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Best Middle Schools in Bay County, MI

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At a glance

Schools

2,615

Students

Districts

Top rankedWestern Middle School251^st of 896 Michigan middle schools

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Biggest riser

Handy Middle School up 52 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Handy Middle School 13.6 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)			M-Step Math (2026)			M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Christa McAuliffe Middle School	Public	6-8	3281 Kiesel Rd	Bay City	48706	Bay County	Bangor Township Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 686-7640	608	28	21.8	45.6%	477 (78.5%)	17 (2.8%)	80 (13.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.3%)	49.9	413^th of 896 public middle schools	53.9%		47.6	436^th of 890 public middle schools	51.0%	23	64.8	24.5		33.3	37.1		25.0	26.9		43.8		49.0	$13,515	$612	$12,903
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	681	39	17.6	40.2%	594 (87.2%)	6 (0.9%)	40 (5.9%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (5.0%)	65.4	251^st of 896 public middle schools	72.0%		67.5	234^th of 890 public middle schools	73.7%	17	71.9	36.4		45.6	43.1		30.0	32.9		47.6		54.8	$13,798	$922	$12,876
Handy Middle School	Public	6-8	601 Blend St	Bay City	48706	Bay County	Bay City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 684-1723	598	44	13.6	78.8%	401 (67.1%)	28 (4.7%)	109 (18.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (9.5%)	31	594^th of 896 public middle schools	33.7%		24.8	646^th of 890 public middle schools	27.4%	52	61.7	20.7		19.5	24.7		12.8	14.9		31.0		43.3	$18,342	$1,910	$16,431
Cramer Junior High School	Public	5-8	313 Pine St	Essexville	48732	Bay County	Essexville-Hampton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 894-9740	484	28	17.3	42.8%	417 (86.2%)	5 (1.0%)	35 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.8%)	52.5	386^th of 896 public middle schools	56.9%		51.1	393^rd of 890 public middle schools	55.8%	7	68.9	28.3	26.1	34.1	37.7	10.4	28.8	29.2	33.9	37.7	27.2	50.9	$11,805	$727	$11,078
Pinconning Middle School	Public	6-8	605 W 5th St	Pinconning	48650	Bay County	Pinconning Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 308-0557	244	13	18.9	48.8%	218 (89.3%)	3 (1.2%)	15 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	46.2	452^nd of 896 public middle schools	49.6%		49.6	415^th of 890 public middle schools	53.4%	37	65.2	21.7		35.2	35.2		35.2	19.4		35.8		41.8	$13,761	$607	$13,154

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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.

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