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Best Middle Schools in Muskegon County, MI

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Schools

5,158

Students

Districts

Top rankedNorth Muskegon Middle School166^th of 890 Michigan middle schools

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Biggest riser

Fruitport Middle School up 60 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

North Muskegon Middle School 14.5 students per teacher

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)			M-Step Math (2025)			M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Fruitport Middle School	Public	6-8	3113 Pontaluna Rd	Fruitport	49415	Muskegon County	Fruitport Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 865-3128	615	33	18.6	49.8%	528 (85.9%)	19 (3.1%)	34 (5.5%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.2%)	59.5	307^th of 890 public middle schools	65.5%		52.8	367^th of 897 public middle schools	59.1%	60	71.7	28.3		39.6	38.1		30.5	33.2		44.6		53.9	$14,327	$1,224	$13,103
Holton Middle School	Public	6-8	6477 Syers Rd	Holton	49425	Muskegon County	Holton Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 821-1775	173	11	16.1	76.9%	151 (87.3%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (4.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.9%)	20.3	693^rd of 890 public middle schools	22.1%		34.5	569^th of 897 public middle schools	36.6%	124	43.1	17.6		14.3	26.2		11.9	15.6		17.3		30.8	$13,632	$1,637	$11,995
Mona Shores Middle School	Public	6-8	1700 Woodside Rd	Muskegon	49441	Muskegon County	Mona Shores Public School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 759-8506	930	53	17.5	52.2%	643 (69.1%)	120 (12.9%)	73 (7.8%)	14 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	75 (8.1%)	47.2	440^th of 890 public middle schools	50.6%		44.7	464^th of 897 public middle schools	48.3%	24	67.9	26.4		35.3	38.1		18.9	31.5		32.5		42.9	$14,056	$832	$13,224
Nellie B Chisholm Middle School	Public	6-8	4700 Stanton Blvd	Montague	49437	Muskegon County	Montague Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 894-5617	307	19	16.3	41.4%	275 (89.6%)	3 (1.0%)	20 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	61	290^th of 890 public middle schools	67.4%		55.1	338^th of 897 public middle schools	62.3%	48	68.0	28.0		34.8	38.5		37.1	42.7		40.6		54.5	$15,584	$950	$14,633
Charles Hackley Middle School	Public	6-8	180 E Laketon Ave	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Muskegon Public Schools of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 720-3000	774	38	20.5	87.1%	137 (17.7%)	407 (52.6%)	144 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (10.6%)	7	853^rd of 890 public middle schools	4.2%		9.1	832^nd of 897 public middle schools	7.2%	21	30.1	3.4		10.2	12.1		4.9	3.1		12.4		13.8	$14,785	$2,707	$12,078
North Muskegon Middle School	Public	6-8	1507 Mills Ave	Muskegon	49445	Muskegon County	North Muskegon Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 719-4110	206	14	14.5	23.8%	153 (74.3%)	7 (3.4%)	27 (13.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.3%)	76.1	166^th of 890 public middle schools	81.3%		74.9	174^th of 897 public middle schools	80.6%	8	73.9	50.7		39.7	42.6		42.6	44.9		52.8		61.1	$13,921	$822	$13,099
Orchard View Middle School	Public, Magnet	5-9	35 S Sheridan Dr	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Orchard View Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 760-1500	422	29	14.6	69.2%	213 (50.5%)	121 (28.7%)	42 (10.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.7%)	19.3	704^th of 890 public middle schools	20.9%		16.5	739^th of 897 public middle schools	17.6%	35	48.9	8.1		17.7	20.6		16.4	9.6		27.1		26.9	$17,514	$1,689	$15,825
Ravenna Middle School	Public	5-8	2700 S Ravenna Rd	Ravenna	49451	Muskegon County	Ravenna Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 853-2268	291	18	16.3	44.0%	256 (88.0%)	2 (0.7%)	24 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	29.6	604^th of 890 public middle schools	32.1%		33.6	583^rd of 897 public middle schools	35.0%	21	59.2	13.2	35.5	34.8	33.3	14.3	16.2	22.7	32.3	14.3	29.0	24.7	$14,651	$762	$13,890
ReethsPuffer Intermediate School	Public	5-6	1500 N Getty St	Muskegon	49445	Muskegon County	Reeths-Puffer Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 744-9280	479	29	16.7	50.5%	401 (83.7%)	21 (4.4%)	29 (6.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)								(n/a)			30.8	33.5		17.9	20.1		29.0		16.6		$18,077	$1,423	$16,654
ReethsPuffer Middle School	Public	6-8	1911 W Giles Rd	Muskegon	49445	Muskegon County	Reeths-Puffer Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 744-4721	537	30	17.9	46.4%	439 (81.8%)	20 (3.7%)	43 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.4%)	47.4	438^th of 890 public middle schools	50.8%		52.4	371^st of 897 public middle schools	58.6%	67	59.0	26.3			36.2			28.1		33.9		46.4	$13,891	$246	$13,646
Whitehall Middle School	Public	6-8	401 S Elizabeth St	Whitehall	49461	Muskegon County	Whitehall District Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 893-1030	424	26	16.0	40.1%	371 (87.5%)	9 (2.1%)	24 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.0%)	69.4	218^th of 890 public middle schools	75.5%		61.9	268^th of 897 public middle schools	70.1%	50	71.2	43.9		40.6	37.0		42.1	45.2		48.6		48.9	$15,272	$873	$14,399

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