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
131	Cityside Middle School	Public	6-8	320 E Main Ave	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	Zeeland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 748-3200	771	46	16.6	17.6%	574 (74.4%)	18 (2.3%)	125 (16.2%)	20 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.4%)	$14,797			$804			$13,994	80.9	83.5	106	25		263666000702
132	Shelby Junior High School	Public	7-9	51700 Van Dyke Ave	Shelby Township	48316	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 797-3700	1,073	48	22.4	27.8%	927 (86.4%)	33 (3.1%)	37 (3.4%)	47 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (2.7%)	$13,069			$1,367			$11,703	80.8	81.1	118	14		263447007001
133	Light of the World Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	550 E Hamburg St	Pinckney	48169	Livingston County	Light of the World Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 254-3445	222	16	13.8	30.6%	211 (95.0%)	7 (3.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$10,669			$282			$10,388	80.8	77	156	23		260109608751
134	Northeast Middle School	Public	6-8	1305 E Sugnet Rd	Midland	48642	Midland County	Midland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 923-5772	789	49	16.1	50.7%	662 (83.9%)	22 (2.8%)	49 (6.2%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	41 (5.2%)	$13,630			$868			$12,762	80.6	79.9	132	2		262382006062
135	Cherryland Middle School	Public	6-8	707 E 3rd St	Elk Rapids	49629	Antrim County	Elk Rapids Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 264-8991	277	16	17.3	22.0%	249 (89.9%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.1%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$00			$00			$00	80.2	79.1	136	1		261305005003
136	Cedarville School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	298 E Highway M134	Cedarville	49719	Mackinac County	Les Cheneaux Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 484-2256	219	15	14.2	39.7%	136 (62.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (28.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.7%)	$17,035			$1,761			$15,274	79.8	84.2	104	32		262142005850
137	Leland Public School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	200 N Grand Ave	Leland	49654	Leelanau County	Leland Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 256-9857	421	33	12.8	30.2%	347 (82.4%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (14.0%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$19,245			$1,285			$17,960	79.7	78.4	138	1		262139005849
138	Island City Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6421 S Clinton Trl	Eaton Rapids	48827	Eaton County	Island City Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(517) 663-0111	197	16	12.5	44.7%	183 (92.9%)	3 (1.5%)	9 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$10,074			$722			$9,352	79.7	80	129	9		260007300501
139	Manchester JuniorSenior High School	Public	7-12	20500 Dutch Dr	Manchester	48158	Washtenaw County	Manchester Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 428-7333	287	20	14.2	21.3%	261 (90.9%)	3 (1.0%)	12 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	$17,872			$1,300			$16,572	79.7	73.9	179	40		262238005952
140	Kingsley Area Middle School	Public	6-8	403 Blair St	Kingsley	49649	Grand Traverse County	Kingsley Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 263-5261	366	23	16	45.1%	345 (94.3%)	4 (1.1%)	9 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,025			$1,118			$10,908	79.6	79.3	135	5		262038007655

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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.