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The highest-performing public high schools in reading in Michigan

40 public high schools in Michigan appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public high schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. City High Middle School leads the list at 71.8%, against a median of 49.0% across the ranked schools.

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Michigan

Top % Proficient (Reading)

71.8%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

49.0%

BEST IN READING · MICHIGAN

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	City High Middle School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	High	955	71.8%
2	Van Hoosen Middle School	ROCHESTER HILLS, MI	Rochester Community School District	High	906	71.8%
3	Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy	SAGINAW, MI	Saginaw School District of the City of	High	374	70.3%
4	Hart Middle School	ROCHESTER HILLS, MI	Rochester Community School District	High	999	68.2%
5	West Middle School	ROCHESTER HILLS, MI	Rochester Community School District	High	784	67.2%
6	Black River Public School MiddleHigh	HOLLAND, MI	Black River Public School	High	569	66.5%
7	PewamoWestphalia MiddleHigh School	WESTPHALIA, MI	Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools	High	504	63.8%
8	New Lothrop High School	NEW LOTHROP, MI	New Lothrop Area Public Schools	High	398	63.7%
9	Reuther Middle School	ROCHESTER HILLS, MI	Rochester Community School District	High	706	59.1%
10	Schoolcraft High School	SCHOOLCRAFT, MI	Schoolcraft Community Schools	High	502	57.7%
11	Summerfield JuniorSenior High School	PETERSBURG, MI	Summerfield Schools	High	251	57.5%
12	UnionvilleSebewaing MiddleHigh School	SEBEWAING, MI	Unionville-Sebewaing Area S.D.	High	366	56.3%
13	Charlevoix Middle High School	CHARLEVOIX, MI	Charlevoix Public Schools	High	387	55.3%
14	Columbia Central High School	BROOKLYN, MI	Columbia School District	High	637	55.2%
15	Centreville Jr Sr High School	CENTREVILLE, MI	Centreville Public Schools	High	407	52.2%
16	Jackson Preparatory Early College	JACKSON, MI	Jackson Preparatory & Early College	High	260	52.1%
17	Whitmore Lake High School	WHITMORE LAKE, MI	Whitmore Lake Public School District	High	271	52.0%
18	Cass City Jr and Sr High School	CASS CITY, MI	Cass City Public Schools	High	418	51.7%
19	Freeland Middle SchoolHigh School	FREELAND, MI	Freeland Community School District	High	897	49.7%
20	Ubly Community JrSr High School	UBLY, MI	Ubly Community Schools	High	305	49.4%
21	Pellston MiddleHigh School	PELLSTON, MI	Pellston Public Schools	High	258	48.7%
22	Canton Preparatory High School	CANTON, MI	Canton Preparatory High School	High	612	47.3%
23	Memphis JuniorSenior High School	MEMPHIS, MI	Memphis Community Schools	High	388	46.9%
24	Stockbridge JrSr High School	STOCKBRIDGE, MI	Stockbridge Community Schools	High	481	43.3%
25	James R Geisler Middle School	COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, MI	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	High	620	42.1%
26	Oscoda Area High School	OSCODA, MI	Oscoda Area Schools	High	488	41.1%
27	Escanaba JuniorSenior High School	ESCANABA, MI	Escanaba Area Public Schools	High	1,089	41.0%
28	Montabella JuniorSenior High	BLANCHARD, MI	Montabella Community Schools	High	383	40.9%
29	Gobles High School	GOBLES, MI	Gobles Public School District	High	396	40.0%
30	Beaverton JuniorSenior High School	BEAVERTON, MI	Beaverton Schools	High	463	37.4%
31	StandishSterling Central JrSr High School	STANDISH, MI	Standish-Sterling Community Schools	High	660	35.9%
32	Manchester JuniorSenior High School	MANCHESTER, MI	Manchester Community Schools	High	287	35.5%
33	Saranac JrSr High School	SARANAC, MI	Saranac Community Schools	High	406	34.2%
34	Manistee Middle High School	MANISTEE, MI	Manistee Area Public Schools	High	685	33.7%
35	Ithaca High School	ITHACA, MI	Ithaca Public Schools	High	442	29.4%
36	Houghton Lake JrSr High School	HOUGHTON LAKE, MI	Houghton Lake Community Schools	High	484	28.1%
37	Sandusky JuniorSenior High School	SANDUSKY, MI	Sandusky Community School District	High	460	27.6%
38	Manistique Middle and High School	MANISTIQUE, MI	Manistique Area Schools	High	412	26.8%
39	Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	High	494	26.3%
40	University Preparatory Art Design MiddleHigh	DETROIT, MI	University Preparatory Art & Design	High	855	16.8%

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