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)
260101608313	601	Caniff Liberty Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-9	2650 Caniff St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Caniff Liberty Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 327-7673	562	20	27.9	92.7%	333 (59.3%)	53 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	161 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	$13,497			$3,685			$9,812	31.5	27.4	632	31
260877004423	602	Charlotte Middle School	Public, Magnet	7-8	1068 Carlisle Hwy	Charlotte	48813	Eaton County	Charlotte Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(517) 541-5700	362	19	19.4	46.7%	309 (85.4%)	13 (3.6%)	17 (4.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.5%)	$15,139			$1,193			$13,945	31.4	47.6	421	181
262187005911	603	Middle School South	Public, Magnet	6-8	34641 Jefferson Ave	Harrison Township	48045	Macomb County	L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(586) 493-5620	389	23	17.2	60.2%	207 (53.2%)	136 (35.0%)	6 (1.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.0%)	$15,391			$1,836			$13,556	31.4	31.6	590	13
260019301102	604	Grand Blanc Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5135 E Hill Rd	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 953-3140	332	27	12.5	95.5%	57 (17.2%)	213 (64.2%)	15 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (13.9%)	$13,804			$4,176			$9,628	31.4	30.7	603	1
262601006253	605	Northwest Kidder Middle School	Public	6-8	6700 Rives Junction Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Northwest Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 817-4703	779	51	15.2	53.8%	596 (76.5%)	44 (5.6%)	51 (6.5%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (10.3%)	$13,275			$913			$12,363	30.9	31.3	595	10
260693008128	606	Britton Deerfield SchoolDeerfield Building	Public	PK, KG-8	252 Deerfield Rd	Deerfield	49238	Lenawee County	Britton Deerfield Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 447-3215	136	10	13.7	53.7%	126 (92.6%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.5%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)	$11,413			$1,094			$10,318	30.9	25.9	641	35
262781006362	607	Pennfield Senior High School	Public	8-12	8299 Pennfield Rd	Battle Creek	49017	Calhoun County	Pennfield Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 961-9770	778	32	24.5	59.0%	617 (79.3%)	38 (4.9%)	47 (6.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (9.1%)	$12,500			$657			$11,843	30.8			(n/a)
260108208597	608	Grand River Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	28111 8 Mile Rd	Livonia	48152	Wayne County	Grand River Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 893-6100	759	37	20.5	85.4%	18 (2.4%)	609 (80.2%)	29 (3.8%)	20 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (10.8%)	$11,833			$1,744			$10,088	30.7	44.7	459	149
260020601123	609	Paramount Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3624 S Westnedge Ave	Kalamazoo	49008	Kalamazoo County	Paramount Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(269) 553-6400	370	17	22.3	93.5%	92 (24.9%)	155 (41.9%)	46 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (20.8%)	$18,833			$2,389			$16,444	30.7	28.5	623	14
261296004994	610	Montabella JuniorSenior High	Public	6-12	1324 E North County Line Rd	Blanchard	49310	Isabella County	Montabella Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 427-5175	389	24	16.4	72.2%	338 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.9%)	$14,730			$1,978			$12,752	30.6	31	600	10

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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.