Thunder Bay Junior High School

3500 South Third Ave, Alpena MI, 49707 | Alpena Public Schools | 989-358-5400
  • grades 6-8
  • students 859
  • type Middle
PROFICIENCY 38% 9% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 10 in Alpena
  • Ranked #0 of 4522 in Michigan
Proficiency Averages
30%Alpena
42%Michigan

Thunder Bay Junior High School is a school servicing grades 6 to 8 and is located in the district of "Alpena Public Schools" in Alpena, MI. There are a total of 859 students and 43 teachers at Thunder Bay Junior High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 20 to 1.

Thunder Bay Junior High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 38.0%, which is 9% lower than the Michigan average.

Thunder Bay Junior High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students859
Teachers43
Student/Teacher ratio20:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Thunder Bay Junior High School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All32%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
620-24%
730-34%
840-44%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All44%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
635-39%
735-39%
860-64%
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Thunder Bay Junior High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictMichiganNational
White 96.0% 96.3% 71.5% 51.1%
Black 1.1% 0.9% 14.9% 15.9%
Asian 0.7% 0.7% 3.1% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 0.2% 0.4% 6.3% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.7% 0.7% 0.9% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.1% 0.9% 3.2% 3.1%

Alpena demographics profile

StatisticAlpenaMichiganNational
Population8289,986,857328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)22617891
Median age55.639.537.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)66%55%55%
Speak English96%91%79%
Speak Spanish0%3%13%

Education level achieved in Alpena

IndexAlpenaMichiganNational
Completed 8th grade83.7%86.9%84.3%
Completed high school80.3%85.9%83.0%
Completed some college57.6%60.3%59.4%
Completed associate degree28.3%36.5%38.5%
Completed bachelors17.2%27.4%30.3%
Completed masters7.1%10.7%11.5%
Completed professional degree4.1%2.8%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.0%1.1%1.3%
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Source: The Thunder Bay Junior High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.