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
161	East Middle School	Public	6-8	1776 3 Mile Rd N	Traverse City	49696	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 933-7300	829	42	19.8	30.4%	723 (87.2%)	25 (3.0%)	33 (4.0%)	16 (1.9%)	29 (3.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,014			$725			$14,288	76.5	83.1	109	52		263387000001
162	Marysville Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Collard Dr	Marysville	48040	St. Clair County	Marysville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 364-6336	603	32	18.9	45.8%	551 (91.4%)	3 (0.5%)	22 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	$10,976			$642			$10,335	76.4	72.7	187	25		262304005988
163	AGBU AlexMarie Manoogian School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	22001 Northwestern Hwy	Southfield	48075	Oakland County	AGBU Alex-Marie Manoogian School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 569-2988	426	27	15.6	54.9%	420 (98.6%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,095			$00			$12,095	76.4	62.9	260	97		260010600688
164	Bullock Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	644 S Badour Rd	Midland	48640	Midland County	Bullock Creek School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 631-9260	348	21	16.2	33.3%	316 (90.8%)	4 (1.1%)	13 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.6%)	$14,147			$1,178			$12,968	76.2	60.2	284	120		260732004325
165	Almont Middle School	Public	4-7	4624 Kidder Rd	Almont	48003	Lapeer County	Almont Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 798-3578	430	24	17.7	22.1%	385 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$12,798			$744			$12,054	76.1	75.6	167	2		260267001839
166	North Muskegon Middle School	Public	6-8	1507 Mills Ave	Muskegon	49445	Muskegon County	North Muskegon Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 719-4110	206	14	14.5	23.8%	153 (74.3%)	7 (3.4%)	27 (13.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.3%)	$12,737			$1,721			$11,016	76.1	74.9	174	8		262580001152
167	Yale Junior High School	Public	6-8	198 School Dr	Yale	48097	St. Clair County	Yale Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 387-3231	425	22	19.1	37.2%	392 (92.2%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	$13,837			$1,306			$12,531	75.9	81.5	114	53		263660007276
168	Andrew G Schmidt Middle School	Public	6-8	3255 Donaldson Dr	Fenton	48430	Genesee County	Fenton Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-7700	718	39	18.5	35.7%	616 (85.8%)	7 (1.0%)	49 (6.8%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.2%)	$13,357			$1,031			$12,326	75.8	70.8	200	32		261425005065
169	Grandville Middle School	Public	3-8	4900 Canal Ave SW	Grandville	49418	Kent County	Grandville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 254-6612	850	50	17.1	30.7%	565 (66.5%)	52 (6.1%)	137 (16.1%)	31 (3.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (7.2%)	$15,929			$1,117			$14,813	75.7	70.5	203	34		261647005380
170	Hamilton Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	4317 46th St	Holland	49423	Allegan County	Hamilton Community Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(269) 751-5148	172	9	18.1	38.4%	139 (80.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.9%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.6%)	$9,796			$1,844			$7,952	75.4			(n/a)		261740008874

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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.