Best Middle Schools in Michigan for African American Students

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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, African American 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 (African American vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 338)	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 (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	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%	0.18%			260585004215
2	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	99.4%	99.1%	0.31%			260585004216
3	Bates Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	19701 Wyoming St	Detroit	48221	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-7000	773	42	18.3	61.1%	0 (0.0%)	770 (99.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$18,447			$1,840			$16,607	99.1%	89.1%	10.01%			260110307481
4	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	800	41	19.7	31.9%	359 (44.9%)	146 (18.3%)	65 (8.1%)	133 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (12.1%)	$11,183			$832			$10,351	98.8%	97.2%	1.63%			260022301182
5	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	98.5%	99.8%	1.25%			263039001171
6	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	98.2%	99.4%	1.21%			260102008377
7	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	97.9%	98.7%	0.72%			262574006227
8	Arts Academy in the Woods	Public, Charter	6-12	32101 Caroline	Fraser	48026	Macomb County	Arts Academy in the Woods	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 294-0391	327	27	12.3	43.1%	181 (55.4%)	94 (28.7%)	16 (4.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.1%)	$14,491			$2,302			$12,189	97.6%	65.1%	32.58%			260027301308
9	South Canton Scholars Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3085 S Canton Center Rd	Canton	48188	Wayne County	South Canton Scholars Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 398-5658	822	41	20.2	46.8%	224 (27.3%)	268 (32.6%)	35 (4.3%)	186 (22.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (13.1%)	$11,782			$963			$10,819	97.3%	92.4%	4.98%			260099708216
10	Canton Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	49100 Ford Rd	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Canton Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 453-9517	774	37	20.8	35.3%	151 (19.5%)	191 (24.7%)	51 (6.6%)	303 (39.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (9.7%)	$11,363			$1,152			$10,211	97.0%	97.0%	0.08%			260026301273

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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.

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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.