Best Middle Schools in Michigan for Special Education Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Michigan!

Every year, the Michigan Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Special Education students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Michigan test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (Special Education vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 201)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Special Education)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Special Education)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
260585004215	1	Birmingham Covington School	Public, Magnet	3-8	1525 Covington Rd	Bloomfield Hills	48301	Oakland County	Birmingham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 203-4425	637	37	17.1	4.1%	469 (73.6%)	52 (8.2%)	24 (3.8%)	44 (6.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.1%)	$18,689			$1,027			$17,662	99.5%	99.7%	0.16%
261461005160	2	Northern Hills Middle School	Public	7-8	3775 Leonard St NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8650	546	30	18.2	17.0%	390 (71.4%)	34 (6.2%)	39 (7.1%)	49 (9.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.9%)	$14,836			$535			$14,301	99.0%	97.7%	1.35%
260102008377	3	Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	48484 N Territorial Rd	Plymouth	48170	Wayne County	Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 459-6149	793	38	20.9	18.4%	224 (28.2%)	86 (10.8%)	18 (2.3%)	409 (51.6%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (6.2%)	$10,267			$491			$9,777	98.5%	99.2%	0.71%
260324004044	4	Armada Middle School	Public	6-8	23550 Armada Center Rd	Armada	48005	Macomb County	Armada Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 784-2500	382	19	19.7	27.5%	362 (94.8%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$12,040			$749			$11,291	98.0%	90.6%	7.37%
263426006975	5	Boulan Park Middle School	Public	6-8	3570 Northfield Pkwy	Troy	48084	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-4900	823	48	17.2	9.8%	267 (32.4%)	31 (3.8%)	31 (3.8%)	462 (56.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.8%)	$14,442			$1,225			$13,217	97.5%	99.6%	2.04%
261958005620	6	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	97.0%	79.5%	17.53%
260915004446	7	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	96.5%	78.8%	17.70%
261248004960	8	East Grand Rapids Middle School	Public	6-8	2425 Lake Dr SE	Grand Rapids	49506	Kent County	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 235-7551	652	33	19.7	7.8%	531 (81.4%)	14 (2.1%)	37 (5.7%)	14 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.4%)	$12,554			$632			$11,922	96.0%	98.8%	2.75%
262502006177	9	Negaunee Middle School	Public	5-8	102 W Case St	Negaunee	49866	Marquette County	Negaunee Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(906) 475-7866	468	26	17.9	31.0%	430 (91.9%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	$11,405			$887			$10,517	95.5%	86.7%	8.79%
260501004186	10	Anderson Middle School	Public	4-8	3205 Catalpa Dr	Berkley	48072	Oakland County	Berkley School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 837-8200	479	33	14.4	20.3%	382 (79.7%)	49 (10.2%)	18 (3.8%)	14 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.9%)	$16,988			$475			$16,513	95.0%	89.3%	5.73%

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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.