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)
262994000242	51	Hart Middle School	Public	6-12	6500 Sheldon Rd	Rochester Hills	48306	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-4500	1,032	49	20.9	17.4%	797 (77.2%)	25 (2.4%)	74 (7.2%)	90 (8.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.1%)	$13,524			$1,157			$12,367	93	93	47	4
263642007227	52	Williamston Middle School	Public	6-8	3845 Vanneter Rd	Williamston	48895	Ingham County	Williamston Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 655-4668	405	23	17.4	23.0%	359 (88.6%)	4 (1.0%)	24 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	$14,021			$951			$13,069	92.9	91.8	60	8
262994009024	53	Rochester Community Schools Virtual Campus	Public, Virtual, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	1440 John R Rd	Rochester Hills	48307	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	Yes	Yes	No	(248) 726-5916	147	11	12.8	29.9%	85 (57.8%)	16 (10.9%)	4 (2.7%)	34 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.4%)	$25,939			$2,370			$23,569	92.8	79.3	136	83
262793006373	54	Petoskey Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	801 Northmen Dr	Petoskey	49770	Emmet County	Public Schools of Petoskey	No	Yes	No	No	(231) 348-2150	582	36	16.2	42.3%	500 (85.9%)	3 (0.5%)	19 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.7%)	$13,773			$1,021			$12,752	92.8	90	74	20
262856006415	55	Pioneer Middle School	Public	6-8	46081 Ann Arbor Rd W	Plymouth	48170	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 416-2770	828	43	19	15.7%	561 (67.8%)	71 (8.6%)	45 (5.4%)	111 (13.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	36 (4.3%)	$14,019			$953			$13,066	92.6	91.3	63	8
261983000978	56	Jenison Junior High School	Public	7-8	8295 20th Ave	Jenison	49428	Ottawa County	Jenison Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 457-1402	752	44	17.1	28.3%	606 (80.6%)	15 (2.0%)	72 (9.6%)	11 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.1%)	$13,429			$1,530			$11,899	92.6	90.6	69	13
261155004584	57	DeWitt Middle School	Public	6-8	2957 W Herbison Rd	Dewitt	48820	Clinton County	DeWitt Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 668-3200	692	36	19	21.4%	586 (84.7%)	10 (1.4%)	54 (7.8%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.6%)	$12,258			$644			$11,614	92.6	92.2	55	2
260026301273	58	Canton Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	49100 Ford Rd	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Canton Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 453-9517	703	35	20	35.1%	133 (18.9%)	158 (22.5%)	36 (5.1%)	313 (44.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (8.3%)	$10,393			$377			$10,015	92.5	95.2	27	31
260687004284	59	Scranton Middle School	Public	7-8	8415 Maltby Rd	Brighton	48116	Livingston County	Brighton Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 299-3700	828	42	19.8	16.1%	776 (93.7%)	4 (0.5%)	28 (3.4%)	9 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.8%)	$13,231			$397			$12,834	92.2	87.5	92	33
260894004438	60	Beach Middle School	Public	6-8	445 Mayer Dr	Chelsea	48118	Washtenaw County	Chelsea School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 433-2202	542	32	17	10.5%	478 (88.2%)	3 (0.6%)	31 (5.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.0%)	$16,925			$666			$16,258	92.2	89.9	75	15

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.