Best Middle Schools in Michigan

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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)
262796006378	61	PewamoWestphalia MiddleHigh School	Public	6-12	5101 S Clintonia Rd	Westphalia	48894	Clinton County	Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 587-5100	477	25	19.4	11.7%	450 (94.3%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$13,726			$1,109			$12,616	92	85.4	104	43
262073005738	62	Scripps Middle School	Public	6-8	385 E Scripps Rd	Lake Orion	48360	Oakland County	Lake Orion Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 693-5440	482	36	13.2	20.7%	343 (71.2%)	7 (1.5%)	60 (12.4%)	36 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.5%)	$16,287			$1,028			$15,259	91.7	93	46	16
263426006974	63	Larson Middle School	Public	6-8	2222 E Long Lake Rd	Troy	48085	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-4800	814	43	18.9	13.4%	475 (58.4%)	27 (3.3%)	36 (4.4%)	235 (28.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	37 (4.5%)	$14,697			$799			$13,899	91.4	95.2	26	37
260112308912	64	Ivywood Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	14356 Genoa Ct	Plymouth	48170	Wayne County	Ivywood Classical Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 207-1757	657	33	19.9	17.4%	563 (85.7%)	13 (2.0%)	25 (3.8%)	16 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.9%)	$8,435			$427			$8,008	91.4	94.3	31	33
260282004021	65	Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside School	Public	K-8	912 Barton Dr	Ann Arbor	48105	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1958	599	44	13.7	23.2%	326 (54.4%)	48 (8.0%)	55 (9.2%)	87 (14.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (13.5%)	$18,094			$721			$17,373	91.3	92	56	9
260684004282	66	FC Reed Middle School	Public	5-8	10254 California	Bridgman	49106	Berrien County	Bridgman Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 465-5410	255	21	12.3	38.0%	217 (85.1%)	3 (1.2%)	19 (7.5%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.9%)	$19,920			$722			$19,197	91.1	87	96	30
262073005743	67	Waldon Middle School	Public	6-8	2509 Waldon Rd	Lake Orion	48360	Oakland County	Lake Orion Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 391-1100	540	36	14.8	28.7%	400 (74.1%)	22 (4.1%)	61 (11.3%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.4%)	$16,001			$1,030			$14,971	91.1	85.7	102	35
261638000977	68	Lakeshore Middle School	Public	7-8	900 Cutler St	Grand Haven	49417	Ottawa County	Grand Haven Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 850-6500	749	46	16.1	32.7%	630 (84.1%)	12 (1.6%)	51 (6.8%)	15 (2.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.8%)	$16,775			$1,404			$15,371	90.9	85.1	106	38
262856006410	69	West Middle School	Public	6-8	44401 W Ann Arbor Trl	Plymouth	48170	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 416-7599	689	35	19.7	15.5%	550 (79.8%)	37 (5.4%)	42 (6.1%)	26 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.4%)	$14,852			$1,335			$13,517	90.7	92.3	54	15
263285006835	70	Upton Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Maiden Ln	Saint Joseph	49085	Berrien County	St. Joseph Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 926-3400	663	37	18	26.2%	485 (73.2%)	62 (9.4%)	42 (6.3%)	33 (5.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (5.7%)	$13,432			$515			$12,917	90.2	91.1	64	6

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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:

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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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