Napoleon Middle School

Located at 204 WEST, in NAPOLEON, Michigan, Napoleon Middle School is a cozy middle-grades school that enrolls 261 students (grades 6 through 8), run under Napoleon Community Schools. Compared to the state average of about 502 students per school, that is 48% leaner than typical.

Napoleon Community Schools runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,290 students. Napoleon Middle School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Napoleon Middle School logs that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

On the resource side, Napoleon Middle School logs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.4:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Jackson County (around 53%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Napoleon Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.1%; this one delivers 37.5%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Jackson County) reports that median household earnings sit near $66,073, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Jackson County runs 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,681 students), of which Napoleon Middle School is one.

Ezra Eby Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Napoleon Middle School. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Napoleon Middle School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 44.0%.

Napoleon Middle School operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Napoleon Middle School has contracted 16%, going from 312 students in 2018 to 261 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 96% to 90%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.