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 Thursday, August 28, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 890)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
501	St Ignace ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	429 Portage St	Saint Ignace	49781	Mackinac County	St. Ignace Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 643-8500	240	21	11.3	65.0%	105 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	115 (47.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.1%)	$17,489			$1,920			$15,569	43.2	57.8	305	196		260001207696
502	Onekama Consolidated Schools	Public, Alternative	K-12	5016 Main St	Onekama	49675	Manistee County	Onekama Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 889-5521	294	21	14.1	37.8%	270 (91.8%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	$18,333			$2,291			$16,041	42.9	39.4	521	19		262649006294
503	Trillium Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	15740 Racho Blvd	Taylor	48180	Wayne County	Trillium Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 374-8222	641	45	14.1	68.8%	259 (40.4%)	270 (42.1%)	54 (8.4%)	38 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	13 (2.0%)	$12,664			$2,697			$9,967	42.8	53.1	360	143		260027701477
504	Bay City Academy Farragut Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	301 N Farragut St	Bay City	48708	Bay County	Bay City Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(989) 414-8254	373	20	18.5	83.4%	240 (64.3%)	35 (9.4%)	29 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (18.0%)	$12,150			$2,267			$9,884	42.4	53	362	142		260100008333
505	Pierce Middle School	Public	6-8	5145 Hatchery Rd	Waterford	48329	Oakland County	Waterford School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 674-0331	733	40	18.3	55.0%	505 (68.9%)	70 (9.5%)	96 (13.1%)	17 (2.3%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (5.3%)	$16,893			$1,736			$15,157	42.3	35.8	552	47		263531007135
506	Salina Intermediate 4 8	Public	4-8	2623 Salina St	Dearborn	48120	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6600	461	41	11.3	93.3%	456 (98.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,940			$1,631			$18,309	42.3	25	667	161		261160004600
507	Walton Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	744 E Walton Blvd	Pontiac	48340	Oakland County	Walton Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 371-9300	763	44	17.5	91.7%	33 (4.3%)	194 (25.4%)	456 (59.8%)	20 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.7%)	$14,492			$3,015			$11,477	42.2	50.3	394	113		260025401247
508	Hart Middle School	Public	5-8	308 Johnson St W	Hart	49420	Oceana County	Hart Public School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 873-6320	381	23	16.4	74.5%	228 (59.8%)	1 (0.3%)	144 (37.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$16,774			$2,126			$14,648	42.1	48.8	416	92		261786005451
509	Paw Paw Middle School	Public	6-8	313 W Michigan Ave	Paw Paw	49079	Van Buren County	Paw Paw Public School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 415-5500	498	28	17.9	37.6%	411 (82.5%)	3 (0.6%)	58 (11.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.4%)	$15,770			$2,777			$12,993	41.9	46.8	447	62		262766006351
510	Quest Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	24745 Van Born Rd	Taylor	48180	Wayne County	Quest Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 299-0534	683	40	17	84.8%	166 (24.3%)	350 (51.2%)	83 (12.2%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (11.6%)	$14,036			$2,708			$11,327	41.8	49.4	406	104		260096508062

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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, 2025, 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.