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)
260984004468	691	Clarenceville Middle School	Public	6-8	20210 Middlebelt Rd	Livonia	48152	Wayne County	Clarenceville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 919-0406	383	20	19.6	79.1%	180 (47.0%)	156 (40.7%)	15 (3.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.6%)	$14,376			$2,961			$11,415	21.5	22.5	672	19
260426004105	692	Handy Middle School	Public	6-8	601 Blend St	Bay City	48706	Bay County	Bay City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 684-1723	685	50	13.6	79.4%	440 (64.2%)	41 (6.0%)	113 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (12.3%)	$17,729			$3,813			$13,916	21.4	25.1	647	45
260031208089	693	American Montessori Academy Upper Elementary	Public, Charter	2-8	30055 Joy Rd	Westland	48185	Wayne County	American Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 533-0000	334	18	19	74.9%	81 (24.3%)	203 (60.8%)	19 (5.7%)	12 (3.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	$11,902			$2,001			$9,902	21.3	39.2	520	173
262622006277	694	Oakridge Middle School	Public, Alternative	3-12	251 S Wolf Lake Rd	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Oakridge Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 788-7400	283	19	14.7	66.8%	239 (84.5%)	5 (1.8%)	28 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	$13,884			$1,436			$12,448	21.1	26.3	638	56
260013901033	695	Cesar Chavez Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	6782 Goldsmith St	Detroit	48209	Wayne County	Cesar Chavez Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 842-0006	629	37	17.1	95.5%	11 (1.7%)	16 (2.5%)	599 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$11,938			$3,928			$8,011	21.1	16	740	45
261962005631	696	Middle School at Parkside	Public	6-8	2400 4th St	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 841-2300	766	48	15.9	83.4%	326 (42.6%)	261 (34.1%)	50 (6.5%)	10 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	115 (15.0%)	$17,349			$4,698			$12,651	20.8	13.8	762	66
260387004073	697	Bangor Middle School	Public	5-8	803 W Arlington St	Bangor	49013	Van Buren County	Bangor Public Schools (Van Buren)	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 427-6824	285	20	14.3	69.8%	123 (43.2%)	14 (4.9%)	118 (41.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.2%)	$16,593			$4,318			$12,275	20.8	20.7	687	10
260095207946	698	University Preparatory Science and Math PSAD Middle School	Public, Magnet, Charter	6-8	5100 John R St	Detroit	48202	Wayne County	University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 832-8400	487	34	14.4	79.3%	5 (1.0%)	478 (98.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$11,820			$2,746			$9,074	20.4	20.8	684	14
261827007697	699	David C Outwin Middle School	Public	6-8	96 S Division St	Hesperia	49421	Oceana County	Hesperia Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 854-6475	178	11	16.3	67.4%	159 (89.3%)	2 (1.1%)	15 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$12,551			$2,115			$10,436	20.4	28	626	73
260008800559	700	Da Vinci Schools 612	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	2985 Springport Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Da Vinci Schools	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(517) 796-0031	383	20	19	85.6%	279 (72.8%)	50 (13.1%)	24 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.6%)	$11,537			$2,019			$9,518	20.3	18.2	717	17

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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.