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JPS Montessori Center

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JPS Montessori Center ranks 1094 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1094^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

JPS Montessori Center is an elementary school located in Jackson, Michigan, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 147 students. As part of the Jackson Public Schools district, which is ranked 477 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, the school has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages in M-Step test scores for English Language Arts, Math, and Science across grades 3-5.

Despite the school's high spending per student, which has increased from $12,493 in 2020-2021 to $19,364 in 2023-2024, JPS Montessori Center's academic performance has not shown significant improvement. The school's chronic absenteeism rates have also been consistently high, ranging from 29.5% to 46.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school serves a high proportion of students from low-income families, with 77.55% to 83.7% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, the nearby Sharp Park Academy and Cascades Elementary School, both magnet schools, as well as the non-magnet John R Lewis Elementary and Northeast Elementary School, outperform JPS Montessori Center in student proficiency rates. This suggests that the school may need to implement more effective instructional strategies and interventions to support student learning and address the underlying factors contributing to its challenges.

146

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,364

Per pupil spending ?

78.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

820 Bennett St
Jackson, MI 49202-3231

(517) 841-3870

District: Jackson Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.4%

Two or more races:

28.8%

African American:

26.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2022 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (25% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Science scores 20 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg23%

Michigan avg40%

1,094^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 3 pts since 2022

From bottom 23% (2022) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7Elementary Schools in the Jackson Public Schools

477^th of 613Jackson Public 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	24.0	1094 of 1488	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	1205 of 1486	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	1019 of 1470	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.7	1033 of 1344	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	1027 of 1338	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	805 of 1346	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	718 of 1366	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	902 of 1334	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	652 of 1206	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	8.3	1151 of 1204	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)47th percentile+21 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts29%-13 vs state

Math22%-16 vs state

Science20%-20 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 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th 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 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th 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
JPS Montessori Center	Public	K-5	820 Bennett St	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 841-3870	146	9	16.9	78.1%	59 (40.4%)	38 (26.0%)	6 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (28.8%)	24	1094^th of 1488 public elementary schools	26.5%		17.8	1205^th of 1486 public elementary schools	18.9%	111			37.5	12.5	36.0			25.0	29.2	12.5			20.0				$19,364	$6,649	$12,715
Hunt Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1143 N Brown St	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 841-2610	366	27	13.5	95.4%	116 (31.7%)	122 (33.3%)	38 (10.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (23.2%)	13.4	1290^th of 1488 public elementary schools	13.3%		12.6	1295^th of 1486 public elementary schools	12.9%	5			21.6	13.7	15.2			27.5	5.9	10.9			28.3		6.5		$18,094	$4,782	$13,313
Da Vinci Schools K5	Public, Virtual, Charter	PK, KG-5	559 Murphy St	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	Da Vinci Schools	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(517) 780-9980	117	7	15.8	79.5%	83 (70.9%)	8 (6.8%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (18.8%)	26.7	1057^th of 1488 public elementary schools	29.0%		34.8	940^th of 1486 public elementary schools	36.7%	117			33.3	19.1				38.9	19.1				28.6				$15,067	$2,166	$12,901
Cascades Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	1200 S Wisner St	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 841-3900	398	28	14.0	91.0%	117 (29.4%)	164 (41.2%)	29 (7.3%)	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (19.6%)	11.4	1332^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	10.5%		6.1	1436^th of 1486 public elementary schools	3.4%	104			21.9	9.6	19.6			20.5		7.1			12.5		10.7		$20,288	$6,003	$14,286
Northeast Elementary School	Public	K-5	1024 Fleming Ave	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 841-2501	396	28	14.1	98.0%	129 (32.6%)	126 (31.8%)	49 (12.4%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (21.5%)	8	1399^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.0%		6.4	1424^th of 1486 public elementary schools	4.2%	25			15.3	12.8	9.0			20.5					6.5				$17,614	$2,754	$14,860
Local Based Special Education Early Childhood Programs	Public	PK-K	1226 S Wisner St	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Jackson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(517) 990-3624	0	10	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Northwest Early Elementary School	Public	K-2	3735 Lansing Ave	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	Northwest Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 817-4705	848	47	18.0	54.7%	658 (77.6%)	26 (3.1%)	61 (7.2%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (11.1%)								(n/a)																	$13,596	$1,309	$12,287
Northwest Elementary School	Public	3-5	3757 Lansing Ave	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	Northwest Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 817-4704	758	43	17.8	50.4%	582 (76.8%)	35 (4.6%)	56 (7.4%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (10.2%)	23.1	1108^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.5%		25.7	1084^th of 1486 public elementary schools	27.1%	24			31.0	26.9	32.5			23.4	16.5	12.5			32.5		17.1		$12,138	$1,194	$10,944
Paragon Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3750 McCain Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Paragon Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 750-9500	627	35	17.8	63.8%	263 (41.9%)	138 (22.0%)	78 (12.4%)	50 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	96 (15.3%)	56.6	617^th of 1488 public elementary schools	58.5%		53.7	654^th of 1486 public elementary schools	56.0%	37	72.7	63.6	36.8	41.7	38.8	37.0	57.6	59.2	46.6	34.3	40.7	45.0	41.8	68.2	32.8	72.7	$12,335	$1,197	$11,137
John R Lewis Elementary	Public	K-5	154 W Clark St	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 841-2600	140	10	13.5	95.0%	51 (36.4%)	68 (48.6%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (12.9%)	9.5	1367^th of 1488 public elementary schools	8.1%		21.1	1155^th of 1486 public elementary schools	22.3%	212			13.0	13.6				19.1									$22,284	$3,511	$18,773

Frequently Asked Questions about JPS Montessori Center

What district is JPS Montessori Center in?

Jackson Public Schools

How many students attend JPS Montessori Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 146 students attended JPS Montessori Center.

What is the racial makeup of JPS Montessori Center?

Students at JPS Montessori Center are 40% White, 29% Two or more races, 26% African American, 4% Hispanic.

Is JPS Montessori Center a good school?

JPS Montessori Center ranks 1094^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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