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)
262232007551	301	Madison Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3498 Treat Hwy	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Madison School District (Lenawee)	No	Yes	No	No	(517) 263-0743	367	21	17.6	62.4%	234 (63.8%)	24 (6.5%)	100 (27.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	$13,617			$2,619			$10,998	58.2	57.7	306	5
261839005505	302	Davis Middle School	Public	5-8	30 N West St	Hillsdale	49242	Hillsdale County	Hillsdale Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 439-4326	368	22	16.9	56.0%	332 (90.2%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	$14,174			$1,522			$12,652	58	51.5	365	63
261599005249	303	Gladwin Junior High School	Public	6-8	401 N Bowery Ave	Gladwin	48624	Gladwin County	Gladwin Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 426-3808	336	17	19.7	56.5%	313 (93.2%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$13,265			$3,209			$10,056	57.9	53.5	345	42
262540000932	304	Aspen Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	350 Aspen Ridge School Rd	Ishpeming	49849	Marquette County	NICE Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 485-3175	737	53	13.9	39.6%	700 (95.0%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.9%)	5 (0.7%)	12 (1.6%)	$14,258			$1,109			$13,149	57.8	50.5	380	76
260001207696	305	St Ignace ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	429 Portage St	Saint Ignace	49781	Mackinac County	St. Ignace Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 643-8500	236	21	11.2	74.2%	100 (42.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	115 (48.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.6%)	$16,203			$3,486			$12,717	57.8	66.5	233	72
261899005585	306	White Lake Middle School	Public	5-8	1450 Bogie Lake Rd	White Lake	48383	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 684-8004	503	28	18	38.8%	455 (90.5%)	3 (0.6%)	23 (4.6%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	$13,563			$1,031			$12,532	57.6	59.2	289	17
260801004374	307	CarneyNadeau Public School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	PK, KG-12	151 N Us Highway 41	Carney	49812	Menominee County	Carney-Nadeau Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(906) 398-3052	234	16	14.2	65.0%	219 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (3.0%)	$15,268			$1,861			$13,407	57.6	63.5	263	44
262187005910	308	Middle School North	Public, Magnet	6-8	46201 Fairchild Rd	Macomb	48042	Macomb County	L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(586) 493-5260	613	32	18.9	35.1%	467 (76.2%)	62 (10.1%)	24 (3.9%)	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.7%)	$13,216			$1,477			$11,739	57.6	66.8	230	78
263519007107	309	Beer Middle School	Public	6-8	3200 Martin Rd	Warren	48092	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 574-3175	705	37	19.2	81.4%	298 (42.3%)	88 (12.5%)	13 (1.8%)	272 (38.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.4%)	$15,180			$2,204			$12,977	57.5	48.7	403	94
261086004549	310	Corunna Middle School	Public	4-7	400 N Comstock St	Corunna	48817	Shiawassee County	Corunna Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 743-5641	445	24	18.8	58.7%	407 (91.5%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	$13,551			$1,001			$12,550	57.4	52.1	362	52

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.