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)
260099608237	401	East Arbor Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6885 Merritt Rd	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	East Arbor Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 484-5506	483	29	16.6	67.5%	144 (29.8%)	204 (42.2%)	59 (12.2%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (13.7%)	$13,424			$1,692			$11,732	49.6	61	280	121
263099006724	402	Sault Area Middle School	Public, Magnet	5-9	684 Marquette Ave	Sault Sainte Marie	49783	Chippewa County	Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(906) 635-6604	533	32	16.8	50.5%	309 (58.0%)	14 (2.6%)	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	190 (35.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$11,648			$1,270			$10,378	49.6	59.2	290	112
262925006512	403	Quincy Middle School	Public	5-8	32 Fulton St	Quincy	49082	Branch County	Quincy Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 639-4201	323	21	15	50.2%	294 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	$14,503			$2,377			$12,126	49.5	51.2	371	32
260453004146	404	Belding Middle School	Public	6-8	410 Ionia St	Belding	48809	Ionia County	Belding Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 794-4400	325	21	15.5	50.2%	279 (85.8%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	$14,276			$1,118			$13,158	49.4	49.1	398	6
260096908139	405	Michigan Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3950 Heritage Ave	Okemos	48864	Ingham County	Michigan Connections Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(517) 507-5390	1,656	74	22.5	64.6%	979 (59.1%)	359 (21.7%)	139 (8.4%)	43 (2.6%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	131 (7.9%)	$10,260			$00			$10,260	49.4	50.3	382	23
260096508062	406	Quest Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	24745 Van Born Rd	Taylor	48180	Wayne County	Quest Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 299-0534	762	40	19	83.7%	209 (27.4%)	346 (45.4%)	103 (13.5%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (12.6%)	$12,129			$1,675			$10,454	49.4	49.4	395	11
262442006105	407	KuehnHaven Middle School	Public	4-8	303 Ray St	Montrose	48457	Genesee County	Montrose Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-8831	405	26	15.7	62.2%	344 (84.9%)	8 (2.0%)	28 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.2%)	$14,277			$2,814			$11,463	49.2	57.9	303	104
261587005241	408	Shumate Middle School	Public	6-8	30448 W Jefferson Ave	Rockwood	48173	Wayne County	Gibraltar School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 379-7600	795	38	20.6	34.5%	619 (77.9%)	60 (7.5%)	69 (8.7%)	14 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.9%)	$13,326			$909			$12,416	49.2	46.4	438	30
261309005008	409	Laker Middle School	Public	6-8	6136 Pigeon Rd	Pigeon	48755	Huron County	Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 453-4600	239	14	16.7	55.6%	221 (92.5%)	3 (1.3%)	12 (5.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$13,860			$1,219			$12,641	49.1	46.2	439	30
261953005617	410	Ishpeming Middle School	Public	5-8	324 E Pearl St	Ishpeming	49849	Marquette County	Ishpeming Public School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 485-1066	191	10	18.2	60.2%	164 (85.9%)	5 (2.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.9%)	$13,889			$1,580			$12,309	49.1	49.8	388	22

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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:

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

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