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)
260011500706	181	Vanderbilt Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	301 W 16th St	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Vanderbilt Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 820-5050	486	31	15.8	80.5%	140 (28.8%)	32 (6.6%)	269 (55.3%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.4%)	$13,325			$1,994			$11,331	73.6	54.8	331	150
263633007221	182	Whitmore Lake High School	Public	7-12	7430 Whitmore Lake Rd	Whitmore Lake	48189	Washtenaw County	Whitmore Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 449-4461	254	21	12	40.2%	213 (83.9%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.1%)	$22,021			$2,113			$19,908	73.5	77.4	150	32
260840004391	183	Cass City Junior and Senior High School	Public	7-12	4868 Seeger St	Cass City	48726	Tuscola County	Cass City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 872-2148	452	24	19	50.7%	420 (92.9%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (4.0%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$12,823			$1,835			$10,988	73	66	237	54
261958005620	184	Ithaca High School	Public	7-12	710 N Union St	Ithaca	48847	Gratiot County	Ithaca Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 875-3373	467	24	19.4	44.1%	412 (88.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	$13,570			$1,476			$12,094	73	66.7	231	47
263627007441	185	Whiteford Middle School	Public	6-8	6655 Consear Rd	Ottawa Lake	49267	Monroe County	Whiteford Agricultural School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 856-1443	205	14	15	24.9%	189 (92.2%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$11,659			$586			$11,072	72.8	72.4	190	5
261755005426	186	Hancock MiddleHigh School	Public	6-12	501 Campus Dr	Hancock	49930	Houghton County	Hancock Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(906) 483-2540	332	21	15.7	47.6%	322 (97.0%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$14,305			$1,662			$12,643	72.8	62.2	273	87
262304005988	187	Marysville Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Collard Dr	Marysville	48040	St. Clair County	Marysville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 364-6336	616	30	20.2	35.2%	576 (93.5%)	6 (1.0%)	16 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$00			$00			$00	72.7	78.2	146	41
262169005871	188	Linden Middle School	Public	6-8	15425 Lobdell Rd	Linden	48451	Genesee County	Linden Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-0710	583	32	18.2	30.7%	520 (89.2%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.5%)	$12,193			$1,335			$10,858	72.5	73	179	9
260769004354	189	Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	57070 Mine St	Calumet	49913	Houghton County	Public Schools of Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 337-0311	291	20	14.7	59.5%	274 (94.2%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	$13,959			$823			$13,136	72.5	66.2	234	45
260915004446	190	Chesaning Middle School	Public	4-8	431 N 4th St	Chesaning	48616	Saginaw County	Chesaning Union Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 845-7040	557	30	18.4	55.3%	509 (91.4%)	6 (1.1%)	28 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	$11,835			$1,274			$10,561	72.3	71.1	203	13

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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.