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Jefferson High School

Q: Is Jefferson High School a good school?

Jefferson High School ranks 495 th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

495^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 38% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Jefferson High School in Newport, MI, is a mid-sized public high school serving 430 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Jefferson Schools (Monroe) district. The school has shown significant volatility in recent years, earning a 3-star rating in 2023-2024 before dropping back down to a 1-star rating in the most recent cycle, ranking 495th out of 800 schools statewide (38th percentile).

Academic performance is a primary concern for parents to consider. Proficiency rates lag well behind state averages across all core subjects, with SAT Reading at 40.8% (state: 52.1%), SAT Math at 15.8% (state: 26.5%), and Science and Social Studies both around 25% (state: 35.2% and 43.2%, respectively). The school has also experienced sharp year-over-year declines in Science and Social Studies proficiency, which fell from 40.8% and 44.7% in 2023-2024 to just 25% and 25.9% in 2025-2026. This inconsistency suggests a lack of stable, sustainable academic programming. While the graduation rate of 88.5% exceeds the state average of 84%, it trails most nearby traditional high schools, and the dropout rate of 7.0% is notably higher than several neighbors.

When comparing options in the area, Jefferson is the lowest-performing traditional high school within a 10-mile radius. Flat Rock Community High School (10 miles away) ranks in the 66th percentile with a 97.1% graduation rate and SAT Reading proficiency of 62.8%, while Oscar A Carlson High School (10.25 miles) ranks in the 60th percentile with a 96.4% graduation rate. Even Airport Senior High School, with a similar overall ranking, outperforms Jefferson in SAT Reading (61.9% vs. 40.8%). Notably, Monroe County Middle College (8.29 miles away) serves a similar demographic but ranks in the 92nd percentile, suggesting higher-achieving students may be opting out of Jefferson. The school spends $16,089 per student—more than Woodhaven High School ($15,785) and Oscar Carlson ($13,911)—yet achieves significantly worse outcomes. Chronic absenteeism (26.3%) remains an ongoing challenge that likely correlates with lower academic performance.

430

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,089

Per pupil spending ?

43.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5707 Williams Rd
Newport, MI 48166-9500

(734) 322-2201

District: Jefferson Schools (Monroe)

Feeder schools for Jefferson High School:

Elementary:	North Elementary School
	Sodt Elementary School
Middle:	Jefferson Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.3%

Hispanic:

3.0%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Strengths

✓88% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (33% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg33%

Michigan avg43%

495^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 46% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

394^th of 625Jefferson Schools (Monroe) 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	35.1	495 of 800	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.6	504 of 739	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.2	302 of 743	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.5	449 of 735	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	397 of 531	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.9	279 of 561	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.6	429 of 666	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.2	395 of 824	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.2	437 of 835	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.3	456 of 852	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	22.6	637 of 832	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	56.1	374 of 799	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.8	400 of 805	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.5	359 of 773	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.3	443 of 784	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	62.8	375 of 765	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.1	421 of 754	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.8	394 of 750	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	64.4	318 of 767	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.6	322 of 705	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	481 of 686	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.4	480 of 629	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	66.4	168 of 619	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	15.5	523 of 611	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	373 of 416	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.3	302 of 462	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	309 of 554	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	390 of 710	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	30.9	517 of 719	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	47.4	323 of 635	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	341 of 654	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	436 of 614	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	345 of 369	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	305 of 417	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	399 of 532	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	478 of 755	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	35.9	443 of 693	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.2	454 of 628	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	415 of 633	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	314 of 611	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	311 of 440	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.8	250 of 472	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.9	451 of 543	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.6	360 of 707	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	61.1	74 of 315	76.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	530 of 671	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.2	527 of 639	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.5	294 of 638	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.7	456 of 647	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	422 of 492	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.9	337 of 516	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.4	452 of 582	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.6	431 of 708	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2018)77th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2026)36th percentile~ school

Female (2026)30th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)21st percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts53%-6 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing41%-11 vs state

Social Studies26%-17 vs state

Mathematics25%-7 vs state

Science25%-10 vs state

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by a student
Sunday, January 26, 2020

You let everyone bully and degrade your lgbt students because of something they can't control, the lunch sucks, teachers suck, administration sucks, I hate jefferson. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)			PSAT Mathematics (2026)			SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT 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 English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	5707 Williams Rd	Newport	48166	Monroe County	Jefferson Schools (Monroe)	No	No	No	No	(734) 322-2201	430	24	18.1	43.3%	397 (92.3%)	5 (1.2%)	13 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	35.1	495^th of 800 public high schools	38.1%		30.6	504^th of 739 public high schools	31.8%	9		56.8	48.2		28.0	21.8	40.8	15.8				25.0		25.9	$16,089	$1,235	$14,854
Airport Senior High School	Public	9-12	11330 Grafton Rd	Carleton	48117	Monroe County	Airport Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 654-6208	760	44	17.1	45.5%	691 (90.9%)	12 (1.6%)	36 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.6%)	46.4	403^rd of 800 public high schools	49.6%		36.1	467^th of 739 public high schools	36.8%	64		59.8	56.0		28.0	28.6	61.9	20.6				25.2		24.7	$14,613	$898	$13,715
Monroe High School	Public	8-12	901 Herr Rd	Monroe	48161	Monroe County	Monroe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 265-3400	1,332	63	21.0	55.3%	977 (73.3%)	175 (13.1%)	102 (7.7%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (5.3%)	28.1	555^th of 800 public high schools	30.6%		25.1	541^st of 739 public high schools	26.8%	14		47.9	52.0		18.6	19.4	37.1	11.8				20.7		25.2	$17,189	$1,335	$15,854
Monroe County Youth Center	Public	5-12	3600 S Custer Rd	Monroe	48161	Monroe County	Monroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(734) 240-3220	16	1	16.3	62.5%	9 (56.3%)	2 (12.5%)	1 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (25.0%)								(n/a)
Monroe County Middle College	Public	9-12	1101 S Raisinville Rd	Monroe	48161	Monroe County	Monroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(734) 342-8750	320	9	35.5	21.3%	265 (82.8%)	6 (1.9%)	32 (10.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.7%)	87.8	66^th of 800 public high schools	91.8%		96	22^nd of 739 public high schools	97.0%	44		92.3	75.0		55.8	40.0	67.8	44.1				52.5		69.5
Flat Rock Academic Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	25600 Seneca St	Flat Rock	48134	Wayne County	Flat Rock Community Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(734) 535-6600	107	3	31.1	60.7%	87 (81.3%)	4 (3.7%)	10 (9.3%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	20.5	606^th of 800 public high schools	24.3%		34.7	476^th of 739 public high schools	35.6%	130			41.2			367.1	33.3	333.9				16.7		22.2	$14,279	$2,694	$11,586
Huron AI Center FRCS FRHS Program	Public	9-12	25600 Seneca St	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)															$134,782	$599	$134,183
Flat Rock Community High School	Public	9-12	25600 Seneca St	Flat Rock	48134	Wayne County	Flat Rock Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 535-6600	501	29	17.2	36.3%	421 (84.0%)	32 (6.4%)	33 (6.6%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	59.4	269^th of 800 public high schools	66.4%		66.3	214^th of 739 public high schools	71.0%	55		52.0	61.0		17.9	26.8	62.8	31.9				52.2		53.1	$16,938	$819	$16,119
Oscar A Carlson High School	Public	9-12	30550 W Jefferson Ave	Rockwood	48173	Wayne County	Gibraltar School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 379-7100	1,104	48	22.9	24.9%	879 (79.6%)	86 (7.8%)	72 (6.5%)	20 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.0%)	54.2	321^st of 800 public high schools	59.9%		39.7	445^th of 739 public high schools	39.8%	124		66.4	57.7		33.9	28.5	56.2	26.5				28.8		34.4	$13,911	$1,553	$12,359
Woodhaven High School	Public	9-12	24787 Van Horn Rd	Flat Rock	48134	Wayne County	Woodhaven-Brownstown School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 783-3333	1,629	95	17.1	36.3%	948 (58.2%)	270 (16.6%)	188 (11.5%)	139 (8.5%)	8 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	74 (4.5%)	64.2	228^th of 800 public high schools	71.5%		71	177^th of 739 public high schools	76.0%	51		65.6	60.3		36.6	36.5	57.2	30.8				29.6		55.5	$15,785	$1,343	$14,441

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson High School

Is Jefferson High School a good school?

Jefferson High School ranks 495^th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson High School?

Students at Jefferson High School are 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Jefferson High School in?

Jefferson Schools (Monroe)

How many students attend Jefferson High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 430 students attended Jefferson High School.

What schools feed into Jefferson High School?

Jefferson High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : North Elementary School
Elementary : Sodt Elementary School
Middle : Jefferson Middle School

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