Thunder Bay Junior High School

Middle school·Grades 6-8 Alpena, Michigan·49707
Score
30.9/100
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#310
Among 448 Michigan middle schools
Top 70%
In Michigan

Score 30.9/100: better than 30% of Michigan middle schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in Michigan, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Michigan schools.

English language arts
40%
Similar Michigan schools ≈ 49%, better than 35% of them
763 students tested
Math
21%
Similar Michigan schools ≈ 35%, better than 28% of them
763 students tested
Science
38%
Similar Michigan schools ≈ 43%, better than 44% of them
238 students tested
All Michigan schools (ELA / math)
48% / 35%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 8 published results by grade and test

As published by Michigan Center for Educational Performance and Information (MI School Data). "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 6M-STEP31.9257
English language artsGrade 7M-STEP30.6271
English language artsGrade 8PSAT60235
MathGrade 6M-STEP17.9257
MathGrade 7M-STEP23.2271
MathGrade 8PSAT23235
ScienceGrade 8M-STEP37.8238
Social studiesGrade 8M-STEP48.3238

School profile

Grades
6-8
Students
803
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
803
Typical middle school: 498
Free or reduced-price lunch
63%
Typical middle school: 47%

District and location

School district
City
Alpena County

Contact

Address
3500 S THIRD AVE
Alpena, MI 49707
District website
Shared by several schools in the district

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in Michigan. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Location

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Thunder Bay Junior High School at a glance

Thunder Bay Junior High School is a public middle school in Alpena, Michigan, serving grades 6-8. It is part of Alpena Public Schools. It has about 803 students (a typical Michigan middle school has 498). About 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 47% at a typical Michigan middle school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 40% in English language arts (similar schools: 49%) and 21% in math (similar schools: 35%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other Michigan middle schools, it scores 30.9 out of 100: better than 30% of them, ranking #310 of 448. Its English language arts result fell by 4 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.