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)
260110808791	101	Livingston Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8877 Main St	Whitmore Lake	48189	Washtenaw County	Livingston Classical Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 449-2052	286	24	12.1	25.5%	250 (87.4%)	3 (1.0%)	15 (5.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.2%)	$8,910			$328			$8,582	84.5	84.8	107	6
262082005746	102	Lakeshore Middle School	Public	6-8	1459 W John Beers Rd	Stevensville	49127	Berrien County	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	No	No	No	No	(269) 428-1408	609	36	16.8	36.0%	511 (83.9%)	29 (4.8%)	37 (6.1%)	15 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.5%)	$13,207			$1,347			$11,860	84.4	86.7	98	4
260028701656	103	Hamtramck Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	11420 Conant St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Hamtramck Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 368-7312	553	25	22.1	98.0%	65 (11.8%)	61 (11.0%)	5 (0.9%)	387 (70.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.1%)	$12,331			$1,795			$10,536	84.2	84.1	110	7
262142005850	104	Cedarville School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	298 E Highway M134	Cedarville	49719	Mackinac County	Les Cheneaux Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 484-2256	224	16	13.8	39.7%	142 (63.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.8%)	$18,044			$2,653			$15,391	84.2	75.6	159	55
262856008704	105	Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	46250 Cherry Hill Rd	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 416-7600	814	45	18.2	26.4%	455 (55.9%)	164 (20.1%)	36 (4.4%)	122 (15.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.3%)	$14,055			$1,792			$12,262	83.7	86.8	97	8
263666000702	106	Cityside Middle School	Public	6-8	320 E Main Ave	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	Zeeland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 748-3200	767	44	17.5	22.7%	567 (73.9%)	18 (2.3%)	131 (17.1%)	15 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.7%)	$14,619			$923			$13,697	83.5	84.4	109	3
262895006490	107	Portage Central Middle School	Public	6-8	8305 S Westnedge Ave	Portage	49002	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 323-5600	750	38	19.9	23.1%	580 (77.3%)	20 (2.7%)	48 (6.4%)	37 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.7%)	$12,465			$786			$11,680	83.2	89.6	77	30
262325006012	108	Mattawan Middle School	Public	6-8	56720 Murray St	Mattawan	49071	Van Buren County	Mattawan Consolidated School	No	No	No	No	(269) 668-3361	833	50	16.6	27.1%	712 (85.5%)	18 (2.2%)	54 (6.5%)	12 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.0%)	$13,381			$667			$12,715	83.2	82.7	114	6
263387000001	109	East Middle School	Public	6-8	1776 3 Mile Rd N	Traverse City	49696	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 933-7300	779	38	20.7	33.2%	677 (86.9%)	9 (1.2%)	46 (5.9%)	9 (1.2%)	13 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.2%)	$14,153			$604			$13,549	83.1	74.9	165	56
260007800528	110	Woodland School	Public, Charter	K-8	7224 Supply Rd	Traverse City	49696	Grand Traverse County	Woodland School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(231) 947-7474	212	14	15.5	28.3%	203 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	$9,107			$657			$8,450	82.3	94.2	35	75

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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.