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Wyoming Junior High School

Public Grades 7-8
696th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 896 Michigan Middle Schools
Better than 22% of Michigan middle schools
Summary

Wyoming Junior High School in Wyoming, MI, serves 584 students in 7th and 8th grades and is part of the Wyoming Public Schools district, a community where over 86% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The most pressing concern at Wyoming Junior High is chronic absenteeism. In the 2024-2025 school year, nearly half of all students (47.8%) were chronically absent—far exceeding the state average of 27.9% and even the district's own rate of 40.4%. This pattern has persisted for years, with rates above 44% for three consecutive years. High absenteeism directly impacts learning, and the school's test scores reflect this challenge. Only 18.9% of 7th graders were proficient in math on the M-Step, compared to 33.3% statewide, and just 12.2% of 8th graders met proficiency on the PSAT math exam versus 33.2% statewide. The school holds a 1-star rating and ranks in the bottom quarter of Michigan middle schools. Interestingly, the school spends a substantial $17,608 per student—more than nearby Grandville Middle School ($15,740)—yet outcomes remain low, suggesting that financial investment alone isn't solving the deeper challenges these students face.

There are some important nuances to understand. First, 8th-grade English Language Arts is a relative bright spot, with proficiency rates consistently around 43-51% over the past three years—still below the state average of 64.8%, but a much smaller gap than in other subjects. Second, while Wyoming Junior High struggles, it actually outperforms some nearby schools with similar demographics, such as Alger Middle School and Burton Middle School, which rank in the bottom 1-2% of the state. The contrast with Grandville Middle School—just 3.8 miles away, where only 30.7% of students are low-income and chronic absenteeism is 17.1%—highlights how socioeconomic factors shape outcomes. Finally, data from Wyoming Intermediate shows students arrive already behind, with only 14.9% of 6th graders proficient in ELA, indicating these challenges begin well before middle school.

584
Students ?
16.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,608
Per pupil spending ?
86.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2125 Wrenwood St SW
       Wyoming, MI  49519-2362

(616) 530-7590

District: Wyoming Public Schools


Students who attend Wyoming Junior High School usually attend:

High:    Wyoming High School

Feeder schools for Wyoming Junior High School:

Elementary:    Gladiola Elementary School
    Oriole Park Elementary School
    Parkview Elementary School
    West Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
47.3%
White:
25.3%
African American:
17.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Michigan average (25% vs 43% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 28% Michigan)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school25%
District avg25%
Michigan avg43%
696th of 896
Michigan public middle schools ?
Bottom 22%▼ down 8 pts since 2016
From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
501st of 625Wyoming 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202620.5696 of 89622.3%★☆☆☆☆
202520.7687 of 89022.8%★☆☆☆☆
202423.2679 of 89724.3%★☆☆☆☆
202320.2694 of 88321.4%★☆☆☆☆
202218.6628 of 77619.1%★☆☆☆☆
201926.9592 of 79225.3%★☆☆☆☆
201833.5595 of 83829.0%★☆☆☆☆
201721.7636 of 82122.5%★☆☆☆☆
201630.8627 of 89429.9%★★☆☆☆
201532.1638 of 91930.6%★★☆☆☆
201428.2701 of 92123.9%★☆☆☆☆
201331.4667 of 91927.4%★☆☆☆☆
201234.2656 of 90027.1%★☆☆☆☆
201152.0540 of 85837.1%★★☆☆☆
201048.2585 of 85131.3%★★☆☆☆
200945.1603 of 84728.8%★☆☆☆☆
200860.7429 of 83948.9%★★☆☆☆
200756.5470 of 82342.9%★★☆☆☆
200651.3503 of 80637.6%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202621.6288 of 33714.5%★☆☆☆☆
202524.7266 of 33821.3%★☆☆☆☆
202427.2220 of 30026.7%★☆☆☆☆
202318.8272 of 31012.3%★☆☆☆☆
202241.199 of 18245.6%★★☆☆☆
201937.9121 of 19638.3%★★☆☆☆
201828.7256 of 36630.1%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202615.099 of 1088.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202511.1104 of 1061.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201829.5109 of 15429.2%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202613.9698 of 78911.5%★☆☆☆☆
202515.7675 of 78914.4%★☆☆☆☆
202417.4662 of 77114.1%★☆☆☆☆
202315.0674 of 77012.5%★☆☆☆☆
202216.9567 of 65713.7%★☆☆☆☆
201924.0525 of 65820.2%★☆☆☆☆
201835.0534 of 79432.7%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202615.0240 of 2607.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202515.5246 of 2657.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202419.3233 of 2579.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.6210 of 24614.6%★☆☆☆☆
202217.2120 of 13813.0%★☆☆☆☆
201927.9110 of 13719.7%★☆☆☆☆
201830.6200 of 26624.8%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202626.7617 of 83426.0%★☆☆☆☆
202527.7611 of 83226.6%★☆☆☆☆
202431.4583 of 83630.3%★★☆☆☆
202324.9645 of 82521.8%★☆☆☆☆
202223.2557 of 69119.4%★☆☆☆☆
201934.2467 of 67230.5%★★☆☆☆
201839.4531 of 81534.8%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202621.1644 of 81320.8%★☆☆☆☆
202520.0637 of 79820.2%★☆☆☆☆
202422.6620 of 78621.1%★☆☆☆☆
202318.7636 of 77618.0%★☆☆☆☆
202213.7588 of 65810.6%★☆☆☆☆
201922.8517 of 63919.1%★☆☆☆☆
201829.5574 of 79728.0%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202628.3148 of 19524.1%★☆☆☆☆
202516.0176 of 1907.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.9164 of 1766.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.1160 of 1631.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201941.927 of 5147.1%★★☆☆☆
201830.5108 of 15630.8%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202525.7202 of 24417.2%★☆☆☆☆
202428.9151 of 20124.9%★☆☆☆☆
201825.1321 of 37714.9%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202627.8513 of 68725.3%★☆☆☆☆
202527.0531 of 69623.7%★☆☆☆☆
202435.0462 of 70134.1%★★☆☆☆
202328.1514 of 68825.3%★☆☆☆☆
202225.4496 of 63822.3%★☆☆☆☆
201929.6448 of 62428.2%★☆☆☆☆
201842.5380 of 67844.0%★★☆☆☆
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)26th percentile+4 vs school
White (2026)25th percentile+3 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)24th percentile~ school
Male (2026)21st percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)17th percentile-6 vs school
African American (2026)15th percentile-8 vs school
Female (2026)12th percentile-11 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)8th percentile-14 vs school
Hispanic (2026)8th percentile-15 vs school
By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts43%-22 vs state
Social Studies30%-20 vs state
Science19%-20 vs state
Math19%-14 vs state
Mathematics12%-21 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Wyoming Junior High School

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

Students at Wyoming Junior High School are 47% Hispanic, 25% White, 18% African American, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 584 students attended Wyoming Junior High School.

Wyoming Junior High School ranks in the bottom 22.3% of Michigan middle schools.

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2025–26 M-Step, PSAT & SAT test scoresNewSep 4, 2026
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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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