Best Middle Schools in Michigan

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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
331	St Clair Middle School	Public, Magnet	5-8	4335 Yankee Rd	Saint Clair	48079	St. Clair County	East China School District	No	Yes	No	No	(810) 676-1800	614	36	17.2	30.8%	573 (93.3%)	15 (2.4%)	13 (2.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	$14,560			$2,370			$12,190	57.2	63.1	258	73		261242004944
332	Memphis JuniorSenior High School	Public	6-12	34130 Bordman Rd	Memphis	48041	Macomb County	Memphis Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 392-2186	388	23	16.9	26.8%	372 (95.9%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$13,826			$1,158			$12,668	57.1	48	431	99		262349006025
333	West Bloomfield Middle School	Public	6-8	6000 Orchard Lake Rd	West Bloomfield	48322	Oakland County	West Bloomfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 865-3670	1,008	55	18.3	31.6%	391 (38.8%)	426 (42.3%)	72 (7.1%)	49 (4.9%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (6.3%)	$15,105			$754			$14,351	57	55.4	332	1		263582007182
334	Metro Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	34800 Ecorse Rd	Romulus	48174	Wayne County	Metro Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 641-3200	421	26	16.1	69.4%	17 (4.0%)	335 (79.6%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (14.7%)	$15,071			$1,918			$13,152	57	47.1	443	109		260026201272
335	Brandon Middle School	Public	6-8	609 S Ortonville Rd	Ortonville	48462	Oakland County	Brandon School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 627-1830	436	22	19.4	37.2%	358 (82.1%)	14 (3.2%)	27 (6.2%)	14 (3.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	$15,745			$1,811			$13,933	56.9	55.3	335			260657004259
336	Endeavour Elementary and Middle School	Public	K-8	22505 26 Mile Rd	Ray	48096	Macomb County	New Haven Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 749-8067	595	36	16.3	50.6%	427 (71.8%)	100 (16.8%)	25 (4.2%)	20 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.9%)	$9,819			$976			$8,843	56.8	55.4	333	3		262523008768
337	Berrien Springs Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	PK, KG-12	501 Middle School Drive	Berrien Springs	49103	Berrien County	Berrien Springs Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(269) 471-0500	213	8	28.4	34.7%	149 (70.0%)	26 (12.2%)	17 (8.0%)	10 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.7%)	$5,708			$270			$5,438	56.4	70.5	202	135		260543008175
338	Ring Lardner Middle School	Public	6-8	801 N 17th St	Niles	49120	Berrien County	Niles Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 683-6610	510	29	17.4	59.8%	333 (65.3%)	58 (11.4%)	55 (10.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.6%)	$13,805			$2,577			$11,228	56.4	46.4	454	116		262556006208
339	Huron Academy Grades 38	Public, Charter	3-8	36301 Utica Rd	Clinton Township	48035	Macomb County	Huron Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 690-8180	408	25	16.2	63.0%	244 (59.8%)	119 (29.2%)	10 (2.5%)	19 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	$10,251			$1,972			$8,278	56	48.6	421	82		260021108769
340	Oxford Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	775 W Drahner Rd	Oxford	48371	Oakland County	Oxford Community Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(248) 969-5021	1,249	59	21	24.7%	971 (77.7%)	96 (7.7%)	66 (5.3%)	31 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (6.7%)	$15,087			$1,145			$13,942	56	66.1	237	103		262724008274

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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