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
201	Pathfinder School	Public	6-8	2100 E M 36	Pinckney	48169	Livingston County	Pinckney Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 225-5200	473	25	18.6	18.8%	431 (91.1%)	5 (1.1%)	19 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	$13,527			$753			$12,774	71	70.3	205	4		262814001141
202	North Park Montessori Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3375 Cheney Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2848	379	27	13.8	27.2%	274 (72.3%)	26 (6.9%)	34 (9.0%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.8%)	$18,283			$4,663			$13,620	70.9	78.4	139	63		261644007746
203	Dundee Middle School	Public	5-8	420 Ypsilanti St	Dundee	48131	Monroe County	Dundee Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 529-2350	533	24	22	34.0%	492 (92.3%)	7 (1.3%)	15 (2.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$13,326			$488			$12,838	70.8	71.4	196	7		261230004930
204	Escanaba JuniorSenior High School	Public	6-12	500 S Lincoln Rd	Escanaba	49829	Delta County	Escanaba Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(906) 786-6521	1,089	54	20	47.8%	983 (90.3%)	9 (0.8%)	22 (2.0%)	5 (0.5%)	46 (4.2%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.0%)	$12,443			$993			$11,451	70.8	54.7	341	137		261350005014
205	Rolland Warner Campus 67	Public	6-7	3145 W Genesee St	Lapeer	48446	Lapeer County	Lapeer Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 538-2334	610	30	20.6	43.4%	529 (86.7%)	7 (1.1%)	46 (7.5%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	$14,850			$722			$14,128	70.6	53.1	358	153		262118008063
206	ICademy Global	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8485 Homestead Dr	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	ICademy Global	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(616) 748-5637	197	18	10.6	32.5%	149 (75.6%)	4 (2.0%)	29 (14.7%)	5 (2.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)	$13,459			$1,271			$12,188	70.5	56.7	316	110		260104008512
207	Kensington Woods Schools	Public, Charter	6-12	9501 Pettys Road	Lakeland	48143	Livingston County	Kensington Woods Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 545-0828	114	11	10.5	36.0%	105 (92.1%)	2 (1.8%)	6 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$11,946			$1,354			$10,592	70.4	70.9	199	8		260009900612
208	Seneca Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	47200 Heydenreich Rd	Macomb	48044	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(586) 723-3900	1,078	48	22.4	25.4%	789 (73.2%)	118 (10.9%)	51 (4.7%)	40 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (7.4%)	$12,358			$713			$11,645	70.1	68.1	220	12		260957000199
209	Waterford Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4350 Elizabeth Lake Rd	Waterford	48328	Oakland County	Waterford Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 674-2400	188	14	13.4	38.8%	123 (65.4%)	23 (12.2%)	31 (16.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.8%)	$7,571			$590			$6,980	70	70	209			260105308898
210	Fremont Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Woodrow St	Fremont	49412	Newaygo County	Fremont Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 924-0230	456	28	16.4	57.5%	408 (89.5%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (6.6%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	$14,176			$1,353			$12,823	70	68.3	218	8		261515005195

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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.