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)
261884001250	81	Riley Street Middle School	Public	6-8	2745 Riley St	Hudsonville	49426	Ottawa County	Hudsonville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 896-1920	687	40	17	28.8%	580 (84.4%)	14 (2.0%)	54 (7.9%)	20 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.3%)	$12,627			$715			$11,912	88.4	90.7	68	13
262184005886	82	Holmes Middle School	Public	7-8	16200 Newburgh Rd	Livonia	48154	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 744-2675	691	34	20.5	25.9%	562 (81.3%)	35 (5.1%)	41 (5.9%)	22 (3.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.2%)	$15,429			$1,194			$14,235	88.4	87.8	90	8
261476005174	83	EF Rittmueller Middle School	Public	5-8	965 E Genesee St	Frankenmuth	48734	Saginaw County	Frankenmuth School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 652-6119	366	15	24.4	23.8%	334 (91.3%)	6 (1.6%)	14 (3.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$11,705			$797			$10,908	88.2	83.6	111	28
260324004044	84	Armada Middle School	Public	6-8	23550 Armada Center Rd	Armada	48005	Macomb County	Armada Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 784-2500	387	21	18.5	21.4%	369 (95.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$12,040			$749			$11,291	88.2	81	123	39
261299005000	85	Edwardsburg Middle School	Public	6-8	69230 Section St	Edwardsburg	49112	Cass County	Edwardsburg Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 663-1031	636	32	20.1	36.9%	558 (87.7%)	4 (0.6%)	41 (6.4%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.2%)	$10,939			$539			$10,399	88	88.3	87	2
260282004026	86	Tappan Middle School	Public	6-8	2251 E Stadium Blvd	Ann Arbor	48104	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-2011	640	46	14	28.3%	332 (51.9%)	105 (16.4%)	75 (11.7%)	58 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	68 (10.6%)	$19,444			$765			$18,679	87.7	90.2	72	14
260104808796	87	Detroit Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	8411 Sylvester St	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	Detroit Achievement Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 343-1495	448	24	18.9	62.7%	134 (29.9%)	265 (59.2%)	9 (2.0%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.6%)	$10,655			$2,033			$8,623	87.2	72.3	192	105
260009300597	88	Excel Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4201 Breton Rd SE	Grand Rapids	49512	Kent County	Excel Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 281-9339	783	41	19.2	64.5%	248 (31.7%)	257 (32.8%)	131 (16.7%)	51 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (12.3%)	$11,370			$1,153			$10,217	87	91.8	59	29
261983008230	89	Jenison Innovation Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	800 Connie St	Jenison	49428	Ottawa County	Jenison Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(616) 457-8477	150	11	14	24.0%	118 (78.7%)	3 (2.0%)	19 (12.7%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.7%)	$14,453			$744			$13,708	86.8	89.5	79	10
260279000196	90	Anchor Bay Middle School North	Public	6-8	52805 Ashley Dr	New Baltimore	48047	Macomb County	Anchor Bay School District	No	No	No	No	(586) 725-7373	684	31	22.2	19.2%	636 (93.0%)	17 (2.5%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.1%)	$13,786			$1,747			$12,040	86.8	80.9	125	35

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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:

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Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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