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)
262790006369	451	Perry Middle School	Public, Virtual	5-8	2775 W Britton Rd	Perry	48872	Shiawassee County	Perry Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(517) 625-6196	293	19	15.1	44.7%	273 (93.2%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (4.1%)	$12,392			$949			$11,444	46.6	50.5	379	72
260022808967	452	Star International Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	45081 Geddes Rd	Canton	48188	Wayne County	Star International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 565-0507	309	16	18.8	90.0%	287 (92.9%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,397			$3,139			$6,258	46.5	29.3	616	164
263648501092	453	Patrick Henry Middle School	Public, Alternative	8-9	24825 Hall Rd	Woodhaven	48183	Wayne County	Woodhaven-Brownstown School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 362-6100	810	44	18.4	45.2%	465 (57.4%)	145 (17.9%)	91 (11.2%)	69 (8.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (4.3%)	$13,596			$1,385			$12,211	46.5	45.3	452	1
262556006208	454	Ring Lardner Middle School	Public	6-8	801 N 17th St	Niles	49120	Berrien County	Niles Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 683-6610	537	29	18.5	68.2%	361 (67.2%)	50 (9.3%)	65 (12.1%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (9.5%)	$12,664			$2,258			$10,406	46.4	43.8	471	17
262640001170	455	Onaway Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	4549 M 33	Onaway	49765	Presque Isle County	Onaway Area Community School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 733-4850	115	8	14.5	61.7%	109 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$12,022			$1,265			$10,758	46.3	45.9	442	13
261014004508	456	Legg Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	175 Green St	Coldwater	49036	Branch County	Coldwater Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 279-5940	626	34	18.6	57.5%	513 (81.9%)	8 (1.3%)	85 (13.6%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (1.9%)	$12,834			$1,418			$11,416	46.1	48.6	405	51
263261006809	457	Springport Middle School	Public	6-8	300 W Main St	Springport	49284	Jackson County	Springport Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 857-3445	221	13	16.8	53.4%	191 (86.4%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (6.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	11 (5.0%)	$13,609			$822			$12,787	45.6	35.2	564	107
260582004212	458	Marshall Greene Middle School	Public	5-8	8225 Main St	Birch Run	48415	Saginaw County	Birch Run Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 624-5821	535	23	23	58.7%	476 (89.0%)	16 (3.0%)	38 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$11,986			$1,426			$10,560	45.5	49.7	391	67
261860005545	459	Houghton Lake JrSr High School	Public	7-12	4433 W Houghton Lake Dr	Houghton Lake	48629	Roscommon County	Houghton Lake Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 366-2035	507	29	17.6	75.3%	468 (92.3%)	7 (1.4%)	18 (3.6%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$13,294			$2,458			$10,835	45.5	31.1	599	140
261224004926	460	Dryden High School	Public	7-12	3866 Rochester Rd	Dryden	48428	Lapeer County	Dryden Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 448-4042	232	14	16.6	40.5%	205 (88.4%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.6%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	$12,731			$1,154			$11,577	45.5	32.1	585	125

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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.