Middle Schools in Essexville-Hampton Public Schools

The Essexville-Hampton Public Schools district in Michigan has only one middle school, Cramer Junior High School, which serves grades 5-8. While the school has relatively high funding and resources, its academic performance, particularly in mathematics, is generally below the state averages.

Cramer Junior High School has a student population of 456, with a racial makeup that is predominantly White (88.16%) and a significant percentage of economically disadvantaged students (39.25% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch). The school's proficiency rates on standardized tests like the M-Step and PSAT are lower than the state averages, with particularly concerning results in mathematics, where proficiency rates range from 18.7% to 29.8% across grades 5-7, compared to the state averages of 32.6% to 32.1%.

Despite the higher per-student spending and relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school's academic performance suggests that simply increasing funding and resources may not be enough to improve student outcomes. The school's challenges may be rooted in the socioeconomic factors of the student population, and a more comprehensive approach focusing on instructional quality, curriculum, and targeted interventions may be necessary to address the performance issues at Cramer Junior High School.