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AD Johnston JrSr High School

Summary:

AD Johnston JrSr High School is a public school serving grades 7-12 in Bessemer, Michigan, with a total enrollment of 169 students. The school is part of the Bessemer Area School District, which is ranked 208 out of 610 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

AD Johnston JrSr High School has a predominantly white student population, with 88.76% of students identifying as white, which is higher than the state average and the nearby Gogebic County Community Education school. The school has shown mixed academic performance, outperforming the state in some areas like 7th grade English Language Arts, but underperforming in others like 7th grade Math. However, the school maintains a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 90.6% to 96.7% over the past five years, which is higher than the nearby Gogebic County Community Education school.

While AD Johnston JrSr High School has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 15.7% in 2019-2020 to 27.2% in 2022-2023, the school has a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 57.99% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's performance has also varied based on gender and race, with female students and white students outperforming the overall school rankings. Addressing these challenges could help the school improve its academic outcomes and better serve its diverse student population.


Detail:

Public 7-12

 100 W Lead St
       Bessemer, MI  49911-1007

(906) 667-0413

District: Bessemer Area School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
339th of 743 Michigan High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,298 Help


Feeder schools for AD Johnston JrSr High School:

Elementary:    Washington School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.1 Help
Number of students:  169

Racial breakdown:

White:
88.8%
Two or more races:
4.7%
Hispanic:
3.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  58% Help


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Compare Details AD Johnston JrSr High School ranks better than 78.5% of middle schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 71.87. (See more...)
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Compare Details AD Johnston JrSr High School ranks better than 54.4% of high schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 50.01. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at AD Johnston JrSr High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (88.8%), two or more races (4.7%), Hispanic (3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 58% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at AD Johnston JrSr High School is 15.1. (See more...)
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Compare AD Johnston JrSr High School employs 11.1 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at AD Johnston JrSr High School is $11,298.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

AD Johnston JrSr High School:

SchoolDigger ranks AD Johnston JrSr High School 193rd of 897 Michigan public middle schools. (See AD Johnston JrSr High School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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SchoolDigger ranks AD Johnston JrSr High School 339th of 743 Michigan public high schools. (See AD Johnston JrSr High School in the ranking list.)

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Bessemer Area School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Bessemer Area School District 208th of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for AD Johnston JrSr High School

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Rank History for all middle school students at AD Johnston JrSr High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 62.64 359th 806 55.5%
2007 52.56 508th 823 38.3%
2008 76.21 176th 839 79.0%
2009 66.53 350th 847 58.7%
2010 72.22 246th 851 71.1%
2011 63.10 383rd 858 55.4%
2012 67.70 265th 900 70.6%
2013 83.05 108th 919 88.2%
2014 69.98 236th 921 74.4%
2015 42.26 549th 919 40.3%
2016 38.96 553rd 894 38.1%
2017 19.17 672nd 821 18.1%
2018 40.79 527th 838 37.1%
2019 39.06 476th 792 39.9%
2021 35.17 430th 675 36.3%
2022 53.39 311th 776 59.9%
2023 40.51 509th 883 42.4%
2024 71.87 193rd 897 78.5%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at AD Johnston JrSr High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.13 508th 815 37.7%
2019 58.66 239th 672 64.4%
2022 66.94 150th 691 78.3%
2023 56.07 301st 825 63.5%
2024 80.43 82nd 836 90.2%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at AD Johnston JrSr High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.15 548th 794 31.0%
2019 47.65 322nd 658 51.1%
2022 41.14 359th 657 45.4%
2023 52.36 305th 770 60.4%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at AD Johnston JrSr High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.77 408th 797 48.8%
2022 57.32 230th 658 65.0%
2023 47.75 354th 776 54.4%
2024 63.04 232nd 786 70.5%
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Rank History for middle school White students at AD Johnston JrSr High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.63 522nd 678 23.0%
2019 31.47 435th 624 30.3%
2021 27.68 429th 577 25.6%
2022 38.29 379th 638 40.6%
2023 40.46 377th 688 45.2%
2024 65.17 194th 701 72.3%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for AD Johnston JrSr High School

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Rank History for all high school students at AD Johnston JrSr High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 62.60 314th 705 55.5%
2007 73.44 202nd 767 73.7%
2008 56.81 412th 750 45.1%
2009 78.92 147th 754 80.5%
2010 66.44 339th 765 55.7%
2011 75.07 214th 784 72.7%
2012 80.58 127th 773 83.6%
2013 72.04 213th 805 73.5%
2014 74.73 162nd 799 79.7%
2015 34.23 553rd 832 33.5%
2016 87.22 82nd 852 90.4%
2017 68.88 213th 835 74.5%
2018 63.35 287th 824 65.2%
2019 29.16 483rd 666 27.5%
2022 31.28 416th 531 21.7%
2023 80.72 117th 735 84.1%
2024 50.01 339th 743 54.4%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at AD Johnston JrSr High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.12 533rd 755 29.4%
2023 97.34 14th 614 97.7%
2024 42.78 347th 654 46.9%
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Rank History for high school Female students at AD Johnston JrSr High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.99 240th 710 66.2%
2022 41.33 284th 416 31.7%
2023 87.35 55th 611 91.0%
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Rank History for high school Male students at AD Johnston JrSr High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.84 351st 707 50.4%
2019 20.58 445th 543 18.0%
2023 61.35 205th 611 66.4%
2024 82.77 82nd 633 87.0%
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Rank History for high school White students at AD Johnston JrSr High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.73 240th 708 66.1%
2019 20.41 484th 582 16.8%
2022 22.34 423rd 492 14.0%
2023 82.54 90th 647 86.1%
2024 44.96 342nd 638 46.4%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Michigan Department of Education

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Enrollment information for AD Johnston JrSr High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 182 0 0 0 5 n/a n/a 0 187
1989 163 0 1 1 3 n/a n/a 0 168
1990 165 0 0 0 4 n/a n/a 0 169
1991 181 0 1 1 2 n/a n/a -10 175
1992 173 0 0 0 4 n/a n/a 0 177
1993 180 0 2 0 2 n/a n/a 0 184
1994 184 0 2 0 1 n/a n/a 0 187
1995 297 1 1 2 8 n/a n/a 0 309
1996 297 1 1 2 8 n/a n/a 0 309
1997 302 1 0 0 3 n/a n/a 0 306
1998 276 1 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 278
1999 264 1 1 0 1 n/a n/a 0 267
2000 268 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 270
2001 282 0 3 0 2 n/a n/a 0 287
2002 273 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 276
2003 273 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 276
2004 323 2 2 0 3 n/a n/a 1 331
2005 250 1 0 0 2 n/a n/a 0 253
2006 242 3 1 2 2 n/a n/a 0 250
2007 241 5 1 2 3 n/a n/a 0 252
2008 214 4 1 1 3 n/a n/a 0 223
2009 179 4 1 1 3 n/a n/a 0 188
2010 229 7 0 2 5 n/a n/a 0 243
2011 223 5 0 2 4 0 1 0 235
2012 203 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 211
2013 201 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 205
2014 210 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 219
2015 198 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 209
2016 174 3 1 3 3 0 0 0 184
2017 183 4 1 5 5 0 0 0 198
2018 183 7 1 7 4 0 2 0 204
2019 177 5 1 10 5 0 2 0 200
2020 167 4 1 9 4 0 6 0 191
2021 172 2 0 8 4 0 4 0 190
2022 157 2 2 7 1 0 8 0 177
2023 150 1 2 5 3 0 8 0 169

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at AD Johnston JrSr High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 187 n/a n/a n/a
1989 168 n/a n/a 18.5
1990 169 19.0 8.8 9.5
1991 175 n/a n/a n/a
1992 177 n/a n/a 14.7
1993 184 n/a 0.0 14.1
1994 187 16.6 11.3 7.5
1995 309 18.2 17.0 9.7
1996 309 18.2 17.0 9.7
1997 306 20.0 15.3 7.2
1998 278 18.0 15.4 12.6
1999 267 17.0 15.7 19.5
2000 270 16.5 16.4 26.3
2001 287 15.5 18.5 24.7
2002 276 n/a n/a 24.3
2003 276 n/a n/a 24.3
2004 331 n/a n/a 31.2
2005 253 18.9 13.4 38.3
2006 250 16.0 15.6 38
2007 252 15.8 15.9 39.3
2008 223 14.1 15.8 40.4
2009 188 14.5 13.0 44.7
2010 243 14.5 16.7 49.4
2011 235 11.9 19.5 43.8
2012 211 11.0 19.0 45
2013 205 11.6 17.5 38.5
2014 219 10.7 20.3 37.4
2015 209 11.0 19.0 37.8
2016 184 10.0 18.4 41.8
2017 198 9.8 20.1 43.4
2018 204 11.2 18.1 51.5
2019 200 11.6 17.1 52.5
2020 191 14.0 13.6 56.5
2021 190 12.5 15.1 53.2
2022 177 12.4 14.1 54.8
2023 169 11.1 15.1 58

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio AD Johnston JrSr High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 187 n/a n/a n/a
1989 168 n/a n/a 18.5
1990 169 19.0 8.8 9.5
1991 175 n/a n/a n/a
1992 177 n/a n/a 14.7
1993 184 n/a 0.0 14.1
1994 187 16.6 11.3 7.5
1995 309 18.2 17.0 9.7
1996 309 18.2 17.0 9.7
1997 306 20.0 15.3 7.2
1998 278 18.0 15.4 12.6
1999 267 17.0 15.7 19.5
2000 270 16.5 16.4 26.3
2001 287 15.5 18.5 24.7
2002 276 n/a n/a 24.3
2003 276 n/a n/a 24.3
2004 331 n/a n/a 31.2
2005 253 18.9 13.4 38.3
2006 250 16.0 15.6 38
2007 252 15.8 15.9 39.3
2008 223 14.1 15.8 40.4
2009 188 14.5 13.0 44.7
2010 243 14.5 16.7 49.4
2011 235 11.9 19.5 43.8
2012 211 11.0 19.0 45
2013 205 11.6 17.5 38.5
2014 219 10.7 20.3 37.4
2015 209 11.0 19.0 37.8
2016 184 10.0 18.4 41.8
2017 198 9.8 20.1 43.4
2018 204 11.2 18.1 51.5
2019 200 11.6 17.1 52.5
2020 191 14.0 13.6 56.5
2021 190 12.5 15.1 53.2
2022 177 12.4 14.1 54.8
2023 169 11.1 15.1 58

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for AD Johnston JrSr High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $00 (0.0%) $8,775 (100.0%) $8,775
2020 $00 (0.0%) $9,872 (100.0%) $9,872
2021 $247 (2.2%) $11,127 (97.8%) $11,374
2022 $958 (8.9%) $9,834 (91.1%) $10,793
2023 $870 (7.7%) $10,429 (92.3%) $11,298

Data source: Michigan Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on AD Johnston JrSr High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 476th of 792 Middle schoolsRanks 509th of 883 Middle schools
 2.5%
Ranks 483rd of 666 High schoolsRanks 117th of 735 High schools
 56.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts (AD Johnston JrSr High School)45.252.2
 7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Bessemer Area School District)45.252.2
 7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)42.736.9
 5.8%
7th Grade Math (AD Johnston JrSr High School)19.426.1
 6.7%
   7th Grade Math (Bessemer Area School District)19.426.1
 6.7%
   7th Grade Math (Michigan)35.731
 4.7%
8th Grade Social Studies (AD Johnston JrSr High School)18.813
 5.8%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Bessemer Area School District)18.813
 5.8%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)2826.7
 1.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (AD Johnston JrSr High School)66.747.8
 18.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Bessemer Area School District)66.747.8
 18.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)61.959.7
 2.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (AD Johnston JrSr High School)27.313
 14.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Bessemer Area School District)27.313
 14.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Michigan)41.436.3
 5.1%
11th Grade Social Studies (AD Johnston JrSr High School)2542.9
 17.9%
   11th Grade Social Studies (Bessemer Area School District)2542.9
 17.9%
   11th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)46.636.1
 10.5%
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (AD Johnston JrSr High School)36.464.3
 27.9%
   11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Bessemer Area School District)36.464.3
 27.9%
   11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Michigan)55.352.2
 3.1%
11th Grade Mathematics (AD Johnston JrSr High School)36.424.1
 12.3%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Bessemer Area School District)36.424.1
 12.3%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Michigan)36.330
 6.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students200169
 15.5%
African American51
 80%
American Indian53
 40%
Asian12
 100%
Hispanic105
 50%
Pacific Islander00
White177150
 15.3%
Two or More Races28
 300%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients52.5%58%
 5.5%

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Frequently Asked Questions about AD Johnston JrSr High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 169 students attended AD Johnston JrSr High School.

AD Johnston JrSr High School ranks 339th of 743 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

AD Johnston JrSr High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Washington School

Students at AD Johnston JrSr High School are 89% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% American Indian, 1% Asian.


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