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Wagar Junior High School

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Wagar Junior High School ranks 466 th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

466^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 48% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Wagar Junior High School is a public middle school located in Carleton, Michigan, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 626 students. The school is part of the Airport Community Schools district, which is ranked 270 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wagar Junior High School faces several challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 27.6% to 35.0% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. The school's test scores are generally below the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels, with proficiency rates in M-Step/English Language Arts and M-Step/Math for 6th and 7th grades around 30-40%, compared to the state averages of 38.6% and 31.5% respectively. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, ranking highly (top 25%) for Hispanic students but much lower (bottom 50%) for White and Special Education students.

Wagar Junior High School's performance is generally lower than the nearby schools, such as Boyd W Arthurs Middle School and Shumate Middle School, which have higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates. The school's ranking and star rating have declined over the past few years, from a high of 3 stars in 2018-2019 to only 2 stars in the most recent years, suggesting a potential trend of declining academic performance. Additionally, Wagar Junior High School has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of around 20:1, which could indicate a potential need for additional staffing and resources to support student learning.

641

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,090

Per pupil spending ?

46.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11200 Grafton Rd
Carleton, MI 48117-9392

(734) 654-6205

District: Airport Community Schools

Students who attend Wagar Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Airport Senior High School

Feeder schools for Wagar Junior High School:

Elementary:	Fred W Ritter Elementary School
	Joseph C Sterling Elementary School
	Loren Eyler Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.7%

Hispanic:

6.7%

African American:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

Michigan avg41%

466^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

270^th of 613Airport Community Schools among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	466 of 890	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	489 of 897	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	501 of 883	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	390 of 776	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.6	435 of 675	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.5	296 of 792	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	416 of 838	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.9	326 of 821	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.5	366 of 894	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.7	371 of 919	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	44.5	560 of 921	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.4	684 of 919	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	43.2	552 of 900	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.5	592 of 858	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.5	622 of 851	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	47.3	588 of 847	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.4	596 of 839	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	44.1	586 of 823	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	45.6	572 of 806	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	427 of 789	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	458 of 771	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	506 of 770	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	344 of 657	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.8	402 of 521	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.9	243 of 658	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	361 of 794	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	62 of 265	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	61.2	78 of 257	69.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	540 of 832	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	540 of 836	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	518 of 825	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.3	311 of 691	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.0	404 of 523	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.9	245 of 672	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.1	439 of 815	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	456 of 798	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	488 of 786	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	467 of 776	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	371 of 658	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	361 of 540	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.7	277 of 639	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.8	406 of 797	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	14.1	194 of 201	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	269 of 377	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	479 of 696	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	511 of 701	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	503 of 688	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.9	371 of 638	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.1	416 of 577	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.2	300 of 624	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.7	417 of 678	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile+29 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile~ school

Male (2025)43rd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2024)3rd percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science38%-3 vs state

Social Studies37%-10 vs state

English Language Arts34%-5 vs state

Math33%~ state avg

Mathematics19%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)			M-Step Math (2025)			M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wagar Junior High School	Public	6-8	11200 Grafton Rd	Carleton	48117	Monroe County	Airport Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 654-6205	641	34	18.7	46.6%	562 (87.7%)	21 (3.3%)	43 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.3%)	45.7	466^th of 890 public middle schools	47.6%		42.7	489^th of 897 public middle schools	45.5%	23	54.8	18.6		30.0	39.1		26.7	41.1		38.3		37.4	$12,090	$619	$11,471
Wagar Middle School	Public	5	11200 Grafton Rd	Carleton	48117	Monroe County	Airport Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 654-4083	221	12	18.6	54.3%	192 (86.9%)	4 (1.8%)	18 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)								(n/a)			35.7			28.6			41.9		28.6		$13,559	$621	$12,938
Carl T Renton Junior High School	Public	6-8	31578 Huron River Dr	New Boston	48164	Wayne County	Huron School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 782-2483	566	31	18.2	26.1%	477 (84.3%)	18 (3.2%)	39 (6.9%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	72.3	192^nd of 890 public middle schools	78.4%		60.6	281^st of 897 public middle schools	68.7%	89	73.5	42.5		41.7	43.2		41.9	43.6		46.2		57.0	$16,182	$1,724	$14,459
Thomas Simpson Middle School	Public	6-8	24900 Meadows Ave	Flat Rock	48134	Wayne County	Flat Rock Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 535-6700	417	24	17.6	44.8%	345 (82.7%)	22 (5.3%)	31 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	28.5	613^th of 890 public middle schools	31.1%		41.5	506^th of 897 public middle schools	43.6%	107	50.4	17.6		24.1	23.8		22.9	24.2		27.4		29.7	$16,916	$1,428	$15,489
Huron AI Center FRCS Simpson Program	Public	6-8	24900 Meadows Ave	Flat Rock	48134	Wayne County	Huron School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 379-6360	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)													$48,346	$642	$47,704
Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	5102 N Stony Creek Rd	Monroe	48162	Monroe County	Jefferson Schools (Monroe)	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 322-2301	304	15	20.2	52.3%	271 (89.1%)	5 (1.6%)	15 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	46.9	445^th of 890 public middle schools	50.0%		47	444^th of 897 public middle schools	50.5%	1	63.0	33.3		31.5	23.1		30.8	28.6		36.6		42.3	$13,790	$1,859	$11,931
Monroe Middle School	Public	6-8	503 Washington St	Monroe	48161	Monroe County	Monroe Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 265-4000	674	37	18.4	63.4%	462 (68.5%)	97 (14.4%)	61 (9.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (7.4%)	30	600^th of 890 public middle schools	32.6%		26	651^st of 897 public middle schools	27.4%	51	58.1	15.6			24.6			19.3		30.8		30.2	$16,121	$1,598	$14,524
Brownstown Middle School	Public	7-8	20135 Inkster Rd	Romulus	48174	Wayne County	Woodhaven-Brownstown School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 783-3400	872	48	18.1	44.0%	529 (60.7%)	140 (16.1%)	104 (11.9%)	54 (6.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.8%)	60.1	300^th of 890 public middle schools	66.3%		54.5	344^th of 897 public middle schools	61.6%	44	64.7	32.9			42.8			32.0		36.7		57.6	$16,042	$1,436	$14,606
Woodhaven Upper Elementary	Public	5-6	24825 Hall Rd	Woodhaven	48183	Wayne County	Woodhaven-Brownstown School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 362-6100	811	44	18.3	38.6%	505 (62.3%)	112 (13.8%)	92 (11.3%)	61 (7.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.6%)								(n/a)			49.6	56.3		28.8	31.9		42.2		30.8		$16,242	$1,526	$14,716
Shumate Middle School	Public	6-8	30448 W Jefferson Ave	Rockwood	48173	Wayne County	Gibraltar School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 379-7600	839	40	21.2	31.3%	634 (75.6%)	63 (7.5%)	88 (10.5%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.1%)	46	461^st of 890 public middle schools	48.2%		49.2	408^th of 897 public middle schools	54.5%	53	71.5	33.0		33.2	32.8		24.9	22.8		32.9		36.7	$14,094	$1,084	$13,011

Frequently Asked Questions about Wagar Junior High School

Is Wagar Junior High School a good school?

Wagar Junior High School ranks 466^th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Wagar Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Wagar Junior High School usually go on to attend Airport Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Wagar Junior High School?

Students at Wagar Junior High School are 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Wagar Junior High School in?

Airport Community Schools

How many students attend Wagar Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 641 students attended Wagar Junior High School.

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