Best Middle Schools in Michigan

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
260110304774	841	Mark Twain ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	12800 Visger St	Detroit	48217	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 386-5530	236	15	15.5	85.2%	2 (0.8%)	199 (84.3%)	23 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	$24,298	$6,557	$17,741	8.6			(n/a)
262619006268	842	Oak Park Preparatory Academy	Public	6-8	23261 Scotia Rd	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Oak Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 336-7620	694	41	17	84.3%	8 (1.2%)	661 (95.2%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$18,141	$2,388	$15,753	8.6	8	836	6
260110304701	843	Durfee ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	2425 Tuxedo St	Detroit	48206	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 252-3070	593	32	18.6	90.7%	1 (0.2%)	583 (98.3%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$20,703	$6,649	$14,053	8.5	4	882	39
260110308222	844	Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	10147 W Chicago	Detroit	48204	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 416-6400	909	45	20.3	88.4%	2 (0.2%)	893 (98.2%)	13 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$18,851	$6,770	$12,081	8.5	5.2	867	23
260110301293	845	Palmer Park Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3901 Margareta St	Detroit	48221	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-7300	425	30	14.1	72.9%	32 (7.5%)	380 (89.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	$21,725	$6,335	$15,390	8.4	5	873	28
261644008537	846	Harrison Park Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1440 Davis Ave NW	Grand Rapids	49504	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2565	639	34	18.6	93.3%	81 (12.7%)	176 (27.5%)	308 (48.2%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (10.3%)	$16,363	$4,241	$12,123	8.3	8.2	832	14
260097408187	847	Detroit Leadership Academy K8	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	13550 Virgil St	Detroit	48223	Wayne County	Detroit Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 242-1500	453	20	23.2	97.8%	3 (0.7%)	446 (98.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$12,111	$853	$11,258	8.1	5.4	864	17
260110304696	848	Dossin ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	16650 Glendale St	Detroit	48227	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-9390	319	22	14.5	89.0%	2 (0.6%)	314 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$24,788	$7,848	$16,939	8			(n/a)
260017401442	849	Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2985 E Jefferson Ave	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 259-1744	377	6	62.8	97.3%	1 (0.3%)	375 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$14,962	$5,263	$9,699	8	5.6	862	13
260110304691	850	Thurgood Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	15531 Linwood St	Detroit	48238	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-8820	482	32	15	88.4%	5 (1.0%)	469 (97.3%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,235	$7,203	$16,032	8			(n/a)

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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.

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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.

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)
260110304774	841	Mark Twain ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	12800 Visger St	Detroit	48217	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 386-5530	236	15	15.5	85.2%	2 (0.8%)	199 (84.3%)	23 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	$24,298			$6,557			$17,741	8.6			(n/a)
262619006268	842	Oak Park Preparatory Academy	Public	6-8	23261 Scotia Rd	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Oak Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 336-7620	694	41	17	84.3%	8 (1.2%)	661 (95.2%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$18,141			$2,388			$15,753	8.6	8	836	6
260110304701	843	Durfee ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	2425 Tuxedo St	Detroit	48206	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 252-3070	593	32	18.6	90.7%	1 (0.2%)	583 (98.3%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$20,703			$6,649			$14,053	8.5	4	882	39
260110308222	844	Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	10147 W Chicago	Detroit	48204	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 416-6400	909	45	20.3	88.4%	2 (0.2%)	893 (98.2%)	13 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$18,851			$6,770			$12,081	8.5	5.2	867	23
260110301293	845	Palmer Park Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3901 Margareta St	Detroit	48221	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-7300	425	30	14.1	72.9%	32 (7.5%)	380 (89.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	$21,725			$6,335			$15,390	8.4	5	873	28
261644008537	846	Harrison Park Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1440 Davis Ave NW	Grand Rapids	49504	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2565	639	34	18.6	93.3%	81 (12.7%)	176 (27.5%)	308 (48.2%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (10.3%)	$16,363			$4,241			$12,123	8.3	8.2	832	14
260097408187	847	Detroit Leadership Academy K8	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	13550 Virgil St	Detroit	48223	Wayne County	Detroit Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 242-1500	453	20	23.2	97.8%	3 (0.7%)	446 (98.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$12,111			$853			$11,258	8.1	5.4	864	17
260110304696	848	Dossin ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	16650 Glendale St	Detroit	48227	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-9390	319	22	14.5	89.0%	2 (0.6%)	314 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$24,788			$7,848			$16,939	8			(n/a)
260017401442	849	Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2985 E Jefferson Ave	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 259-1744	377	6	62.8	97.3%	1 (0.3%)	375 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$14,962			$5,263			$9,699	8	5.6	862	13
260110304691	850	Thurgood Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	15531 Linwood St	Detroit	48238	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-8820	482	32	15	88.4%	5 (1.0%)	469 (97.3%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,235			$7,203			$16,032	8			(n/a)