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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 48657

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At a glance

School

441

Students

Top rankedMeridian Junior High School355^th of 890 Michigan middle schools

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Biggest riser

Meridian Junior High School up 19 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 48657 zip code is home to a single middle school, Meridian Junior High School, which serves students in grades 6-8 and is part of the Meridian Public Schools district.

Meridian Junior High School's performance has been mixed in recent years, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 355 out of 890 Michigan middle schools in 2024-2025 and 462 out of 883 in 2022-2023. The school's proficiency rates on standardized tests like the M-Step and PSAT vary, with some subject areas above the state average and others below. For instance, the school's 5th grade M-Step English Language Arts proficiency rate was 41.3% in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 44.4%, while its 8th grade PSAT English Language Arts proficiency rate was 76%, significantly higher than the state average of 65.3%.

Meridian Junior High School faces some challenges, with a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (47.75% in 2023-2024) and a chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% in the same year. The school's per-student spending for 2023-2024 was $14,706, and the student-teacher ratio was 16.2, which are within typical ranges but could be further analyzed in comparison to state or district averages.

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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 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
Meridian Junior High School	Public	5-8	3475 N Meridian Rd	Sanford	48657	Midland County	Meridian Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 687-3360	441	23	19.1	40.4%	407 (92.3%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	54.6	355^th of 890 public middle schools	60.1%		52.3	374^th of 897 public middle schools	58.3%	19	76.0	49.0	41.3	29.6	40.8	19.7	21.3	33.6	39.7	36.0	22.1	39.0	$13,689	$676	$13,013

Cities Near Zip Code 48657

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sanford	1.22 mi	4	220^th
Midland	6.97 mi	23	67^th
Coleman	9.44 mi	2	362^nd
Beaverton	12.71 mi	2	355^th
Auburn	14.69 mi	4	167^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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