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 Wednesday, August 28, 2024.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)					ID
Rank (of 897)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	ID
1	Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	1903 N Niagara St	Saginaw	48602	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	No	(989) 399-5500	401	28	14.3	44.9%	194 (48.4%)	109 (27.2%)	26 (6.5%)	63 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (2.0%)	$25,460			$4,763			$20,697	99.3	98.1	9	8		263039001171
2	New Buffalo Middle School	Public	6-8	1112 E Clay St	New Buffalo	49117	Berrien County	New Buffalo Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 469-6003	123	13	9.2	29.3%	96 (78.0%)	3 (2.4%)	19 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	$35,884			$4,325			$31,559	98.7	92.5	50	48		262514000803
3	Birmingham Covington School	Public, Magnet	3-8	1525 Covington Rd	Bloomfield Hills	48301	Oakland County	Birmingham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 203-4425	639	37	17	4.5%	473 (74.0%)	51 (8.0%)	23 (3.6%)	41 (6.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (7.5%)	$19,634			$1,086			$18,548	98.7	98.7	2	1		260585004215
4	Boulan Park Middle School	Public	6-8	3570 Northfield Pkwy	Troy	48084	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-4900	825	45	18.4	7.8%	259 (31.4%)	25 (3.0%)	33 (4.0%)	476 (57.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.8%)	$14,910			$850			$14,060	98.5	98.6	3	1		263426006975
5	South Arbor Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8200 Carpenter Rd	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	South Arbor Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 528-2821	802	40	20.1	35.3%	361 (45.0%)	147 (18.3%)	55 (6.9%)	132 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (13.3%)	$11,183			$832			$10,351	98.5	97.7	13	8		260022301182
6	Derby Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1300 Derby Rd	Birmingham	48009	Oakland County	Birmingham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 203-5003	613	43	14.3	9.0%	500 (81.6%)	34 (5.5%)	15 (2.4%)	17 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.7%)	$22,711			$349			$22,363	98.4	96.3	22	16		260585004216
7	Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	48484 N Territorial Rd	Plymouth	48170	Wayne County	Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 459-6149	804	37	21.5	18.5%	219 (27.2%)	73 (9.1%)	29 (3.6%)	407 (50.6%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	69 (8.6%)	$11,376			$834			$10,542	98.3	98.2	8	1		260102008377
8	Chandler Woods Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6895 Samrick Ave NE	Belmont	49306	Kent County	Chandler Woods Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 866-6000	752	36	20.9	37.5%	671 (89.2%)	6 (0.8%)	27 (3.6%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.1%)	$11,517			$761			$10,756	98.3	98.3	6	2		260020901136
9	North Hills Middle School	Public	4-8	3456 Lahser Rd	Bloomfield Hills	48302	Oakland County	Bloomfield Hills Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 341-6200	563	48	11.7	14.6%	400 (71.0%)	56 (9.9%)	16 (2.8%)	60 (10.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.0%)	$25,664			$681			$24,982	98.2	95.5	25	16		260609004236
10	East Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1042 S Mill St	Plymouth	48170	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 416-4955	678	35	19.2	18.9%	343 (50.6%)	55 (8.1%)	22 (3.2%)	229 (33.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.1%)	$15,369			$1,041			$14,328	97.5	97.5	15	5		262856006411

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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, 2024, 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.