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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 48317

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Top rankedEppler Junior High School228^th of 890 Michigan middle schools

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Summary:

The 48317 zip code in Michigan is home to a single middle school, Eppler Junior High School, which serves students in grades 6-8 within the Utica Community Schools district.

Eppler Junior High School is a strong-performing middle school, ranking in the top 25% of Michigan middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year. The school has maintained a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 3 years, and its test scores generally exceed the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels, particularly in PSAT English Language Arts and Social Studies. With a student-teacher ratio of 19.5 and spending per student of $14,445, the school appears to have adequate resources to support its students' academic success.

However, the school does face some challenges, including a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% and a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with 47.69% of the student body qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Addressing these issues could help Eppler Junior High School continue to improve and provide an even stronger educational experience for its students.

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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	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 7th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Eppler Junior High School	Public	7-9	45461 Brownell St	Utica	48317	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 797-2900	589	35	17.0	45.0%	467 (79.3%)	22 (3.7%)	42 (7.1%)	31 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.2%)	68.3	228^th of 890 public middle schools	74.4%		65.3	245^th of 897 public middle schools	72.7%	17	75.8	40.7	38.2	30.1	47.7	57.9	$17,335	$569	$16,766

Cities Near Zip Code 48317

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Utica	0.6 mi	3	128^th
Shelby Township	0.67 mi	12	120^th
Rochester Hills	2.83 mi	21	45^th
Sterling Heights	2.86 mi	39	225^th
Troy	4.19 mi	25	90^th

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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.

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