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
171	Laingsburg Middle School	Public	6-8	112 High St	Laingsburg	48848	Shiawassee County	Laingsburg Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 651-5034	251	16	15.3	25.5%	225 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	$12,353			$361			$11,992	75.3	78.3	142	29		262055005728
172	Lewton School	Public	PK, KG-8	2000 Lewton Pl	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1460	272	19	14.6	70.2%	40 (14.7%)	29 (10.7%)	172 (63.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.7%)	$18,939			$5,170			$13,769	75.1	38.9	524	352		262115008340
173	Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies	Public	PK, KG-8	6501 W Outer Dr	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 651-2400	715	43	16.4	66.4%	2 (0.3%)	703 (98.3%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$19,592			$2,231			$17,361	74.8	62.1	264	91		260110307755
174	Byron Center Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9930 Burlingame Ave SW	Byron Center	49315	Kent County	Byron Center Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 878-4852	199	18	11.3	56.3%	160 (80.4%)	4 (2.0%)	25 (12.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	$11,840			$1,282			$10,558	74.7	48.6	420	246		260009600600
175	Western Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 S Dearing Rd	Parma	49269	Jackson County	Western School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 841-8370	594	37	16.1	41.4%	500 (84.2%)	13 (2.2%)	31 (5.2%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.1%)	$13,984			$489			$13,495	74.5	71.9	192	17		263594007201
176	Bryant Middle School	Public	6-8	460 N Vernon St	Dearborn	48128	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-2900	781	47	16.7	62.4%	733 (93.9%)	21 (2.7%)	13 (1.7%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	$17,108			$1,350			$15,758	74.3	61.2	275	99		261160004585
177	Bemis Junior High School	Public	7-8	12500 19 Mile Rd	Sterling Heights	48313	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 797-2500	742	35	21	43.0%	553 (74.5%)	64 (8.6%)	41 (5.5%)	46 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (5.0%)	$14,574			$1,392			$13,182	74.3	77.4	151	26		263447007003
178	Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	57070 Mine St	Calumet	49913	Houghton County	Public Schools of Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 337-0311	275	20	13.5	46.2%	255 (92.7%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$14,111			$982			$13,129	74.2	72.5	189	11		260769004354
179	Royal Oak Middle School	Public	6-8	709 N Washington Ave	Royal Oak	48067	Oakland County	Royal Oak Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 435-8400	1,058	71	14.9	23.1%	769 (72.7%)	117 (11.1%)	62 (5.9%)	16 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	92 (8.7%)	$16,810			$939			$15,872	74.1	70	208	29		263030002069
180	Coopersville Middle School	Public	6-8	198 East St	Coopersville	49404	Ottawa County	Coopersville Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 997-3400	584	32	18.2	39.9%	504 (86.3%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (8.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.8%)	$14,263			$933			$13,331	74	77.1	155	25		261083004547

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.