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)
263516001081	111	Walnut Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	7601 Walnut Lake Rd	West Bloomfield	48323	Oakland County	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 956-2400	645	31	20.9	40.8%	490 (76.0%)	82 (12.7%)	29 (4.5%)	28 (4.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	$14,213			$1,065			$13,149	82.2	71	205	94
263297006849	112	EB Holman Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-8	50870 Holman School Rd	Atlantic Mine	49905	Houghton County	Stanton Township Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(906) 482-2797	184	12	15.3	63.6%	174 (94.6%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$11,059			$1,838			$9,221	82.1	82.3	118	6
260267003982	113	Almont High School	Public	8-12	4701 Howland Rd	Almont	48003	Lapeer County	Almont Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 798-8595	526	25	21.3	25.7%	480 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$12,657			$796			$11,861	81.9			(n/a)
263660007276	114	Yale Junior High School	Public	6-8	198 School Dr	Yale	48097	St. Clair County	Yale Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 387-3231	409	22	18.9	44.3%	381 (93.2%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	$13,039			$1,221			$11,818	81.5	79.9	132	18
260852004399	115	Red Hawk Intermediate	Public	8	204 E Muskegon St	Cedar Springs	49319	Kent County	Cedar Springs Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 696-7330	210	12	17.7	46.7%	173 (82.4%)	1 (0.5%)	21 (10.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.7%)	$14,017			$1,223			$12,793	81.5	71.5	200	85
263282006825	116	St Johns Middle School	Public	6-8	900 W Townsend Rd	Saint Johns	48879	Clinton County	St. Johns Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 227-4300	594	32	18.6	36.4%	527 (88.7%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.1%)	$12,401			$1,310			$11,091	81.3	73.8	172	56
261602005253	117	Glen Lake Community School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3375 W Burdickville Rd	Maple City	49664	Leelanau County	Glen Lake Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 334-3061	706	53	13.2	34.3%	676 (95.8%)	3 (0.4%)	15 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	$21,491			$1,618			$19,874	81.2	87.2	95	22
263447007001	118	Shelby Junior High School	Public	7-9	51700 Van Dyke Ave	Shelby Township	48316	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 797-3700	1,075	45	23.9	28.5%	942 (87.6%)	35 (3.3%)	34 (3.2%)	42 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.0%)	$12,752			$952			$11,800	81.1	78.6	143	25
262502006177	119	Negaunee Middle School	Public	5-8	102 W Case St	Negaunee	49866	Marquette County	Negaunee Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(906) 475-7866	458	27	17.2	33.0%	421 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.4%)	$11,405			$887			$10,517	80.6	81.3	121	2
263516001082	120	Sarah G Banks Middle School	Public	6-8	1760 Charms Rd	Wixom	48393	Oakland County	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 956-2200	595	28	21	34.5%	413 (69.4%)	52 (8.7%)	44 (7.4%)	53 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.5%)	$14,961			$1,295			$13,667	80.6	72.5	189	69

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education

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