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The highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Michigan

1,139 public elementary schools in Michigan appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public elementary 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 47.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
1,139
Michigan
Top % Proficient (Reading)
87.8%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
47.3%
BEST IN READING · MICHIGAN
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)
1Brown Elementary SchoolBYRON CENTER, MIByron Center Public SchoolsElementary43887.8%
2Marshall Elementary SchoolBYRON CENTER, MIByron Center Public SchoolsElementary46386.9%
3Hemmeter Elementary SchoolSAGINAW, MISaginaw Township Community SchoolsElementary33186.1%
4Knapp Forest Elementary SchoolGRAND RAPIDS, MIForest Hills Public SchoolsElementary52084.3%
5Moraine Elementary SchoolNORTHVILLE, MINorthville Public SchoolsElementary37983.9%
6Musson Elementary SchoolROCHESTER HILLS, MIRochester Community School DistrictElementary50583.8%
7Countryside Elementary SchoolBYRON CENTER, MIByron Center Public SchoolsElementary42683.6%
8Plymouth Scholars Charter AcademyPLYMOUTH, MIPlymouth Scholars Charter AcademyElementary82382.6%
9Wealthy SchoolGRAND RAPIDS, MIEast Grand Rapids Public SchoolsElementary46282.6%
10Bauer Elementary SchoolHUDSONVILLE, MIHudsonville Public School DistrictElementary32982.2%
11Lakeside SchoolGRAND RAPIDS, MIEast Grand Rapids Public SchoolsElementary45381.3%
12Amerman Elementary SchoolNORTHVILLE, MINorthville Public SchoolsElementary50481.3%
13Kettle Lake Elementary SchoolALTO, MICaledonia Community SchoolsElementary34980.9%
14Handley SchoolSAGINAW, MISaginaw School District of the City ofElementary37080.9%
15Red Cedar SchoolEAST LANSING, MIEast Lansing School DistrictElementary18979.1%
16Pierce Elementary SchoolBIRMINGHAM, MIBirmingham Public SchoolsElementary55679.0%
17Okemos Public MontessoriCentralOKEMOS, MIOkemos Public SchoolsElementary32679.0%
18Bach Elementary SchoolANN ARBOR, MIAnn Arbor Public SchoolsElementary33478.0%
19Chandler Woods Charter AcademyBELMONT, MIChandler Woods Charter AcademyElementary74177.8%
20Walden Green MontessoriSPRING LAKE, MIWalden Green MontessoriElementary25177.6%
21Rosy Mound SchoolGRAND HAVEN, MIGrand Haven Area Public SchoolsElementary24376.8%
22Hamilton Elementary SchoolTROY, MITroy School DistrictElementary46076.6%
23Lewis Maire Elementary SchoolGROSSE POINTE, MIGrosse Pointe Public SchoolsElementary25276.5%
24Wass Elementary SchoolTROY, MITroy School DistrictElementary41376.5%
25Angell SchoolANN ARBOR, MIAnn Arbor Public SchoolsElementary29476.3%
26Richard Elementary SchoolGROSSE POINTE FARMS, MIGrosse Pointe Public SchoolsElementary31376.3%
27Martin Luther King Elem SchoolANN ARBOR, MIAnn Arbor Public SchoolsElementary51176.1%
28Pine Ridge Elementary SchoolGRAND RAPIDS, MIForest Hills Public SchoolsElementary47276.1%
29Murray Lake ElementaryLOWELL, MILowell Area SchoolsElementary43376.1%
30Beverly Elementary SchoolBEVERLY HILLS, MIBirmingham Public SchoolsElementary29676.0%
31Park Elemementary SchoolHUDSONVILLE, MIHudsonville Public School DistrictElementary26076.0%
32Crestwood Elementary SchoolROCKFORD, MIRockford Public SchoolsElementary46976.0%
33Holmes Elementary SchoolSPRING LAKE, MISpring Lake Public SchoolsElementary40976.0%
34Way Elementary SchoolBLOOMFIELD HILLS, MIBloomfield Hills SchoolsElementary50675.8%
35Ada Elementary SchoolADA, MIForest Hills Public SchoolsElementary29375.8%
36Achieve Charter AcademyCANTON, MIAchieve Charter AcademyElementary77175.7%
37Lakewood Elementary SchoolHOLLAND, MIWest Ottawa Public School DistrictElementary29375.7%
38New Buffalo Elementary SchoolNEW BUFFALO, MINew Buffalo Area SchoolsElementary21175.3%
39Breton Downs SchoolGRAND RAPIDS, MIEast Grand Rapids Public SchoolsElementary45175.1%
40Jeffers Elementary SchoolSPRING LAKE, MISpring Lake Public SchoolsElementary37975.0%
41Uriah H Lawton SchoolANN ARBOR, MIAnn Arbor Public SchoolsElementary42274.9%
42Buchanan Elementary SchoolLIVONIA, MILivonia Public Schools School DistrictElementary48374.9%
43Thornton Creek Elementary SchoolNOVI, MINorthville Public SchoolsElementary53174.8%
44Messmore Elementary SchoolSTERLING HEIGHTS, MIUtica Community SchoolsElementary33274.5%
45Leonard Elementary SchoolTROY, MITroy School DistrictElementary40074.4%
46Costello Elementary SchoolTROY, MITroy School DistrictElementary39574.3%
47Bemis Elementary SchoolTROY, MITroy School DistrictElementary44174.1%
48Waldron Elementary and Middle SchoolFOWLER, MIFowler Public SchoolsElementary26274.0%
49Dutton Elementary SchoolCALEDONIA, MICaledonia Community SchoolsElementary31773.9%
50Gardens Elementary SchoolMARYSVILLE, MIMarysville Public SchoolsElementary46973.9%
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