MI's Best Middle Schools Ranked In New Analysis

MICHIGAN — Dearborn Stem Middle School is the best public middle school in Michigan, according to a new ranking from U.S. News & World Report.

U.S. News researchers based the 2025 ranking of the nation’s best public middle schools on publicly available data from the U.S. Department of Education. The researchers analyzed 59,128 middle schools for the report.

The top 25 public middle schools in Michigan are:

1. Dearborn Stem Middle School, Dearborn
2. Avondale Gifted and Talented Education, Rochester Hills
3. Middle School Mathematics Science Technology Center, Warren
4. Blandford School, Grand Rapids
5. Waldron Elementary and Middle School, Fowler
6. Stem Academy, Kalamazoo
7. Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy, Saginaw
8. Boulan Park Middle School, Troy
9. Central Middle School, Ada
10. Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy, Plymouth
11. Bloomfield Hills Middle School, Bloomfield Hills
12. East Middle School, Plymouth
13. South Arbor Charter Academy, Ypsilanti
14. City Middle High, Grand Rapids
15. Canton Charter Academy, Canton
16. Achieve Charter Academy, Canton
17. Byron Center West Middle School, Byron Center
18. Cross Creek Charter Academy, Byron Center
19. Clague Middle School, Ann Arbor
20. Honey Creek Community School, Ann Arbor
21. Birmingham Covington School, Birmingham
22. Northern Hills Middle School, Grand Rapids
23. Chandler Woods Charter Academy, Belmont
24. Novi Middle School, Novi
25. Kingston High School, Kingston

Go here to see the full list of best Michigan middle schools

The methodology for the rankings focused on state assessments of students who were proficient or above proficient in math and reading/language arts, while also accounting for students’ background and their achievements in core subjects. Student-teacher ratios were applied to break ties.

The rankings are intended as an evaluation tool to give parents a snapshot of how well schools provide a high-quality education and prepare students for a successful future, LaMont Jones, managing editor for Education at U.S. News, said in a news release.

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