Summary:
St Johns Middle School is the sole middle school in the St. Johns Public Schools district, serving grades 6 through 8 with 584 students in Saint Johns, Michigan, a community where the district ranks in the 80th percentile statewide.
This school is a consistent standout, maintaining a 4-star rating for three straight years and ranking in the 87th percentile of all Michigan middle schools. Its biggest academic strengths are in 8th grade science (66% proficient, a remarkable 26.8-point edge over the state) and social studies (72.6% proficient, 22.3 points above the state). Seventh grade ELA is also exceptional, with 58.4% proficiency—a full 20 points above the state average—and 8th grade PSAT ELA hits 78.7% proficiency. While math scores are above state averages (ranging from 43.1% to 46.4% proficiency), they lag far behind the school’s ELA and science results, creating a 35.6-point gap between its strongest and weakest subject areas. The school also posts a very low chronic absenteeism rate of 12.3%, less than half the state’s 27.9%, even though nearly 32% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Year-over-year trends show gains in 7th grade ELA (+5.5 points), 8th grade science (+4.9), and social studies (+5.2), but a notable 6.3-point drop in 6th grade ELA warrants monitoring. The jump from 6th to 7th grade ELA proficiency (42.5% to 58.4%) suggests either a strong cohort or particularly effective instruction at that level. With per-student spending of $12,810 and a 17.6:1 student-teacher ratio, the school’s resources appear well-utilized. For parents, this is a high-performing, stable school with clear strengths in humanities and sciences, though math remains the area most ripe for improvement.
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