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)
260104608517	91	Kingsbury Country Day School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5000 Hosner Rd	Oxford	48370	Oakland County	Kingsbury Country Day School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 628-2571	343	30	11.6	19.5%	292 (85.1%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (7.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.1%)	$9,237			$874			$8,362	86.7	78.8	140	49
262895006496	92	Portage West Middle School	Public	6-8	7145 Moors Bridge Rd	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 323-5800	694	36	19.4	21.0%	454 (65.4%)	52 (7.5%)	49 (7.1%)	69 (9.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (9.9%)	$12,779			$736			$12,043	86.7	94.1	37	55
262073001283	93	Oakview Middle School	Public	6-8	917 Lake George Rd	Oakland	48363	Oakland County	Lake Orion Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 693-0321	453	33	13.7	30.0%	346 (76.4%)	6 (1.3%)	40 (8.8%)	13 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.4%)	$18,526			$652			$17,874	86.5	88.5	85	8
260020401119	94	Paragon Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3750 McCain Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Paragon Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 750-9500	604	36	16.8	68.9%	266 (44.0%)	136 (22.5%)	68 (11.3%)	49 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (13.9%)	$11,667			$1,329			$10,338	85.9	89.8	76	18
260990004479	95	Sashabaw Middle School	Public	4-8	5565 Pine Knob Rd	Clarkston	48346	Oakland County	Clarkston Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 623-4200	969	58	16.6	21.7%	800 (82.6%)	23 (2.4%)	91 (9.4%)	11 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.5%)	$13,753			$1,024			$12,729	85.7	84.4	108	13
260501004186	96	Anderson Middle School	Public	4-8	3205 Catalpa Dr	Berkley	48072	Oakland County	Berkley School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 837-8200	463	23	19.9	20.3%	361 (78.0%)	60 (13.0%)	16 (3.5%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	$16,988			$475			$16,513	85.6	75.9	156	60
260028901655	97	Keystone Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	47925 Bemis Rd	Belleville	48111	Wayne County	Keystone Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 697-9470	697	34	20.3	55.8%	440 (63.1%)	132 (18.9%)	46 (6.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (10.6%)	$11,302			$987			$10,316	85.6	93.7	40	57
260011200703	98	Walden Green Montessori	Public, Charter	K-8	17339 Roosevelt Rd	Spring Lake	49456	Ottawa County	Walden Green Montessori	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 842-4523	237	14	17.5	35.9%	210 (88.6%)	8 (3.4%)	11 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	$9,015			$805			$8,210	85.3	92.3	53	45
260014900910	99	Walker Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1801 3 Mile Rd NW	Grand Rapids	49544	Kent County	Walker Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 785-2700	718	36	20.1	56.1%	375 (52.2%)	59 (8.2%)	165 (23.0%)	51 (7.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.2%)	$11,637			$1,198			$10,440	84.6	92	57	42
260111608870	100	Pembroke Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	19940 Mansfield St	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Pembroke Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 243-0092	343	23	14.9	92.4%	1 (0.3%)	301 (87.8%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.8%)	$16,894			$1,776			$15,118	84.5	89.1	81	19

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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:

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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.