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)
261644001634	671	CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Middle High School	Public	6-12	1417 Covell Ave NW	Grand Rapids	49504	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2550	357	17	21.1	62.2%	158 (44.3%)	62 (17.4%)	90 (25.2%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	39 (10.9%)	$16,299			$3,968			$12,331	24.6	23.5	664	7
260110304722	672	Greenfield Union ElementaryMiddle School	Public	K-8	420 W 7 Mile Rd	Detroit	48203	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-2999	261	18	14.5	92.3%	2 (0.8%)	251 (96.2%)	5 (1.9%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,696			$7,107			$16,589	24.4	14.5	753	81
263465007043	673	Vandercook Lake High School	Public	7-12	1000 E Golf Ave	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Vandercook Lake Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 782-8167	308	19	16	78.6%	247 (80.2%)	13 (4.2%)	16 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.7%)	$15,011			$1,072			$13,938	24.3	12.4	778	105
260023001200	674	Weston Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	22930 Chippewa St	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	Weston Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 387-6038	248	13	19	95.6%	0 (0.0%)	246 (99.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,903			$4,031			$7,872	23.9	14.5	752	78
262721006331	675	Owosso Middle School	Public	6-8	765 E North St	Owosso	48867	Shiawassee County	Owosso Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 723-3460	643	33	19.5	63.3%	574 (89.3%)	6 (0.9%)	33 (5.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.4%)	$12,416			$1,386			$11,030	23.9	21.2	681	6
262991008829	676	Riverview Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	13249 Pennsylvania Rd	Riverview	48193	Wayne County	Riverview Community School District	No	No	Yes	No	(734) 285-9660	152	6	26.2	66.4%	114 (75.0%)	14 (9.2%)	18 (11.8%)	3 (2.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$8,022			$458			$7,564	23.6			(n/a)
261995005665	677	Milwood Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	2916 Konkle St	Kalamazoo	49001	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(269) 337-0670	742	32	22.9	75.6%	251 (33.8%)	245 (33.0%)	150 (20.2%)	12 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (11.2%)	$15,429			$1,611			$13,818	23.5	25.1	648	29
262115005792	678	Eastern High School	Public, Magnet	8-12	626 Marshall St	Lansing	48912	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 755-1050	1,049	49	21.5	88.5%	242 (23.1%)	362 (34.5%)	283 (27.0%)	32 (3.1%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	123 (11.7%)	$18,753			$5,488			$13,266	23.3	18	719	41
263657007261	679	Wyoming Junior High School	Public	7-8	2125 Wrenwood St SW	Wyoming	49519	Kent County	Wyoming Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 530-7590	578	35	16.7	86.2%	139 (24.0%)	112 (19.4%)	280 (48.4%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.9%)	$16,482			$2,669			$13,813	23.2	20.2	694	15
263492007059	680	Vestaburg Community High School	Public, Magnet	7-12	7100 Avenue B	Vestaburg	48891	Montcalm County	Vestaburg Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(989) 268-5343	252	16	16	56.7%	232 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$16,628			$1,846			$14,782	22.9	31.9	587	93

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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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Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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