Michigan

Michigan Affiliate

Through the leadership of the Michigan Business Leaders for Education Excellence (MBLEE), Just for the Kids-Michigan is leading efforts toward school improvement all across the state. Leadership and funding is provided by the Michigan business community in conjunction with the Michigan Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Michigan Department of Education and the Office of the Governor. Corporate sponsors include: Whirlpool, State Farm Insurance, DaimlerChrysler, Ford, Dow Chemical, General Motors, Steelcase and the Michigan Chamber of Commerce. This unique partnership is helping to make this a reality and working to improving teaching and learning in Michigan’s high priority schools.

Contact:
Jim Sandy
Executive Director, MBLEE

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2004 Michigan Higher Performing Middle Schools

The following middle schools in Michigan were identified as higher performing in at least one subject. If a subject is ‘N/A’ for a particular school, it was not tested within their gradespan.

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Campus Name District Name All Eng. Lang. Arts List. Math. Read. Sci. Soc. Studies Writ. Grade Span Enrollment Low Income Af. Am. Hisp. Asian White
Abbott Middle S West Bloomfield N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A Yes Yes N/A 6 - 9 771 9.6 15.7 1.7 6.0 75.7
Academy of Flin Academy of Flin N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A N/A KG - 8 445 86.4 98.0 0.4 0.4 0.7
Adlai Stevenson Wayne-Westland N/A Yes N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 6 - 8 840 23.5 13.1 2.3 1.4 82.6
Algonquin Middl Algonac Communi N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes Yes N/A 6 - 8 639 26.4 0.6 1.4 0.6 94.5
Allendale Middl Allendale Publi N/A Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A Yes 6 - 8 463 36.5 2.4 3.9 0.4 92.4
Alma Middle Sch Alma Public Sch N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes Yes N/A 5 - 8 803 37.9 0.1 3.2 0.0 96.6
Andrew G. Schmi Fenton Area Pub N/A N/A Yes N/A N/A Yes N/A N/A 7 - 8 584 12.8 0.3 0.9 0.5 97.9
Ann Arbor Open Ann Arbor Publi N/A Yes N/A Yes N/A Yes Yes N/A KG - 8 450 14.1 12.2 5.3 4.2 77.8
Ann Arbor Trail Detroit City Sc N/A Yes N/A N/A Yes N/A N/A Yes 6 - 8 545 43.7 97.2 0.6 0.0 1.5
Arenac Eastern Arenac Eastern N/A Yes N/A N/A Yes N/A N/A N/A KG - 12 396 56.7 1.0 1.3 1.0 96.5
Armstrong Middl Kearsley Commun N/A Yes Yes N/A Yes Yes Yes Yes 6 - 8 946 24.3 1.9 1.3 0.8 93.7
Athens Middle S Athens Area Sch N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A 5 - 8 288 29.4 1.7 1.7 0.0 96.5
Atherton Middle Atherton Commun N/A Yes N/A N/A Yes N/A N/A N/A 4 - 8 429 46.8 5.1 3.3 0.9 87.4
Avondale Middle Avondale School N/A Yes N/A Yes N/A N/A Yes Yes 7 - 8 628 9.9 14.5 3.8 5.3 75.8
Bad Axe Junior Bad Axe Public N/A Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A 6 - 8 329 35.8 0.6 0.0 0.9 98.2
Baldwin Street Hudsonville Pub N/A N/A N/A Yes Yes Yes N/A N/A 6 - 8 699 6.9 0.9 1.3 1.0 96.3
Bangor Middle S Bangor Public S N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A N/A N/A N/A 6 - 8 363 56.8 11.3 15.7 0.0 70.8
Bark River-Harr Bark River-Harr N/A N/A N/A Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A 7 - 12 298 38.5 0.3 0.7 0.0 86.9
Baseline Middle South Haven Pub N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A Yes Yes N/A 6 - 8 600 41.6 12.5 10.2 0.2 75.7
Bates Academy Detroit City Sc N/A Yes N/A Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A KG - 8 784 13.3 97.8 0.1 1.0 1.0
Bear Lake High Bear Lake Schoo N/A Yes N/A N/A Yes N/A N/A N/A 6 - 12 207 32.2 0.5 4.8 0.0 90.3
Beecher Middle Beecher Communi N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes 7 - 9 370 81.0 88.1 2.4 0.0 9.2
Bellaire Public Bellaire Public N/A N/A Yes N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 6 - 12 383 13.8 0.3 0.5 0.8 96.9
Bemis Junior Hi Utica Community N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A N/A Yes N/A 7 - 8 989 8.8 2.8 0.7 1.7 94.7
Berkshire Middl Birmingham City N/A Yes N/A Yes Yes N/A Yes N/A 6 - 8 828 6.2 13.0 1.4 2.1 83.3
Bethune Academy Detroit City Sc N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A N/A N/A N/A PK - 8 890 79.5 99.4 0.1 0.0 0.3
Big Rapids Midd Big Rapids Publ N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A N/A N/A N/A 6 - 8 488 42.9 6.4 1.4 1.8 89.1
Birmingham Covi Birmingham City N/A Yes N/A Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 3 - 8 605 1.3 4.5 0.7 5.8 88.8
Bloomfield Hill Bloomfield Hill Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 6 - 8 491 2.4 4.5 0.8 6.3 88.2
Boulan Park Mid Troy School Dis N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A Yes 6 - 8 813 0.7 3.0 1.6 26.4 68.6
Boyd W. Arthurs Trenton Public N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A N/A N/A Yes 6 - 8 729 8.8 1.5 1.5 1.6 95.1
Boyne City Midd Boyne City Publ N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A N/A Yes N/A 5 - 8 401 33.1 1.7 2.2 1.0 93.5
Boynton Middle Detroit City Sc N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A N/A PK - 8 536 62.4 86.0 7.1 0.0 6.9
Brace-Lederle K Southfield Publ N/A Yes N/A N/A Yes N/A N/A N/A KG - 8 796 34.3 92.7 0.4 0.4 3.0
Brandon Middle Brandon School N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A Yes 7 - 8 622 11.4 0.5 1.6 1.1 96.3
Brethren Middle Kaleva Norman D N/A Yes N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes Yes 6 - 8 242 57.8 1.7 2.9 0.0 92.1
Brimley Jr./Sr. Brimley Area Sc N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A N/A N/A N/A KG - 12 242 40.1 0.0 0.0 0.8 53.3
Brownell Middle Grosse Pointe P N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A Yes Yes Yes 6 - 8 739 1.4 3.8 0.4 1.2 94.6
Bryant Middle S Dearborn City S N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A 6 - 8 811 13.1 5.2 3.2 0.9 90.5
Buchanan Middle Buchanan Commun N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A 6 - 8 402 38.8 9.5 3.5 0.7 85.8
Burton Internat Detroit City Sc N/A Yes N/A Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes PK - 8 569 28.4 93.1 0.9 3.5 2.5
Byron Center Mi Byron Center Pu N/A Yes N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 7 - 8 460 17.0 1.7 2.4 1.3 94.1
C.L. Phelps Sch Ishpeming Publi N/A Yes N/A Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes KG - 8 294 38.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 99.7
Cadillac Junior Cadillac Area P N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes Yes N/A 8 - 9 567 44.0 1.2 0.9 0.7 96.5
Cadillac Middle Detroit City Sc N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A PK - 8 664 75.4 99.5 0.0 0.0 0.5
Caledonia Middl Caledonia Commu N/A N/A Yes N/A N/A Yes N/A N/A 6 - 8 783 10.3 1.1 1.0 1.3 96.6
Capac Middle Sc Capac Community N/A N/A Yes N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5 - 7 432 26.7 0.5 10.2 1.2 87.5
Carman-Ainswort Carman-Ainswort N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes 7 - 8 984 38.1 24.9 2.7 1.6 63.7
Carney-Nadeau S Carney-Nadeau P N/A Yes N/A Yes N/A Yes Yes N/A KG - 12 254 58.6 0.4 0.0 0.8 92.5
Caro Middle Sch Caro Community N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A N/A 6 - 8 537 38.6 0.9 5.6 1.1 92.2
Cass City Middl Cass City Publi N/A N/A Yes N/A N/A Yes Yes N/A 5 - 8 459 35.8 0.0 1.3 0.2 98.0
Cedar Springs M Cedar Springs P N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes Yes N/A 6 - 8 838 29.3 0.7 2.1 0.6 95.3
Cedarville Midd Les Cheneaux Co N/A Yes N/A Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A 6 - 9 108 42.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 74.1
Central Middle Dowagiac Union N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A N/A N/A N/A 7 - 8 449 50.0 10.2 10.5 0.4 77.5
Central Middle Forest Hills Pu Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 7 - 8 694 2.4 0.7 0.3 0.9 98.1
Central Middle Iron Mountain P N/A N/A Yes N/A N/A Yes Yes N/A 6 - 8 331 29.6 0.0 1.2 0.3 97.9
Central Middle Midland Public N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A Yes Yes N/A 4 - 8 602 36.3 1.7 3.0 0.2 93.4
Central Middle Port Huron Area N/A Yes N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes 6 - 8 810 54.9 16.8 2.6 0.4 76.7
Chassell K-12 S Chassell Townsh N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A N/A Yes N/A KG - 12 316 42.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Cheboygan Middl Cheboygan Area N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A N/A Yes N/A 6 - 8 584 43.0 1.0 0.3 0.3 94.0
Cheney Academy Willow Run Comm N/A Yes N/A N/A Yes N/A Yes N/A KG - 8 306 47.4 82.0 0.3 1.3 15.0
Cherryland Midd Elk Rapids Scho Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 6 - 8 382 24.4 0.5 3.4 0.5 94.2
Chesaning Middl Chesaning Union N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A Yes N/A N/A 5 - 8 675 32.8 1.3 3.9 0.4 94.1
Chippewa Hills Chippewa Hills N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A N/A N/A 6 - 8 635 45.5 1.6 0.6 0.5 90.1
Chippewa Middle Okemos Public S N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A Yes Yes N/A 6 - 8 522 5.7 6.7 0.8 12.8 74.1
City Middle/Hig Grand Rapids Pu N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A Yes Yes N/A 7 - 12 617 14.2 10.9 3.7 6.2 79.1
Clague Middle S Ann Arbor Publi N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A Yes N/A N/A 6 - 8 715 9.8 13.1 2.1 22.0 62.7
Clare Middle Sc Clare Public Sc N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A Yes Yes Yes 5 - 8 496 39.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 98.8
Clarkston Middl Clarkston Commu N/A Yes N/A N/A N/A Yes Yes Yes 6 - 8 1151 4.3 1.6 1.6 0.4 95.8
Colin Powell Ac Colin Powell Ac N/A Yes N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A Yes KG - 8 420 50.4 99.5 0.2 0.0 0.0
Coloma Middle S Coloma Communit Yes Yes Yes N/A Yes N/A N/A Yes 5 - 7 539 49.9 21.0 5.0 0.4 73.3
Coopersville Ju Coopersville Pu N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes Yes 6 - 8 586 24.4 0.5 3.9 0.3 94.5
Corunna Middle Corunna Public N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes Yes Yes N/A 6 - 8 565 28.0 0.4 1.4 0.4 96.3
Cramer Junior H Essexville-Hamp N/A Yes N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 6 - 8 487 27.3 1.4 1.2 0.2 97.1
Crestwood Middl Kentwood Public N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A N/A 6 - 8 644 33.9 34.5 8.7 6.2 50.2
Crossroads Char Crossroads Char N/A Yes N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A KG - 12 449 38.4 4.9 1.3 2.0 90.4
Croswell-Lexing Croswell-Lexing N/A Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A 6 - 8 638 30.5 0.2 3.1 0.6 95.8
Dansville Middl Dansville Schoo N/A Yes N/A N/A Yes N/A N/A Yes 6 - 8 204 14.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 99.5
David Ellis Aca David Ellis Aca N/A Yes Yes N/A Yes Yes N/A Yes KG - 8 282 27.0 99.6 0.0 0.0 0.4
Davison Middle Davison Communi Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 7 - 8 837 19.2 2.0 1.7 0.0 91.6
Decatur Middle Decatur Public N/A Yes N/A Yes N/A Yes Yes N/A 5 - 8 355 82.7 2.5 16.6 0.0 74.1
Derby Middle Sc Birmingham City N/A Yes N/A Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 6 - 8 745 1.5 2.1 0.5 1.3 95.6
Detroit Academy Detroit City Sc N/A Yes N/A N/A Yes Yes N/A N/A 4 - 9 198 21.7 98.5 0.0 0.0 1.0
DeWitt Junior H DeWitt Public S N/A Yes N/A N/A Yes Yes Yes N/A 7 - 8 466 8.1 1.5 3.9 0.6 90.8
Discovery Middl Plymouth-Canton N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes 6 - 8 933 4.6 4.8 1.4 12.2 80.5
Dixon Elementar Detroit City Sc N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes PK - 8 786 69.0 97.5 1.0 0.0 1.5
Dunn Middle Sch River Rouge Sch N/A Yes N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 6 - 8 402 94.1 70.1 3.2 0.0 26.4
E.B. Holman Ele Stanton Townshi N/A Yes N/A Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A KG - 8 142 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
E.F. Rittmuelle Frankenmuth Sch N/A Yes N/A Yes Yes Yes N/A N/A 5 - 8 345 9.3 0.3 0.6 0.0 98.3
Earhart Middle Detroit City Sc N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A N/A N/A N/A 6 - 8 731 78.0 25.9 60.2 0.3 12.6
East Grand Rapi East Grand Rapi N/A Yes N/A Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 6 - 8 689 3.7 2.9 0.6 1.3 95.2
East Hills Midd Bloomfield Hill N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes Yes N/A N/A 6 - 8 569 2.6 11.1 1.8 10.2 76.8
East Middle Sch Holland City Sc N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A N/A 6 - 8 577 53.9 7.6 34.1 7.3 50.4
East Middle Sch School District N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes 6 - 8 546 60.3 51.8 2.2 0.5 45.1
East Rockford M Rockford Public N/A N/A Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A N/A 6 - 8 904 3.7 1.0 1.2 0.4 97.0
Edison Public S Edison Public S N/A Yes Yes N/A Yes N/A N/A N/A KG - 8 1109 45.9 99.7 0.1 0.0 0.0
Escanaba Junior Escanaba Area P Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 7 - 8 484 39.4 0.2 0.0 0.2 92.8
Ewen-Trout Cree Ewen-Trout Cree N/A Yes N/A Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes KG - 12 360 21.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 98.3
Excel Charter A Excel Charter A N/A Yes N/A Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A KG - 8 652 22.4 27.8 7.7 4.1 59.7
Fairview High S Fairview Area S N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes Yes N/A 7 - 12 173 42.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 99.4
Farwell Middle Detroit City Sc N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A 6 - 9 822 58.1 98.9 0.4 0.1 0.5
Farwell Middle Farwell Area Sc N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A 5 - 11 513 61.1 0.8 0.6 0.2 97.1
Fisher Magnet a Detroit City Sc N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A N/A N/A Yes 5 - 8 534 58.6 98.1 0.4 0.2 0.6
Flushing Junior Flushing Commun N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes 7 - 8 745 7.9 3.8 0.8 1.1 93.7
Forest Park Sch Forest Park Sch N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A Yes Yes N/A PK - 12 617 38.3 0.5 0.3 0.5 98.4
Forsythe Middle Ann Arbor Publi N/A Yes N/A Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 6 - 8 721 10.8 13.2 1.7 7.6 77.3
Fort Gratiot Mi Port Huron Area N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A