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
41	STEM Academy	Public	K-8	175 Hunt St	Kalamazoo	49048	Kalamazoo County	Comstock Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 250-8594	298	18	16.2	26.2%	205 (68.8%)	27 (9.1%)	15 (5.0%)	14 (4.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.7%)	$18,563			$1,129			$17,434	94.7	97.3	17	24		261059008526
42	Duncan Lake Middle School	Public	7-8	9758 Kraft Ave SE	Caledonia	49316	Kent County	Caledonia Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 891-1380	696	37	18.6	16.5%	569 (81.8%)	17 (2.4%)	50 (7.2%)	14 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (6.2%)	$14,072			$1,748			$12,324	94.7	94.3	38	4		260762001759
43	Hart Middle School	Public	6-12	6500 Sheldon Rd	Rochester Hills	48306	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-4500	999	41	24.4	9.8%	765 (76.6%)	24 (2.4%)	82 (8.2%)	80 (8.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.5%)	$14,061			$867			$13,193	94.6	93	51	8		262994000242
44	Scranton Middle School	Public	7-8	8415 Maltby Rd	Brighton	48116	Livingston County	Brighton Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 299-3700	850	43	20	6.6%	780 (91.8%)	3 (0.4%)	33 (3.9%)	10 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.5%)	$14,272			$519			$13,753	94.6	92.2	59	15		260687004284
45	Eastern Middle School	Public	6-8	2200 Pettis Ave NE	Ada	49301	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8850	528	29	18.1	13.3%	422 (79.9%)	6 (1.1%)	21 (4.0%)	55 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	$13,360			$587			$12,772	94.3	93.9	39	6		261461001661
46	Mill Creek Middle School	Public	7-8	7305 Dexter Ann Arbor Rd	Dexter	48130	Washtenaw County	Dexter Community School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 424-4150	525	39	13.6	10.1%	487 (92.8%)	10 (1.9%)	13 (2.5%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	$17,435			$222			$17,212	94.3	94.3	37	9		261203000738
47	Ivywood Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	14356 Genoa Ct	Plymouth	48170	Wayne County	Ivywood Classical Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 207-1757	613	36	16.9	15.5%	520 (84.8%)	13 (2.1%)	27 (4.4%)	16 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.9%)	$8,435			$535			$7,900	94.1	91.4	64	17		260112308912
48	Eastside Connections School	Public, Magnet	K-8	1 Tyler St	Niles	49120	Berrien County	Niles Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 682-2585	403	22	18.5	51.1%	257 (63.8%)	57 (14.1%)	42 (10.4%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.9%)	$12,349			$2,038			$10,312	93.9	75.3	170	122		262556008289
49	Pioneer Middle School	Public	6-8	46081 Ann Arbor Rd W	Plymouth	48170	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 416-2770	827	41	20.3	16.3%	558 (67.5%)	75 (9.1%)	43 (5.2%)	108 (13.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	37 (4.5%)	$14,650			$994			$13,656	93.8	92.6	55	6		262856006415
50	Williamston Middle School	Public	6-8	3845 Vanneter Rd	Williamston	48895	Ingham County	Williamston Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 655-4668	440	24	18.6	19.3%	380 (86.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (6.8%)	$13,981			$1,062			$12,919	93.2	92.9	52	2		263642007227

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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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Educational resources:

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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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