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)
262349006025	431	Memphis JuniorSenior High School	Public	6-12	34130 Bordman Rd	Memphis	48041	St. Clair County	Memphis Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 392-2186	411	24	17.3	44.5%	393 (95.6%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$13,601			$1,457			$12,144	48	58.3	299	132
260192008311	432	Addison Middle School	Public	6-8	219 N Comstock St	Addison	49220	Lenawee County	Addison Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 547-6900	162	9	18.4	51.9%	149 (92.0%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (4.9%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$14,001			$1,673			$12,327	47.9	50.4	381	51
260252003974	433	Allen Park Middle School	Public	6-8	8401 Vine Ave	Allen Park	48101	Wayne County	Allen Park Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 827-2200	901	41	21.9	45.6%	661 (73.4%)	42 (4.7%)	152 (16.9%)	11 (1.2%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	28 (3.1%)	$12,989			$582			$12,407	47.8	47.3	424	9
260780004358	434	Capac JrSr High School	Public	7-12	541 N Glassford St	Capac	48014	St. Clair County	Capac Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 395-3858	312	24	13.2	45.8%	246 (78.8%)	3 (1.0%)	56 (17.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$14,100			$1,801			$12,299	47.7	66.2	236	198
260578004204	435	Big Rapids Middle School	Public	5-8	500 N Warren Ave	Big Rapids	49307	Mecosta County	Big Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 796-9965	618	33	18.9	56.8%	538 (87.1%)	10 (1.6%)	15 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.8%)	$11,716			$1,100			$10,616	47.5	49.4	394	41
260282004031	436	Scarlett Middle School	Public	6-8	3300 Lorraine St	Ann Arbor	48108	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 997-1220	629	49	12.7	51.5%	204 (32.4%)	210 (33.4%)	107 (17.0%)	30 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (12.2%)	$21,917			$1,170			$20,747	47.5	37.7	532	96
262091005764	437	Lakeview High School	Public	8-12	9800 Youngman Rd	Lakeview	48850	Montcalm County	Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm)	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 352-7221	374	20	18.2	55.3%	345 (92.2%)	7 (1.9%)	15 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$14,642			$2,472			$12,170	47.5	60.1	285	152
268088008361	438	Virtual Learning Academy Consortium	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2111 Pontiac Lake Rd	Waterford	48328	Oakland County	Oakland Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(248) 209-2037	290	11	27.4	48.6%	167 (57.6%)	41 (14.1%)	20 (6.9%)	44 (15.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)								47.4	67.1	229	209
260098308281	439	The Greenspire School	Public, Charter	6-12	1026 Red Dr	Traverse City	49684	Grand Traverse County	The Greenspire School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(231) 421-5905	98	11	8.9	40.8%	81 (82.7%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (12.2%)	$12,759			$1,537			$11,221	47.3	57.7	304	135
261311005011	440	Ellsworth Community School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	9467 Park St	Ellsworth	49729	Antrim County	Ellsworth Community School	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 588-2544	230	16	14	55.2%	201 (87.4%)	7 (3.0%)	9 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.2%)	$16,007			$1,462			$14,545	47.3	62.4	271	169

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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.
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.