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)
260110304663	701	Burton International Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2001 Martin Luther King Jr Bl	Detroit	48208	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 596-3800	476	31	15.3	83.6%	1 (0.2%)	469 (98.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,262			$6,879			$13,383	20.1	16.9	730	29
260627004247	702	Bloomingdale Middle and High School	Public	6-12	629 E Kalamazoo St	Bloomingdale	49026	Van Buren County	Bloomingdale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 521-3910	563	26	21.8	72.8%	305 (54.2%)	27 (4.8%)	220 (39.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	$13,634			$2,929			$10,705	20.1	16.3	736	34
260022901199	703	Hope Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	12121 Broadstreet Ave	Detroit	48204	Wayne County	Hope Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 934-0054	408	22	18.8	99.5%	0 (0.0%)	406 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,170			$3,314			$10,856	20.1	9.9	806	103
262565006211	704	North AdamsJerome MiddleHigh School	Public	6-12	4555 Knowles Rd	North Adams	49262	Hillsdale County	North Adams-Jerome Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 689-1701	181	10	17.8	68.0%	167 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	$13,807			$852			$12,956	20.1	12.3	779	75
260110307972	705	Detroit International Academy for Young Women	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5161 Charles St	Detroit	48212	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 873-3050	235	19	12.3	84.3%	70 (29.8%)	107 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (23.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$24,726			$9,133			$15,593	19.9			(n/a)
261469005162	706	Gwinn MiddleHigh School	Public	6-12	50 West State Highway M35	Gwinn	49841	Marquette County	Gwinn Area Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(906) 346-9247	505	29	17.3	57.6%	408 (80.8%)	8 (1.6%)	28 (5.5%)	3 (0.6%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.3%)	$15,006			$1,689			$13,317	19.8	21.7	679	27
260103108338	707	River City Scholars Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	944 Evergreen St SE	Grand Rapids	49507	Kent County	River City Scholars Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 248-3390	293	27	10.8	96.6%	14 (4.8%)	223 (76.1%)	18 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (12.6%)	$18,140			$2,733			$15,407	19.7	7.5	843	136
260096708813	708	Michigan Mathematics and Science Academy Dequindre	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	27300 Dequindre Rd	Warren	48092	Macomb County	Michigan Mathematics and Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 353-2108	626	38	16.3	99.0%	40 (6.4%)	511 (81.6%)	18 (2.9%)	37 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.0%)	$15,329			$942			$14,387	19.4	18.6	714	6
260017801047	709	Barack Obama Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	10800 E Canfield St	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	Barack Obama Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 823-6000	311	16	19.4	94.2%	0 (0.0%)	310 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,311			$2,703			$13,608	19.4			(n/a)
263639007223	710	WhittemorePrescott JrSr High School	Public	7-12	6001 Mills Rd	Whittemore	48770	Iosco County	Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 756-2501	285	14	19.8	79.3%	242 (84.9%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.4%)	$15,598			$1,494			$14,104	19.4	20	697	13

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.