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Enrollment
641
Middle
DISTRICT 431 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AIRPORT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 260198003944
Wagar Junior High School
11200 GRAFTON RD, CARLETON, MI 48117 · (734) 654-6205 · Monroe County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL641 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
299 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 239 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 212 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 190 | 30% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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 Airport Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
34.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
33.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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
35.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Wagar Junior High School
Wagar Junior High School's state test result (35.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wagar Junior High School this school | 641 | 46.6% | 35.6% |
| Owosso Middle School OWOSSO | 641 | 47.6% | 26.4% |
| Hastings Middle School HASTINGS | 584 | 48.1% | 43.1% |
| Rolland Warner Campus 67 LAPEER | 610 | 43.4% | 42.8% |
| Fruitport Middle School FRUITPORT | 615 | 49.8% | 40.9% |
| Marysville Middle School MARYSVILLE | 603 | 45.8% | 48.4% |
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 Wagar Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #283 of 397 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #206 of 380 | #6 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #286 of 377 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 641 | #135 of 491 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #327 of 436 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.5% | #307 of 437 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.6% | #238 of 477 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +67.4% | #4 of 101 | N/A |
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
641
+219 (+52%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 618
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 641 | 34.2 | 18.7:1 | 47% (299) |
| 2023-24 | 626 | 30.6 | 20.4:1 | 50% (315) |
| 2022-23 | 427 | 22.8 | 18.8:1 | 57% (244) |
| 2020-21 | 422 | 21 | 20.1:1 | 53% (225) |
| 2017-18 | 383 | 21.2 | 18.1:1 | 52% (199) |
| 2015-16 | 389 | 19 | 20.5:1 | 46% (179) |
| 2010-11 | 652 | 30 | 21.7:1 | 44% (285) |
| 2000-01 | 787 | 45 | 17.5:1 | 22% (176) |
| 1990-91 | 618 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wagar Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 67% (383 to 641); teachers up 62% (21.2 to 34.2).
About Wagar Junior High School
Wagar Junior High School is a mid-sized middle school located in CARLETON, Michigan. It reported 641 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Middle schools in Michigan average about 502 students, which makes this school 28% larger than average.
Airport Community Schools has 2,849 students spread across 9 schools.
The share of students at Wagar Junior High School who are White is 88%. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. Monroe County residents are about 90% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 23% means there is a 23% chance two randomly chosen students at Wagar Junior High School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wagar Junior High School is 18.7:1, based on 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan, this school's ratio is higher. Lunch program data show 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Schools in Michigan with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 45.6%. Wagar Junior High School scores 35.6%.
Monroe County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $77,335, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 52 public schools in the county, enrolling about 20,286, Wagar Junior High School among them.
The closest school to Wagar Junior High School is Wagar Middle School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 7 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Wagar Junior High School at 4th of 5.
Wagar Junior High School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
Wagar Junior High School reported 422 students in 2020-21 and 641 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (18.7:1) than in 2020-21 (20.1:1).
The discussion board for Wagar Junior High School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
155,505
Census ACS
Median income
$77,335
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
20,286 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Airport Community Schools
- Airport Senior High SchoolHigh · 760 students
- Joseph C Sterling Elementary SchoolElementary · 370 students
- Loren Eyler Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Fred W Ritter Elementary SchoolElementary · 265 students
- Henry Niedermeier Elementary SchoolElementary · 242 students
- Wagar Middle SchoolMiddle · 221 students
Other schools in CARLETON
- Airport Senior High SchoolHigh · 760 students
- Joseph C Sterling Elementary SchoolElementary · 370 students
- Loren Eyler Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Wagar Middle SchoolMiddle · 221 students
- Airport Center for EducationCombined · 49 students
- Airport Middle CollegeHigh · 9 students
Nearby schools
- Wagar Middle School0.0 mi · 221
- Airport Senior High School0.2 mi · 760
- Airport Center for Education0.2 mi · 49
- Airport Middle College0.2 mi · 9
- Joseph C Sterling Elementary School0.2 mi · 370
- Loren Eyler Elementary School2.3 mi · 292
Frequently asked questions
About Wagar Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Wagar Junior High School?
Wagar Junior High School enrolls approximately 641 students in grades 06-08.
Is Wagar Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wagar Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wagar Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wagar Junior High School is approximately 18.7:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Wagar Junior High School?
Wagar Junior High School reports a student body of 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Wagar Junior High School?
Wagar Junior High School is overseen by Airport Community Schools in Monroe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.