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
631	Central Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2459 S Industrial Hwy	Ann Arbor	48104	Washtenaw County	Central Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 822-1100	509	36	14.1	100.0%	367 (72.1%)	64 (12.6%)	15 (2.9%)	63 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,371			$2,331			$12,040	26.4	18.6	719	88		260016301004
632	University Preparatory Science and Math PSAD Middle School	Public, Magnet, Charter	6-8	5100 John R St	Detroit	48202	Wayne County	University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 832-8400	513	27	19	64.7%	7 (1.4%)	498 (97.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$12,174			$2,590			$9,583	26.4	20.4	698	66		260095207946
633	Branch Line School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	16360 Hubbard St	Livonia	48154	Wayne County	Branch Line School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 335-0663	141	7	19.5	48.9%	94 (66.7%)	21 (14.9%)	12 (8.5%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.1%)	$9,967			$706			$9,261	26.4	49.8	399	234		260104208555
634	PrepNet Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3850 Broadmoor Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49512	Kent County	PrepNet Virtual Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(313) 296-1499	1,080	62	17.5	85.2%	206 (19.1%)	589 (54.5%)	81 (7.5%)	19 (1.8%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	176 (16.3%)	$11,889			$1,197			$10,692	25.8	27.3	635	1		260113208965
635	Vista Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	711 32nd St SE	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Vista Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 246-6920	641	44	14.5	93.4%	48 (7.5%)	198 (30.9%)	334 (52.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	56 (8.7%)	$14,254			$3,192			$11,062	25.6	22.5	682	47		260009700601
636	Northridge Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4100 W Coldwater Rd	Flint	48504	Genesee County	Northridge Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 785-8811	263	15	18.1	97.7%	3 (1.1%)	259 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$14,369			$3,761			$10,608	25.6	16.9	737	101		260019401103
637	Garden City Middle School	Public	7-8	1851 Radcliff St	Garden City	48135	Wayne County	Garden City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 762-8400	423	26	16.5	47.3%	313 (74.0%)	44 (10.4%)	38 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.4%)	$17,966			$1,030			$16,936	25.4	32.1	596	41		261554005217
638	Colon High School	Public	6-12	400 Dallas St	Colon	49040	St. Joseph County	Colon Community School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 432-3231	271	18	15.2	45.4%	253 (93.4%)	4 (1.5%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$13,441			$1,072			$12,370	25.4	16.5	738	100		261041004521
639	Armstrong Middle School	Public	6-8	6161 Hopkins Rd	Flint	48506	Genesee County	Kearsley Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-9929	656	37	17.9	75.9%	471 (71.8%)	77 (11.7%)	52 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (7.6%)	$14,603			$2,686			$11,917	25.3	27.2	638	1		262007005693
640	Bronson JrSr High School	Public	6-12	450 E Grant St	Bronson	49028	Branch County	Bronson Community School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 369-3355	530	28	19.1	52.3%	421 (79.4%)	2 (0.4%)	100 (18.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$13,657			$861			$12,796	25.3	33.5	585	55		260696004294

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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.

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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.