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)
260110304744	761	Hutchinson ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	2600 Garland St	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-4169	369	24	15.3	89.2%	1 (0.3%)	363 (98.4%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,272			$8,072			$15,200	14.9	16.9	729	32
260381004070	762	Baldwin Junior High School	Public	6-8	525 4th St	Baldwin	49304	Lake County	Baldwin Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 745-4683	89	8	11.7	100.0%	57 (64.0%)	9 (10.1%)	9 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (15.7%)	$27,068			$4,896			$22,172	14.9	15.1	744	18
260110304796	763	Neinas Dual Language Learning Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	6021 McMillan St	Detroit	48209	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 849-3701	427	26	16.4	79.4%	23 (5.4%)	46 (10.8%)	351 (82.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$21,825			$6,940			$14,885	14.9	14.9	746	17
260113108964	764	Center Line Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8155 Ritter	Center Line	48015	Macomb County	Center Line Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 690-4290	890	43	20.6	92.8%	36 (4.0%)	704 (79.1%)	28 (3.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (13.4%)	$39,033			$29,007			$10,026	14.9	10.9	795	31
263012006610	765	Romulus Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	37300 Wick Rd	Romulus	48174	Wayne County	Romulus Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(734) 532-1703	449	33	13.6	77.5%	82 (18.3%)	310 (69.0%)	25 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.9%)	$18,588			$5,383			$13,204	14.7	9.1	814	49
262115009019	766	Capital Area K12 Online	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	4501 Pleasant Grove Rd	Lansing	48910	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(517) 755-1650	396	10	40.1	93.2%	105 (26.5%)	115 (29.0%)	104 (26.3%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	60 (15.2%)	$17,984			$12,647			$5,337	14.6	16.4	734	32
260112008890	767	Uplift Michigan Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	W526 Division St	Stephenson	49887	Menominee County	Uplift Michigan Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(313) 335-3218	645	29	22	80.3%	362 (56.1%)	151 (23.4%)	59 (9.1%)	8 (1.2%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.0%)	$10,126			$604			$9,521	14.6	13.6	765	2
263231008151	768	Alice M Birney K8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	27225 Evergreen Rd	Southfield	48076	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 746-8800	443	33	13.4	72.0%	5 (1.1%)	419 (94.6%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	$21,340			$1,967			$19,373	14.6	12.9	774	6
260110108714	769	Cornerstone JeffersonDouglass Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6861 E Nevada St	Detroit	48234	Wayne County	Cornerstone Jefferson-Douglass Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 812-8583	529	11	48	96.4%	0 (0.0%)	523 (98.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$00			$00			$00	14.4	19	708	61
260110304724	770	Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryMiddle School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	8145 Puritan St	Detroit	48238	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 494-3830	690	37	18.6	92.3%	2 (0.3%)	678 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$19,771			$6,724			$13,047	14.3	8	837	67

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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.