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)
262115008871	851	Gardner International School	Public	K-8	333 Dahlia Dr	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1121	844	47	18.1	92.9%	129 (15.3%)	397 (47.0%)	133 (15.8%)	133 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.2%)	$18,129			$5,592			$12,537	7.9	6.7	851
261008004494	852	Clintondale Middle School	Public	6-8	35300 Little Mack Ave	Clinton Township	48035	Macomb County	Clintondale Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 791-6300	349	21	16.3	87.1%	58 (16.6%)	241 (69.1%)	14 (4.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.5%)	$15,590			$2,471			$13,119	7.9	8.6	826	26
260110304773	853	Marion Law Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	19411 Cliff St	Detroit	48234	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-3400	362	22	16.3	90.9%	0 (0.0%)	361 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,672			$6,261			$15,411	7.9	11.1	794	59
260098608795	854	American International Academy High SchoolMiddle Schooll	Public, Charter	7-12	27100 Avondale St	Inkster	48141	Wayne County	American International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 713-5525	245	13	18.3	98.0%	2 (0.8%)	237 (96.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	$3,147			$509			$2,638	7.9			(n/a)
260110304668	855	Carver STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	18701 Paul St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 240-6622	493	28	17.4	89.9%	41 (8.3%)	409 (83.0%)	34 (6.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	$19,856			$6,384			$13,472	7.7	6	858	3
261644008957	856	Southwest MiddleHigh Academia Bilingue	Public	7-12	327 Rumsey St SW	Grand Rapids	49503	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-3160	330	15	21.7	82.1%	5 (1.5%)	23 (7.0%)	298 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$15,378			$3,702			$11,675	7.7	9	816	40
260019501104	857	International Academy of Flint K12	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2820 S Saginaw St	Flint	48503	Genesee County	International Academy of Flint	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 600-5210	890	50	17.8	84.6%	36 (4.0%)	768 (86.3%)	11 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (7.8%)	$12,181			$3,434			$8,747	7.7	7.7	841	16
260110304775	858	Marquette ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	6145 Canyon St	Detroit	48236	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 417-9360	514	30	16.9	93.6%	3 (0.6%)	506 (98.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$20,587			$6,505			$14,082	7.7	7.1	847	11
263039006679	859	Thompson Middle School	Public	7-8	3021 Court St	Saginaw	48602	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 399-5600	397	22	18.4	93.2%	58 (14.6%)	266 (67.0%)	57 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$17,767			$7,523			$10,244	7.6	5.2	869	10
260110304707	860	Emerson ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	18240 Huntington Rd	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 831-9688	519	37	14.2	89.6%	4 (0.8%)	508 (97.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$23,165			$7,382			$15,783	7.3	6.2	857	3

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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.
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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.