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)
260111508897	781	Discovery Creative Pathways Redford	Public, Charter	K-8	17175 Olympia	Redford	48240	Wayne County	Discovery Creative Pathways	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 916-7490	244	8	30.5	99.6%	5 (2.0%)	230 (94.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	$17,930			$4,655			$13,275	13.6			(n/a)
260789004361	782	CarmanAinsworth Middle School	Public	6-8	1409 W Maple Ave	Flint	48507	Genesee County	Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-6202	690	38	18.2	91.0%	158 (22.9%)	399 (57.8%)	41 (5.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (12.8%)	$17,777			$3,009			$14,768	13.5	10.1	804	22
260110301609	783	Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science	Public	PK, KG-8	19299 Berg Rd	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 538-3024	618	35	17.7	90.1%	1 (0.2%)	606 (98.1%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$20,890			$6,710			$14,180	13.5	16.7	732	51
261788005456	784	Hartford Middle School	Public	6-8	141 School St	Hartford	49057	Van Buren County	Hartford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 621-7200	295	18	16.6	84.7%	109 (36.9%)	2 (0.7%)	172 (58.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	$15,028			$4,812			$10,216	13.4	18.4	715	69
260028601654	785	Richfield Public School Academy	Public, Charter	3-8	3807 N Center Rd	Flint	48506	Genesee County	Richfield Public School Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 736-1281	350	14	24.2	95.1%	65 (18.6%)	223 (63.7%)	43 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.9%)	$17,349			$5,994			$11,355	13.2	11.4	793	8
260113909007	786	LincolnKing AdamsYoung 68	Public, Charter	6-8	17351 Southfield Fwy	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 486-4626	276	9	30.6	98.9%	0 (0.0%)	271 (98.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$00			$00			$00	13.2	16.4	733	53
263231006775	787	Glenn W Levey Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	25300 W 9 Mile Rd	Southfield	48033	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(248) 746-8740	316	28	11.2	62.3%	7 (2.2%)	297 (94.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$25,189			$1,948			$23,241	13.2	11.7	787
261446005086	788	PD Chatterton Middle School	Public	6-8	24333 Ryan Rd	Warren	48091	Macomb County	Fitzgerald Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 757-6650	410	24	16.8	85.6%	94 (22.9%)	190 (46.3%)	22 (5.4%)	65 (15.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.3%)	$16,833			$1,754			$15,079	13.1	12.8	775	13
260474004156	789	Bendle Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	2294 E Bristol Rd	Burton	48529	Genesee County	Bendle Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 591-3385	230	18	12.9	91.3%	161 (70.0%)	19 (8.3%)	22 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.7%)	$17,126			$3,373			$13,754	13.1	9.4	810	21
260017301042	790	The Dearborn Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	19310 Ford Rd	Dearborn	48128	Wayne County	The Dearborn Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 982-1300	515	31	16.6	97.9%	274 (53.2%)	53 (10.3%)	186 (36.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,616			$4,963			$12,653	13.1	16.7	731	59

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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.