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)
261002004485	551	ClimaxScotts High School	Public	6-12	372 S Main St	Climax	49034	Kalamazoo County	Climax-Scotts Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 746-2301	285	13	21.3	56.1%	244 (85.6%)	1 (0.4%)	28 (9.8%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$12,798			$445			$12,353	35.9	48.1	411	140
263531007135	552	Pierce Middle School	Public	6-8	5145 Hatchery Rd	Waterford	48329	Oakland County	Waterford School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 674-0331	742	39	19.2	52.0%	514 (69.3%)	61 (8.2%)	102 (13.7%)	20 (2.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.5%)	$15,861			$1,967			$13,894	35.8	46.6	437	115
263230000022	553	Baseline Middle School	Public	6-8	7357 Baseline Rd	South Haven	49090	Van Buren County	South Haven Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 637-0530	403	26	15.5	76.9%	242 (60.0%)	33 (8.2%)	72 (17.9%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (12.4%)	$14,319			$1,360			$12,959	35.7	36.1	554	1
262481006140	554	Munising High and Middle School	Public	6-12	810 E State Highway M28	Munising	49862	Alger County	Munising Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(906) 387-2103	312	19	16.5	51.0%	246 (78.8%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$14,851			$1,169			$13,682	35.7	42.1	493	61
262034007683	555	Pinewood Middle School	Public	6-8	2100 60th St SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 455-1224	831	44	18.7	70.0%	199 (23.9%)	274 (33.0%)	154 (18.5%)	124 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (9.6%)	$14,188			$2,430			$11,758	35.7	38.2	527	28
261836005503	556	Hillman Community JrSr High School	Public, Magnet	6-12	26042 M 32 S	Hillman	49746	Montmorency County	Hillman Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(989) 742-4538	232	15	15.6	56.0%	204 (87.9%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.0%)	$14,574			$1,139			$13,434	35.4	37.5	535	21
263654007255	557	Woodrow Wilson School	Public	6-8	1275 15th St	Wyandotte	48192	Wayne County	Wyandotte School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 759-5300	845	49	17.1	60.5%	612 (72.4%)	37 (4.4%)	151 (17.9%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.8%)	7 (0.8%)	30 (3.6%)	$17,743			$1,744			$15,999	35.4	29.3	614	57
263531007140	558	Mason Middle School	Public	6-8	3835 W Walton Blvd	Waterford	48329	Oakland County	Waterford School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 674-2281	729	45	16.3	58.0%	418 (57.3%)	82 (11.2%)	168 (23.0%)	16 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.8%)	$16,709			$2,287			$14,422	35.3	29.8	612	54
260771004355	559	CamdenFrontier K12 School	Public, Alternative	K-12	4971 W Montgomery Rd	Camden	49232	Hillsdale County	Camden-Frontier School	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 368-5255	477	37	12.7	64.4%	453 (95.0%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$16,481			$3,621			$12,861	35.2	54.6	335	224
262532006192	560	Newaygo Middle School	Public	5-8	850 76th St	Newaygo	49337	Newaygo County	Newaygo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 652-1285	461	27	17.3	62.3%	367 (79.6%)	7 (1.5%)	62 (13.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	$13,834			$1,526			$12,309	35.1	32.4	583	23

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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.