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)
260016801037	881	Chandler Park Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	20100 Kelly Rd	Harper Woods	48225	Wayne County	Chandler Park Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 905-5030	587	26	22.7	92.0%	0 (0.0%)	583 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,611			$1,936			$9,676	5.1	6.2	855	26
263663001709	882	Ypsilanti Community Middle School	Public	5-8	510 Emerick St	Ypsilanti	48198	Washtenaw County	Ypsilanti Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 221-2200	419	34	12.3	83.1%	46 (11.0%)	249 (59.4%)	72 (17.2%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.7%)	$00			$00			$00	5.1	4.9	874	8
260110308041	883	Henderson Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	16101 W Chicago St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-0512	556	32	17.3	90.5%	5 (0.9%)	542 (97.5%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$22,142			$6,736			$15,406	5.1			(n/a)
260028401644	884	Bradford Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	24218 Garner St	Southfield	48033	Oakland County	Bradford Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(248) 351-0000	768	34	22.5	92.8%	1 (0.1%)	760 (99.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$12,954			$3,960			$8,993	4.9	6	859	25
260110308081	885	Brewer Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	18025 Brock St	Detroit	48205	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-0404	455	27	16.8	94.9%	1 (0.2%)	453 (99.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,215			$7,231			$13,984	4.8	3.9	883	2
260023701207	886	Universal Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4833 Ogden St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Universal Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 581-5006	684	38	18	99.6%	642 (93.9%)	7 (1.0%)	35 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,648			$3,835			$6,813	4.7	8.6	825	61
261644005340	887	Riverside Middle School	Public	6-8	265 Eleanor St NE	Grand Rapids	49505	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2969	244	16	15.2	92.6%	21 (8.6%)	141 (57.8%)	51 (20.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.9%)	$20,889			$5,346			$15,542	4.6	11.9	782	105
261245004953	888	Eastpointe Middle School	Public	6-8	24701 Kelly Rd	Eastpointe	48021	Macomb County	Eastpointe Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 533-3600	444	28	15.8	89.4%	48 (10.8%)	357 (80.4%)	7 (1.6%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.2%)	$11,874			$3,111			$8,762	4.6	4.6	877	11
261644008575	889	Alger Middle School	Public	6-8	921 Alger St SE	Grand Rapids	49507	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-6200	358	20	17.9	95.0%	26 (7.3%)	239 (66.8%)	61 (17.0%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.3%)	$19,291			$5,935			$13,356	4.6	5.3	866	23
260110304695	890	Dixon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8401 Trinity St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 947-1330	420	27	15.5	95.7%	2 (0.5%)	411 (97.9%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,038			$6,541			$13,497	4.5	4.7	875	15

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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.