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)
263341006874	121	Swan Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	453 Van Wormer Rd	Saginaw	48609	Saginaw County	Swan Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 921-2601	386	23	17	41.2%	301 (78.0%)	7 (1.8%)	61 (15.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	$12,617			$752			$11,865	80.6	83.5	112	9
260099708216	122	South Canton Scholars Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3085 S Canton Center Rd	Canton	48188	Wayne County	South Canton Scholars Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 398-5658	816	34	24.2	50.4%	241 (29.5%)	256 (31.4%)	36 (4.4%)	194 (23.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (10.5%)	$10,900			$788			$10,111	80.5	75.5	161	39
263447007022	123	Malow Junior High School	Public	7-9	6400 25 Mile Rd	Shelby Township	48316	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 797-3500	1,024	45	22.5	29.1%	861 (84.1%)	28 (2.7%)	63 (6.2%)	52 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.0%)	$12,835			$1,089			$11,745	80.5	85.6	103	20
263387006948	124	West Middle School	Public	6-8	3950 Silver Lake Rd	Traverse City	49684	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 933-8200	1,108	50	21.9	37.2%	985 (88.9%)	8 (0.7%)	46 (4.2%)	14 (1.3%)	13 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	40 (3.6%)	$14,303			$604			$13,699	80.4	79.3	138	14
261641005297	125	Kenneth T Beagle Middle School	Public	7-8	600 W South St	Grand Ledge	48837	Eaton County	Grand Ledge Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 925-5680	840	40	20.8	34.0%	640 (76.2%)	29 (3.5%)	90 (10.7%)	29 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.1%)	$13,686			$1,702			$11,984	80.2	79.5	133	8
260031101760	126	Triumph Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3000 Vivian Rd	Monroe	48162	Monroe County	Triumph Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 240-2610	771	38	20.2	66.0%	531 (68.9%)	36 (4.7%)	83 (10.8%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (14.5%)	$11,787			$1,339			$10,448	80.2	58.5	298	172
263225001599	127	Centennial Middle School	Public	6-8	62500 9 Mile Rd	South Lyon	48178	Oakland County	South Lyon Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 573-8600	899	50	18.1	19.9%	715 (79.5%)	30 (3.3%)	47 (5.2%)	72 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.9%)	$14,650			$562			$14,087	80.1	76.2	153	26
263009006598	128	Romeo Middle School	Public	6-8	11091 32 Mile Rd	Bruce Township	48065	Macomb County	Romeo Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 752-0240	1,171	64	18.2	27.7%	993 (84.8%)	21 (1.8%)	99 (8.5%)	8 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.1%)	$12,497			$488			$12,010	80	78	147	19
260007300501	129	Island City Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6421 S Clinton Trl	Eaton Rapids	48827	Eaton County	Island City Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(517) 663-0111	197	13	15.5	39.6%	179 (90.9%)	3 (1.5%)	10 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$9,507			$1,034			$8,473	80	75.2	163	34
260714004312	130	Buchanan Middle School	Public	5-7	610 W 4th St	Buchanan	49107	Berrien County	Buchanan Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 695-8406	345	19	18.5	56.5%	297 (86.1%)	7 (2.0%)	19 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.1%)	$12,097			$375			$11,722	80	63.9	256	126

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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.