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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Michigan

1,588 public schools in Michigan appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Brown Elementary School leads the list at 87.8%, against a median of 46.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

1,588

Michigan

Top % Proficient (Reading)

87.8%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

46.3%

BEST IN READING · MICHIGAN

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Brown Elementary School	BYRON CENTER, MI	Byron Center Public Schools	Elementary	438	87.8%
2	Marshall Elementary School	BYRON CENTER, MI	Byron Center Public Schools	Elementary	463	86.9%
3	Hemmeter Elementary School	SAGINAW, MI	Saginaw Township Community Schools	Elementary	331	86.1%
4	Knapp Forest Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Elementary	520	84.3%
5	Moraine Elementary School	NORTHVILLE, MI	Northville Public Schools	Elementary	379	83.9%
6	Musson Elementary School	ROCHESTER HILLS, MI	Rochester Community School District	Elementary	505	83.8%
7	Countryside Elementary School	BYRON CENTER, MI	Byron Center Public Schools	Elementary	426	83.6%
8	Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy	PLYMOUTH, MI	Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy	Elementary	823	82.6%
9	Wealthy School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	Elementary	462	82.6%
10	Bauer Elementary School	HUDSONVILLE, MI	Hudsonville Public School District	Elementary	329	82.2%
11	Goodwillie Environmental School	ADA, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Middle	103	81.6%
12	Lakeside School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	Elementary	453	81.3%
13	Amerman Elementary School	NORTHVILLE, MI	Northville Public Schools	Elementary	504	81.3%
14	Kettle Lake Elementary School	ALTO, MI	Caledonia Community Schools	Elementary	349	80.9%
15	Handley School	SAGINAW, MI	Saginaw School District of the City of	Elementary	370	80.9%
16	Red Cedar School	EAST LANSING, MI	East Lansing School District	Elementary	189	79.1%
17	Pierce Elementary School	BIRMINGHAM, MI	Birmingham Public Schools	Elementary	556	79.0%
18	Okemos Public MontessoriCentral	OKEMOS, MI	Okemos Public Schools	Elementary	326	79.0%
19	Bach Elementary School	ANN ARBOR, MI	Ann Arbor Public Schools	Elementary	334	78.0%
20	Chandler Woods Charter Academy	BELMONT, MI	Chandler Woods Charter Academy	Elementary	741	77.8%
21	Walden Green Montessori	SPRING LAKE, MI	Walden Green Montessori	Elementary	251	77.6%
22	Rosy Mound School	GRAND HAVEN, MI	Grand Haven Area Public Schools	Elementary	243	76.8%
23	Hamilton Elementary School	TROY, MI	Troy School District	Elementary	460	76.6%
24	Birmingham Covington School	BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI	Birmingham Public Schools	Middle	643	76.5%
25	Lewis Maire Elementary School	GROSSE POINTE, MI	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	Elementary	252	76.5%
26	Wass Elementary School	TROY, MI	Troy School District	Elementary	413	76.5%
27	Angell School	ANN ARBOR, MI	Ann Arbor Public Schools	Elementary	294	76.3%
28	Richard Elementary School	GROSSE POINTE FARMS, MI	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	Elementary	313	76.3%
29	Martin Luther King Elem School	ANN ARBOR, MI	Ann Arbor Public Schools	Elementary	511	76.1%
30	Pine Ridge Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Elementary	472	76.1%
31	Murray Lake Elementary	LOWELL, MI	Lowell Area Schools	Elementary	433	76.1%
32	Beverly Elementary School	BEVERLY HILLS, MI	Birmingham Public Schools	Elementary	296	76.0%
33	Park Elemementary School	HUDSONVILLE, MI	Hudsonville Public School District	Elementary	260	76.0%
34	Crestwood Elementary School	ROCKFORD, MI	Rockford Public Schools	Elementary	469	76.0%
35	Holmes Elementary School	SPRING LAKE, MI	Spring Lake Public Schools	Elementary	409	76.0%
36	Way Elementary School	BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI	Bloomfield Hills Schools	Elementary	506	75.8%
37	Ada Elementary School	ADA, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Elementary	293	75.8%
38	Achieve Charter Academy	CANTON, MI	Achieve Charter Academy	Elementary	771	75.7%
39	Lakewood Elementary School	HOLLAND, MI	West Ottawa Public School District	Elementary	293	75.7%
40	New Buffalo Elementary School	NEW BUFFALO, MI	New Buffalo Area Schools	Elementary	211	75.3%
41	Spring Lake Intermediate School	SPRING LAKE, MI	Spring Lake Public Schools	Middle	330	75.2%
42	Breton Downs School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	Elementary	451	75.1%
43	Howe Trainable Center and Montessori	DEARBORN HTS, MI	Dearborn City School District	Combined	247	75.0%
44	Jeffers Elementary School	SPRING LAKE, MI	Spring Lake Public Schools	Elementary	379	75.0%
45	Uriah H Lawton School	ANN ARBOR, MI	Ann Arbor Public Schools	Elementary	422	74.9%
46	Buchanan Elementary School	LIVONIA, MI	Livonia Public Schools School District	Elementary	483	74.9%
47	Thornton Creek Elementary School	NOVI, MI	Northville Public Schools	Elementary	531	74.8%
48	Messmore Elementary School	STERLING HEIGHTS, MI	Utica Community Schools	Elementary	332	74.5%
49	Central Middle School	ADA, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Middle	488	74.4%
50	Leonard Elementary School	TROY, MI	Troy School District	Elementary	400	74.4%

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