Best Middle Schools in Michigan for Homeless Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Michigan!

Every year, the Michigan Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Homeless students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the 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 (Homeless vs All Students - 2018)
ID	Rank (of 19)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Homeless)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Homeless)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
262286005980	1	Marlette JrSr High School	Public	6-12	3051 Moore St	Marlette	48453	Sanilac County	Marlette Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 635-4935	404	21	19.7	55.7%	368 (91.1%)	4 (1.0%)	21 (5.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$14,161			$2,413			$11,748	94.7%	58.8%	35.91%
261650005386	2	Grant Middle School	Public	5-8	96 E 120th St	Grant	49327	Newaygo County	Grant Public School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 834-5910	613	28	22	64.1%	496 (80.9%)	2 (0.3%)	85 (13.9%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	$15,593			$2,085			$13,508	89.5%	57.6%	31.84%
263264006812	3	St Charles Community MiddleHigh School	Public	7-12	881 W Walnut St	Saint Charles	48655	Saginaw County	St. Charles Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 865-9991	500	27	18.7	46.2%	463 (92.6%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$14,711			$1,182			$13,529	84.2%	65.2%	19.06%
261014004508	4	Legg Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	175 Green St	Coldwater	49036	Branch County	Coldwater Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 279-5940	670	32	21.1	57.9%	580 (86.6%)	4 (0.6%)	68 (10.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	$12,834			$1,418			$11,416	78.9%	47.1%	31.81%
262220005934	5	OJ DeJonge Middle School	Public	6-8	706 E Tinkham Ave	Ludington	49431	Mason County	Ludington Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 845-3810	496	28	17.9	52.2%	391 (78.8%)	6 (1.2%)	62 (12.5%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	$15,283			$2,642			$12,642	73.7%	76.7%	3.05%
263387006948	6	West Middle School	Public	6-8	3950 Silver Lake Rd	Traverse City	49684	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 933-8200	1,223	56	21.9	38.8%	1,095 (89.5%)	10 (0.8%)	42 (3.4%)	18 (1.5%)	22 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (2.9%)	$14,303			$604			$13,699	68.4%	81.0%	12.61%
262532006192	7	Newaygo Middle School	Public	5-8	850 76th St	Newaygo	49337	Newaygo County	Newaygo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 652-1285	522	27	19.1	62.3%	463 (88.7%)	4 (0.8%)	43 (8.2%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$13,834			$1,526			$12,309	63.2%	49.6%	13.52%
262034007683	8	Pinewood Middle School	Public	6-8	2100 60th St SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 455-1224	762	43	17.5	60.8%	315 (41.3%)	186 (24.4%)	117 (15.4%)	94 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.6%)	$14,188			$2,430			$11,758	57.9%	71.4%	13.47%
260195003936	9	Springbrook Middle School	Public	6-8	615 Springbrook Ave	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Adrian Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 263-0543	627	36	17.5	70.8%	349 (55.7%)	39 (6.2%)	195 (31.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.2%)	$14,445			$2,073			$12,372	52.6%	34.6%	18.03%
263387000001	10	East Middle School	Public	6-8	1776 3 Mile Rd N	Traverse City	49696	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 933-7300	883	42	20.9	38.7%	778 (88.1%)	14 (1.6%)	53 (6.0%)	7 (0.8%)	11 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.3%)	$14,153			$604			$13,549	47.4%	86.3%	38.91%

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on M-Step English Language Arts, M-Step Math, M-Step Social Studies 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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.