Best Middle Schools in Michigan for Female Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Michigan!

Every year, the Michigan Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Female students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Michigan test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (Female vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 789)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Female)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Female)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	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	823	37	22	19.2%	217 (26.4%)	68 (8.3%)	31 (3.8%)	419 (50.9%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (9.8%)	$11,376			$834			$10,542	99.9%	99.4%	0.44%			260102008377
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	643	39	16.3	5.0%	465 (72.3%)	55 (8.6%)	27 (4.2%)	44 (6.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (7.6%)	$19,634			$1,086			$18,548	99.7%	99.9%	0.14%			260585004215
3	Derby Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1300 Derby Rd	Birmingham	48009	Oakland County	Birmingham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 203-5003	631	41	15.5	8.6%	520 (82.4%)	25 (4.0%)	10 (1.6%)	21 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.7%)	$22,711			$349			$22,363	99.6%	99.1%	0.52%			260585004216
4	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	741	34	21.9	35.9%	651 (87.9%)	4 (0.5%)	33 (4.5%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.9%)	$11,517			$761			$10,756	99.5%	99.6%	0.06%			260020901136
5	Byron Center West Middle School	Public	6-9	8654 Homerich Ave SW	Byron Center	49315	Kent County	Byron Center Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 878-6500	729	36	20.4	23.3%	564 (77.4%)	16 (2.2%)	64 (8.8%)	42 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.9%)	$13,345			$1,295			$12,050	99.4%	99.0%	0.38%			260756004334
6	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	488	25	19.5	12.3%	407 (83.4%)	9 (1.8%)	23 (4.7%)	29 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	$13,964			$656			$13,308	99.2%	99.7%	0.42%			261461005154
7	Van Hoosen Middle School	Public	6-12	1339 N Adams Rd	Rochester Hills	48306	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-4900	906	44	20.6	3.1%	560 (61.8%)	22 (2.4%)	58 (6.4%)	229 (25.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.0%)	$13,996			$1,153			$12,843	99.1%	98.9%	0.24%			262994006580
8	Pierce Middle School	Public	5-8	15430 Kercheval Ave	Grosse Pointe Park	48230	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-4700	570	30	19.3	8.8%	445 (78.1%)	35 (6.1%)	35 (6.1%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.1%)	$19,176			$1,137			$18,038	99.0%	98.7%	0.33%			262574006227
9	Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	3115 Mackinaw St	Saginaw	48602	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	No	(989) 399-5500	374	24	15.5	45.2%	171 (45.7%)	107 (28.6%)	29 (7.8%)	57 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	$25,460			$4,763			$20,697	98.9%	99.8%	0.92%			263039001171
10	Achieve Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3250 Denton Rd	Canton	48188	Wayne County	Achieve Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 397-0960	771	36	21.3	29.4%	132 (17.1%)	159 (20.6%)	18 (2.3%)	371 (48.1%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (11.0%)	$11,333			$661			$10,672	98.7%	98.4%	0.31%			260096307974

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About our rankings:

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.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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