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)
261059004531	821	Comstock Middle School	Public	6-8	3100 N 26th St	Kalamazoo	49048	Kalamazoo County	Comstock Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 250-8600	302	17	17.6	80.1%	151 (50.0%)	78 (25.8%)	33 (10.9%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.9%)	$18,735			$3,847			$14,889	10.2	8.4	829	8
260013600786	822	Eaton Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	21450 Universal Ave	Eastpointe	48021	Macomb County	Eaton Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 777-1519	332	19	17.4	81.3%	0 (0.0%)	331 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,697			$2,939			$8,758	10	13.1	773	49
260096108026	823	University Preparatory Art Design MiddleHigh	Public, Charter	6-12	485 W Milwaukee St	Detroit	48202	Wayne County	University Preparatory Art & Design	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 481-4000	843	51	16.6	78.6%	4 (0.5%)	829 (98.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	$12,325			$2,788			$9,537	10	13.7	763	60
260016601035	824	Academy for Business and Technology High School	Public, Charter	6-12	19625 Wood St	Melvindale	48122	Wayne County	Academy for Business and Technology	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 382-3422	258	19	13.9	93.4%	9 (3.5%)	237 (91.9%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$13,880			$3,407			$10,472	9.9	10.8	796	28
260110304756	825	John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	15850 Strathmoor St	Detroit	48227	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-9600	814	46	17.8	91.6%	1 (0.1%)	800 (98.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	$19,916			$6,960			$12,956	9.6	8	835	10
260110304851	826	Bow ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	19801 Prevost St	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-0500	574	32	18.2	92.7%	0 (0.0%)	570 (99.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$20,071			$6,577			$13,494	9.4	8.6	824	2
260110308803	827	Academy of The Americas High School	Public, Alternative	4-12	5680 Konkel St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 335-1310	689	33	20.6	77.9%	5 (0.7%)	14 (2.0%)	667 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,958			$6,221			$11,737	9.4	10	805	22
260019101099	828	Benton Harbor Charter School Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-9	455 Riverview Dr	Benton Harbor	49022	Berrien County	Benton Harbor Charter School Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 925-3807	442	24	18.4	92.8%	3 (0.7%)	426 (96.4%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$12,209			$3,518			$8,691	9.3			(n/a)
260110304826	829	Schulze Academy for Technology and Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	10700 Santa Maria St	Detroit	48221	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 340-4400	692	36	19.1	87.3%	0 (0.0%)	686 (99.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$19,224			$6,453			$12,771	9.2	8.4	828	1
262472006126	830	Mt Morris Middle School	Public	6-8	12356 Walter St	Mount Morris	48458	Genesee County	Mt. Morris Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-7100	340	19	17.5	83.8%	181 (53.2%)	75 (22.1%)	36 (10.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (13.2%)	$14,257			$2,780			$11,477	9.1	8.2	831	1

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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.