Best Middle Schools in Michigan

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the PSAT and M-Step test scores by the Michigan Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, August 28, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 897)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
261075004541	491	Constantine Middle School	Public	6-8	260 W 6th St	Constantine	49042	St. Joseph County	Constantine Public School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 435-8940	273	16	16.5	68.1%	243 (89.0%)	3 (1.1%)	19 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$14,449			$1,465			$12,983	42.5	47.7	418	73
260264003981	492	Donald L Pavlik Middle School	Public	6-8	1700 Pine Ave	Alma	48801	Gratiot County	Alma Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 463-3111	473	25	19.2	72.3%	388 (82.0%)	2 (0.4%)	65 (13.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (3.0%)	$12,687			$1,047			$11,641	42.5	48	414	78
263267006819	493	Kennedy Middle School	Public	6-8	23101 Masonic Blvd	Saint Clair Shores	48082	Macomb County	Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb)	No	No	No	No	(586) 285-8800	695	37	18.9	51.8%	501 (72.1%)	91 (13.1%)	37 (5.3%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (8.3%)	$14,647			$1,546			$13,101	42.4	41	504	11
260001906583	494	Superior Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	E2865 State Rd 94	Eben Junction	49825	Alger County	Superior Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 439-5531	325	22	14.6	53.8%	286 (88.0%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,364			$2,203			$13,161	42.4	45.6	448	46
261644008881	495	Grand Rapids Montessori MiddleHigh	Public	7-12	421 Fountain St NE	Grand Rapids	49503	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2405	179	11	16.1	64.8%	87 (48.6%)	39 (21.8%)	36 (20.1%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	14 (7.8%)	$16,888			$3,323			$13,565	42.4	23.6	662	167
262313006002	496	Mason County Central Middle School	Public	6-8	310 W Beryl St	Scottville	49454	Mason County	Mason County Central Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 757-3724	273	15	18	56.4%	251 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	$13,052			$1,764			$11,288	42.3	36.3	553	57
260432004118	497	Bear Lake High School	Public	7-12	7748 Cody St	Bear Lake	49614	Manistee County	Bear Lake Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 864-3133	118	6	18.5	59.3%	103 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,420			$1,150			$12,270	42.3	47.4	423	74
260013100781	498	Martin Luther King Junior Education Center Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-8	16827 Appoline St	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Martin Luther King Junior Education Center Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 341-4944	303	6	50.5	87.8%	0 (0.0%)	299 (98.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$14,149			$2,561			$11,588	42.2	18.6	713	215
262145005851	499	Leslie Middle School	Public	5-8	400 Kimball St	Leslie	49251	Ingham County	Leslie Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 589-8218	333	16	21.2	55.3%	307 (92.2%)	3 (0.9%)	18 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$11,795			$1,184			$10,611	42.1	42.4	491	8
262085005754	500	Lakeview Middle School	Public	5-8	300 28th St S	Battle Creek	49015	Calhoun County	Lakeview School District (Calhoun)	No	No	No	No	(269) 565-3900	1,129	64	17.7	68.2%	511 (45.3%)	155 (13.7%)	157 (13.9%)	155 (13.7%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	146 (12.9%)	$12,723			$1,361			$11,362	42	41.3	498	2

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on M-Step English Language Arts, M-Step Math, M-Step Science, M-Step Social Studies, PSAT English Language Arts, PSAT Mathematics test scores released by the Michigan Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 28, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Michigan Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Michigan Department of Education.
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.