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)
261683001648	331	Grass Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 Grass Lake Rd	Grass Lake	49240	Jackson County	Grass Lake Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 867-5550	307	20	15.5	35.2%	280 (91.2%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	$12,770			$691			$12,079	55.5	51.4	367	36
263582007182	332	West Bloomfield Middle School	Public	6-8	6000 Orchard Lake Rd	West Bloomfield	48322	Oakland County	West Bloomfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 865-3670	976	57	17.1	44.3%	396 (40.6%)	380 (38.9%)	71 (7.3%)	59 (6.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	66 (6.8%)	$16,129			$656			$15,473	55.4	59	292	40
262523008768	333	Endeavour Elementary and Middle School	Public	K-8	22505 26 Mile Rd	Ray	48096	Macomb County	New Haven Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 749-8067	585	31	18.6	57.4%	423 (72.3%)	97 (16.6%)	21 (3.6%)	17 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.4%)	$9,857			$1,220			$8,637	55.4	53.4	348	15
261737005412	334	Hale Area School	Public, Alternative	K-12	311 N Washington St	Hale	48739	Iosco County	Hale Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 728-3551	359	25	14.3	74.9%	335 (93.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	$16,013			$1,696			$14,317	55.3	53	353	19
260657004259	335	Brandon Middle School	Public	6-8	609 S Ortonville Rd	Ortonville	48462	Oakland County	Brandon School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 627-1830	437	24	18.5	46.7%	350 (80.1%)	16 (3.7%)	37 (8.5%)	14 (3.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	$14,896			$1,440			$13,457	55.3	56.8	314	21
262913006501	336	Posen Consolidated High School	Public	7-12	10575 Michigan Ave	Posen	49776	Presque Isle County	Posen Consolidated School District No. 9	No	No	No	No	(989) 248-6500	104	8	13.2	55.8%	102 (98.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,987			$1,530			$12,456	55.2			(n/a)
263312006868	337	Summerfield JuniorSenior High School	Public	7-12	17555 Ida West Rd	Petersburg	49270	Monroe County	Summerfield Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 279-1012	245	16	15.5	24.9%	229 (93.5%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$13,449			$953			$12,497	55.1	74.8	166	171
262418006101	338	Nellie B Chisholm Middle School	Public	6-8	4700 Stanton Blvd	Montague	49437	Muskegon County	Montague Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 894-5617	321	19	16.8	49.8%	283 (88.2%)	3 (0.9%)	25 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$16,351			$1,062			$15,289	55.1	46.2	440	102
260957004456	339	Wyandot Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	39490 Garfield Rd	Clinton Twp	48038	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(586) 723-4202	843	43	19.8	42.6%	587 (69.6%)	158 (18.7%)	38 (4.5%)	23 (2.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.0%)	$12,685			$880			$11,805	55.1	59.7	288	51
260007100492	340	Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1301 Marquette Ave	Sault Sainte Marie	49783	Chippewa County	Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(906) 635-5055	597	47	12.5	63.7%	226 (37.9%)	3 (0.5%)	17 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	314 (52.6%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.7%)	$23,876			$2,693			$21,183	55	61	281	59

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About our rankings:

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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.