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)
261242004940	291	Marine City Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	6373 King Rd	Marine City	48039	St. Clair County	East China School District	No	Yes	No	No	(810) 676-1201	292	17	16.7	48.6%	284 (97.3%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$14,591			$1,227			$13,364	59.2	43.9	469	178
262034005716	292	Crestwood Middle School	Public	6-8	2674 44th St SE	Grand Rapids	49512	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 455-1200	682	42	16.3	70.4%	174 (25.5%)	241 (35.3%)	87 (12.8%)	128 (18.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.5%)	$16,714			$2,453			$14,260	59	59.2	291	1
260001403877	293	EwenTrout Creek Consolidated School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	14312 Airport Rd	Ewen	49925	Ontonagon County	Ewen-Trout Creek Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 813-0620	159	12	13.1	61.6%	150 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$18,432			$2,053			$16,379	58.9	37.1	543	250
262637006286	294	Olivet Middle School	Public	4-8	255 First St	Olivet	49076	Eaton County	Olivet Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 749-9953	443	27	16.5	42.7%	412 (93.0%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	$14,284			$890			$13,394	58.8	65.9	238	56
262496006175	295	Napoleon Middle School	Public	6-8	204 West	Napoleon	49261	Jackson County	Napoleon Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 905-5718	292	15	19.1	44.9%	266 (91.1%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	$12,176			$983			$11,193	58.7	59.9	286	9
262697006312	296	Oscoda Area High School	Public	7-12	3550 E River Rd	Oscoda	48750	Iosco County	Oscoda Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 739-9121	477	25	19	63.5%	410 (86.0%)	5 (1.0%)	35 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)	$15,664			$3,054			$12,610	58.7	51.3	370	74
261482005185	297	Richards Middle School	Public	7-8	33500 Garfield Rd	Fraser	48026	Macomb County	Fraser Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 439-7400	765	41	18.7	50.8%	538 (70.3%)	135 (17.6%)	20 (2.6%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.8%)	$13,500			$1,366			$12,134	58.5	58.6	295	2
260417004092	298	Bath Middle School	Public	6-8	13675 Webster Rd	Bath	48808	Clinton County	Bath Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 641-6781	241	13	18.4	45.2%	186 (77.2%)	4 (1.7%)	29 (12.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (8.3%)	$14,176			$954			$13,222	58.3	50.6	377	79
262475006134	299	Mt Pleasant Middle School	Public	6-8	440 S Bradley St	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Mt. Pleasant City School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 775-2221	702	49	14.3	49.4%	511 (72.8%)	14 (2.0%)	49 (7.0%)	13 (1.9%)	60 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.8%)	$15,328			$1,270			$14,058	58.3	49.1	399	100
262274008983	300	Marcellus Middle School	Public	6-8	125 Burney St	Marcellus	49067	Cass County	Marcellus Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 646-3158	134	8	16.7	70.9%	120 (89.6%)	2 (1.5%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.5%)	$13,948			$1,980			$11,968	58.2	57.2	310	10

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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.