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Enrollment
709
Middle
DISTRICT 733 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STEVENS POINT AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551449001877
P J Jacobs Junior High
2400 Main St, Stevens Point, WI 54481 · (715) 345-5422 · Portage County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL709 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% of Wisconsin 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.
- B-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 Wisconsin public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
247 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 241 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 244 | 34% |
| Grade 9 | 224 | 32% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 54% · 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
P J Jacobs Junior High→Stevens Point Area Senior High
Based on grade levels within Stevens Point Area Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
52.5%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.4pp since 2023
Math
59.1%
WI avg 54.8% . -2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.5% | 59.1% |
| 2023-24 | 51.1% | 62.0% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
58.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 P J Jacobs Junior High
P J Jacobs Junior High's state test result (58.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| P J Jacobs Junior High this school | 709 | 34.8% | 58.0% |
| South Middle Eau Claire | 797 | 33.4% | 60.3% |
| Parkview Middle Green Bay | 747 | 37.5% | 55.0% |
| Benjamin Franklin Junior High Stevens Point | 757 | 32.4% | 55.7% |
| Altoona Middle Altoona | 394 | 35.3% | 59.0% |
| Wilson Middle Manitowoc | 478 | 38.9% | 48.4% |
Matched among Wisconsin 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 P J Jacobs Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #161 of 323 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #162 of 327 ▼ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #194 of 327 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 709 | #54 of 389 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #180 of 265 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.6% | #101 of 265 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.8% | #169 of 323 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.4% | #30 of 79 |
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
709
+78 (+12%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 837
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 709 | 51.3 | 13.8:1 | 35% (247) |
| 2023-24 | 700 | 51.2 | 13.7:1 | 34% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 661 | 49.4 | 13.4:1 | 35% (230) |
| 2020-21 | 631 | 49 | 12.9:1 | 34% (215) |
| 2017-18 | 642 | 47.5 | 13.5:1 | 32% (208) |
| 2015-16 | 677 | 45 | 15.0:1 | 36% (241) |
| 2010-11 | 724 | 43 | 16.8:1 | 34% (246) |
| 2000-01 | 970 | 69 | 14.1:1 | 21% (199) |
| 1990-91 | 837 | 58 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for P J Jacobs Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (642 to 709); teachers up 8% (47.5 to 51.3).
About P J Jacobs Junior High
P J Jacobs Junior High is the name of a high-enrollment middle-grades school in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. It enrolls 709 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 7 through 9. That is 86% bigger than the average of about 381 students for middle schools in Wisconsin.
District-wide, Stevens Point Area Public School District has 17 schools and 6,885 students.
The student body at P J Jacobs Junior High is 74% White. The rest of enrollment is 9% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among all residents of Portage County, the White share is about 90%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 44%.
With 51.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.8:1. The average for middle schools in Wisconsin is 12.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at P J Jacobs Junior High, 35% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 35% average for public schools in Portage County.
P J Jacobs Junior High holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 50% of Wisconsin public middle schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 56.3% for P J Jacobs Junior High. The school posts 58.0%, 1.7 points above the prediction.
The county, Portage County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $76,070 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Portage County has 31 public schools with about 9,217 students, including P J Jacobs Junior High.
P J Jacobs Junior High's closest public school neighbor is Jefferson Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. The five-mile area around P J Jacobs Junior High holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: P J Jacobs Junior High ranks 3rd of 7 nearby schools, at 58.0% versus a 54.7% average.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 631 (2020-21) to 709 (2024-25).
The allk12 page for P J Jacobs Junior High lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Portage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
70,832
Census ACS
Median income
$76,070
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
9,217 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stevens Point Area Public School District
- Stevens Point Area Senior HighHigh · 1,478 students
- Benjamin Franklin Junior HighMiddle · 757 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 522 students
- Plover-Whiting ElementaryElementary · 448 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 443 students
- Point 4 the FutureElementary · 406 students
Other schools in Stevens Point
- Stevens Point Area Senior HighHigh · 1,478 students
- Benjamin Franklin Junior HighMiddle · 757 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 443 students
- Point 4 the FutureElementary · 406 students
- McKinley CenterElementary · 373 students
- Bannach ElementaryElementary · 368 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson Elementary0.5 mi · 276
- Washington Elementary0.7 mi · 443
- Juvenile Detention0.9 mi · 8
- McKinley Center1.2 mi · 373
- Stevens Point Area Senior High1.4 mi · 1,478
- Madison Elementary1.4 mi · 360
Frequently asked questions
About P J Jacobs Junior HighWhat is the total enrollment at P J Jacobs Junior High?
P J Jacobs Junior High enrolls approximately 709 students in grades 07-09.
What grades does P J Jacobs Junior High serve?
P J Jacobs Junior High serves grades 07-09.
How many students per teacher at P J Jacobs Junior High?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at P J Jacobs Junior High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at P J Jacobs Junior High?
At P J Jacobs Junior High, the student body is approximately 74% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is P J Jacobs Junior High public or private?
P J Jacobs Junior High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Stevens Point Area Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.