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Jefferson Middle School

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Jefferson Middle School ranks 445 th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

445^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 50% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Jefferson Middle School is a public middle school located in Monroe, Michigan, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 390 students. The school is part of the Jefferson Schools (Monroe) district, which is ranked 418 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jefferson Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Michigan middle schools, with its performance on state assessments (M-Step and PSAT) generally below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math were around 30%, compared to the state averages of 38-39%. Compared to nearby schools, such as Mason Middle School and Ida Middle School, Jefferson Middle School's academic performance is significantly lower, with proficiency rates that are 10-20 percentage points lower across most subject areas.

Jefferson Middle School has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with around 55% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 28.1% to 33.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Despite the increased per-student spending and a relatively high student-teacher ratio, Jefferson Middle School's academic performance remains below average, suggesting that simply increasing resources may not be enough to drive meaningful improvements, and the school may need to focus on more targeted interventions and strategies to support student learning.

304

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,790

Per pupil spending ?

52.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5102 N Stony Creek Rd
Monroe, MI 48162-9158

(734) 322-2301

District: Jefferson Schools (Monroe)

Students who attend Jefferson Middle School usually attend:

High:

Jefferson High School

Feeder schools for Jefferson Middle School:

Elementary:	North Elementary School
	Sodt Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.1%

Hispanic:

4.9%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 17th percentile in 2021 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 50th (2025) from a 17th-percentile low (2021)

✓Above the Michigan median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!English Language Arts scores 12 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg37%

Michigan avg41%

445^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

418^th of 613Jefferson 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
2025	46.9	445 of 890	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	444 of 897	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.9	544 of 883	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	557 of 776	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	563 of 675	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.4	436 of 792	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.3	400 of 838	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.3	257 of 821	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.7	377 of 894	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.5	387 of 919	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.8	432 of 921	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.2	375 of 919	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.4	447 of 900	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.1	429 of 858	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.9	411 of 851	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.8	417 of 847	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.8	335 of 839	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.0	275 of 823	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.3	431 of 806	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	368 of 789	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.4	440 of 771	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	535 of 770	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.7	513 of 657	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	404 of 521	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	428 of 658	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	403 of 794	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	475 of 832	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	412 of 836	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.8	606 of 825	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	513 of 691	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.2	269 of 523	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	453 of 672	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	427 of 815	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	481 of 798	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	413 of 786	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	489 of 776	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.1	496 of 658	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	464 of 540	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	361 of 639	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.7	344 of 797	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	107 of 244	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	84 of 201	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.1	174 of 199	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.3	109 of 377	71.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	458 of 696	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	457 of 701	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	536 of 688	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	554 of 638	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	514 of 577	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	454 of 624	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	423 of 678	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)56th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies42%-5 vs state

Science37%-4 vs state

Mathematics33%+3 vs state

Math30%-3 vs state

English Language Arts27%-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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	67.6	233^rd of 890 public middle schools	73.8%		66.9	228^th of 897 public middle schools	74.6%	5	73.5	35.5		43.1	44.0		35.7	32.7		46.2		60.3	$15,726	$315	$15,411

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Middle School

What high school do graduates of Jefferson Middle School attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Middle School usually go on to attend Jefferson High School

What district is Jefferson Middle School in?

Jefferson Schools (Monroe)

Is Jefferson Middle School a good school?

Jefferson Middle School ranks 445^th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Jefferson Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 304 students attended Jefferson Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Middle School?

Students at Jefferson Middle School are 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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