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)
263438006981	141	Ubly Community JrSr High School	Public	6-12	2020 Union St	Ubly	48475	Huron County	Ubly Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 658-8554	317	17	18.3	42.9%	313 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$14,074			$788			$13,286	78.3	76.2	155	14
262055005728	142	Laingsburg Middle School	Public	6-8	112 High St	Laingsburg	48848	Shiawassee County	Laingsburg Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 651-5034	265	16	16.7	34.3%	235 (88.7%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.3%)	$11,650			$1,019			$10,631	78.3	67.2	227	85
261899000238	143	Oak Valley Middle School	Public	5-9	4200 White Oak Trl	Commerce Township	48382	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 684-8101	492	28	17.8	29.3%	415 (84.3%)	8 (1.6%)	39 (7.9%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	$15,472			$1,355			$14,117	78.2	78.7	142	1
262040005724	144	Kingston High School	Public	7-12	5790 State St	Kingston	48741	Tuscola County	Kingston Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 683-2294	269	14	19.9	61.7%	256 (95.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	$14,147			$2,134			$12,013	78.2	88.2	89	55
260189003921	145	Jeffers High School	Public	7-12	43084 Goodell St	Painesdale	49955	Houghton County	Adams Township School District	No	No	No	No	(906) 482-0580	254	16	15.4	39.0%	249 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,230			$1,310			$10,920	77.9	75.5	160	15
260010009009	146	Charyl Stockwell Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	1021 Karl Greimel Dr	Brighton	48116	Livingston County	Charyl Stockwell Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(810) 632-2200	265	14	19.1	18.1%	241 (90.9%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.3%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$4,675			$801			$3,874	77.8	72	198	52
260714004308	147	Buchanan High School	Public	8-12	401 W Chicago St	Buchanan	49107	Berrien County	Buchanan Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 695-8403	522	31	16.9	38.5%	459 (87.9%)	15 (2.9%)	11 (2.1%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.7%)	$14,800			$1,749			$13,051	77.7	58.3	301	154
260255000255	148	Allendale Middle School	Public	6-8	7161 Pleasant View Ct	Allendale	49401	Ottawa County	Allendale Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 892-5595	554	34	16.5	32.1%	439 (79.2%)	10 (1.8%)	73 (13.2%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.7%)	$13,329			$1,852			$11,477	77.6	82.3	117	31
263666008295	149	Zeeland Quest	Public	K-8	175 W Roosevelt Ave	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	Zeeland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 748-3065	147	13	11.6	35.4%	109 (74.1%)	1 (0.7%)	22 (15.0%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	11 (7.5%)	$14,474			$356			$14,119	77.5	68.4	222	73
260108008635	150	Canton Preparatory High School	Public, Charter	7-12	46610 Cherry Hill Rd	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Canton Preparatory High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 404-6776	624	34	18.2	41.0%	202 (32.4%)	230 (36.9%)	46 (7.4%)	89 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.1%)	$10,716			$540			$10,176	77.4	70.8	206	56

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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.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.