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)
260100308307	611	Detroit Innovation Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	18211 Plymouth Rd	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Innovation Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 736-5537	379	22	17.1	93.4%	0 (0.0%)	377 (99.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,802			$3,441			$6,361	30.5	23.4	667	56
260110307754	612	Clippert Academy	Public	6-8	1981 McKinstry St	Detroit	48209	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 849-5009	379	18	21.1	81.8%	14 (3.7%)	14 (3.7%)	349 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$20,880			$7,134			$13,746	30.3	37.7	534	78
262457006109	613	Morenci Middle and High School	Public	6-12	788 Coomer St	Morenci	49256	Lenawee County	Morenci Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 458-7501	289	20	14.1	51.6%	247 (85.5%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	$16,766			$2,217			$14,549	30.2	36.8	546	67
263234006790	614	Davidson Middle School	Public	6-8	15800 Trenton Rd	Southgate	48195	Wayne County	Southgate Community School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 246-4628	631	30	20.8	52.3%	426 (67.5%)	54 (8.6%)	110 (17.4%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.2%)	$18,519			$1,776			$16,743	30.2	30.4	606	8
263504007069	615	Waldron Area Schools	Public, Alternative	K-12	13380 Waldron Rd	Waldron	49288	Hillsdale County	Waldron Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 286-6251	261	18	14.2	68.6%	241 (92.3%)	4 (1.5%)	12 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$16,069			$3,921			$12,148	29.9			(n/a)
261842000026	616	Holland Middle School	Public	6-8	373 E 24th St	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Holland City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 494-5085	583	34	17.3	67.6%	208 (35.7%)	58 (9.9%)	272 (46.7%)	16 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.0%)	$18,175			$2,265			$15,910	29.8	26.3	637	21
261160001740	617	Unis Middle School	Public	6-8	7801 Maple St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-1700	579	34	17	86.7%	563 (97.2%)	7 (1.2%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$17,837			$3,740			$14,097	29.5	32.1	586	31
261423007529	618	Fennville Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Memorial Dr	Fennville	49408	Allegan County	Fennville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 722-3550	298	16	18.3	77.2%	140 (47.0%)	0 (0.0%)	148 (49.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	$14,374			$1,772			$12,601	29.4	24.7	653	35
260102808329	619	Charlton Heston Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1350 N Saint Helen Rd	Saint Helen	48656	Roscommon County	Charlton Heston Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(989) 632-3390	767			85.1%	720 (93.9%)	8 (1.0%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (2.9%)	$12,280			$3,464			$8,816	29.4	15.8	741	122
260110300085	620	Golightly Education Center	Public	PK, KG-8	5536 Saint Antoine St	Detroit	48202	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-2538	351	27	12.9	81.2%	2 (0.6%)	347 (98.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,728			$6,525			$14,203	29.3	26.2	639	19

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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