Bemis Junior High School
Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Sterling Heights, Michigan
Bemis Junior High School in Sterling Heights, Michigan enrolled 742 students in 2024-25 with 35.3 full-time teachers, 21.0 students per teacher against the Michigan middle-school median of 17.5. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 59% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 43% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 44% and 34.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%
805 students in 2022-23, 787 students in 2023-24, 742 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.0 to 35.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 805 | 38.0 | 21.2 |
| 2023-24 | 787 | 36.0 | 21.9 |
| 2024-25 | 742 | 35.3 | 21.0 |
21.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 94 of every 100 Michigan middle schools
Among the 488 Michigan middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.5; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 388 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bemis Junior High School enrolled 775 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 106 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 388 of the 775 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions106
- Chronically absent20.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
74.5% of students were White, 8.6% Black, 6.2% Asian in 2024-25.
- White74.5%
- Black8.6%
- Asian6.2%
- Hispanic5.5%
- Two or more races5.0%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Bemis Junior High School scored proficient or above: 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Michigan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 59% | 56% | 44% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 43% | 43% (2021-22) | 34.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Sterling Heights
5 public middle schools in Sterling Heights report 2024-25 enrollment; Bemis Junior High School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Junior High School | 1,061 | 20.7 | 53.2% |
| Bemis Junior High School | 742 | 21.0 | 40.0% |
| Frank Jeannette Jr High School | 716 | 18.0 | 71.6% |
| Grissom Middle School | 703 | 18.9 | 71.1% |
| Carleton Middle School | 638 | 17.6 | 65.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Bemis Junior High School
- Davis Junior High SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.1 miles away: 1,061 students, 20.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
- Eppler Junior High SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.2 miles away: 589 students, 17.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
- Compare Bemis Junior High School with Davis Junior High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Utica Community Schools spends per student$14,295 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,295
- The largest public schools in MichiganBemis Junior High School is the number 76 by size of 489 Michigan middle schools open in 2024-25.#76 of 489
- Michigan schools by students per teacher21.0 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 17.5 for middle schools.21.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Bemis Junior High School
How many students attend Bemis Junior High School?
742 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 805 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Sterling Heights, MI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Bemis Junior High School?
21.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for middle schools is 17.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Bemis Junior High School a Title I school?
Bemis Junior High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Bemis Junior High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Bemis Junior High School scored proficient or above: 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Bemis Junior High School in?
Utica Community Schools, NCES district ID 2634470. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 263447007003 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.