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)
262310005999	171	Mason Middle School	Public	6-8	2260 Lakeside Rd	Erie	48133	Monroe County	Mason Consolidated Schools (Monroe)	No	No	No	No	(734) 848-9393	248	15	17.1	57.7%	208 (83.9%)	5 (2.0%)	28 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$00			$00			$00	75.2	87.6	91	80
262574006225	172	Parcells Middle School	Public	5-8	20600 Mack Ave	Grosse Pointe Woods	48236	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-4600	677	48	14	36.2%	390 (57.6%)	212 (31.3%)	26 (3.8%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.6%)	$19,467			$1,319			$18,149	75.2	72	197	25
260009800602	173	Vanguard Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1620 52nd St SW	Wyoming	49519	Kent County	Vanguard Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 538-3630	797	39	20.7	63.2%	377 (47.3%)	76 (9.5%)	256 (32.1%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (9.2%)	$11,589			$1,249			$10,339	75.1	80.7	126	47
262580001152	174	North Muskegon Middle School	Public	6-8	1507 Mills Ave	Muskegon	49445	Muskegon County	North Muskegon Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 719-4110	223	13	17.1	36.8%	175 (78.5%)	5 (2.2%)	16 (7.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (11.2%)	$12,408			$915			$11,494	74.9	77.3	151	23
260957004457	175	Iroquois Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	48301 Romeo Plank Rd	Macomb	48044	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(586) 723-3700	843	37	22.7	34.2%	697 (82.7%)	41 (4.9%)	34 (4.0%)	33 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.2%)	$11,651			$516			$11,135	74.9	72.9	180	5
261103004562	176	Grayling Middle School	Public	5-8	500 Spruce St	Grayling	49738	Crawford County	Crawford AuSable Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 344-3550	461	26	17.9	57.3%	425 (92.2%)	12 (2.6%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	$14,777			$1,987			$12,790	74.8	72.9	181	5
261905005588	177	Ida Middle School	Public	5-8	3143 Prairie St	Ida	48140	Monroe County	Ida Public School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 269-2220	494	24	20.4	21.1%	469 (94.9%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	$11,469			$988			$10,481	74.8	71.2	202	25
260873004419	178	Charlevoix Middle High School	Public	7-12	5200 Marion Center Rd	Charlevoix	49720	Charlevoix County	Charlevoix Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 547-3222	408	26	15.8	36.8%	350 (85.8%)	7 (1.7%)	13 (3.2%)	8 (2.0%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	$17,326			$815			$16,511	74.4	75.8	157	21
262238005952	179	Manchester JuniorSenior High School	Public	7-12	20500 Dutch Dr	Manchester	48158	Washtenaw County	Manchester Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 428-7333	376	21	18.2	27.4%	349 (92.8%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$14,416			$967			$13,450	73.9	69	216	37
262307005997	180	Mason Middle School	Public	6-8	235 Temple St	Mason	48854	Ingham County	Mason Public Schools (Ingham)	No	No	No	No	(517) 676-6514	776	43	18.1	30.2%	643 (82.9%)	8 (1.0%)	68 (8.8%)	16 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.9%)	$13,535			$836			$12,699	73.8	79.4	135	45

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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