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)
262385006074	321	Milan Middle School	Public	6-8	920 North St	Milan	48160	Monroe County	Milan Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 439-5200	436	24	17.9	40.4%	367 (84.2%)	15 (3.4%)	18 (4.1%)	5 (1.1%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.0%)	$14,840			$1,244			$13,596	56.1	57.1	312	9
262916001304	322	Potterville Middle School	Public, Magnet	5-8	425 E Main St	Potterville	48876	Eaton County	Potterville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(517) 645-4609	200	11	18.6	55.5%	170 (85.0%)	5 (2.5%)	12 (6.0%)	3 (1.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	$15,541			$2,152			$13,389	56.1	64.5	250	72
260861004410	323	Central Lake Public Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8169 W State St	Central Lake	49622	Antrim County	Central Lake Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 544-3341	247	23	10.5	76.5%	231 (93.5%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$19,685			$2,422			$17,263	55.9	41.5	496	173
262091005761	324	Lakeview Middle School	Public	4-7	516 Washington St	Lakeview	48850	Montcalm County	Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm)	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 352-8016	338	21	16	65.7%	295 (87.3%)	3 (0.9%)	28 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	$13,562			$2,386			$11,176	55.8	49.4	396	72
263546001051	325	Watervliet Middle School	Public	6-8	450 E Saint Joseph St	Watervliet	49098	Berrien County	Watervliet School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 463-0780	288	20	14.4	62.5%	212 (73.6%)	3 (1.0%)	53 (18.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.2%)	$16,129			$1,983			$14,146	55.6	48.2	410	85
260011300704	326	West MI Academy of Arts and Academics	Public, Charter	K-8	17350 Hazel St	Spring Lake	49456	Ottawa County	West MI Academy of Arts and Academics	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 844-9961	453	38	12	63.8%	331 (73.1%)	22 (4.9%)	45 (9.9%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.9%)	$10,923			$1,827			$9,097	55.6	65.9	239	87
263237006800	327	Sparta Middle School	Public	6-8	235 E Spartan Dr	Sparta	49345	Kent County	Sparta Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 887-8211	473	27	17.6	49.0%	390 (82.5%)	3 (0.6%)	63 (13.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	$13,980			$1,790			$12,190	55.6	45.7	444	117
261560008159	328	Engadine Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	W13920 Melville St	Engadine	49827	Mackinac County	Engadine Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 477-6313	251	18	14	66.1%	184 (73.3%)	3 (1.2%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.8%)	$15,774			$3,006			$12,768	55.6	41.5	495	167
263048006704	329	North Dickinson School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	W6588 State Highway M69	Felch	49831	Dickinson County	North Dickinson County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(906) 542-9281	260	16	16.7	40.8%	250 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$00			$00			$00	55.6	45.5	450	121
262967000051	330	Richmond Middle School	Public	4-8	35250 Division Rd	Richmond	48062	Macomb County	Richmond Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 727-7552	562	30	19	37.2%	510 (90.7%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (4.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	13 (2.3%)	$11,804			$1,102			$10,702	55.5	54.1	341	11

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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.