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)
262415006094	651	Monroe Middle School	Public	6-8	503 Washington St	Monroe	48161	Monroe County	Monroe Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 265-4000	653	37	17.7	66.5%	477 (73.0%)	107 (16.4%)	45 (6.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.9%)	$15,639			$1,585			$14,054	26	30.9	602	49
261575005229	652	Genesee High School	Public	7-12	7347 N Genesee Rd	Genesee	48437	Genesee County	Genesee School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-1450	342			89.8%	252 (73.7%)	22 (6.4%)	40 (11.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.3%)	$13,444			$1,528			$11,916	25.9	38.6	524	128
260480008465	653	Bentley Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1180 N Belsay Rd	Burton	48509	Genesee County	Bentley Community School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 591-9061	152	9	17.6	90.8%	110 (72.4%)	18 (11.8%)	16 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	$13,963			$2,419			$11,544	25.8	17.2	724	71
263612007210	654	White Pigeon JrSr High School	Public, Magnet	6-12	410 Prairie Ave	White Pigeon	49099	St. Joseph County	White Pigeon Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(269) 483-7679	386	25	15.7	48.7%	323 (83.7%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (9.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.0%)	$12,498			$1,193			$11,305	25.8	30	609	45
260106408523	655	Global Technical Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1715 E Forest Ave	Ypsilanti	48198	Washtenaw County	Global Technical Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 390-9625	207	11	18.8	90.3%	17 (8.2%)	132 (63.8%)	42 (20.3%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.8%)	$16,648			$5,322			$11,326	25.8	26.6	634	21
263471007056	656	Vassar Senior High School	Public	6-12	220 Athletic St	Vassar	48768	Tuscola County	Vassar Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 823-8534	481	27	17.7	55.5%	418 (86.9%)	11 (2.3%)	37 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.1%)	$15,025			$3,484			$11,540	25.7	24.7	652	4
261611005265	657	Godwin Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Wexford St SE	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Godwin Heights Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 252-2070	389	23	16.9	95.4%	44 (11.3%)	91 (23.4%)	223 (57.3%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.2%)	$19,373			$2,762			$16,611	25.7	21.5	680	23
262115005821	658	Wexford Montessori Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	5217 Wexford Rd	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 755-1740	327	20	16	86.5%	96 (29.4%)	118 (36.1%)	43 (13.1%)	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (18.7%)	$19,584			$5,675			$13,909	25.6	26	640	18
260111808853	659	Lighthouse Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3150 Livernois Rd	Troy	48083	Oakland County	Lighthouse Connections Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(248) 509-5858	2,454	80	30.5	73.4%	1,325 (54.0%)	645 (26.3%)	213 (8.7%)	39 (1.6%)	30 (1.2%)	4 (0.2%)	198 (8.1%)	$9,295			$00			$9,295	25.4	27.9	628	31
260112408908	660	Flint Cultural Center Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1200 Robert T Longway Blvd	Flint	48503	Genesee County	Flint Cultural Center Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 845-3387	596	32	18.6	76.3%	94 (15.8%)	405 (68.0%)	27 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (11.7%)	$12,321			$2,792			$9,529	25.4	20.5	690	30

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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.