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)
260690004291	241	Brimley Area School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7134 S M 221	Brimley	49715	Chippewa County	Brimley Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 248-3218	451	36	12.6	52.5%	201 (44.6%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	234 (51.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	$17,728			$1,782			$15,946	65.7	49.7	390	149
260109008657	242	East Shore Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1403 7th St	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	East Shore Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 247-0687	174	8	21.2	93.7%	112 (64.4%)	25 (14.4%)	9 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (16.1%)	$13,965			$4,844			$9,121	65.6	66.2	235	7
262784006363	243	Pentwater Public School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	600 Park St	Pentwater	49449	Oceana County	Pentwater Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 869-4100	229	18	12.6	51.5%	188 (82.1%)	2 (0.9%)	28 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.8%)	$16,980			$964			$16,016	65.5	88.9	82	161
262241005957	244	Manistee Middle High School	Public	6-12	525 12th St	Manistee	49660	Manistee County	Manistee Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 723-2547	669	33	20.1	44.1%	564 (84.3%)	12 (1.8%)	34 (5.1%)	8 (1.2%)	24 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.9%)	$15,002			$1,063			$13,939	65.4	58.3	300	56
263447006993	245	Eppler Junior High School	Public	7-9	45461 Brownell St	Utica	48317	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 797-2900	627	32	19.5	47.7%	519 (82.8%)	30 (4.8%)	28 (4.5%)	30 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.9%)	$13,990			$977			$13,013	65.3	64.4	251	6
263381006926	246	Thornapple Kellogg Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	10375 Green Lake Rd	Middleville	49333	Barry County	Thornapple Kellogg School District	No	Yes	No	No	(269) 795-3349	691	38	18.4	37.8%	619 (89.6%)	7 (1.0%)	37 (5.4%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.9%)	$12,413			$754			$11,659	65	69	218	28
260426004102	247	Western Middle School	Public	6-8	500 W Midland Rd	Auburn	48611	Bay County	Bay City School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 662-4489	714	35	20.5	40.2%	623 (87.3%)	6 (0.8%)	44 (6.2%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.3%)	$13,755			$2,158			$11,597	65	54.2	338	91
263294006846	248	StandishSterling Central JrSr High School	Public	7-12	2401 Grove Street Rd	Standish	48658	Arenac County	Standish-Sterling Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 846-3660	659	32	20.3	58.3%	628 (95.3%)	5 (0.8%)	14 (2.1%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$13,170			$1,520			$11,650	64.8	63.1	265	17
261256004969	249	East Jordan MiddleHigh School	Public	7-12	101 Maple St	East Jordan	49727	Charlevoix County	East Jordan Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 536-2259	349	23	15.1	52.1%	309 (88.5%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.3%)	$18,115			$2,146			$15,969	64.7	63.7	260	11
263138007436	250	Shepherd Middle School	Public	6-8	350 S Chippewa St	Shepherd	48883	Isabella County	Shepherd Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 828-6601	387	21	18.1	55.3%	320 (82.7%)	9 (2.3%)	27 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.5%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	$00			$00			$00	64.5	62.4	270	20

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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.