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
391	Harper Creek Middle School	Public	5-8	7290 B Dr N	Battle Creek	49014	Calhoun County	Harper Creek Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 441-4750	896	50	18	32.0%	723 (80.7%)	25 (2.8%)	63 (7.0%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	73 (8.1%)	$13,789			$972			$12,817	51.3	51.3	385	6		261773005436
392	Macatawa Bay Middle School	Public	6-8	3700 140th Ave	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 786-2000	632	42	14.9	62.7%	221 (35.0%)	17 (2.7%)	316 (50.0%)	42 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.5%)	$14,968			$823			$14,145	51.1	48	428	36		263591007196
393	Cramer Junior High School	Public	5-8	313 Pine St	Essexville	48732	Bay County	Essexville-Hampton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 894-9740	484	28	17.3	42.8%	417 (86.2%)	5 (1.0%)	35 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.8%)	$12,462			$747			$11,715	51.1	53.8	353	40		261353005028
394	Algonac JuniorSenior High School	Public, Magnet	7-12	5200 Taft Rd	Clay	48001	St. Clair County	Algonac Community School District	No	Yes	No	No	(810) 794-4911	644	31	20.9	42.2%	622 (96.6%)	4 (0.6%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$13,772			$1,048			$12,724	51	44.2	467	73		260219003960
395	Pine River Area Middle School	Public	4-7	17445 Pine River Rd	Leroy	49655	Osceola County	Pine River Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 829-3841	261	17	15	61.7%	237 (90.8%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.6%)	$14,800			$1,528			$13,271	50.9	40.2	510	115		262820001277
396	Concord Middle School	Public	6-8	405 S Main St	Concord	49237	Jackson County	Concord Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 524-8854	143	9	16.6	52.4%	101 (70.6%)	15 (10.5%)	11 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.5%)	$15,817			$1,032			$14,785	50.8	43.7	473	77		261065004539
397	Detroit Achievement Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7000 W Outer Dr	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Detroit Achievement Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 468-9518	352	21	16.7	84.4%	8 (2.3%)	340 (96.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$13,313			$1,817			$11,496	50.7	36.9	542	145		260104808503
398	AD Johnston JrSr High School	Public	7-12	100 W Lead St	Bessemer	49911	Gogebic County	Bessemer Area School District	No	No	No	No	(906) 667-0802	164	12	13.2	62.2%	137 (83.5%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (11.0%)	$10,650			$930			$9,720	50.6	71.9	193	205		260000603854
399	Kenowa Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	3950 Hendershot Ave NW	Grand Rapids	49544	Kent County	Kenowa Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 785-3225	634	37	17.1	39.6%	414 (65.3%)	31 (4.9%)	128 (20.2%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.4%)	$15,639			$2,170			$13,469	50.5	49.1	412	13		262028005706
400	Dansville Middle School	Public	6-8	1264 Adams St	Dansville	48819	Ingham County	Dansville Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 623-6120	169	7	22.6	29.0%	155 (91.7%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.1%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$11,409			$824			$10,584	50.5	48.9	415	15		261140004573

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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

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

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