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)
260008700557	411	Renaissance Public School Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2797 S Isabella Rd	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Renaissance Public School Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(989) 773-9889	426	27	16	56.6%	306 (71.8%)	27 (6.3%)	10 (2.3%)	5 (1.2%)	18 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (14.1%)	$10,678			$1,852			$8,827	49.1	45.9	441	30
262028005706	412	Kenowa Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	3950 Hendershot Ave NW	Grand Rapids	49544	Kent County	Kenowa Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 785-3225	623	36	17.1	53.8%	417 (66.9%)	27 (4.3%)	112 (18.0%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.6%)	$15,154			$1,886			$13,268	49.1	46.9	430	18
260020701134	413	Creative Technologies Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	350 Pine St	Cedar Springs	49319	Kent County	Creative Technologies Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 696-4905	323	22	14.3	48.3%	287 (88.9%)	4 (1.2%)	17 (5.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	$12,409			$1,069			$11,340	49	41.6	494	81
260717004313	414	Buckley Community Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	305 S 1st St	Buckley	49620	Wexford County	Buckley Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 269-3325	478	34	14.1	56.9%	453 (94.8%)	5 (1.0%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.7%)	$11,963			$1,432			$10,531	49	45.9	443	29
261140004573	415	Dansville Middle School	Public	6-8	1264 Adams St	Dansville	48819	Ingham County	Dansville Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 623-6120	153	8	19.9	37.9%	135 (88.2%)	2 (1.3%)	8 (5.2%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.3%)	$12,574			$1,421			$11,153	48.9	47.8	416	1
261786005451	416	Hart Middle School	Public	5-8	308 Johnson St W	Hart	49420	Oceana County	Hart Public School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 873-6320	388	24	16.3	57.7%	227 (58.5%)	2 (0.5%)	152 (39.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$16,192			$2,783			$13,409	48.8	54.5	336	80
260014800909	417	Knapp Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1759 Leffingwell Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Knapp Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 364-1100	576	37	15.3	79.0%	148 (25.7%)	231 (40.1%)	92 (16.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (17.4%)	$12,985			$1,893			$11,092	48.8	31.3	593	176
262118008121	418	Zemmer Campus 89	Public	8-9	1920 W Oregon St	Lapeer	48446	Lapeer County	Lapeer Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 667-2413	688	30	23.1	54.2%	612 (89.0%)	5 (0.7%)	35 (5.1%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.1%)	$13,234			$1,114			$12,120	48.8	40.4	510	92
261160004597	419	Smith Middle School	Public	6-8	23851 Yale St	Dearborn	48124	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-2800	465	36	12.8	62.4%	366 (78.7%)	48 (10.3%)	35 (7.5%)	7 (1.5%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$19,695			$2,365			$17,330	48.6	48	413	6
260009600600	420	Byron Center Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9930 Burlingame Ave SW	Byron Center	49315	Kent County	Byron Center Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 878-4852	193	18	10.6	44.6%	161 (83.4%)	3 (1.6%)	20 (10.4%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	$10,924			$1,600			$9,324	48.6	56.2	321	99

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.