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)
262954006540	371	ReethsPuffer Middle School	Public	6-8	1911 W Giles Rd	Muskegon	49445	Muskegon County	Reeths-Puffer Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 744-4721	547	30	18.3	53.4%	435 (79.5%)	37 (6.8%)	40 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.9%)	$13,477			$1,407			$12,070	52.4	48.2	408	37
260096407979	372	Four Corners Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1075 E Gardenia Ave	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Four Corners Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 542-7001	272	17	16.4	49.3%	173 (63.6%)	48 (17.6%)	13 (4.8%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.3%)	$11,998			$2,791			$9,207	52.4	51.4	368	4
263351006886	373	Tawas Area Middle School	Public	5-8	255 W M 55	Tawas City	48763	Iosco County	Tawas Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 984-2300	354	19	18.9	55.1%	310 (87.6%)	3 (0.8%)	20 (5.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	$11,627			$1,512			$10,115	52.4	51.4	366	7
262358006036	374	Meridian Junior High School	Public	5-8	3475 N Meridian Rd	Sanford	48657	Midland County	Meridian Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 687-3360	400	25	16.2	47.8%	367 (91.8%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	$13,450			$1,419			$12,031	52.3	44.5	462	88
263078006711	375	Sand Creek High School	Public	6-12	6518 Sand Creek Hwy	Sand Creek	49279	Lenawee County	Sand Creek Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 436-3121	419	25	16.7	40.3%	378 (90.2%)	3 (0.7%)	24 (5.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$14,177			$326			$13,850	52.3	43.1	483	108
260828004388	376	Caseville School K12	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6609 Vine St	Caseville	48725	Huron County	Caseville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 856-2311	214	19	11.3	63.6%	192 (89.7%)	2 (0.9%)	13 (6.1%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$17,641			$1,464			$16,177	52.2	48.7	404	28
260019701106	377	Linden Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3244 N Linden Rd	Flint	48504	Genesee County	Linden Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 720-0515	801	33	24.6	97.3%	6 (0.7%)	670 (83.6%)	41 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (10.2%)	$13,076			$2,728			$10,348	52	37.7	533	156
261062000586	378	Mill Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Betty St NE	Comstock Park	49321	Kent County	Comstock Park Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 254-5100	390	23	17.1	62.8%	194 (49.7%)	30 (7.7%)	114 (29.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.3%)	$14,013			$1,494			$12,519	51.9	60.2	284	94
260101108354	379	Innocademy	Public, Magnet, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8485 Homestead Dr	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	Innocademy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(248) 505-6829	267	27	9.9	47.9%	161 (60.3%)	1 (0.4%)	82 (30.7%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.7%)	$10,457			$1,684			$8,773	51.9	32.5	581	202
261635001836	380	Grand Blanc Middle School West	Public	6-8	1515 E Reid Rd	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-7311	798	42	18.8	59.6%	450 (56.4%)	194 (24.3%)	53 (6.6%)	17 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	81 (10.2%)	$13,349			$1,336			$12,012	51.8	44.4	466	86

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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.