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Millington Junior High School

Public Grades 6-8
480th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 890 Michigan Middle Schools
Better than 46% of Michigan middle schools
Summary

Millington Junior High School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Millington, Michigan, with 242 students. The school is part of the Millington Community Schools district, which is ranked 280 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Millington Junior High School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on standardized assessments, with proficiency rates significantly lower than the state in both English Language Arts and Math across all grade levels. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.9% to 30.8% over the past few years, well above the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 57.44% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, compared to the state average.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Caro Middle School, Marshall Greene Middle School, and EF Rittmueller Middle School, Millington Junior High School's performance is generally lower, with higher proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and better overall rankings. To improve, the school could benefit from targeted interventions to address chronic absenteeism, improve academic performance, and support underperforming student subgroups.

240
Students ?
17.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,487
Per pupil spending ?
47.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 8780 Dean Dr
       Millington, MI  48746

(989) 660-2407

District: Millington Community Schools


Students who attend Millington Junior High School usually attend:

High:    Millington High School

Feeder schools for Millington Junior High School:

Elementary:    Meachum Elementary
Racial breakdown:

White:
97.5%
American Indian:
1.3%
Hispanic:
0.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Michigan average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school35%
District avg35%
Michigan avg41%
480th of 890
Michigan public middle schools ?
Bottom 46%▲ up 9 pts since 2015
From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Michigan Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
280th of 613Millington Community 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202544.6480 of 89046.1%★★☆☆☆
202434.2574 of 89736.0%★★☆☆☆
202331.7589 of 88333.3%★★☆☆☆
202236.8485 of 77637.5%★★☆☆☆
202124.2531 of 67521.3%★☆☆☆☆
201939.7467 of 79241.0%★★☆☆☆
201838.0553 of 83834.0%★★☆☆☆
201746.0397 of 82151.6%★★★☆☆
201662.2303 of 89466.1%★★★☆☆
201539.2576 of 91937.3%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202551.8334 of 78957.7%★★★☆☆
202432.5525 of 77131.9%★★☆☆☆
202340.1449 of 77041.7%★★☆☆☆
202239.1381 of 65742.0%★★☆☆☆
201934.0437 of 65833.6%★★☆☆☆
201844.5448 of 79443.6%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202551.9364 of 83256.3%★★★☆☆
202431.4584 of 83630.1%★★☆☆☆
202326.4625 of 82524.2%★☆☆☆☆
202235.6459 of 69133.6%★★☆☆☆
202167.0113 of 52378.4%★★★★☆
201945.1372 of 67244.6%★★☆☆☆
201843.6483 of 81540.7%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202531.0542 of 79832.1%★★☆☆☆
202429.4562 of 78628.5%★☆☆☆☆
202320.1620 of 77620.1%★☆☆☆☆
202228.8472 of 65828.3%★☆☆☆☆
202126.5411 of 54023.9%★☆☆☆☆
201938.5381 of 63940.4%★★☆☆☆
201830.8563 of 79729.4%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
201828.7294 of 37722.0%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202529.1511 of 69626.6%★☆☆☆☆
202421.2586 of 70116.4%★☆☆☆☆
202319.4588 of 68814.5%★☆☆☆☆
202226.9482 of 63824.5%★☆☆☆☆
202119.9483 of 57716.3%★☆☆☆☆
201927.1470 of 62424.7%★☆☆☆☆
201820.7572 of 67815.6%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Female (2025)58th percentile+12 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+10 vs school
Male (2025)32nd percentile-14 vs school
White (2025)27th percentile-19 vs school
Special Education (2018)22nd percentile-12 vs school
By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?
Science43%~ state avg
Social Studies38%-9 vs state
English Language Arts35%-4 vs state
Math23%-9 vs state
Mathematics22%-8 vs state

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Students at Millington Junior High School are 98% White, 1% American Indian.

Students who attend Millington Junior High School usually go on to attend Millington High School

Millington Junior High School ranks 480th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 240 students attended Millington Junior High School.


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