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 31, 2023.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 883)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
263519008550	1	Middle School Mathematics Science Technology Center	Public, Magnet	6-8	27500 Cosgrove Dr	Warren	48092	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(586) 574-3171	69	14	5	33.3%	45 (65.2%)	4 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	$41,586			$1,653			$39,933	99.5	99.6	1
260585004215	2	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	644	41	15.7	4.8%	477 (74.1%)	51 (7.9%)	22 (3.4%)	46 (7.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.0%)	$18,517			$795			$17,721	98.7	97.4	12	10
263426006975	3	Boulan Park Middle School	Public	6-8	3570 Northfield Pkwy	Troy	48084	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-4900	809	49	16.6	6.1%	259 (32.0%)	20 (2.5%)	26 (3.2%)	473 (58.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.6%)	$12,867			$1,367			$11,500	98.6	98.9	3
260609004242	4	Bloomfield Hills Middle School	Public	5-8	4200 Quarton Rd	Bloomfield Hills	48302	Oakland County	Bloomfield Hills Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 341-6000	664	41	16	9.6%	475 (71.5%)	41 (6.2%)	24 (3.6%)	73 (11.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.5%)	$19,250			$503			$18,747	98.5	98.1	7	3
261461005154	5	Central Middle School	Public	7-8	5810 Ada Dr SE	Ada	49301	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8750	521	25	21.1	13.8%	433 (83.1%)	10 (1.9%)	15 (2.9%)	33 (6.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.4%)	$12,381			$676			$11,706	98.3	97.5	11	6
260020901136	6	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	736	34	21.5	29.6%	659 (89.5%)	7 (1.0%)	32 (4.3%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.8%)	$10,753			$1,167			$9,586	98.3	96.2	23	17
260096307974	7	Achieve Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3250 Denton Rd	Canton	48188	Wayne County	Achieve Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 397-0960	778	35	22.4	21.6%	167 (21.5%)	118 (15.2%)	20 (2.6%)	421 (54.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.6%)	$9,910			$818			$9,093	98.3	95.2	27	20
260102008377	8	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	779	37	21.3	15.9%	235 (30.2%)	69 (8.9%)	18 (2.3%)	402 (51.6%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	48 (6.2%)	$10,120			$1,129			$8,990	98.2	98.4	5	3
263039001171	9	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	412	29	14.2	36.9%	210 (51.0%)	102 (24.8%)	30 (7.3%)	64 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	$16,409			$7,951			$8,458	98.1	99.1	2	7
261248004960	10	East Grand Rapids Middle School	Public	6-8	2425 Lake Dr SE	Grand Rapids	49506	Kent County	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 235-7551	635	39	16	7.2%	518 (81.6%)	19 (3.0%)	37 (5.8%)	10 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.7%)	$11,881			$646			$11,235	98	97.8	10

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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 31, 2023, 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. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.