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
791	John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	15850 Strathmoor St	Detroit	48227	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-9600	879	49	17.9	94.8%	3 (0.3%)	842 (95.8%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.7%)	$19,490			$1,898			$17,592	12	9.6	825	34		260110304756
792	SampsonWebber Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	4700 Tireman St	Detroit	48204	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 596-4750	330	26	12.6	95.2%	3 (0.9%)	282 (85.5%)	39 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$21,998			$2,711			$19,287	11.9	11.7	807	15		260110304855
793	Bendle Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	2294 E Bristol Rd	Burton	48529	Genesee County	Bendle Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 591-3385	219	17	13	90.9%	146 (66.7%)	17 (7.8%)	30 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (11.9%)	$17,633			$2,905			$14,728	11.9	13.1	789	4		260474004156
794	Hutchinson ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	2600 Garland St	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-4169	379	27	14.1	90.0%	1 (0.3%)	367 (96.8%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,678			$2,823			$17,855	11.9	14.9	761	33		260110304744
795	Shawmut Hills School	Public	PK, KG-8	2550 Burritt St NW	Grand Rapids	49504	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-3055	267	17	15.4	73.0%	77 (28.8%)	67 (25.1%)	87 (32.6%)	4 (1.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.9%)	$17,834			$5,218			$12,615	11.8	26.7	645	150		261644005341
796	Vernor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	13726 Pembroke Ave	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-7342	340	20	17.4	92.4%	1 (0.3%)	333 (97.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,751			$2,457			$18,293	11.8	11.2	815	19		260110304848
797	Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryMiddle School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	8145 Puritan St	Detroit	48238	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 494-3830	692	46	15.1	92.2%	1 (0.1%)	679 (98.1%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	$19,341			$1,945			$17,395	11.7	14.3	770	27		260110304724
798	Noble ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	8646 Fullerton St	Detroit	48238	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 873-0377	512	34	15.1	92.0%	6 (1.2%)	480 (93.8%)	23 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$22,064			$2,402			$19,662	11.6	12.3	799	1		260110304892
799	GEE Compass Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	850 S Hewitt Street	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	GEE Compass Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(734) 369-9500	132	6	23.5	97.7%	104 (78.8%)	7 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$10,109			$68			$10,041	11.3	17.8	731	68		268100109056
800	Dossin ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	16650 Glendale St	Detroit	48227	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-9390	283	21	13.4	91.9%	0 (0.0%)	275 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$23,353			$1,963			$21,389	11.2	8	848	48		260110304696

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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.