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)
262400006080	661	MioAuSable High School	Public	6-12	1110 W 8th St	Mio	48647	Oscoda County	Mio-AuSable Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 826-2483	268	13	20.9	67.2%	248 (92.5%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	$14,907			$2,286			$12,621	25.4	27.5	631	30
260001503905	662	Adlai Stevenson Middle School	Public	6-8	38501 Palmer Rd	Westland	48186	Wayne County	Wayne-Westland Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 419-2350	678	38	17.8	54.6%	360 (53.1%)	226 (33.3%)	42 (6.2%)	20 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (4.0%)	$20,103			$2,564			$17,539	25.3	23.4	666	4
262034005720	663	Valleywood Middle School	Public	6-8	1110 50th St SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 538-7670	514	35	14.7	83.7%	107 (20.8%)	191 (37.2%)	110 (21.4%)	49 (9.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.3%)	$18,965			$3,343			$15,622	25.3	24.5	655	8
260807000711	664	Carrollton Middle School	Public	6-8	3211 Carla Dr	Saginaw	48604	Saginaw County	Carrollton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 753-9704	372	23	15.9	80.6%	136 (36.6%)	104 (28.0%)	106 (28.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (6.2%)	$16,436			$2,429			$14,007	25.2	23.7	661	3
262262005970	665	Maple Valley JrSr High School	Public, Magnet	7-12	11090 Nashville Hwy	Vermontville	49096	Eaton County	Maple Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(517) 852-9275	385	22	17.3	55.3%	357 (92.7%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$14,637			$2,174			$12,463	25.1	40.1	514	151
263228006761	666	John D Pierce Middle School	Public	6-8	25605 Orangelawn	Redford	48239	Wayne County	South Redford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 937-8880	602	38	15.9	67.9%	50 (8.3%)	479 (79.6%)	21 (3.5%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.5%)	$18,809			$2,477			$16,332	25.1	13.6	764	98
261160004600	667	Salina Intermediate 4 8	Public	4-8	2623 Salina St	Dearborn	48120	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6600	475	39	12.1	87.8%	464 (97.7%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,338			$3,222			$16,116	25	23	669	2
260103608745	668	Tipton Academy 48	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-12	29205 Florence St	Garden City	48135	Wayne County	Tipton Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 731-5300	210	12	17.1	72.9%	82 (39.0%)	99 (47.1%)	9 (4.3%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.1%)	$4,725			$00			$4,725	25	20.2	693	25
263354008364	669	Taylor Virtual Learning Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	11211 Beech Daly Rd	Taylor	48180	Wayne County	Taylor School District	No	No	Yes	Yes	(313) 295-5757	288	3	106.2	73.3%	174 (60.4%)	71 (24.7%)	23 (8.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.3%)	$12,212			$2,050			$10,162	24.9	32.5	580	89
260094507818	670	Flagship Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	13661 Wisconsin St	Detroit	48238	Wayne County	Flagship Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 933-7933	643	37	17.3	96.7%	2 (0.3%)	588 (91.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.5%)	$12,353			$1,878			$10,475	24.7	21.8	678	8

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.