Best Middle Schools in Michigan for African American 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, African American 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 (African American vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 300)	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 (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
263039001171	1	Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	1903 N Niagara St	Saginaw	48602	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	No	(989) 399-5500	399	26	15.3	46.6%	202 (50.6%)	98 (24.6%)	27 (6.8%)	58 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.3%)	$19,065			$9,808			$9,257	99.7%	99.9%	0.22%
260026301273	2	Canton Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	49100 Ford Rd	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Canton Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 453-9517	703	35	20	35.1%	133 (18.9%)	158 (22.5%)	36 (5.1%)	313 (44.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (8.3%)	$10,393			$377			$10,015	99.3%	93.5%	5.80%
260022301182	3	South Arbor Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8200 Carpenter Rd	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	South Arbor Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 528-2821	801	39	20.3	33.2%	373 (46.6%)	120 (15.0%)	54 (6.7%)	148 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (13.2%)	$10,333			$405			$9,929	99.0%	99.4%	0.44%
260096307974	4	Achieve Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3250 Denton Rd	Canton	48188	Wayne County	Achieve Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 397-0960	779	34	22.9	25.9%	149 (19.1%)	119 (15.3%)	24 (3.1%)	416 (53.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (8.9%)	$10,363			$418			$9,945	98.7%	97.8%	0.90%
260110307481	5	Bates Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	19701 Wyoming St	Detroit	48221	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-7000	755	40	18.6	57.7%	0 (0.0%)	752 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$19,563			$6,215			$13,348	98.3%	81.9%	16.39%
261644005355	6	City MiddleHigh	Public	7-12	1720 Plainfield Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49505	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2380	908	40	22.9	39.5%	469 (51.7%)	104 (11.5%)	222 (24.4%)	55 (6.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.1%)	$14,764			$3,146			$11,618	98.0%	96.7%	1.34%
260028901655	7	Keystone Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	47925 Bemis Rd	Belleville	48111	Wayne County	Keystone Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 697-9470	629	37	16.8	52.5%	416 (66.1%)	114 (18.1%)	48 (7.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.5%)	$11,302			$987			$10,316	97.7%	89.2%	8.48%
261407008836	8	Farmington STEAM Academy	Public	K-8	32800 W 12 Mile Rd	Farmington Hills	48334	Oakland County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 785-2070	707	40	17.7	14.6%	305 (43.1%)	116 (16.4%)	22 (3.1%)	210 (29.7%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.6%)	$13,909			$922			$12,987	97.3%	98.3%	0.99%
263231008426	9	University Middle School Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	19301 W 12 Mile Rd	Lathrup Village	48076	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 746-4370	222	6	37.4	42.3%	4 (1.8%)	206 (92.8%)	6 (2.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$11,556			$1,447			$10,109	97.0%	78.0%	18.96%
260009300597	10	Excel Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4201 Breton Rd SE	Grand Rapids	49512	Kent County	Excel Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 281-9339	784	38	20.5	58.7%	291 (37.1%)	234 (29.8%)	119 (15.2%)	50 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (11.4%)	$11,370			$1,153			$10,217	96.7%	90.2%	6.48%

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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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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