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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)				M-Step Math (2025)				M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Forest Area Middle School	0.0mi	Public	4-8	7661 Shippy Rd SW	Fife Lake	49633	Kalkaska County	Forest Area Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 369-2884	193	13	14.3	56.5%	172 (89.1%)	3 (1.6%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)	14.3	762^nd of 890 public middle schools	14.4%		13.8	779^th of 897 public middle schools	13.2%	17	41.7		21.6	27.0	19.0	10.0	24.3	13.5	16.7		29.7	16.2	13.5	18.9	$14,364	$1,458	$12,906
Kalkaska Middle School	10.9mi	Public	6-8	1700 W Kalkaska Rd	Kalkaska	49646	Kalkaska County	Kalkaska Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 258-4040	307	19	16.5	55.4%	294 (95.8%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	38.5	533^rd of 890 public middle schools	40.1%		40	515^th of 897 public middle schools	42.6%	18	65.6	32.3			27.2	19.3			17.4	15.6		42.7		39.6	$00	$00	$00
Kingsley Area Middle School	11.6mi	Public	6-8	403 Blair St	Kingsley	49649	Grand Traverse County	Kingsley Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 263-5261	366	23	16.0	45.1%	345 (94.3%)	4 (1.1%)	9 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	79.6	140^th of 890 public middle schools	84.3%		79.3	135^th of 897 public middle schools	84.9%	5	75.7	39.6			45.1	60.2			28.3	63.6		58.4		66.4	$12,688	$832	$11,856
Manton Consolidated Middle School	14.3mi	Public	5-8	105 5th St	Manton	49663	Wexford County	Manton Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 824-6401	305	17	17.8	49.5%	272 (89.2%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.6%)	63.4	270^th of 890 public middle schools	69.7%		66.4	235^th of 897 public middle schools	73.8%	35	55.8	28.6		36.4	40.7	47.7		35.1	24.7	47.7	45.5	54.5	26.0	63.2	$13,630	$1,083	$12,547
East Middle School	14.3mi	Public	6-8	1776 3 Mile Rd N	Traverse City	49696	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 933-7300	829	42	19.8	30.4%	723 (87.2%)	25 (3.0%)	33 (4.0%)	16 (1.9%)	29 (3.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	76.5	161^st of 890 public middle schools	81.9%		83.1	109^th of 897 public middle schools	87.8%	52	77.8	33.5			50.0	55.4			40.3	48.4		48.9		57.5	$14,803	$699	$14,104
Lake City Middle School	19.0mi	Public	6-8	251 Russell St	Lake City	49651	Missaukee County	Lake City Area School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 839-6600	265	16	16.9	66.8%	241 (90.9%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.2%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	72.7	191^st of 890 public middle schools	78.5%		56.9	315^th of 897 public middle schools	64.9%	124	69.8	38.4			46.1	44.6			32.9	50.6		62.4		50.6	$13,403	$900	$12,503
West Middle School	19.5mi	Public	6-8	3950 Silver Lake Rd	Traverse City	49684	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 933-8200	1,081	52	20.7	27.6%	985 (91.1%)	20 (1.9%)	29 (2.7%)	24 (2.2%)	22 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	76.6	158^th of 890 public middle schools	82.2%		80.4	124^th of 897 public middle schools	86.2%	34	77.3	38.4			49.7	52.6			41.5	45.2		49.5		55.2	$14,178	$699	$13,479

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