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)
260600004231	361	Blissfield Middle School	Public	6-8	1305 Beamer Rd	Blissfield	49228	Lenawee County	Blissfield Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 486-4420	252	17	14.6	41.7%	224 (88.9%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (9.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$13,683			$534			$13,150	53	57.5	308	53
260100008333	362	Bay City Academy Farragut Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	301 N Farragut St	Bay City	48708	Bay County	Bay City Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(989) 414-8254	363	20	18.2	86.8%	237 (65.3%)	24 (6.6%)	38 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (17.4%)	$11,160			$2,989			$8,172	53	47.7	417	55
260956004449	363	Chippewa Hills Middle School	Public	5-8	3102 Arthur Rd	Remus	49340	Mecosta County	Chippewa Hills School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 967-2200	515	28	18.1	62.7%	458 (88.9%)	4 (0.8%)	20 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.4%)	$00			$00			$00	53	43.2	481	118
261407005036	364	East Middle School	Public	6-8	25000 Middlebelt Rd	Farmington Hills	48336	Oakland County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 489-3601	540	38	14.1	45.2%	251 (46.5%)	189 (35.0%)	25 (4.6%)	49 (9.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	$19,707			$1,486			$18,220	53	53.5	346	18
260888004428	365	Chassell K12 School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	PK, KG-12	41585 Us Highway 41	Chassell	49916	Houghton County	Chassell Township School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(906) 483-2132	196	14	14.1	100.0%	184 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	$14,507			$1,633			$12,874	52.9	72.7	184	181
263441006982	366	Union City Middle School	Public	5-8	435 Saint Joseph St	Union City	49094	Branch County	Union City Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 741-5381	255	16	15.9	63.5%	222 (87.1%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.8%)	$15,685			$1,227			$14,458	52.8	60.2	283	83
261539005200	367	Fruitport Middle School	Public	6-8	3113 Pontaluna Rd	Fruitport	49415	Muskegon County	Fruitport Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 865-3128	613	33	18.7	51.9%	514 (83.8%)	25 (4.1%)	39 (6.4%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	$14,032			$1,543			$12,489	52.8	57.1	311	56
260351004048	368	Athens JuniorSenor High School	Public	6-12	300 E Holcomb St	Athens	49011	Calhoun County	Athens Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 729-5414	252	23	11.1	42.5%	221 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.9%)	$14,051			$1,269			$12,782	52.6	49.7	389	21
260852001820	369	Cedar Springs Middle School	Public	6-7	4873 16 Mile Rd NE	Cedar Springs	49319	Kent County	Cedar Springs Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 696-9100	446	24	18.8	41.3%	400 (89.7%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	$13,699			$1,328			$12,371	52.6			(n/a)
262070005734	370	Lake LindenHubbell Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	601 Calumet St	Lake Linden	49945	Houghton County	Lake Linden-Hubbell School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 296-6681	355	26	13.5	60.0%	339 (95.5%)	9 (2.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$14,243			$2,403			$11,840	52.4	51.2	372	2

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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.

Educational resources:

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Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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