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)
260001603915	581	Riverside Middle School	Public, Magnet	5-8	25900 W Warren St	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Crestwood School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 274-6792	1,172	63	18.7	77.8%	1,086 (92.7%)	53 (4.5%)	18 (1.5%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)	$14,919			$2,098			$12,821	33.7	37.2	539	42
260110301298	582	Blackwell Institute	Public	2-8	9330 Shoemaker St	Detroit	48213	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-4391	213	13	16.3	90.6%	0 (0.0%)	209 (98.1%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,404			$7,411			$16,993	33.7	18.9	711	129
262937006517	583	Ravenna Middle School	Public	5-8	2700 S Ravenna Rd	Ravenna	49451	Muskegon County	Ravenna Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 853-2268	327	17	19.5	53.5%	282 (86.2%)	5 (1.5%)	35 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$12,669			$950			$11,719	33.6	35.6	559	24
260444004125	584	Beaverton JuniorSenior High School	Public, Magnet	7-12	3090 Crockett Rd	Beaverton	48612	Gladwin County	Beaverton Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(989) 246-3010	435	27	15.9	59.5%	399 (91.7%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.8%)	$15,962			$3,491			$12,471	33.6	29	617	33
260696004294	585	Bronson JrSr High School	Public	6-12	450 E Grant St	Bronson	49028	Branch County	Bronson Community School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 369-3355	544	25	21.7	50.0%	419 (77.0%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (20.8%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$11,801			$1,165			$10,637	33.5	20.7	686	101
260021707766	586	Oakland International Academy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	8228 Conant St	Detroit	48211	Wayne County	Oakland International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 925-1000	216	12	18.3	99.1%	192 (88.9%)	16 (7.4%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,499			$3,390			$10,109	33.5	18.9	709	123
261854005540	587	Homer Middle School	Public	5-8	403 S Hillsdale St	Homer	49245	Calhoun County	Homer Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 568-4456	264	19	13.9	57.2%	247 (93.6%)	2 (0.8%)	10 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$16,402			$2,189			$14,213	33.1	32.8	575	12
262157005856	588	Lincoln Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	8744 Whittaker Rd	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Lincoln Consolidated School District	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 484-7033	734	40	18.2	55.7%	368 (50.1%)	209 (28.5%)	59 (8.0%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (12.0%)	$16,752			$1,836			$14,915	33.1	24.6	654	66
260804004378	589	Caro Middle School	Public	6-8	299 N Hooper St	Caro	48723	Tuscola County	Caro Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 673-3167	346	20	17.4	67.3%	307 (88.7%)	6 (1.7%)	22 (6.4%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$12,437			$1,398			$11,039	33	33.6	572	17
262383001054	590	Mid Peninsula School	Public, Alternative	K-12	5055 Saint Nicholas 31st Rd	Rock	49880	Delta County	Mid Peninsula School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 359-4390	191	15	13.1	74.9%	176 (92.1%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$15,104			$2,391			$12,713	33	20.2	696	106

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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:

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Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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