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Carl T Renton Junior High School

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Carl T Renton Junior High School ranks 295 th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

295^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 67% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Carl T Renton Junior High School in New Boston, MI, serves 566 students in grades 6 through 8 as part of the Huron School District, a mid-sized school that has earned a 4-star district rating—higher than most of its immediate neighbors.

Renton stands out most clearly in mathematics. In the 2025-2026 school year, 8th-grade PSAT math proficiency reached 42%, which is nearly 9 points above the state average and the highest among all comparable area schools, including the highly-rated Brownstown Middle School (38.1%). The school also shows strong college-readiness signals, with 74.6% of 8th graders proficient in English Language Arts on the PSAT. Another notable strength is attendance: Renton's chronic absenteeism rate is just 19.6%, far below the state average of 27.9% and much lower than nearby schools like Thomas Simpson Middle School (37.8%) or Summit Academy North Middle School (42.3%). Renton also invests heavily in its students, spending $17,081 per pupil—the highest among its peers, compared to $12,315 at Seitz Middle School.

However, parents should be aware of some inconsistency. The school's overall state ranking has swung between the 54th and 78th percentiles over the past decade, and 6th-grade math proficiency dropped from 41.9% to 29.7% in just one year. Science scores on the 8th-grade M-Step have also been volatile, ranging from 49.2% down to 26.6% and back up to 38.2% over three years. While Renton performs particularly well with its Hispanic students (ranking in the 67th percentile statewide), support for students with low socio-economic status has been inconsistent—their ranking fell from the 75th to the 44th percentile recently. Special education students also face challenges, with rankings in the high 30s over the past two years. Despite these fluctuations, Renton remains competitive with even the top-performing nearby schools in key areas like math and attendance, making it a solid choice for families prioritizing those strengths.

566

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,081

Per pupil spending ?

26.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

31578 Huron River Dr
New Boston, MI 48164-9281

(734) 782-2483

District: Huron School District

Students who attend Carl T Renton Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Huron High School

Feeder schools for Carl T Renton Junior High School:

Elementary:	Brown Elementary School
	William D Miller Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.3%

Hispanic:

6.9%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 67th percentile in 2016 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Michigan median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg43%

Michigan avg41%

295^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 33%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

155^th of 625Huron School District 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
2026	60.6	295 of 896	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.3	192 of 890	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	60.6	281 of 897	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.0	274 of 883	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	327 of 776	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.0	281 of 675	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.0	308 of 792	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	367 of 838	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.4	378 of 821	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.8	294 of 894	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.1	257 of 919	72.0%	★★★★☆
2014	53.8	445 of 921	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.5	350 of 919	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.7	373 of 900	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.6	394 of 858	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.6	440 of 851	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.3	500 of 847	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.3	450 of 839	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.2	514 of 823	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.0	437 of 806	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	54.9	306 of 789	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.0	159 of 789	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	58.8	246 of 771	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	228 of 770	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	45.5	319 of 657	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.0	295 of 521	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	294 of 658	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	365 of 794	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	59.8	86 of 260	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.6	90 of 265	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.4	45 of 246	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	60.9	22 of 69	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.0	59 of 266	77.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	465 of 834	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	65.3	204 of 832	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	51.8	341 of 836	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	350 of 825	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.9	488 of 691	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.7	356 of 523	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	479 of 672	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.7	496 of 815	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	58.4	275 of 813	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.7	221 of 798	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	54.2	303 of 786	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	301 of 776	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	310 of 658	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	217 of 540	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	276 of 639	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	314 of 797	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	151 of 244	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	122 of 201	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	91 of 199	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.1	37 of 70	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	260 of 377	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	51.1	296 of 687	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.3	219 of 696	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	305 of 701	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	308 of 688	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.2	355 of 638	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	288 of 577	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.4	306 of 624	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.0	385 of 678	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)67th percentile~ school

Male (2026)66th percentile~ school

Female (2026)61st percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)57th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)44th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies53%~ state avg

Mathematics42%+9 vs state

Science38%~ state avg

English Language Arts36%~ state avg

Math33%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)			M-Step Math (2026)			M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	60.6	295^th of 896 public middle schools	67.1%		72.3	192^nd of 890 public middle schools	78.4%	103	74.6	42.0		36.0	36.6		29.7	36.6		38.2		52.6	$17,081	$1,289	$15,792
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%)	66.9	237^th of 896 public middle schools	73.5%		60.1	300^th of 890 public middle schools	66.3%	63	70.3	38.1			50.0			36.9		37.3		54.8	$16,036	$1,259	$14,777
Summit Academy North Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	18601 Middlebelt Rd	Romulus	48174	Wayne County	Summit Academy North	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 955-1712	385	24	15.9	67.8%	77 (20.0%)	268 (69.6%)	25 (6.5%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	18	727^th of 896 public middle schools	18.9%		15.7	747^th of 890 public middle schools	16.1%	20	56.1	9.5		18.3	12.9		5.9	5.0		10.6		35.9	$12,579	$1,556	$11,024
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%)	43.7	482^nd of 896 public middle schools	46.2%		28.5	613^th of 890 public middle schools	31.1%	131	63.1	30.0		30.5	23.7		29.5	27.3		34.6		42.7	$17,104	$856	$16,247
Huron AI Center FRCS Simpson Program	Public	6-8	24900 Meadows Ave	Flat Rock	48183	Wayne County	Huron School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 379-6360	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)													$69,916	$7,668	$62,248
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)			51.1	47.6		29.4	26.9		38.5		28.1		$14,244	$913	$13,331
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%)	55.8	350^th of 896 public middle schools	60.9%		45.7	466^th of 890 public middle schools	47.6%	116	71.1	35.5		29.1	32.3		28.6	28.6		46.7		55.5	$12,779	$843	$11,936
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)			32.2			25.8			41.1		28.5		$13,848	$850	$12,998
Boyd W Arthurs Middle School	Public	6-8	4000 Marian Dr	Trenton	48183	Wayne County	Trenton Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 676-8700	578	35	16.4	30.1%	484 (83.7%)	14 (2.4%)	53 (9.2%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	56.7	337^th of 896 public middle schools	62.4%		67.6	233^rd of 890 public middle schools	73.8%	104	74.9	30.9		31.3	32.8		31.8	38.5		44.6		48.3	$15,978	$536	$15,442
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%)	53.5	375^th of 896 public middle schools	58.1%		46	461^st of 890 public middle schools	48.2%	86	73.4	41.0		36.0	35.0		31.1	25.2		34.7		42.9	$14,596	$855	$13,741

Frequently Asked Questions about Carl T Renton Junior High School

What is the racial makeup of Carl T Renton Junior High School?

Students at Carl T Renton Junior High School are 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is Carl T Renton Junior High School in?

Huron School District

How many students attend Carl T Renton Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 566 students attended Carl T Renton Junior High School.

Is Carl T Renton Junior High School a good school?

Carl T Renton Junior High School ranks 295^th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Carl T Renton Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Carl T Renton Junior High School usually go on to attend Huron High School

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