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)
262889000846	41	Houghton Middle School	Public	6-8	1603 Gundlach Rd	Houghton	49931	Houghton County	Houghton-Portage Township School District	No	No	No	No	(906) 482-4871	341	19	17.8	32.3%	304 (89.1%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	16 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	$11,270			$1,075			$10,196	93.8	92.8	48	7
263003001234	42	East Rockford Middle School	Public	6-8	8615 9 Mile Rd NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6140	740	53	13.8	15.9%	645 (87.2%)	9 (1.2%)	39 (5.3%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.1%)	$14,041			$925			$13,116	93.6	90.8	67	25
263387001719	43	TCAPS Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-8	4053 Franke Rd	Traverse City	49684	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 933-6420	307	22	14	26.4%	275 (89.6%)	5 (1.6%)	8 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.2%)	$17,047			$816			$16,231	93.5	93.2	45	2
260585004213	44	Berkshire Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	21707 W 14 Mile Rd	Beverly Hills	48025	Oakland County	Birmingham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(248) 203-4703	655	41	15.8	13.0%	453 (69.2%)	129 (19.7%)	27 (4.1%)	13 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.7%)	$19,985			$472			$19,513	93.5	85.1	105	61
260501004191	45	Norup International School	Public	K-8	14450 Manhattan St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Berkley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 837-8300	674	41	16.3	27.9%	366 (54.3%)	218 (32.3%)	25 (3.7%)	17 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.8%)	$15,659			$1,659			$14,001	93.5	92.4	52	7
263426006969	46	Smith Middle School	Public	6-8	5835 Donaldson Dr	Troy	48085	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-4700	611	36	16.8	14.7%	321 (52.5%)	37 (6.1%)	30 (4.9%)	189 (30.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (5.1%)	$16,229			$849			$15,380	93.5	92.5	51	5
263255001251	47	Spring Lake Middle School	Public	7-8	345 Hammond St	Spring Lake	49456	Ottawa County	Spring Lake Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 846-5502	379	20	19.3	19.3%	349 (92.1%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.7%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$13,695			$837			$12,857	93.5	92.5	49	2
260012100740	48	Honey Creek Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	1735 S Wagner Rd	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Honey Creek Community School	Yes	No	No	No	(734) 994-2636	251	19	13.1	15.5%	169 (67.3%)	11 (4.4%)	24 (9.6%)	11 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (14.3%)	$13,496			$373			$13,123	93.4	90.8	66	18
260282004013	49	Forsythe Middle School	Public	6-8	1655 Newport Rd	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1985	578	40	14.5	25.8%	357 (61.8%)	67 (11.6%)	44 (7.6%)	45 (7.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (10.7%)	$22,840			$701			$22,139	93.2	90.3	71	22
261791001066	50	Hartland Middle School at Ore Creek	Public	7-8	3250 Hartland Rd	Hartland	48353	Livingston County	Hartland Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 626-2400	766	38	19.9	16.6%	718 (93.7%)	3 (0.4%)	20 (2.6%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.2%)	$11,550			$498			$11,053	93.1	91	65	15

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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.