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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)			M-Step Math (2026)			M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th 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 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
Western Middle School	0.0mi	Public	6-8	1400 S Dearing Rd	Parma	49269	Jackson County	Western School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 841-8370	594	37	16.1	41.4%	500 (84.2%)	13 (2.2%)	31 (5.2%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.1%)	73.6	189^th of 896 public middle schools	78.9%		74.5	175^th of 890 public middle schools	80.3%	14	73.9	39.9		45.0	42.4		46.0	46.6		50.7		52.2	$14,560	$533	$14,027
Middle School at Parkside	6.3mi	Public	6-8	2400 4th St	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 841-2300	750	51	14.7	79.9%	291 (38.8%)	239 (31.9%)	68 (9.1%)	14 (1.9%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	132 (17.6%)	18.7	723^rd of 896 public middle schools	19.3%		19.8	698^th of 890 public middle schools	21.6%	25	46.0	18.1		15.1	15.3		9.0	8.7		23.7		38.0	$18,406	$1,834	$16,573
Northwest Kidder Middle School	6.9mi	Public	5-8	6700 Rives Junction Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Northwest Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 817-4703	786	52	15.2	44.8%	580 (73.8%)	43 (5.5%)	58 (7.4%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (12.1%)	31	593^rd of 896 public middle schools	33.8%		33.3	576^th of 890 public middle schools	35.3%	17	61.4	18.5		27.9	27.4		13.7	17.1		20.6		43.0	$13,774	$751	$13,023
Concord Middle School	7.4mi	Public	6-8	405 S Main St	Concord	49237	Jackson County	Concord Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 524-8854	143	9	16.6	52.4%	101 (70.6%)	15 (10.5%)	11 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.5%)	28.6	622^nd of 896 public middle schools	30.6%		50.8	396^th of 890 public middle schools	55.5%	226	48.2	10.7		31.7	36.7		12.2	18.4		28.6		30.4	$15,247	$1,077	$14,169
HanoverHorton Middle School	9.2mi	Public	6-8	10000 Moscow Rd	Horton	49246	Jackson County	Hanover-Horton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 563-0102	250	14	18.2	37.2%	237 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	44.3	472^nd of 896 public middle schools	47.3%		41.4	515^th of 890 public middle schools	42.1%	43	74.3	16.2		40.5	32.9		30.1	17.9		32.4		39.2	$12,420	$642	$11,779
Springport Middle School	12.4mi	Public	6-8	300 W Main St	Springport	49284	Jackson County	Springport Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 857-3445	222	12	18.3	47.3%	201 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	38.2	538^th of 896 public middle schools	40.0%		31.4	594^th of 890 public middle schools	33.3%	56	54.4	14.7		33.3	24.0		11.0	20.0		41.8		59.7	$15,355	$1,227	$14,128
Leslie Middle School	15.6mi	Public	5-8	400 Kimball St	Leslie	49251	Ingham County	Leslie Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 589-8218	326	17	19.0	48.8%	299 (91.7%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	47.5	437^th of 896 public middle schools	51.2%		43.8	492^nd of 890 public middle schools	44.7%	55	68.1	41.7	48.6	27.1	22.4	15.3	30.0	30.6	48.6	32.4	27.8	46.5	$12,464	$842	$11,622
Homer Middle School	15.6mi	Public	5-8	403 S Hillsdale St	Homer	49245	Calhoun County	Homer Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 568-4456	268	16	16.5	57.5%	242 (90.3%)	4 (1.5%)	14 (5.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	65.2	253^rd of 896 public middle schools	71.8%		59.1	310^th of 890 public middle schools	65.2%	57	67.2	26.6	31.7	42.2	50.7	23.3	29.7	44.8	38.3	41.3	22.0	61.9	$16,450	$1,225	$15,225
Napoleon Middle School	15.9mi	Public	6-8	204 West	Napoleon	49261	Jackson County	Napoleon Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 905-5718	261	16	16.4	38.7%	235 (90.0%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)	44.3	474^th of 896 public middle schools	47.1%		48.5	427^th of 890 public middle schools	52.0%	47	67.0	25.0		31.8	19.3		22.4	21.2		42.5		55.2	$18,201	$543	$17,658
Grass Lake Middle School	17.6mi	Public	6-8	1000 Grass Lake Rd	Grass Lake	49240	Jackson County	Grass Lake Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 867-5550	290	19	15.4	33.1%	268 (92.4%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	65.3	252^nd of 896 public middle schools	71.9%		69.2	220^th of 890 public middle schools	75.3%	32	74.7	33.7		47.9	34.8		33.1	33.7		47.6		60.7	$13,867	$995	$12,871

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