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St Johns Middle School

900 W TOWNSEND RD, SAINT JOHNS, MI 48879 · (989) 227-4300 · Clinton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL584 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Michigan public middle schools
  • A-Test 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

Enrollment
584
Middle
DISTRICT 351 · STATE 502
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 68.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
186 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 617730%
Grade 720836%
Grade 819934%
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 56% · US 70%
White
50787%
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 63% · US 43%
Hispanic
498%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 18% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
214%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
29450%
Female
29050%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
St Johns Middle School→St Johns High School
Feeds from
Eureka SchoolPK–05Gateway Elementary SchoolPK–05Oakview Elementary SchoolPK–05Riley Elementary SchoolPK–05
Based on grade levels within St. Johns Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
English Language Arts
51.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
45.0%
MI avg 44.8%

What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 St Johns Middle School

St Johns Middle School's state test result (54.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
St Johns Middle School this school58431.8%54.4%
Boyd W Arthurs Middle School
TRENTON
57830.1%44.6%
Lakewood Middle School
WOODLAND
51430.7%33.7%
Plainwell Middle School
PLAINWELL
56932.3%38.1%
Vicksburg Middle School
VICKSBURG
60132.1%46.9%
Linden Middle School
LINDEN
57729.5%44.0%
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 St Johns Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Michigan
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
54.4%#92 of 397
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
45.0%#109 of 380
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
51.1%#111 of 377
Enrollment
ranked largest first
584#192 of 491
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.6:1#230 of 436
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
23.8%#294 of 437
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
31.8%#340 of 477
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-18.0%#108 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 2024-25
Enrollment
584
-48 (-8%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 825
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 18.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2558433.217.6:132% (186)
2023-2459431.918.6:136% (216)
2022-2356932.817.4:141% (235)
2020-216323418.6:128% (180)
2017-1871233.221.4:129% (207)
2015-167453223.3:127% (203)
2010-117803522.3:133% (256)
2000-017793920.0:113% (99)
1990-91825N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St Johns Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students down 18% (712 to 584); teachers unchanged (33.2 to 33.2).

About St Johns Middle School

St Johns Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in SAINT JOHNS, Michigan, (ZIP code 48879). Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 584 students.

St. Johns Public Schools, which runs St Johns Middle School, has 7 schools and 2,458 students.

Federal enrollment data show St Johns Middle School is 87% White. Other groups make up 8% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. County-wide, about 89% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 24%, meaning two students picked at random have a 24% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Federal data list 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at St Johns Middle School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 17.6:1. That is close to the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 32%. For comparison, public schools in Clinton County average 30%.

St Johns Middle School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 77% of Michigan public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, St Johns Middle School would score about 52.2%. It scores 54.4%, 2.3 points above that figure.

Clinton County census figures show that the median household income is $88,210, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 26 public schools in Clinton County, enrolling about 9,640 students in all.

The nearest public school is St Johns High School, at about 0.3 miles. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within five miles.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Fringe.

The school enrolled 584 students in 2024-25, 48 fewer than the 632 it had in 2020-21.

To ask about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes, start a discussion on this page. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Clinton County at a glance

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Population
79,626
Census ACS
Median income
$88,210
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
9,640 students

Quick facts

School name
St Johns Middle School
District
St. Johns Public Schools
Address
900 W TOWNSEND RD, SAINT JOHNS, MI 48879
Phone
(989) 227-4300
County
Clinton County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
584
Teachers (FTE)
33
Student–teacher ratio
17.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
186 (32%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
263282006825
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in St. Johns Public Schools
Other schools in SAINT JOHNS
Other St Johns Middle schools

One other US public school is named St Johns Middle. St Johns Middle School is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About St Johns Middle School
How many students attend St Johns Middle School?
St Johns Middle School enrolls approximately 584 students in grades 06-08.
Is St Johns Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
St Johns Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at St Johns Middle School?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at St Johns Middle School.
What is the student diversity at St Johns Middle School?
Student demographics at St Johns Middle School are roughly 87% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees St Johns Middle School?
St Johns Middle School is overseen by St. Johns Public Schools in Clinton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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