 16.4:1 | 39% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 296 | 17 | 17.4:1 | 39% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 292 | 15.3 | 19.1:1 | 45% (131) |
| 2020-21 | 260 | 16 | 16.3:1 | 42% (109) |
| 2017-18 | 312 | 17.4 | 17.9:1 | 46% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 334 | 18 | 18.6:1 | 45% (151) |
| 2010-11 | 349 | 20 | 17.4:1 | 41% (144) |
| 2000-01 | 431 | 28 | 15.4:1 | 19% (83) |
| 1990-91 | 327 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Napoleon Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (312 to 261); teachers down 9% (17.4 to 15.9).
About Napoleon Middle School
This page covers Napoleon Middle School, a low-enrollment middle-grades school in NAPOLEON, Michigan. Its enrollment is 261 students, spread over grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Michigan, the average enrollment is about 502.
Napoleon Middle School is one school in a 4-school district, Napoleon Community Schools, which enrolls 1,290 students.
White students account for 90% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 6% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. A diversity index of 19% means there is a 19% chance two randomly chosen students at Napoleon Middle School are from different groups.
Napoleon Middle School has 15.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.4:1. Middle schools in Michigan have an average ratio of 17.5:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 39%. That rate is below the 53% average among public schools in Jackson County.
Napoleon Middle School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 24% of Michigan public middle schools.
Napoleon Middle School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 37.5% is 11.6 points below the 49.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
For Jackson County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $66,073 a year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Counting Napoleon Middle School, Jackson County has 68 public schools.
The closest school to Napoleon Middle School is Ezra Eby Elementary School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. Napoleon Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. Napoleon Middle School ranks 4th of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 37.5% against a local average of 44.0%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Federal data show 260 students in 2020-21 and 261 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
On allk12, people connected to Napoleon Middle School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,060
Census ACS
Median income
$66,073
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
21,681 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Napoleon Community Schools
- Ezra Eby Elementary SchoolElementary · 564 students
- Napoleon High SchoolHigh · 381 students
- Ackerson High SchoolHigh · 84 students
Other schools in NAPOLEON
- Ezra Eby Elementary SchoolElementary · 564 students
- Napoleon High SchoolHigh · 381 students
- Ackerson High SchoolHigh · 84 students
Nearby schools
- Ezra Eby Elementary School0.1 mi · 564
- Napoleon High School0.1 mi · 381
- Ackerson High School0.2 mi · 84
- Columbia Elementary School4.0 mi · 307
- Columbia Upper Elementary School4.0 mi · 406
- Columbia Alternative Education5.2 mi · 78
Frequently asked questions
About Napoleon Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Napoleon Middle School?
Napoleon Middle School enrolls approximately 261 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Napoleon Middle School serve?
Napoleon Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Napoleon Middle School have?
Napoleon Middle School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
How diverse is Napoleon Middle School?
Napoleon Middle School reports a student body of 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is Napoleon Middle School in?
Napoleon Middle School is part of Napoleon Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.