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Enrollment
447
Middle
DISTRICT 682 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LUDINGTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 262220005934
OJ DeJonge Middle School
706 E TINKHAM AVE, LUDINGTON, MI 49431 · (231) 845-3810 · Mason County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL447 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Michigan public middle schools
- B-Test 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
15.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
171 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 6 | 142 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 147 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 158 | 35% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
OJ DeJonge Middle School→Ludington High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Ludington Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
42.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
30.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 OJ DeJonge Middle School
OJ DeJonge Middle School's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OJ DeJonge Middle School this school | 447 | 38.3% | 42.5% |
| Paw Paw Middle School PAW PAW | 498 | 37.6% | 34.1% |
| Sparta Middle School SPARTA | 503 | 40.4% | 43.0% |
| Tri County Middle School HOWARD CITY | 381 | 41.2% | 27.2% |
| Coopersville Middle School COOPERSVILLE | 584 | 39.9% | 48.7% |
| Cramer Junior High School ESSEXVILLE | 484 | 42.8% | 33.2% |
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 OJ DeJonge Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #192 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #242 of 380 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #183 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 447 | #279 of 491 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #92 of 436 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.3% | #247 of 437 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.3% | #294 of 477 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.9% | #215 of 339 |
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
447
-56 (-11%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 395
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 447 | 28.4 | 15.8:1 | 38% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 477 | 28.2 | 16.9:1 | 52% (249) |
| 2022-23 | 477 | 28.4 | 16.8:1 | 49% (235) |
| 2020-21 | 503 | 27 | 18.6:1 | 46% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 496 | 27.6 | 17.9:1 | 52% (259) |
| 2015-16 | 485 | 27 | 18.0:1 | 44% (212) |
| 2010-11 | 449 | 27 | 16.6:1 | 45% (202) |
| 2000-01 | 452 | 29 | 15.6:1 | 24% (110) |
| 1990-91 | 395 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OJ DeJonge Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (496 to 447); teachers up 3% (27.6 to 28.4).
About OJ DeJonge Middle School
At 706 E TINKHAM AVE in LUDINGTON, Michigan, OJ DeJonge Middle School operates as a medium-sized middle school. The latest federal count shows 447 students in grades 6 through 8.
Ludington Area School District enrolls 2,045 students in 3 schools, including OJ DeJonge Middle School.
At OJ DeJonge Middle School, White students make up 83% of the student body. Smaller groups are 12% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 92% of Mason County residents are White. By the diversity index, OJ DeJonge Middle School comes in at 30%.
A ratio of 15.8:1 comes from the school's 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan is higher than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 38% of students at OJ DeJonge Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Mason County is 53%.
The allk12 Grade for OJ DeJonge Middle School is B-. Compared with Michigan public middle schools, the school scored higher than 47% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
OJ DeJonge Middle School is 6.9 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (42.5% versus 49.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Michigan.
In the county around the school, Mason County, median household income is about $64,748, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. A total of 13 public schools operate in Mason County, serving about 3,846 students.
Ludington High School is the public school closest to OJ DeJonge Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. OJ DeJonge Middle School has 2 other public schools within five miles.
The NCES locale for OJ DeJonge Middle School is Town: Remote, which covers schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
OJ DeJonge Middle School saw enrollment fall 11% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 18.6:1 in 2020-21, and 15.8:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for OJ DeJonge Middle School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Mason County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,207
Census ACS
Median income
$64,748
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,846 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ludington Area School District
- Ludington Elementary SchoolElementary · 911 students
- Ludington High SchoolHigh · 687 students
Other schools in LUDINGTON
- Ludington Elementary SchoolElementary · 911 students
- Ludington High SchoolHigh · 687 students
- Developmental ClassroomsWSESDCombined · 117 students
- Academy of Science Math and Technology Early College High ScHigh · 45 students
- Early Childhood SEWSESDElementary
Nearby schools
- Ludington High School0.1 mi · 687
- Ludington Elementary School0.9 mi · 911
- Developmental ClassroomsWSESD5.3 mi · 117
- Academy of Science Math and Technology Early College High Sc5.3 mi · 45
- Mason County Central Upper Elementary7.5 mi · 258
- Mason County Central MS7.5 mi · 276
Frequently asked questions
About OJ DeJonge Middle SchoolHow many students attend OJ DeJonge Middle School?
OJ DeJonge Middle School enrolls approximately 447 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does OJ DeJonge Middle School serve?
OJ DeJonge Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does OJ DeJonge Middle School have?
OJ DeJonge Middle School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the student diversity at OJ DeJonge Middle School?
Student demographics at OJ DeJonge Middle School are roughly 83% White, 12% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees OJ DeJonge Middle School?
OJ DeJonge Middle School is overseen by Ludington Area School District in Mason County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.