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
241	Saranac JrSr High School	Public, Magnet	7-12	150 Pleasant St	Saranac	48881	Ionia County	Saranac Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(616) 642-1100	406	21	19.7	32.8%	362 (89.2%)	6 (1.5%)	26 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$12,010			$424			$11,586	66.6	76.6	159	82		263093006717
242	Warner Middle School	Public	6-8	30303 W 14 Mile Rd	Farmington Hills	48334	Oakland County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 785-2030	559	38	14.8	26.3%	274 (49.0%)	196 (35.1%)	29 (5.2%)	30 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (4.8%)	$18,670			$1,491			$17,179	66.6	62.4	263	21		261407005055
243	OJ DeJonge Middle School	Public	6-8	706 E Tinkham Ave	Ludington	49431	Mason County	Ludington Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 845-3810	447	28	15.7	38.3%	369 (82.6%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (11.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	$15,374			$822			$14,552	66.5	69.7	211	32		262220005934
244	University Middle School Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	19301 W 12 Mile Rd	Lathrup Village	48076	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 746-4370	338	19	18.2	40.2%	0 (0.0%)	328 (97.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$12,714			$1,527			$11,187	66.5	71.2	197	47		263231008426
245	Chesaning Middle School	Public	4-8	431 N 4th St	Chesaning	48616	Saginaw County	Chesaning Union Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 845-7040	584	34	17.1	56.7%	530 (90.8%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (5.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	$11,913			$1,739			$10,174	66.5	72.3	190	55		260915004446
246	Lake Fenton Middle School	Public	6-8	11425 Torrey Rd	Fenton	48430	Genesee County	Lake Fenton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-2209	444	25	17.5	24.5%	397 (89.4%)	5 (1.1%)	26 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	$14,182			$793			$13,389	66.3	54.6	342	96		262067001826
247	Whiteford Middle School	Public	6-8	6655 Consear Rd	Ottawa Lake	49267	Monroe County	Whiteford Agricultural School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 856-1443	188	13	14.1	17.0%	172 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$11,672			$460			$11,213	65.9	72.8	185	62		263627007441
248	Cass City Junior and Senior High School	Public	7-12	4868 Seeger St	Cass City	48726	Tuscola County	Cass City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 872-2148	418	22	18.8	41.1%	392 (93.8%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$13,208			$2,060			$11,148	65.9	73	183	65		260840004391
249	Shepherd Middle School	Public	6-8	350 S Chippewa St	Shepherd	48883	Isabella County	Shepherd Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 828-6003	390	23	17.2	49.0%	329 (84.4%)	12 (3.1%)	22 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (4.9%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$12,739			$897			$11,842	65.8	64.5	250	1		263138007436
250	Tecumseh Middle School	Public, Magnet	4-8	307 N Maumee St	Tecumseh	49286	Lenawee County	Tecumseh Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 423-1105	900	50	18	29.9%	768 (85.3%)	9 (1.0%)	78 (8.7%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.1%)	$15,182			$479			$14,703	65.8	76.1	164	86		263372008843

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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.