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
831	Thirkell ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	7724 14th St	Detroit	48206	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 596-0990	455	27	16.9	95.2%	1 (0.2%)	443 (97.4%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$19,460			$2,065			$17,394	9	4.2	894	63		260110304845
832	Emerson ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	18240 Huntington Rd	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 831-9688	532	36	14.7	91.0%	2 (0.4%)	521 (97.9%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$20,584			$2,159			$18,425	8.9	7.3	860	28		260110304707
833	Garvey Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2301 Van Dyke St	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-7400	434	33	13.1	90.1%	4 (0.9%)	421 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$21,694			$2,087			$19,606	8.9			(n/a)		260110307756
834	North School	Public	K-8	333 E Miller Rd	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1710	471	21	22.7	90.4%	89 (18.9%)	219 (46.5%)	71 (15.1%)	22 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (14.6%)	$22,226			$6,207			$16,019	8.7	9	835	1		262115005828
835	Brewer Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	18025 Brock St	Detroit	48205	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-0404	441	21	21.2	96.6%	6 (1.4%)	432 (98.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,920			$2,254			$17,667	8.7	4.8	885	50		260110308081
836	Old Redford Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	22122 W McNichols Rd	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	Old Redford Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 880-1807	241	11	21.9	78.4%	1 (0.4%)	236 (97.9%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,509			$4,540			$8,968	8.6	6.9	865	29		260024208903
837	The New Standard Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2040 W Carpenter Rd	Flint	48505	Genesee County	The New Standard Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 787-3330	859	62	13.8	96.0%	19 (2.2%)	794 (92.4%)	20 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.7%)	$12,447			$3,062			$9,385	8.6	18.8	716	121		260101808324
838	BridgeportSpaulding Middle SchoolSchrah	Public	6-8	3675 Southfield Dr	Saginaw	48601	Saginaw County	Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 777-1600	379	22	17.4	97.1%	56 (14.8%)	257 (67.8%)	51 (13.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$14,150			$934			$13,216	8.5	9	836	2		260678004279
839	LincolnKing AdamsYoung 68	Public, Charter	6-8	17351 Southfield Fwy	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 522-7602	429	8	53.6	90.2%	0 (0.0%)	427 (99.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$00			$00			$00	8.5	13.2	786	53		260113909007
840	Academy of Warren	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	13943 E 8 Mile Rd	Warren	48089	Macomb County	Academy of Warren	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 552-8010	817	47	17.4	96.7%	1 (0.1%)	802 (98.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	$13,417			$4,672			$8,745	8.5	6.1	874	34		260030801884

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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.
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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.