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)
262535006195	711	Newberry Area School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	700 Newberry Ave	Newberry	49868	Luce County	Tahquamenon Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 293-3201	499	35	14.2	65.9%	432 (86.6%)	5 (1.0%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	$17,417			$2,491			$14,926	19.4	28.3	625	86
263039006683	712	Zilwaukee K8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	500 W Johnson St	Saginaw	48604	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 399-5200	259	19	13.6	90.0%	104 (40.2%)	108 (41.7%)	35 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	$17,128			$8,167			$8,962	19.4	16.3	735	23
260027101446	713	Warrendale Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	19400 Sawyer St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Warrendale Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 240-4200	709	37	19.1	98.2%	1 (0.1%)	645 (91.0%)	18 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.1%)	$13,161			$2,043			$11,118	19	22.5	673	40
260022501443	714	Summit Academy North Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	18601 Middlebelt Rd	Romulus	48174	Wayne County	Summit Academy North	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 955-1712	388	24	16.4	71.9%	111 (28.6%)	228 (58.8%)	24 (6.2%)	9 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$11,985			$2,702			$9,283	19	19.9	700	14
263606000044	715	White Cloud Junior High School	Public	6-8	555 E Wilcox Ave	White Cloud	49349	Newaygo County	White Cloud Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 689-3253	227	14	16.2	80.2%	198 (87.2%)	5 (2.2%)	10 (4.4%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	$12,363			$2,413			$9,949	18.8	19.7	701	14
260101808324	716	The New Standard Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2040 W Carpenter Rd	Flint	48505	Genesee County	The New Standard Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 787-3330	778	47	16.7	97.0%	14 (1.8%)	742 (95.4%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.3%)	$12,589			$3,869			$8,720	18.8	26.8	633	83
260031501766	717	Multicultural Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-10	5550 Platt Rd	Ann Arbor	48108	Washtenaw County	Multicultural Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 677-0732	191	15	13	76.4%	104 (54.5%)	23 (12.0%)	24 (12.6%)	38 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$12,363			$3,851			$8,511	18.7	13.1	771	54
261752005423	718	Kosciuszko School	Public	7-8	2333 Burger St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Hamtramck School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 591-7405	326	21	15.6	87.7%	164 (50.3%)	48 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (34.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$00			$00			$00	18.7	14.3	755	37
260016301004	719	Central Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2459 S Industrial Hwy	Ann Arbor	48104	Washtenaw County	Central Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 822-1100	530	37	14.4	88.3%	388 (73.2%)	75 (14.2%)	19 (3.6%)	47 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$15,392			$5,716			$9,676	18.6	24.4	656	63
261254004967	720	East Jackson Secondary School	Public	7-12	1566 N Sutton Rd	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	East Jackson Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 764-1700	364	21	17.1	67.0%	288 (79.1%)	27 (7.4%)	23 (6.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.8%)	$16,610			$3,243			$13,368	18.5	19	706	14

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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.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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