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)
261740001319	201	Hamilton Middle School	Public	5-8	4845 136th Ave	Hamilton	49419	Allegan County	Hamilton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 751-4436	719	41	17.3	32.8%	634 (88.2%)	5 (0.7%)	50 (7.0%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.2%)	$12,020			$560			$11,460	70.8	80.6	127	74
260543008175	202	Berrien Springs Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	501 Middle School Drive	Berrien Springs	49103	Berrien County	Berrien Springs Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(269) 473-0500	134	9	14.4	37.3%	106 (79.1%)	9 (6.7%)	11 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.0%)	$5,668			$912			$4,757	70.5	66.5	232	30
261647005380	203	Grandville Middle School	Public	3-8	4900 Canal Ave SW	Grandville	49418	Kent County	Grandville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 254-6612	830	48	17.2	36.3%	595 (71.7%)	44 (5.3%)	112 (13.5%)	30 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.8%)	$15,242			$1,352			$13,890	70.5	77.1	152	51
260105108518	204	The James and Grace Lee Boggs School	Public, Charter	K-8	7600 Goethe St	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	The James and Grace Lee Boggs School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 923-2301	154	11	14	63.0%	35 (22.7%)	94 (61.0%)	10 (6.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.1%)	$12,947			$00			$12,947	70.3	64.6	249	45
262814001141	205	Pathfinder School	Public	6-8	2100 E M 36	Pinckney	48169	Livingston County	Pinckney Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 225-5200	478	27	17.7	29.7%	432 (90.4%)	7 (1.5%)	20 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	$12,962			$722			$12,240	70.3	68.7	221	16
260672004268	206	Kingsford Middle School	Public	5-8	445 Hamilton Ave	Kingsford	49802	Dickinson County	Breitung Township School District	No	No	No	No	(906) 779-2680	576	32	17.9	41.1%	535 (92.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (5.2%)	$11,815			$1,450			$10,365	70.2	63.8	259	53
260015900979	207	Eagle Crest Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	11950 Riley St	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	Eagle Crest Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 786-2400	649	42	15.4	65.0%	171 (26.3%)	11 (1.7%)	285 (43.9%)	104 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (12.0%)	$11,475			$1,028			$10,447	70	86.4	99	108
263030002069	208	Royal Oak Middle School	Public	6-8	709 N Washington Ave	Royal Oak	48067	Oakland County	Royal Oak Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 435-8400	1,060	64	16.4	28.0%	744 (70.2%)	146 (13.8%)	65 (6.1%)	20 (1.9%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	78 (7.4%)	$16,541			$691			$15,850	70	69.9	211	3
260105308898	209	Waterford Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4350 Elizabeth Lake Rd	Waterford	48328	Oakland County	Waterford Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 674-2400	211	15	14.2	43.1%	150 (71.1%)	17 (8.1%)	21 (10.0%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.0%)	$8,695			$949			$7,745	70	80.5	130	79
261005004489	210	Clinton Middle School	Public	6-8	100 E Franklin St	Clinton	49236	Lenawee County	Clinton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 456-6507	262	16	16.9	34.7%	237 (90.5%)	3 (1.1%)	14 (5.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	$13,819			$901			$12,918	69.7	73.7	173	37

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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.
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.