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)
260891008856	221	Cheboygan Middle School	Public, Alternative	4-12	905 W Lincoln Ave	Cheboygan	49721	Cheboygan County	Cheboygan Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 627-7103	197	13	15.4	70.1%	165 (83.8%)	5 (2.5%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.6%)	$15,016			$1,481			$13,534	67.9	77.6	149	72
261716005394	222	Greenville Middle School	Public	5-8	1321 Chase St	Greenville	48838	Montcalm County	Greenville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 754-9361	807	43	18.6	67.5%	732 (90.7%)	7 (0.9%)	44 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.4%)	$15,285			$908			$14,376	67.9	62.5	269	47
262694006308	223	Dollar BayTamarack City Area K12 School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	48475 Maple St	Dollar Bay	49922	Houghton County	Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 482-5812	314	21	14.7	57.3%	303 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$12,617			$1,533			$11,084	67.8	73.9	171	52
262529006186	224	New Lothrop High School	Public	7-12	9285 Easton Rd	New Lothrop	48460	Shiawassee County	New Lothrop Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 638-5054	408	21	19.8	32.4%	378 (92.6%)	4 (1.0%)	15 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$16,007			$990			$15,017	67.6	70.2	208	16
261797005470	225	Hastings Middle School	Public	6-8	232 W Grand St	Hastings	49058	Barry County	Hastings Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 948-4404	613	32	19	54.3%	548 (89.4%)	4 (0.7%)	30 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.1%)	$12,374			$925			$11,449	67.5	63	266	41
263264006812	226	St Charles Community MiddleHigh School	Public	7-12	881 W Walnut St	Saint Charles	48655	Saginaw County	St. Charles Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 865-9991	312	18	17.3	56.1%	283 (90.7%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$14,711			$1,182			$13,529	67.3	63.6	261	35
262856000765	227	Discovery Middle School	Public	6-8	45083 Hanford Rd	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 416-2880	734	39	18.9	33.9%	425 (57.9%)	118 (16.1%)	54 (7.4%)	81 (11.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.4%)	$14,879			$1,467			$13,411	67.1	72.2	195	32
263390006957	228	Boyd W Arthurs Middle School	Public	6-8	4000 Marian Dr	Trenton	48183	Wayne County	Trenton Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 676-8700	553	35	15.5	36.2%	463 (83.7%)	12 (2.2%)	54 (9.8%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	$16,492			$1,784			$14,708	66.9	68.9	220	8
260569004202	229	Big Bay De Noc School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8928 Oo 25 Rd	Cooks	49817	Schoolcraft County	Big Bay De Noc School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 252-4500	208	13	15.4	55.8%	126 (60.6%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.8%)	1 (0.5%)	33 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (16.8%)	$00			$00			$00	66.8	28.5	622	393
262088005756	230	Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	27900 Rockwood St	Saint Clair Shores	48081	Macomb County	Lakeview Public Schools (Macomb)	No	No	No	No	(586) 445-4130	974	46	21.3	50.3%	644 (66.1%)	186 (19.1%)	43 (4.4%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (9.7%)	$13,409			$906			$12,503	66.8	58.7	294	64

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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.