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Allegan County schools ranked by test score

Latest M-STEP year (2024-25). 29 schools in Allegan County, Michigan with reported English Language Arts scores. Michigan state average: 47.7%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
1Sycamore Elementary School
DORR · Hopkins Public Schools
Elementary71.4%+23.7pp
2Dorr School
DORR · Wayland Union Schools
Elementary70.9%+23.2pp
3Paris Ridge Elementary
CALEDONIA · Caledonia Community Schools
Elementary70.9%+23.2pp
4Douglas Elementary School
DOUGLAS · Saugatuck Public Schools
Elementary68.4%+20.7pp
5Hamilton Elementary School
HAMILTON · Hamilton Community Schools
Elementary63.9%+16.2pp
6Bentheim Elementary School
HAMILTON · Hamilton Community Schools
Elementary62.7%+15.0pp
7Blue Star Elementary School
HOLLAND · Hamilton Community Schools
Elementary54.2%+6.5pp
8Hopkins Elementary School
HOPKINS · Hopkins Public Schools
Elementary53.4%+5.7pp
9Pine Street Elementary
WAYLAND · Wayland Union Schools
Elementary51.8%+4.1pp
10Dawson Elementary School
ALLEGAN · Allegan Public Schools
Elementary51.2%+3.5pp
11Gilkey Elementary School
PLAINWELL · Plainwell Community Schools
Elementary50.2%+2.5pp
12Hamilton Middle School
HAMILTON · Hamilton Community Schools
Middle49.5%+1.8pp
13Washington Street Elementary School
OTSEGO · Otsego Public Schools
Elementary49.1%+1.4pp
14Saugatuck Middle School
SAUGATUCK · Saugatuck Public Schools
Middle48.4%+0.7pp
15Robert D Brandon Elem School
MARTIN · Martin Public Schools
Elementary47.5%-0.2pp
16North Shore Elementary
SOUTH HAVEN · South Haven Public Schools
Elementary42.8%-4.9pp
17Dix Street Elementary School
OTSEGO · Otsego Public Schools
Elementary41.6%-6.1pp
18West Ward Elementary School
ALLEGAN · Allegan Public Schools
Elementary41.4%-6.3pp
19Wayland Union Middle School
WAYLAND · Wayland Union Schools
Middle41.1%-6.6pp
20RJ Steeby School
WAYLAND · Wayland Union Schools
Elementary36.9%-10.8pp
21Plainwell Middle School
PLAINWELL · Plainwell Community Schools
Middle35.8%-11.9pp
22Starr Elementary School
PLAINWELL · Plainwell Community Schools
Elementary34.1%-13.6pp
23Hopkins Middle School
HOPKINS · Hopkins Public Schools
Middle32.8%-14.9pp
24Otsego Middle School
OTSEGO · Otsego Public Schools
Middle32.5%-15.2pp
25LE White Middle School
ALLEGAN · Allegan Public Schools
Middle32.3%-15.4pp
26Pine Trails Elementary School
ALLEGAN · Allegan Public Schools
Elementary32.1%-15.6pp
27Baseline Middle School
SOUTH HAVEN · South Haven Public Schools
Middle31.7%-16.0pp
28Fennville Middle School
FENNVILLE · Fennville Public Schools
Middle29.4%-18.3pp
29Fennville Elementary School
FENNVILLE · Fennville Public Schools
Elementary28.6%-19.1pp

About this ranking

Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the M-STEP % Advanced + Proficient threshold on the latest available M-STEP English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Allegan County, Michigan with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.

The comparison column shows the gap to the Michigan statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full Michigan ranking.