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)
262220005934	211	OJ DeJonge Middle School	Public	6-8	706 E Tinkham Ave	Ludington	49431	Mason County	Ludington Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 845-3810	477	28	16.8	49.3%	399 (83.6%)	3 (0.6%)	42 (8.8%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.8%)	$15,283			$2,642			$12,642	69.7	65.4	242	31
261573005224	212	Gaylord Middle School	Public	7-8	600 E 5th St	Gaylord	49735	Otsego County	Gaylord Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 731-0848	428	24	17.5	52.8%	397 (92.8%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	$13,882			$1,157			$12,725	69.7	67.8	224	12
260109708715	213	Gateway To Success Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	526 N Scottville Rd	Scottville	49454	Mason County	Gateway To Success Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(231) 845-0922	107	8	14	82.2%	80 (74.8%)	6 (5.6%)	11 (10.3%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.4%)	$12,706			$4,728			$7,979	69.5			(n/a)
262568006216	214	Ruth Fox Middle School	Public	5-8	6570 Brush St	North Branch	48461	Lapeer County	North Branch Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 688-3284	684	35	19.4	52.6%	628 (91.8%)	5 (0.7%)	32 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	$11,688			$814			$10,874	69.2	57.4	309	95
263516007080	215	James R Geisler Middle School	Public	6-12	46720 W Pontiac Trl	Commerce Township	48390	Oakland County	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 956-2900	562	28	20.2	40.0%	286 (50.9%)	104 (18.5%)	52 (9.3%)	79 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	37 (6.6%)	$15,535			$769			$14,767	68.5	70.1	209	6
260009200596	216	West MI Academy of Environmental Science	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4463 Leonard St NW	Grand Rapids	49534	Kent County	West MI Academy of Environmental Science	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 791-7454	728	44	16.6	56.2%	446 (61.3%)	69 (9.5%)	171 (23.5%)	9 (1.2%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.6%)	$11,180			$2,059			$9,121	68.5	70	210	6
263102006732	217	Schoolcraft High School	Public	7-12	13400 S 14th St	Schoolcraft	49087	Kalamazoo County	Schoolcraft Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 488-7350	499	26	19.3	29.9%	457 (91.6%)	4 (0.8%)	17 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	$13,206			$1,659			$11,548	68.4	80.9	124	93
261515005195	218	Fremont Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Woodrow St	Fremont	49412	Newaygo County	Fremont Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 924-0230	445	26	17.2	63.6%	390 (87.6%)	3 (0.7%)	36 (8.1%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	$14,505			$1,462			$13,043	68.3	63.6	262	44
262604001855	219	Vulcan Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	300 Section St	Norway	49870	Dickinson County	Norway-Vulcan Area Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(906) 563-9563	142	7	21.2	43.0%	135 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$12,454			$1,075			$11,379	68.3	72.3	194	25
260957000199	220	Seneca Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	47200 Heydenreich Rd	Macomb	48044	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(586) 723-3900	1,108	49	22.6	28.8%	859 (77.5%)	111 (10.0%)	43 (3.9%)	36 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (5.2%)	$11,610			$530			$11,080	68.1	73	178	42

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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