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)
262574006227	31	Pierce Middle School	Public	5-8	15430 Kercheval Ave	Grosse Pointe Park	48230	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-4700	528	29	18	14.4%	421 (79.7%)	37 (7.0%)	26 (4.9%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.2%)	$19,008			$1,420			$17,588	94.6	95.7	23	8
262574006217	32	Brownell Middle School	Public	5-8	260 Chalfonte Ave	Grosse Pointe Farms	48236	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-3900	586	35	16.8	14.5%	478 (81.6%)	46 (7.8%)	21 (3.6%)	14 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.3%)	$19,791			$1,044			$18,748	94.6	93.4	43	11
260282004024	33	Slauson Middle School	Public	6-8	1019 W Washington St	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-2004	743	43	17.1	21.9%	417 (56.1%)	66 (8.9%)	92 (12.4%)	100 (13.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (8.9%)	$15,318			$626			$14,693	94.5	94.5	29	4
262382006057	34	Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	800 W Chapel Ln	Midland	48640	Midland County	Midland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 923-5873	906	51	17.7	26.2%	750 (82.8%)	19 (2.1%)	41 (4.5%)	57 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (4.0%)	$12,957			$708			$12,249	94.5	94.2	36	2
261794005464	35	Haslett Middle School	Public	6-8	1535 Franklin St	Haslett	48840	Ingham County	Haslett Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 339-8233	618	38	16.3	29.8%	442 (71.5%)	18 (2.9%)	66 (10.7%)	29 (4.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.5%)	$15,233			$852			$14,382	94.4	93.8	39	4
260609004242	36	South Hills Middle School	Public	4-8	4200 Quarton Rd	Bloomfield Hills	48302	Oakland County	Bloomfield Hills Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 341-6000	609	44	13.7	11.7%	454 (74.5%)	52 (8.5%)	24 (3.9%)	48 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.1%)	$22,617			$578			$22,039	94.4	98.5	4	32
261203000738	37	Mill Creek Middle School	Public	7-8	7305 Dexter Ann Arbor Rd	Dexter	48130	Washtenaw County	Dexter Community School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 424-4150	498	40	12.5	15.9%	464 (93.2%)	8 (1.6%)	14 (2.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$16,456			$493			$15,962	94.3	93.4	42	5
260762001759	38	Duncan Lake Middle School	Public	7-8	9758 Kraft Ave SE	Caledonia	49316	Kent County	Caledonia Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 891-1380	702	36	19.7	22.8%	578 (82.3%)	15 (2.1%)	51 (7.3%)	14 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (6.0%)	$13,866			$1,353			$12,513	94.3	94.3	33	5
261461001661	39	Eastern Middle School	Public	6-8	2200 Pettis Ave NE	Ada	49301	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8850	561	30	18.7	13.2%	450 (80.2%)	9 (1.6%)	18 (3.2%)	58 (10.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.3%)	$13,408			$575			$12,833	93.9	95.6	24	15
262994006579	40	Reuther Middle School	Public	6-12	1430 E Auburn Rd	Rochester Hills	48307	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-4700	670	37	18.3	22.2%	355 (53.0%)	36 (5.4%)	50 (7.5%)	196 (29.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.3%)	$15,278			$1,314			$13,965	93.8	90	73	33

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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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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