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
271	Brimley Area School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7134 S M 221	Brimley	49715	Chippewa County	Brimley Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 248-3218	463	36	12.7	35.0%	194 (41.9%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	251 (54.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.7%)	$18,269			$1,509			$16,761	63.1	65.7	241	30		260690004291
272	Wayland Union Middle School	Public	5-8	701 Wildcat Dr	Wayland	49348	Allegan County	Wayland Union Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 792-2306	611	35	17.4	36.2%	509 (83.3%)	10 (1.6%)	56 (9.2%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	$18,309			$1,008			$17,301	63	64.2	253	19		263555000447
273	Bedford Junior High School	Public	6-8	8405 Jackman Rd	Temperance	48182	Monroe County	Bedford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 850-6200	923	50	18.3	24.2%	820 (88.8%)	6 (0.7%)	59 (6.4%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.5%)	$11,668			$605			$11,063	63	63.3	257	16		260447004132
274	Grayling Middle School	Public	5-8	500 Spruce St	Grayling	49738	Crawford County	Crawford AuSable Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 344-3550	450	30	15.1	49.3%	411 (91.3%)	8 (1.8%)	18 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$25,551			$3,115			$22,436	62.7	74.8	176	98		261103004562
275	Hopkins Middle School	Public	6-8	215 S Clark St	Hopkins	49328	Allegan County	Hopkins Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 793-7407	321	19	16.9	34.3%	291 (90.7%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	$14,197			$747			$13,450	62.7	61.3	271	4		261857001222
276	Anchor Bay Middle School South	Public	6-8	48650 Sugarbush Rd	Chesterfield	48047	Macomb County	Anchor Bay School District	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 949-4510	509	33	15.5	37.1%	423 (83.1%)	28 (5.5%)	16 (3.1%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.3%)	$15,731			$2,424			$13,307	62.5	61.2	274	2		260279001142
277	Oscoda Area High School	Public	7-12	3550 E River Rd	Oscoda	48750	Iosco County	Oscoda Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 739-9121	488	29	17	61.7%	406 (83.2%)	6 (1.2%)	43 (8.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.9%)	$16,276			$2,610			$13,666	62.4	58.7	296	19		262697006312
278	New Dawn Academy of Warren	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	8200 Irving Rd	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	New Dawn Academy of Warren	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(248) 327-7673	256	6	40	90.6%	48 (18.8%)	29 (11.3%)	2 (0.8%)	172 (67.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$14,554			$3,157			$11,397	62.3	66.7	233	45		260113509002
279	Mackinaw City K12 School	Public, Alternative	K-12	609 W Central Ave	Mackinaw City	49701	Emmet County	Mackinaw City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 436-8211	147	14	10.2	51.0%	125 (85.0%)	8 (5.4%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.5%)	$27,659			$709			$26,950	62.3	78.3	140	139		262226005939
280	Roscommon Middle School	Public	5-7	299h W Sunset Dr	Roscommon	48653	Roscommon County	Roscommon Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 275-6640	178	11	15.8	57.9%	168 (94.4%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$17,291			$4,835			$12,456	62.2	65.9	239	41		261583005234

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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.

Educational resources:

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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.