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)
261650005386	461	Grant Middle School	Public	5-8	96 E 120th St	Grant	49327	Newaygo County	Grant Public School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 834-5910	454	31	14.5	70.7%	319 (70.3%)	4 (0.9%)	111 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.7%)	$15,593			$2,085			$13,508	45.4	55.7	323	138
261845005525	462	Holly Middle School	Public	6-8	14470 N Holly Rd	Holly	48442	Oakland County	Holly Area School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 328-3400	663	40	16.5	53.5%	551 (83.1%)	17 (2.6%)	41 (6.2%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.8%)	$14,654			$1,372			$13,282	45.2	48.9	402	60
263291006842	463	West Iron County Middle High School	Public	6-12	701 Garfield Ave	Iron River	49935	Iron County	West Iron County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(906) 265-5184	438	24	18	60.7%	378 (86.3%)	5 (1.1%)	26 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.2%)	$13,382			$1,216			$12,166	45.1	43.7	474	11
262412006086	464	Mona Shores Middle School	Public	6-8	1700 Woodside Rd	Muskegon	49441	Muskegon County	Mona Shores Public School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 759-8506	937	53	17.8	48.2%	639 (68.2%)	144 (15.4%)	71 (7.6%)	13 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	66 (7.0%)	$13,832			$968			$12,864	44.7	42.8	489	25
263231006778	465	MacArthur K8 University Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	19301 W 12 Mile Rd	Lathrup Village	48076	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(248) 746-8590	450	29	15.3	48.9%	1 (0.2%)	437 (97.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$19,635			$2,128			$17,507	44.5	45.2	453	12
260957004460	466	Algonquin Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	19150 Briarwood Ln	Clinton Twp	48036	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(586) 723-3500	516	27	19.3	53.3%	318 (61.6%)	107 (20.7%)	23 (4.5%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.4%)	$13,382			$778			$12,604	44.3	38.4	525	59
260219003960	467	Algonac JuniorSenior High School	Public, Magnet	7-12	5200 Taft Rd	Clay	48001	St. Clair County	Algonac Community School District	No	Yes	No	No	(810) 794-4911	671	28	23.7	49.0%	650 (96.9%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$13,780			$1,252			$12,528	44.2	47	428	39
261995007864	468	Linden Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	4241 Arboretum Pkwy	Kalamazoo	49006	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 337-1740	703	38	18.5	61.6%	234 (33.3%)	286 (40.7%)	75 (10.7%)	10 (1.4%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (12.8%)	$15,832			$1,815			$14,017	44.2	36.8	549	81
260105808544	469	LifeTech Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	912 Greyhound Dr	Eaton Rapids	48827	Eaton County	LifeTech Academy	Yes	No	Yes	No	(517) 325-5469	400	8	47.6	65.0%	311 (77.8%)	38 (9.5%)	45 (11.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$10,294			$869			$9,425	44.2	46.8	432	37
261947005612	470	Luther L Wright K12 School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	650 E Ayer St	Ironwood	49938	Gogebic County	Ironwood Area Schools of Gogebic County	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 932-0932	729	59	12.2	58.7%	640 (87.8%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.3%)	3 (0.4%)	17 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.8%)	$14,704			$1,429			$13,275	44	37.1	542	72

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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.
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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.