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)
261248004960	11	East Grand Rapids Middle School	Public	6-8	2425 Lake Dr SE	Grand Rapids	49506	Kent County	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 235-7551	662	34	19.4	9.8%	534 (80.7%)	12 (1.8%)	38 (5.7%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (10.1%)	$12,554			$632			$11,922	97.5	98	10	1
260015000911	12	Cross Creek Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7701 Kalamazoo Ave SE	Byron Center	49315	Kent County	Cross Creek Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 656-4000	807	39	20.6	43.9%	475 (58.9%)	72 (8.9%)	90 (11.2%)	85 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (10.5%)	$10,943			$777			$10,166	97.4	94.9	28	16
262598001266	13	Hillside Middle School	Public	6-8	775 N Center St	Northville	48167	Wayne County	Northville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 344-3600	981	54	18.2	5.4%	641 (65.3%)	18 (1.8%)	41 (4.2%)	247 (25.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.4%)	$14,927			$955			$13,971	97.4	98	11	2
261461005154	14	Central Middle School	Public	7-8	5810 Ada Dr SE	Ada	49301	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8750	510	26	19.7	13.3%	416 (81.6%)	13 (2.5%)	27 (5.3%)	33 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.7%)	$13,758			$307			$13,451	97.4	98.3	5	9
261407008836	15	Farmington STEAM Academy	Public	K-8	32800 W 12 Mile Rd	Farmington Hills	48334	Oakland County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 785-2070	722	38	19.1	15.1%	306 (42.4%)	114 (15.8%)	21 (2.9%)	224 (31.0%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.6%)	$13,909			$922			$12,987	97.3	97.6	14	1
260015100915	16	Chatfield School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	231 Lake Dr	Lapeer	48446	Lapeer County	Chatfield School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 667-8970	482	27	18.1	34.2%	445 (92.3%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$10,560			$1,146			$9,414	97.3	94	38	22
261059008526	17	STEM Academy	Public	K-8	175 Hunt St	Kalamazoo	49048	Kalamazoo County	Comstock Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 250-8594	280	16	17.3	41.8%	188 (67.1%)	30 (10.7%)	13 (4.6%)	12 (4.3%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (12.1%)	$17,625			$2,071			$15,555	97.3	89.4	80	63
262994006580	18	Van Hoosen Middle School	Public	6-12	1339 N Adams Rd	Rochester Hills	48306	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-4900	904	47	19.1	4.8%	568 (62.8%)	25 (2.8%)	61 (6.7%)	219 (24.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.3%)	$13,259			$1,538			$11,721	97.1	96.3	21	3
260282004006	19	Ann Arbor Open at Mack School	Public	K-8	920 Miller Ave	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1910	541	35	15.4	12.6%	382 (70.6%)	17 (3.1%)	41 (7.6%)	24 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (14.2%)	$18,329			$460			$17,869	96.9	97.3	17	2
260096307974	20	Achieve Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3250 Denton Rd	Canton	48188	Wayne County	Achieve Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 397-0960	765	29	26.3	27.6%	134 (17.5%)	126 (16.5%)	22 (2.9%)	401 (52.4%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (10.1%)	$10,363			$418			$9,945	96.7	98.3	7	13

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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.