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)
260022801198	561	Star International Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	24425 Hass St	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Star International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 724-8990	1,698	86	19.8	92.2%	1,561 (91.9%)	63 (3.7%)	19 (1.1%)	33 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (1.3%)	$12,062			$2,900			$9,162	35	36.6	550	11
262463006114	562	Morrice Area High School	Public	6-12	691 Purdy Ln	Morrice	48857	Shiawassee County	Morrice Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 625-3143	239	14	17.3	48.1%	228 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$16,653			$1,897			$14,756	35	28.7	619	57
263648007238	563	Wolverine MiddleHigh School	Public	6-12	13131 Brook St	Wolverine	49799	Cheboygan County	Wolverine Community School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 525-8201	135	7	18.1	85.2%	113 (83.7%)	2 (1.5%)	5 (3.7%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.7%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (5.9%)	$14,096			$3,419			$10,677	34.9	53.3	350	213
262781006359	564	Pennfield Middle School	Public	6-7	8587 Pennfield Rd	Battle Creek	49017	Calhoun County	Pennfield Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 961-9784	446	21	20.9	57.8%	347 (77.8%)	21 (4.7%)	27 (6.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.8%)	$12,703			$1,217			$11,487	34.9	32.8	577	13
263393006958	565	Tri County Middle School	Public	6-8	21350 Kendaville Rd	Howard City	49329	Montcalm County	Tri County Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 937-4318	390	22	17.8	57.4%	349 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	$13,962			$1,518			$12,444	34.8	43.1	484	81
262883006479	566	Holland Woods Middle School	Public	6-8	1617 Holland Ave	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 984-6548	420	25	16.5	76.7%	272 (64.8%)	52 (12.4%)	39 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.4%)	$15,817			$1,155			$14,661	34.7	31	601	35
263519007106	567	Carter Middle School	Public	6-8	12000 Masonic Blvd	Warren	48093	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 825-2620	684	35	19.7	64.9%	381 (55.7%)	159 (23.2%)	9 (1.3%)	87 (12.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (6.6%)	$15,805			$2,165			$13,640	34.6	40.8	507	60
260813000654	568	Carson CityCrystal Upper ElementaryMiddle School	Public	4-8	213 E Sherman St	Carson City	48811	Montcalm County	Carson City-Crystal Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 584-3138	256	14	18.4	54.7%	235 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$13,974			$2,679			$11,295	34.5	43.7	473	95
261851001393	569	Holton Middle School	Public	6-8	6477 Syers Rd	Holton	49425	Muskegon County	Holton Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 821-1775	182	11	16.3	69.8%	160 (87.9%)	3 (1.6%)	10 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.9%)	$14,545			$2,100			$12,445	34.5	20.3	692	123
263519007108	570	Grissom Middle School	Public	6-8	35701 Ryan Rd	Sterling Heights	48310	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 698-4310	697	33	21.3	84.2%	485 (69.6%)	71 (10.2%)	11 (1.6%)	103 (14.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.6%)	$15,850			$2,228			$13,622	34.4	33.2	573	3

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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.