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)
260201003946	511	AkronFairgrove JrSr High School	Public	6-12	2800 N Thomas Rd	Fairgrove	48733	Tuscola County	Akron-Fairgrove Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 693-6112	167	10	17.5	64.7%	144 (86.2%)	1 (0.6%)	14 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.8%)	$16,165			$3,954			$12,212	40.2	30.6	605	94
260019201100	512	Endeavor Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	380 Helmer Rd N	Battle Creek	49037	Calhoun County	Endeavor Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(269) 962-9300	679	37	18.3	86.6%	243 (35.8%)	196 (28.9%)	64 (9.4%)	43 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (19.4%)	$11,807			$1,568			$10,239	40.1	39.4	518	6
261583005233	513	Roscommon High School	Public	7-12	10600 Oakwood Dr	Roscommon	48653	Roscommon County	Roscommon Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 275-6675	363	22	16.7	50.7%	342 (94.2%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$15,892			$4,712			$11,180	40.1	51.1	374	139
260033101955	514	Taylor Exemplar Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	26727 Goddard Rd	Taylor	48180	Wayne County	Taylor Exemplar Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 941-7742	695	34	20.4	77.6%	170 (24.5%)	364 (52.4%)	60 (8.6%)	26 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (10.8%)	$12,255			$1,769			$10,486	40.1	43	487	27
262005005687	515	Kalkaska Middle School	Public	6-8	1700 W Kalkaska Rd	Kalkaska	49646	Kalkaska County	Kalkaska Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 258-4040	304	19	15.7	66.4%	285 (93.8%)	2 (0.7%)	13 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$14,845			$1,234			$13,610	40	35	565	50
261989005649	516	JohannesburgLewiston ElementaryMiddle School	Public	K-8	10854 M 32 E	Johannesburg	49751	Otsego County	Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 731-2040	346	18	19	60.7%	318 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.8%)	$28,026			$1,442			$26,585	39.9	56.3	320	196
261848001651	517	Holt Junior High School	Public	7-8	1784 Aurelius Rd	Holt	48842	Ingham County	Holt Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 694-7117	781	46	17	51.5%	416 (53.3%)	111 (14.2%)	131 (16.8%)	26 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (12.3%)	$14,718			$1,009			$13,709	39.9	34.5	569	52
261992001307	518	Jonesville Middle School	Public	6-8	401 E Chicago St	Jonesville	49250	Hillsdale County	Jonesville Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 849-3210	278	16	17.1	56.5%	257 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	$12,441			$870			$11,572	39.9	39.1	521	3
261428001282	519	Ferndale Middle School	Public	6-8	725 Pinecrest Dr	Ferndale	48220	Oakland County	Ferndale Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 541-1783	540	29	18.5	61.5%	181 (33.5%)	295 (54.6%)	11 (2.0%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.5%)	$14,876			$1,347			$13,529	39.8	35.9	556	37
263342006880	520	Swartz Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	8230 Crapo St	Swartz Creek	48473	Genesee County	Swartz Creek Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-1705	801	39	20.7	56.3%	595 (74.3%)	85 (10.6%)	43 (5.4%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (9.0%)	$14,453			$1,347			$13,106	39.4	41	502	18

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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.