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)
261407005051	191	Power Middle School	Public	6-8	34740 Rhonswood St	Farmington Hills	48335	Oakland County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 489-3622	617	43	14.3	26.6%	306 (49.6%)	151 (24.5%)	28 (4.5%)	100 (16.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.9%)	$18,135			$1,453			$16,681	72	74.6	167	24
263594007201	192	Western Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 S Dearing Rd	Parma	49269	Jackson County	Western School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 841-8370	595	37	15.9	40.0%	512 (86.1%)	11 (1.8%)	30 (5.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.4%)	$00			$00			$00	71.9	74.6	168	24
260000603854	193	AD Johnston JrSr High School	Public	7-12	100 W Lead St	Bessemer	49911	Gogebic County	Bessemer Area School District	No	No	No	No	(906) 667-0413	174	12	13.9	63.2%	153 (87.9%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.5%)	$11,298			$870			$10,429	71.9	40.5	509	316
261143004575	194	Davison Middle School	Public	7-8	600 S Dayton St	Davison	48423	Genesee County	Davison Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-0528	877	47	18.8	49.8%	724 (82.6%)	36 (4.1%)	55 (6.3%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (6.2%)	$13,373			$1,175			$12,198	71.8	72.3	193	1
263447007026	195	Heritage Junior High School	Public	7-9	37400 Dodge Park Rd	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 797-3100	431	22	19.5	54.8%	312 (72.4%)	45 (10.4%)	9 (2.1%)	42 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.1%)	$16,358			$1,782			$14,576	71.7	80.6	128	67
261230004930	196	Dundee Middle School	Public	5-8	420 Ypsilanti St	Dundee	48131	Monroe County	Dundee Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 529-2350	520	23	22.2	37.9%	485 (93.3%)	5 (1.0%)	17 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$16,565			$2,081			$14,484	71.4	76.2	154	42
263231008426	197	University Middle School Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	19301 W 12 Mile Rd	Lathrup Village	48076	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 746-4370	220	9	25.7	54.1%	3 (1.4%)	208 (94.5%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$11,556			$1,447			$10,109	71.2	74.5	169	28
260993004482	198	Clawson Middle School	Public	5-8	150 John M Ave	Clawson	48017	Oakland County	Clawson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 655-4200	266	17	15.2	38.3%	203 (76.3%)	36 (13.5%)	13 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	$12,801			$1,585			$11,217	71.2	73	177	21
260009900612	199	Kensington Woods Schools	Public, Charter	6-12	9501 Pettys Road	Lakeland	48189	Livingston County	Kensington Woods Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 545-0828	103	0	1030	32.0%	95 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	$10,030			$632			$9,398	70.9	82.7	113	86
261425005065	200	Andrew G Schmidt Middle School	Public	6-8	3255 Donaldson Dr	Fenton	48430	Genesee County	Fenton Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-7700	718	40	18.1	37.0%	621 (86.5%)	7 (1.0%)	44 (6.1%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.9%)	$12,558			$1,230			$11,328	70.8	67.2	226	26

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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.
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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.