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P J Jacobs Junior High

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P J Jacobs Junior High ranks 251 st of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-9

251^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 60% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

P J Jacobs Junior High is a public middle school located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, serving around 700 students in grades 7-9 as part of the Stevens Point Area Public School District.

The school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, currently ranking 251st out of 628 Wisconsin middle schools with a 3-star rating. While the school's Hispanic students have consistently performed well, ranking in the top 68 out of 237 middle schools for that subgroup, its Asian and African American students have struggled, ranking in the bottom half of the state. The school has also experienced a slight increase in its dropout rate and chronic absenteeism. Academically, the school's performance has been mixed, with some subject areas and grade levels outperforming the state average, while others underperform.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Benjamin Franklin Junior High, Almond-Bancroft Middle, and Mosinee Middle, P J Jacobs Junior High generally performs better in terms of statewide ranking and academic proficiency rates. However, it lags behind some of the higher-performing schools in the region, such as Amherst Middle, which is ranked 189th out of 628 Wisconsin middle schools and has significantly higher proficiency rates in several subject areas. The school's relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds could be a contributing factor to its mixed academic performance.

709

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,634

Per pupil spending ?

34.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2400 Main St
Stevens Point, WI 54481-4099

(715) 345-5422

District: Stevens Point Area Public School District

Students who attend P J Jacobs Junior High usually attend:

High:

Stevens Point Area Senior High

Feeder schools for P J Jacobs Junior High:

Elementary:	Bannach Elementary
	Jefferson Elementary
	Madison Elementary
	McKinley Center
	More...
	Washington Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.6%

Hispanic:

9.0%

Asian:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 51st percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Wisconsin median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg59%

Wisconsin avg55%

251^st of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Stevens Point Area Public School District

231^st of 426Stevens Point Area Public School District among Wisconsin 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	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	251 of 628	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.3	219 of 641	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	243 of 640	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	337 of 617	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.7	256 of 613	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.1	163 of 594	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.0	160 of 579	72.4%	★★★★☆
2017	66.7	172 of 612	71.9%	★★★★☆
2016	52.4	307 of 609	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.7	297 of 612	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.4	193 of 585	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.8	164 of 569	71.2%	★★★★☆
2012	70.2	128 of 559	77.1%	★★★★☆
2011	57.1	298 of 549	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	63.5	211 of 539	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.9	199 of 521	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.8	264 of 519	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	68.2	129 of 366	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.7	152 of 382	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	53.5	212 of 332	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	58.4	185 of 324	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	40.5	69 of 118	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	59 of 88	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	51 of 87	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.9	75 of 90	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	67 of 91	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	129 of 178	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	59.1	51 of 173	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	37.0	99 of 158	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	72.9	12 of 138	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	55.4	40 of 153	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	6 of 140	95.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	224 of 573	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.7	179 of 580	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	200 of 579	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.7	380 of 576	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.3	310 of 574	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.3	178 of 557	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	218 of 551	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	68 of 237	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	52 of 239	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	37.7	130 of 229	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	155 of 221	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.9	70 of 225	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.0	83 of 209	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.7	151 of 204	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	258 of 509	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.9	210 of 520	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	306 of 525	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.0	435 of 522	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.6	263 of 499	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.3	131 of 487	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	54.5	193 of 489	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	255 of 577	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.5	230 of 585	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	247 of 591	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	218 of 577	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.7	177 of 572	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.4	127 of 557	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	106 of 551	80.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	72 of 126	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.3	57 of 131	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	53 of 132	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.4	50 of 101	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.3	31 of 96	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	195 of 414	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	124 of 425	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	34.4	305 of 439	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	237 of 421	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	74.3	44 of 437	89.9%	★★★★★
2019	76.5	37 of 414	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	74.8	43 of 417	89.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	194 of 399	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	183 of 407	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	193 of 412	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.3	268 of 397	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.8	199 of 393	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.2	132 of 382	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.5	123 of 375	67.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile~ school

Male (2025)56th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)43rd percentile-17 vs school

African American (2024)42nd percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2025)33rd percentile-27 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)28th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies68%+5 vs state

Mathematics61%+7 vs state

English Language Arts54%~ state avg

Science54%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)					Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)					Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)		Forward Exam Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
P J Jacobs Junior High	Public	7-9	2400 Main St	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5422	709	51	13.8	34.8%	522 (73.6%)	20 (2.8%)	64 (9.0%)	47 (6.6%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.5%)	61.3	251^st of 628 public middle schools	60.0%		65.3	219^th of 641 public middle schools	65.8%	32				54.9	53.7				60.4	61.4		67.5		54.0	$14,634	$1,071	$13,564
Benjamin Franklin Junior High	Public	7-9	2000 Polk St	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5413	757	55	13.6	32.4%	535 (70.7%)	13 (1.7%)	90 (11.9%)	73 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.1%)	61.4	249^th of 628 public middle schools	60.4%		59.5	268^th of 641 public middle schools	58.2%	19				56.1	49.2				64.0	62.6		70.2		51.7	$13,478	$612	$12,867
Rosholt Middle	Public	7-8	346 W Randolph St	Rosholt	54473	Portage County	Rosholt School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 677-4541	78	6	12.7	21.8%	72 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	43.8	404^th of 628 public middle schools	35.7%		53	332^nd of 641 public middle schools	48.2%	72				38.5	48.5				39.3	53.3		69.7		45.5	$15,147	$931	$14,216
Amherst Middle	Public	5-8	357 N Main St	Amherst	54406	Portage County	Tomorrow River School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 824-5524	257	23	11.2	28.0%	235 (91.4%)	4 (1.6%)	7 (2.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	69.2	189^th of 628 public middle schools	69.9%		74.3	136^th of 641 public middle schools	78.8%	53		52.3	65.0	57.9	60.9		70.8	73.3	49.1	68.8		68.8		62.5	$10,969	$168	$10,801
Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle	Public	6-8	1921 27th Ave S	Wisconsin Rapids	54495	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 424-6740	943	66	14.2	46.1%	732 (77.6%)	14 (1.5%)	79 (8.4%)	55 (5.8%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (6.0%)	41.7	425^th of 628 public middle schools	32.3%		47.6	383^rd of 641 public middle schools	40.2%	42			42.3	49.8	45.1			51.9	54.9	49.2		55.6		32.8	$13,649	$1,085	$12,563
John Edwards Middle	Public	6-8	801 2nd St	Port Edwards	54469	Wood County	Port Edwards School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 887-9000	89	11	8.2	50.6%	77 (86.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.6%)	2 (2.2%)	4 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	45.3	391^st of 628 public middle schools	37.7%		49.9	362^nd of 641 public middle schools	43.5%	29			44.0	40.6	48.2			52.0	62.5	37.0		66.7		44.4	$14,766	$714	$14,052
Almond-Bancroft Middle	Public	6-8	1336 Elm St	Almond	54909	Portage County	Almond-Bancroft School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 366-2941	77	6	12.9	42.9%	60 (77.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (18.2%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	15.6	543^rd of 628 public middle schools	13.5%		32.7	480^th of 641 public middle schools	25.1%	63			25.0	33.3	27.6			31.3	29.6	24.1		34.5		34.5	$11,169	$360	$10,809
Mosinee Middle	Public	4-8	700 High St	Mosinee	54455	Marathon County	Mosinee School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 693-3660	685	49	14.0	24.8%	641 (93.6%)	3 (0.4%)	14 (2.0%)	10 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.9%)	66.4	212^th of 628 public middle schools	66.2%		71.5	164^th of 641 public middle schools	74.4%	48	46.6	54.4	44.7	54.2	60.8	45.8	57.6	68.9	78.9	63.9	60.3	69.2	46.6	56.9	$12,048	$567	$11,481

Frequently Asked Questions about P J Jacobs Junior High

Is P J Jacobs Junior High a good school?

P J Jacobs Junior High ranks 251^st of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend P J Jacobs Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 709 students attended P J Jacobs Junior High.

What district is P J Jacobs Junior High in?

Stevens Point Area Public School District

What high school do graduates of P J Jacobs Junior High attend?

Students who attend P J Jacobs Junior High usually go on to attend Stevens Point Area Senior High

What is the racial makeup of P J Jacobs Junior High?

Students at P J Jacobs Junior High are 74% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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