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)
261461005160	21	Northern Hills Middle School	Public	7-8	3775 Leonard St NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8650	534	28	18.8	18.0%	378 (70.8%)	32 (6.0%)	44 (8.2%)	42 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.9%)	$14,836			$535			$14,301	96.7	96.5	20	1
260756004334	22	Byron Center West Middle School	Public	6-9	8654 Homerich Ave SW	Byron Center	49315	Kent County	Byron Center Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 878-6500	694	33	20.7	24.6%	533 (76.8%)	9 (1.3%)	69 (9.9%)	33 (4.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.9%)	$13,090			$1,239			$11,851	96.6	97.4	16	6
263003006591	23	North Rockford Middle School	Public	6-8	397 E Division St	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6300	914	56	16.2	16.7%	803 (87.9%)	5 (0.5%)	52 (5.7%)	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.7%)	$14,447			$1,033			$13,414	96.3	94.3	34	11
262613006264	24	Novi Middle School	Public	5-8	49000 W 11 Mile Rd	Novi	48374	Oakland County	Novi Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 449-1600	1,090	54	20.1	10.8%	365 (33.5%)	78 (7.2%)	49 (4.5%)	541 (49.6%)	10 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (4.1%)	$13,636			$444			$13,192	96.3	97	19	5
262598006248	25	Meads Mill Middle School	Public	6-8	16700 Franklin Rd	Northville	48168	Wayne County	Northville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 344-3700	634	36	17.3	9.5%	401 (63.2%)	25 (3.9%)	35 (5.5%)	156 (24.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.2%)	$15,733			$1,236			$14,497	96.2	97.9	12	13
260282004035	26	Clague Middle School	Public	6-8	2616 Nixon Rd	Ann Arbor	48105	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1976	661	42	15.9	17.5%	271 (41.0%)	68 (10.3%)	54 (8.2%)	196 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (10.9%)	$18,989			$493			$18,497	96.1	97.2	18	8
263066006707	27	Saline Middle School	Public	6-8	7190 N Maple Rd	Saline	48176	Washtenaw County	Saline Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 401-4603	1,081	63	17.2	15.4%	895 (82.8%)	17 (1.6%)	38 (3.5%)	50 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	79 (7.3%)	$13,818			$1,007			$12,810	95.3	93.4	44	17
262628000542	28	Chippewa Middle School	Public	6-8	4000 Okemos Rd	Okemos	48864	Ingham County	Okemos Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 706-4800	679	45	15	19.4%	374 (55.1%)	45 (6.6%)	30 (4.4%)	150 (22.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (11.5%)	$15,165			$785			$14,380	95.2	91.6	62	34
262994006574	29	West Middle School	Public	6-12	500 Old Perch Rd	Rochester Hills	48309	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-5000	807	44	18.3	12.3%	629 (77.9%)	29 (3.6%)	47 (5.8%)	69 (8.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.0%)	$13,534			$1,338			$12,195	94.9	93.5	41	12
261644005355	30	City MiddleHigh	Public	7-12	1720 Plainfield Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49505	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2380	927	43	21.6	40.6%	519 (56.0%)	91 (9.8%)	196 (21.1%)	58 (6.3%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.4%)	$14,764			$3,146			$11,618	94.7	94.4	30

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.