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Bemis Junior High School

PublicMiddleGrades 7–8

12500 19 Mile Rd, Sterling Heights, MI 48313 · (586) 797-2500 · Part of Utica Community Schools

Sterling Heights’ School Grade A− better than 76% of Michigan school districts

Directions
Students
742
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
43%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
7–8
The gist

What stands out about Bemis Junior High School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Michigan’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 21 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Sterling Heights kids: 3 high schools

On the path

Where Sterling Heights kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–618 schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Bemis Junior High SchoolYou are here
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency41%
State average 34.7%
Reading / language arts63%
State average 47.9%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Michigan’s 2,812 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

12500 19 Mile Rd, Sterling Heights

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 7364
Grade 8378
Enrollment over time
813’20
775’21
805’22
787’23
742’24

Down 8.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 75%Black 9%Asian 6%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bemis Junior High School from Sterling Heights families.

Other schools in Utica Community Schools

The district →
Beacon Tree Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Shelby Township
B+
787 students19:1
Richard J Duncan Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Shelby Township
A
716 students17:1
Floyd Ebeling Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Macomb
A−
711 students20:1
Schuchard Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Sterling Heights
C+
602 students17:1
Schwarzkoff Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Sterling Heights
B−
597 students17:1
Crissman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Shelby Township
A−
586 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Michigan’s other public schools; Sterling Heights’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.