Thunder Bay Junior High School
3500 South Third Ave
Alpena MI, 49707, Alpena County
Phone: 989-358-5400
Ranking: 
(1,360 out of 2,213, bottom 39%)*
(1,360 out of 2,213, bottom 39%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Alpena Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 45 | 46 | 46 | 44 | 33 | 34 | 35 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 976 | 981 | 989 | 975 | 648 | 709 | 757 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 299 | 30.6% | 312 | 31.8% | 325 | 32.9% | 309 | 31.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 318 | 32.6% | 355 | 36.2% | 315 | 31.9% | 346 | 35.5% | 329 | 50.8% | 332 | 46.8% | 383 | 50.6% |
| Grade 8: | 359 | 36.8% | 314 | 32.0% | 349 | 35.3% | 320 | 32.8% | 319 | 49.2% | 377 | 53.2% | 374 | 49.4% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 480 | 49.2% | 478 | 48.7% | 490 | 49.5% | 483 | 49.5% | 317 | 48.9% | 363 | 51.2% | 372 | 49.1% |
| Female: | 496 | 50.8% | 503 | 51.3% | 499 | 50.5% | 492 | 50.5% | 316 | 48.8% | 331 | 46.7% | 374 | 49.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.5% | 10 | 1.0% | 9 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 5 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 12 | 1.2% | 6 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Black: | 9 | 0.9% | 8 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.5% |
| White: | 923 | 94.6% | 940 | 95.8% | 947 | 95.8% | 943 | 96.7% | 629 | 97.1% | 695 | 98.0% | 736 | 97.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 18 | 1.8% | 13 | 1.3% | 18 | 1.8% | 13 | 1.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 403 | 41.3% | 429 | 43.7% | 435 | 44.0% | 416 | 42.7% | 234 | 36.1% | 255 | 36.0% | 211 | 27.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 86 | 8.8% | 93 | 9.5% | 88 | 8.9% | 67 | 6.9% | 60 | 9.3% | 74 | 10.4% | 98 | 12.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.81 | 21.56 | 21.36 | 22.18 | 19.80 | 21.10 | 21.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.9% | 84.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 21.6% | 21.6% | 37.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 29.5% | 29.5% | 40.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 85.9% | 84% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 69.1% | 67% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 64.5% | 68.2% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 75.2% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 21.5% | 21.5% | 27.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 21.6% | 21.6% | 29.7% |
| 2006 | Listening | 7th Grade | % met std | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 54.4% | 59.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 54.6% | 64.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 66.5% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.8% | 82.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78.4% | 82.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.4% | 84.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 11.5% | 11.5% | 37.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 23.6% | 23.6% | 38.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 74.8% | 75.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 77.5% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 77.9% | 72.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 85.6% | 79.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.8% | 82% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 88.4% | 79% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 61.5% | 59.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 65.9% | 62% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 60.5% | 66.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 64.7% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 79.3% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.4% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 50.7% | 47.8% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 47.9% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 57.3% | 51.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 66.9% | 63.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 69.1% | 68.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 66.8% | 71.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 72.9% | 74.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 71.9% | 70.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.1% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 21.7% | 21.7% | 29.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 25.2% | 25.2% | 32.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 76.3% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 70.6% | 75.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 79.9% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 75.7% | 75.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 86.8% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.5% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 69.6% | 60.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 70.1% | 65.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 80.3% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 74.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 81.1% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 85.6% | 76.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.4% | 75.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 82.1% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 18.6% | 18.6% | 16.5% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 22.6% | 22.6% | 15.9% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 70.1% | 64.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 61.5% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 71.9% | 69.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76.1% | 74.2% |
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* Thunder Bay Junior High School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.