Best Middle Schools in Michigan

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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)
268100109056	731	GEE Compass Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	850 S Hewitt Street	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	GEE Compass Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(734) 369-9500	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								17.8			(n/a)
260741004326	732	Burr Oak Elementary School	Public	K-8	326 E Eagle St	Burr Oak	49030	St. Joseph County	Burr Oak Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 489-5181	159	9	18.5	74.2%	142 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.0%)	$10,468			$2,005			$8,463	17.7	20.8	685	47
262346006020	733	Julian O Strong Middle School	Public	6-8	18656 Prospect St	Melvindale	48122	Wayne County	Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 389-3320	667	34	19.6	87.3%	461 (69.1%)	63 (9.4%)	139 (20.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$17,646			$2,090			$15,556	17.6	14.6	750	17
263354006903	734	Robert J West Middle School	Public	6-8	10575 William St	Taylor	48180	Wayne County	Taylor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 295-5783	641	40	16.1	68.2%	296 (46.2%)	197 (30.7%)	77 (12.0%)	16 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.3%)	$19,260			$5,509			$13,751	17.5	25	649	85
262160001186	735	Lincoln Park Middle School	Public	6-8	2800 Lafayette Blvd	Lincoln Park	48146	Wayne County	Lincoln Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	No	(313) 389-0757	1,105	63	17.5	85.5%	330 (29.9%)	166 (15.0%)	533 (48.2%)	10 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (5.7%)	$18,398			$2,668			$15,730	17.4	16.1	739	4
260843008955	736	Cassopolis Middle School	Public	6-8	725 Center St	Cassopolis	49031	Cass County	Cassopolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 445-0503	210	14	14.6	62.4%	129 (61.4%)	24 (11.4%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (24.3%)	$13,345			$2,435			$10,910	16.9	15.2	743	7
260019401103	737	Northridge Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4100 W Coldwater Rd	Flint	48504	Genesee County	Northridge Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 785-8811	225	13	17.8	98.2%	2 (0.9%)	221 (98.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,472			$5,095			$8,377	16.9	32.4	582	155
261041004521	738	Colon High School	Public	6-12	400 Dallas St	Colon	49040	St. Joseph County	Colon Community School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 432-3231	266	16	16.3	48.5%	248 (93.2%)	5 (1.9%)	10 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$12,923			$1,586			$11,337	16.5	32.7	579	159
262676006303	739	Orchard View Middle School	Public, Magnet	5-10	35 S Sheridan Dr	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Orchard View Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 760-1500	447	19	23.9	81.2%	237 (53.0%)	116 (26.0%)	38 (8.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (11.9%)	$16,656			$2,567			$14,090	16.5	13.5	767	28
262115008414	740	Pattengill School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	815 N Fairview Ave	Lansing	48912	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 755-1130	600	34	17.6	88.5%	156 (26.0%)	146 (24.3%)	175 (29.2%)	12 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	108 (18.0%)	$17,325			$7,242			$10,083	16.4	18.9	710	30

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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.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.