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
481	Wolverine MiddleHigh School	Public	6-12	13131 Brook St	Wolverine	49799	Cheboygan County	Wolverine Community School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 525-8201	126	9	14	67.5%	102 (81.0%)	1 (0.8%)	5 (4.0%)	2 (1.6%)	4 (3.2%)	1 (0.8%)	11 (8.7%)	$15,455			$2,250			$13,205	44.6	34.9	563	82		263648007238
482	Ishpeming Middle School	Public	5-8	324 E Pearl St	Ishpeming	49849	Marquette County	Ishpeming Public School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 485-1066	185	10	18.7	45.4%	166 (89.7%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.0%)	$14,021			$827			$13,194	44.6	49.1	410	72		261953005617
483	Lakeview Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	27575 Harper Ave	Saint Clair Shores	48081	Macomb County	Lakeview Public Schools (Macomb)	No	No	Yes	No	(586) 445-4000	46	14	3.2	67.4%	30 (65.2%)	9 (19.6%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (13.0%)	$9,240			$2,492			$6,748	44.5			(n/a)		262088008895
484	Grissom Middle School	Public	6-8	35701 Ryan Rd	Sterling Heights	48310	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 698-4310	703	37	18.9	79.1%	439 (62.4%)	76 (10.8%)	15 (2.1%)	149 (21.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.0%)	$15,793			$1,827			$13,966	44.5	34.4	570	86		263519007108
485	Suttons Bay Elementary Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	310 S Elm St	Suttons Bay	49682	Leelanau County	Suttons Bay Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 271-8601	214	15	14.1	68.2%	105 (49.1%)	3 (1.4%)	51 (23.8%)	4 (1.9%)	32 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.9%)	$17,138			$2,070			$15,068	44.5	38	533	48		263336006872
486	Clio Middle School	Public	6-8	300 Rogers Ldg	Clio	48420	Genesee County	Clio Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-0503	564	29	19.7	65.2%	496 (87.9%)	10 (1.8%)	35 (6.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	$15,148			$1,708			$13,440	44.3	50	395	91		261011004500
487	Lakewood Middle School	Public	5-8	8669 Brown Rd	Woodland	48897	Barry County	Lakewood Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 374-2400	514	24	21.3	30.7%	455 (88.5%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	$12,174			$715			$11,459	44.2	54.3	347	140		262098000552
488	Addison Middle School	Public	6-8	219 N Comstock St	Addison	49220	Lenawee County	Addison Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 547-6900	164	8	21.8	51.8%	150 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.5%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$14,737			$856			$13,882	44.2	47.9	432	56		260192008311
489	White Pine Middle School	Public	6-8	505 N Center Rd	Saginaw	48638	Saginaw County	Saginaw Township Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 797-1814	1,019	62	16.3	48.4%	498 (48.9%)	214 (21.0%)	204 (20.0%)	20 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	80 (7.9%)	$15,182			$1,478			$13,704	44.1	43.3	481	8		263045006694
490	Michigan Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3950 Heritage Ave	Okemos	48864	Ingham County	Michigan Connections Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(517) 507-5390	1,589	63	25.1	61.5%	938 (59.0%)	319 (20.1%)	146 (9.2%)	48 (3.0%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	134 (8.4%)	$10,572			$1,771			$8,802	44	49.4	405	85		260096908139

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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.