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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Shelby Junior High School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,073
Middle
DISTRICT 814 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UTICA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 263447007001
Shelby Junior High School
51700 VAN DYKE AVE, SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MI 48316 · (586) 797-3700 · Macomb County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,073 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% 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.
- BBeats 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
22.4:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
298 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 353 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 401 | 37% |
| Grade 9 | 319 | 30% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Shelby Junior High School→Eisenhower High School
Based on grade levels within Utica Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
51.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
43.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
52.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Shelby Junior High School
Shelby Junior High School's state test result (52.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby Junior High School this school | 1,073 | 27.8% | 52.6% |
| West Middle School TRAVERSE CITY | 1,081 | 27.6% | 49.3% |
| Jefferson Middle School MIDLAND | 919 | 27.7% | 63.3% |
| Malow Junior High School SHELBY TOWNSHIP | 1,084 | 27.7% | 49.7% |
| Iroquois Middle School MACOMB | 814 | 25.6% | 49.9% |
| East Middle School TRAVERSE CITY | 829 | 30.4% | 50.4% |
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 Shelby Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #99 of 397 | #2 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #120 of 380 | #6 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #107 of 377 | #3 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,073 | #9 of 491 | #4 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #432 of 436 | #36 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.9% | #283 of 437 | #34 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.8% | #367 of 477 | #32 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.6% | #154 of 339 | #12 of 31 |
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
1,073
-56 (-5%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 771
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 23.5:1
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 | 1,073 | 47.8 | 22.4:1 | 28% (298) |
| 2023-24 | 1,075 | 44.8 | 24.0:1 | 28% (306) |
| 2022-23 | 1,025 | 43 | 23.8:1 | 25% (257) |
| 2020-21 | 1,129 | 48 | 23.5:1 | 21% (242) |
| 2017-18 | 1,256 | 50.4 | 24.9:1 | 18% (232) |
| 2015-16 | 1,262 | 53 | 23.8:1 | 12% (155) |
| 2010-11 | 1,299 | 59 | 22.0:1 | 12% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 1,064 | 51 | 20.9:1 | 3% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 771 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shelby Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (1,256 to 1,073); teachers down 5% (50.4 to 47.8).
About Shelby Junior High School
Shelby Junior High School is the name of a large middle school in SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Michigan. It had 1,073 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 7 through 9. Middle schools in Michigan have about 502 students on average; enrollment here is 114% higher.
Federal data list 37 schools in Utica Community Schools, with 25,574 students enrolled.
White students are 86% of those enrolled at Shelby Junior High School. The remaining shares are 4% Asian, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Macomb County's population at about 75%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 25, compared with 70 nationally.
Shelby Junior High School lists 47.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 22.4 students per teacher. The school's 22.4:1 compares with an average of 17.5:1 for middle schools in Michigan. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 28% of the student body. That is 24 points below the 52% average for public schools in Macomb County.
Shelby Junior High School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 72% of Michigan public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Shelby Junior High School is 54.0%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 52.6%.
In the wider Macomb County area, median household income comes to about $77,837, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Macomb County counts 236 public schools with about 115,743 students.
The closest school to Shelby Junior High School is Issac Monfort Elementary School, located about 0.9 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 52.6% is below the 53.0% average for nearby schools.
Shelby Junior High School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 56 students, from 1,129 to 1,073. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (22.4:1) than in 2020-21 (23.5:1).
On allk12, people connected to Shelby Junior High School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Macomb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
879,853
Census ACS
Median income
$77,837
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
236
115,743 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Utica Community Schools
- Adlai Stevenson High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Henry Ford II High SchoolHigh · 1,663 students
- Eisenhower High SchoolHigh · 1,625 students
- Utica High SchoolHigh · 1,391 students
- Malow Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,084 students
- Davis Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,061 students
Other schools in SHELBY TOWNSHIP
- Eisenhower High SchoolHigh · 1,625 students
- Malow Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,084 students
- Beacon Tree Elementary SchoolElementary · 787 students
- Richard J Duncan ElementaryElementary · 716 students
- Crissman Elementary SchoolElementary · 586 students
- Wiley Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
Nearby schools
- Issac Monfort Elementary School0.9 mi · 525
- Crissman Elementary School1.0 mi · 586
- Morgan Elementary School1.7 mi · 563
- Malow Junior High School1.8 mi · 1,084
- Eisenhower High School1.9 mi · 1,625
- Switzer Elementary School2.1 mi · 495
Frequently asked questions
About Shelby Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Shelby Junior High School?
Shelby Junior High School enrolls approximately 1,073 students in grades 07-09.
What grades does Shelby Junior High School serve?
Shelby Junior High School serves grades 07-09.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Shelby Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Shelby Junior High School is approximately 22.4:1 (48 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Shelby Junior High School?
Shelby Junior High School reports a student body of 86% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Shelby Junior High School?
Shelby Junior High School is overseen by Utica Community Schools in Macomb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.