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
511	Eaton Rapids Middle School	Public	6-8	815 Greyhound Dr	Eaton Rapids	48827	Eaton County	Eaton Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 663-8151	410	27	15.4	32.9%	353 (86.1%)	4 (1.0%)	28 (6.8%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	$14,017			$1,030			$12,987	41.6	48.4	424	87		261269004985
512	Frank Jeannette Junior High School	Public	7-9	40400 Gulliver Dr	Sterling Heights	48310	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 797-3300	716	40	17.9	77.4%	492 (68.7%)	82 (11.5%)	35 (4.9%)	81 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.6%)	$16,961			$1,449			$15,513	41.5	41.9	501	11		263447006998
513	The Greenspire School	Public, Charter	6-12	1026 Red Dr	Traverse City	49684	Grand Traverse County	The Greenspire School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(231) 421-5905	93	9	10.3	37.6%	77 (82.8%)	3 (3.2%)	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (10.8%)	$15,175			$1,688			$13,487	41.5	47.3	439	74		260098308281
514	Coleman JuniorSenior High School	Public	7-12	4951 N Lewis Rd	Coleman	48618	Midland County	Coleman Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 465-6171	244	18	13.7	54.5%	226 (92.6%)	4 (1.6%)	8 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$18,171			$1,720			$16,451	41.4	41.7	503	11		261020004511
515	HanoverHorton Middle School	Public	6-8	10000 Moscow Rd	Horton	49246	Jackson County	Hanover-Horton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 563-0102	250	14	18.2	37.2%	237 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$12,494			$722			$11,772	41.4	53.7	354	161		261764000867
516	Montabella JuniorSenior High	Public	6-12	1324 E North County Line Rd	Blanchard	49310	Montcalm County	Montabella Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 427-5175	383	24	16.2	60.3%	340 (88.8%)	3 (0.8%)	18 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	$14,584			$3,622			$10,962	41.4	30.6	610	94		261296004994
517	Luther L Wright K12 School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	650 E Ayer St	Ironwood	49938	Gogebic County	Ironwood Area Schools of Gogebic County	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 932-0932	770	59	12.9	57.0%	686 (89.1%)	5 (0.6%)	15 (1.9%)	4 (0.5%)	16 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (5.5%)	$14,232			$1,529			$12,703	41.3	44	470	47		261947005612
518	Belding Middle School	Public	6-8	410 Ionia St	Belding	48809	Ionia County	Belding Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 794-4400	363	22	16.7	61.2%	298 (82.1%)	2 (0.6%)	43 (11.8%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	$13,814			$1,079			$12,735	41.3	49.4	404	114		260453004146
519	State Street Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-11	1110 State St	Bay City	48706	Bay County	State Street Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(989) 684-6484	286	22	12.8	89.9%	228 (79.7%)	19 (6.6%)	11 (3.8%)	13 (4.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	$11,577			$1,008			$10,569	41.2	38.4	526	7		260026401327
520	Onaway Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	4549 M 33	Onaway	49765	Presque Isle County	Onaway Area Community School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 733-4850	106	7	15.7	60.4%	102 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,572			$542			$12,029	40.6	46.3	455	65		262640001170

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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.