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)
262235005950	381	Mancelona Middle School	Public	5-8	112 St Johns Ave	Mancelona	49659	Antrim County	Mancelona Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 587-9869	244	14	17.4	77.9%	230 (94.3%)	2 (0.8%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,846			$2,362			$13,484	51.7	63.8	258	123
260990008777	382	Renaissance Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	6558 Waldon Rd	Clarkston	48346	Oakland County	Clarkston Community School District	No	No	Yes	No	(248) 623-5440	881	3	292.6	15.7%	761 (86.4%)	23 (2.6%)	39 (4.4%)	11 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.3%)	$12,223			$587			$11,636	51.5	65.8	240	142
261191004633	383	DeltonKellogg Middle School	Public	5-8	6325 Delton Rd	Delton	49046	Barry County	Delton Kellogg Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 623-1545	291	18	16	55.3%	272 (93.5%)	4 (1.4%)	11 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$16,293			$1,316			$14,978	51.4	52.1	361	22
262895006492	384	Portage North Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 W Milham Ave	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 323-5700	552	30	18.4	42.0%	349 (63.2%)	51 (9.2%)	41 (7.4%)	30 (5.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (14.1%)	$14,377			$1,059			$13,318	51.4	67.2	225	159
261773005436	385	Harper Creek Middle School	Public	5-8	7290 B Dr N	Battle Creek	49014	Calhoun County	Harper Creek Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 441-4750	834	50	16.6	47.2%	684 (82.0%)	22 (2.6%)	39 (4.7%)	6 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.8%)	72 (8.6%)	$13,657			$897			$12,760	51.3	48.9	401	16
260390004077	386	Christa McAuliffe Middle School	Public	6-8	3281 Kiesel Rd	Bay City	48706	Bay County	Bangor Township Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 686-7640	657	31	21.2	52.1%	525 (79.9%)	15 (2.3%)	87 (13.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.3%)	$10,910			$613			$10,297	51.3	43.2	482	96
263132006737	387	Shelby Middle School	Public	6-8	525 N State St	Shelby	49455	Oceana County	Shelby Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 861-4521	276	20	13.7	71.0%	158 (57.2%)	4 (1.4%)	109 (39.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$15,818			$3,586			$12,232	51.1	46.8	431	44
262187007736	388	Middle School Central	Public, Magnet	6-8	38000 Reimold St	Harrison Township	48045	Macomb County	L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(586) 783-6430	544	32	16.8	47.4%	395 (72.6%)	76 (14.0%)	27 (5.0%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.4%)	$14,715			$1,633			$13,083	51	58.6	296	92
262991006565	389	Seitz Middle School	Public	6-8	17800 Kennebec St	Riverview	48193	Wayne County	Riverview Community School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 285-2043	600	28	21.7	53.2%	467 (77.8%)	56 (9.3%)	60 (10.0%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$12,830			$926			$11,904	50.9	41.3	500	111
263384006933	390	Three Rivers Middle School	Public	6-8	1101 Jefferson St	Three Rivers	49093	St. Joseph County	Three Rivers Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 279-1130	537	33	16.4	47.1%	385 (71.7%)	50 (9.3%)	35 (6.5%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (10.8%)	$17,062			$1,873			$15,189	50.9	46.9	429	39

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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.