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Jefferson Middle School

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Jefferson Middle School ranks 473 rd of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

473^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 47% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Jefferson Middle School in Monroe, MI, serves 304 students in grades 6 through 8 and is part of the Jefferson Schools (Monroe) district, which holds a 2-star rating. The school has shown a modest upward trend in its state ranking, moving from the 28th percentile in 2021-2022 to the 47th percentile in 2025-2026, placing it in the middle of the pack compared to other Michigan middle schools.

The most significant challenge facing Jefferson Middle School is chronic absenteeism, with a rate of 33.7% for the 2024-2025 school year—substantially higher than the state average of 27.9% and more than double the rates at nearby Boyd W Arthurs Middle School (15.0%) and Carl T Renton Junior High School (19.6%). This attendance issue is likely a major factor in overall academic performance, as roughly one in three students misses critical learning time. However, the school shows notable strengths in specific areas. It ranks in the 63rd percentile for serving low-income students (earning a 3-star rating) and consistently earns 3 stars for its Special Education services, performing better in these areas than its overall ranking suggests. Additionally, 8th graders outperformed the state average on the PSAT Mathematics exam in 2024-2025, with 33.3% proficiency compared to the state's 30.4%.

Academically, there is a clear gap between subjects: in 2025-2026, 57.5% of 8th graders were proficient in English Language Arts (close to the state's 64.8%), but only 24.1% were proficient in Mathematics, well below the state's 33.2%. This pattern has persisted over multiple years. When comparing to nearby schools, Jefferson performs comparably to Thomas Simpson Middle School and Monroe Middle School, which serve similar demographics. Schools like Boyd W Arthurs and Carl T Renton, which serve fewer low-income students (26-31% vs. Jefferson's 52%), consistently outperform Jefferson. The school's per-student spending of $15,136 is mid-range, but its student-teacher ratio of 20.2 is higher than most neighboring schools, suggesting larger class sizes. Overall, Jefferson demonstrates effectiveness when students are present, making improved attendance the key opportunity for unlocking better outcomes across all subjects.

304

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,136

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 → 47th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 47th (2026) from a 17th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

Michigan avg41%

473^rd of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 42% (2016) to bottom 47% (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	44.3	473 of 896	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	43.6	412 of 789	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	56.5	307 of 834	63.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	37.2	484 of 813	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	34.5	448 of 687	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)48th percentile~ school

Male (2026)40th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)35th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies44%-6 vs state

English Language Arts35%-3 vs state

Science31%-8 vs state

Math28%-4 vs state

Mathematics24%-9 vs state

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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
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%)	44.3	473^rd of 896 public middle schools	47.2%		46.9	445^th of 890 public middle schools	50.0%	28	57.5	24.1		33.3	36.4		29.2	27.3		30.7		44.0	$15,136	$1,219	$13,917
Cantrick	Public	5-6	1008 Riverview Ave	Monroe	48162	Monroe County	Monroe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(734) 265-3800	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)			25.5	21.5		10.7	13.3		22.0		13.4
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%)	28.1	629^th of 896 public middle schools	29.8%		30	600^th of 890 public middle schools	32.6%	29	50.9	20.8			25.5			18.4		24.9		34.3	$17,317	$1,942	$15,375
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
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
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
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
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

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

How many students attend Jefferson Middle School?

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

What district is Jefferson Middle School in?

Jefferson Schools (Monroe)

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.

Is Jefferson Middle School a good school?

Jefferson Middle School ranks 473^rd of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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