Best Middle Schools in Michigan for White 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, White 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 (White vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 701)	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 (White)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (White)	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	99.9%	99.9%	0.03%
262514000803	2	New Buffalo Middle School	Public	6-8	1112 E Clay St	New Buffalo	49117	Berrien County	New Buffalo Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 469-6003	138	14	9.9	39.9%	101 (73.2%)	6 (4.3%)	21 (15.2%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.1%)	$29,975			$1,678			$28,296	99.7%	99.8%	0.06%
260015000911	3	Cross Creek Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7701 Kalamazoo Ave SE	Byron Center	49315	Kent County	Cross Creek Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 656-4000	780	38	20.3	41.2%	475 (60.9%)	52 (6.7%)	93 (11.9%)	74 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (11.0%)	$10,943			$777			$10,166	99.6%	98.7%	0.91%
260022301182	4	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	99.4%	99.4%	0.01%
260585004215	5	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	99.3%	99.7%	0.38%
260585004216	6	Derby Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1300 Derby Rd	Birmingham	48009	Oakland County	Birmingham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 203-5003	626	42	14.8	7.7%	529 (84.5%)	19 (3.0%)	13 (2.1%)	20 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.0%)	$21,364			$384			$20,980	99.1%	99.3%	0.19%
260609004236	7	North Hills Middle School	Public	4-8	3456 Lahser Rd	Bloomfield Hills	48302	Oakland County	Bloomfield Hills Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 341-6200	571	41	13.9	16.1%	414 (72.5%)	58 (10.2%)	17 (3.0%)	48 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (5.6%)	$25,866			$578			$25,288	99.0%	99.0%	0.00%
260501004191	8	Norup International School	Public	K-8	14450 Manhattan St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Berkley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 837-8300	674	41	16.3	27.9%	366 (54.3%)	218 (32.3%)	25 (3.7%)	17 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.8%)	$15,659			$1,659			$14,001	98.9%	95.0%	3.88%
261059008526	9	STEM Academy	Public	K-8	175 Hunt St	Kalamazoo	49048	Kalamazoo County	Comstock Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 250-8594	260	15	16.9	36.9%	179 (68.8%)	23 (8.8%)	12 (4.6%)	9 (3.5%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (13.1%)	$17,625			$2,071			$15,555	98.7%	98.1%	0.61%
260020901136	10	Chandler Woods Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6895 Samrick Ave NE	Belmont	49306	Kent County	Chandler Woods Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 866-6000	773	35	22.1	36.4%	692 (89.5%)	8 (1.0%)	29 (3.8%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.4%)	$10,589			$599			$9,990	98.6%	99.1%	0.53%

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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