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)
262181005875	261	Alanson Public School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7400 North St	Alanson	49706	Emmet County	Alanson Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 548-2261	226	19	11.7	82.3%	185 (81.9%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.6%)	$15,252			$1,378			$13,873	62.8	56.7	315	54
262715006323	262	OvidElsie Middle School	Public	6-8	4041 N Hollister Rd	Elsie	48831	Clinton County	Ovid-Elsie Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 862-4238	301	18	16.4	53.5%	269 (89.4%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$11,746			$600			$11,146	62.4	63.4	264	2
261407005055	263	Warner Middle School	Public	6-8	30303 W 14 Mile Rd	Farmington Hills	48334	Oakland County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 785-2030	571	36	15.8	34.3%	291 (51.0%)	207 (36.3%)	21 (3.7%)	22 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (4.7%)	$16,889			$1,399			$15,490	62.4	61.6	277	14
260110307755	264	Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies	Public	PK, KG-8	6501 W Outer Dr	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 651-2400	652	43	15.3	79.1%	5 (0.8%)	638 (97.9%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,725			$6,461			$14,264	62.1	39.5	517	253
261597005244	265	Gladstone Area Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	300 S 10th St	Gladstone	49837	Delta County	Gladstone Area Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(906) 428-2295	339	19	18.1	36.6%	299 (88.2%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	$11,307			$710			$10,597	62	57	313	48
261941005610	266	Central Middle School	Public	7-8	300 W B St	Iron Mountain	49801	Dickinson County	Iron Mountain Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(906) 779-2610	87	6	15.5	55.2%	75 (86.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.0%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	$13,779			$2,822			$10,957	62	56.5	316	50
262595006241	267	Crossroads Middle School	Public	7-8	4400 Ambrose Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Northview Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 361-3430	404	29	13.9	51.2%	292 (72.3%)	30 (7.4%)	43 (10.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.9%)	$17,616			$1,515			$16,100	62	74.2	170	97
263630007218	268	Whitehall Middle School	Public	6-8	401 S Elizabeth St	Whitehall	49461	Muskegon County	Whitehall District Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 893-1030	430	30	14.2	48.1%	371 (86.3%)	9 (2.1%)	27 (6.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.4%)	$15,448			$1,078			$14,370	61.9	65.5	241	27
262331008926	269	McBain Middle School	Public	6-8	107 E Maple St	Mc Bain	49657	Missaukee County	McBain Rural Agricultural Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 825-8041	226	12	18.2	51.8%	202 (89.4%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	$14,274			$1,046			$13,228	61.8	69.6	213	56
260867004417	270	Centreville Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	190 Hogan St	Centreville	49032	St. Joseph County	Centreville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 467-5210	372	20	18.3	47.8%	333 (89.5%)	5 (1.3%)	8 (2.2%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	$12,889			$607			$12,282	61.7	55.2	326	56

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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.

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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.