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
461	Shumate Middle School	Public	6-8	30448 W Jefferson Ave	Rockwood	48173	Wayne County	Gibraltar School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 379-7600	839	40	21.2	31.3%	634 (75.6%)	63 (7.5%)	88 (10.5%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.1%)	$14,094			$1,084			$13,011	46	49.2	408	53		261587005241
462	Warren Woods Middle School	Public	6-8	13400 E 12 Mile Rd	Warren	48088	Macomb County	Warren Woods Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 439-4403	741	39	18.9	59.4%	329 (44.4%)	216 (29.1%)	28 (3.8%)	104 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	62 (8.4%)	$15,401			$1,324			$14,077	45.9	41.9	502	40		263522007120
463	Emerson Middle School	Public	6-8	29100 W Chicago St	Livonia	48150	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 744-2665	638	35	18	34.2%	471 (73.8%)	71 (11.1%)	43 (6.7%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.1%)	$16,328			$1,068			$15,260	45.9	43.6	475	12		262184005881
464	Breckenridge MiddleHigh School	Public	6-12	700 Wright St	Breckenridge	48615	Gratiot County	Breckenridge Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 842-3182	310	20	15.5	58.4%	281 (90.6%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (7.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$13,716			$871			$12,845	45.8	53.1	359	105		260663004263
465	Constantine Middle School	Public	6-8	260 W 6th St	Constantine	49042	St. Joseph County	Constantine Public School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 435-8940	309	19	16.2	52.1%	274 (88.7%)	6 (1.9%)	23 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$15,927			$2,041			$13,886	45.7	42.5	491	26		261075004541
466	Wagar Junior High School	Public	6-8	11200 Grafton Rd	Carleton	48117	Monroe County	Airport Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 654-6205	641	34	18.7	46.6%	562 (87.7%)	21 (3.3%)	43 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.3%)	$12,090			$619			$11,471	45.7	42.7	489	23		260198003944
467	Posen Consolidated High School	Public	7-12	10575 Michigan Ave	Posen	49776	Presque Isle County	Posen Consolidated School District No. 9	No	No	No	No	(989) 248-6500	92	8	11.7	46.7%	91 (98.9%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,565			$930			$12,635	45.7	55.2	336	131		262913006501
468	KuehnHaven Middle School	Public	4-8	303 Ray St	Montrose	48457	Genesee County	Montrose Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-8831	420	31	13.4	56.2%	355 (84.5%)	6 (1.4%)	28 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.1%)	$13,633			$2,721			$10,912	45.6	49.2	407	61		262442006105
469	Donald L Pavlik Middle School	Public	6-8	1700 Pine Ave	Alma	48801	Gratiot County	Alma Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 463-3111	457	25	18.1	73.5%	381 (83.4%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (12.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.3%)	$12,257			$914			$11,343	45.5	42.5	492	23		260264003981
470	River Valley MiddleHigh School	Public	6-12	15480 Three Oaks Rd	Three Oaks	49128	Berrien County	River Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 756-9541	265	20	13	55.5%	223 (84.2%)	2 (0.8%)	26 (9.8%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	$24,049			$1,435			$22,614	45.5	61.1	276	194		262979006559

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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.