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)
260020801135	311	Ridge Park Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4120 Camelot Ridge Dr SE	Grand Rapids	49546	Kent County	Ridge Park Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 222-0093	493	32	15.4	89.0%	56 (11.4%)	321 (65.1%)	70 (14.2%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.1%)	$14,634			$2,305			$12,328	57.4	64.3	253	58
263300006852	312	Stephenson Area Public School	Public, Alternative	K-12	526 Division St	Stephenson	49887	Menominee County	Stephenson Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 753-2222	442	23	19.3	52.9%	407 (92.1%)	3 (0.7%)	22 (5.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$14,504			$1,294			$13,209	57.3	27.8	629	317
260027301308	313	Arts Academy in the Woods	Public, Charter	6-12	32101 Caroline	Fraser	48026	Macomb County	Arts Academy in the Woods	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 294-0391	316	23	13.7	59.8%	158 (50.0%)	102 (32.3%)	16 (5.1%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.4%)	$13,592			$2,375			$11,217	57.2	46.8	433	120
260650004254	314	Boyne City Middle School	Public	5-8	1025 Boyne Ave	Boyne City	49712	Charlevoix County	Boyne City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 439-8200	388	21	18.3	49.5%	356 (91.8%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.8%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$17,094			$1,057			$16,037	57.2	64.3	254	60
262061007748	315	Lake City Middle School	Public	6-8	251 Russell St	Lake City	49651	Missaukee County	Lake City Area School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 839-6600	274	16	17.2	72.3%	249 (90.9%)	3 (1.1%)	12 (4.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$13,287			$1,050			$12,237	56.9	54.4	337	22
260104008512	316	ICademy Global	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8485 Homestead Dr	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	ICademy Global	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(616) 748-5637	242	19	12.5	36.4%	187 (77.3%)	7 (2.9%)	31 (12.8%)	4 (1.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	$12,608			$2,507			$10,101	56.7	62.3	272	44
261114004568	317	CroswellLexington Middle School	Public	5-8	5485 Peck Rd	Croswell	48422	Sanilac County	Croswell-Lexington Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 679-1400	553	31	17.9	56.4%	483 (87.3%)	2 (0.4%)	40 (7.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.5%)	$12,680			$1,630			$11,051	56.7	57.7	305	12
260029401725	318	Great Oaks Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4257 Bart Ave	Warren	48091	Macomb County	Great Oaks Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 427-4540	744	38	19.5	92.2%	9 (1.2%)	627 (84.3%)	10 (1.3%)	42 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.5%)	$12,519			$1,874			$10,645	56.6	47.5	422	104
262820006393	319	Pine River Area High School	Public	8-12	17445 Pine River Rd	Leroy	49655	Osceola County	Pine River Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 829-3841	417	22	19	57.1%	384 (92.1%)	7 (1.7%)	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	$13,675			$2,401			$11,274	56.2	36.8	547	228
262883006463	320	Fort Gratiot Middle School	Public	6-8	3985 Keewahdin Rd	Fort Gratiot	48059	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 984-6544	584	28	21	39.0%	514 (88.0%)	8 (1.4%)	28 (4.8%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.6%)	$12,862			$1,346			$11,516	56.2	53.9	344	24

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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.