Wayne County schools ranked by test score
Latest M-STEP year (2024-25). 45 schools in Wayne County, Michigan with reported English Language Arts scores. Michigan state average: 47.7%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Middle School PLYMOUTH · Plymouth-Canton Community Schools | Middle | 73.6% | +25.9pp |
| 2 | Pierce Middle School GROSSE POINTE PARK · Grosse Pointe Public Schools | Middle | 70.9% | +23.2pp |
| 3 | Meads Mill Middle School NORTHVILLE · Northville Public Schools | Middle | 69.5% | +21.8pp |
| 4 | Frost Middle School LIVONIA · Livonia Public Schools School District | Middle | 64.8% | +17.1pp |
| 5 | Pioneer Middle School PLYMOUTH · Plymouth-Canton Community Schools | Middle | 64.3% | +16.6pp |
| 6 | Brownell Middle School GROSSE POINTE FARMS · Grosse Pointe Public Schools | Middle | 60.3% | +12.6pp |
| 7 | Holmes Middle School LIVONIA · Livonia Public Schools School District | Middle | 59.0% | +11.3pp |
| 8 | West Middle School PLYMOUTH · Plymouth-Canton Community Schools | Middle | 56.4% | +8.7pp |
| 9 | Cooper Upper Elementary School WESTLAND · Livonia Public Schools School District | Middle | 55.3% | +7.6pp |
| 10 | Riley Upper Elementary School LIVONIA · Livonia Public Schools School District | Middle | 54.1% | +6.4pp |
| 11 | Woodhaven Upper Elementary WOODHAVEN · Woodhaven-Brownstown School District | Middle | 53.1% | +5.4pp |
| 12 | Parcells Middle School GROSSE POINTE WOODS · Grosse Pointe Public Schools | Middle | 50.9% | +3.2pp |
| 13 | Liberty Middle School CANTON · Plymouth-Canton Community Schools | Middle | 49.9% | +2.2pp |
| 14 | Johnson Upper Elementary School WESTLAND · Livonia Public Schools School District | Middle | 49.3% | +1.6pp |
| 15 | Bryant Middle School DEARBORN · Dearborn City School District | Middle | 48.3% | +0.6pp |
| 16 | Grosse Ile Middle School GROSSE ILE · Grosse Ile Township Schools | Middle | 48.0% | +0.3pp |
| 17 | Discovery Middle School CANTON · Plymouth-Canton Community Schools | Middle | 46.0% | -1.7pp |
| 18 | Lowrey Middle School DEARBORN · Dearborn City School District | Middle | 45.2% | -2.5pp |
| 19 | Allen Park Middle School ALLEN PARK · Allen Park Public Schools | Middle | 44.4% | -3.3pp |
| 20 | Boyd W Arthurs Middle School TRENTON · Trenton Public Schools | Middle | 43.5% | -4.2pp |
| 21 | Brownstown Middle School ROMULUS · Woodhaven-Brownstown School District | Middle | 42.8% | -4.9pp |
| 22 | Carl T Renton Jr High School NEW BOSTON · Huron School District | Middle | 42.4% | -5.3pp |
| 23 | American Montessori Academy Upper Elementary WESTLAND · American Montessori Academy | Middle | 40.3% | -7.4pp |
| 24 | Riverside Middle School DEARBORN HEIGHTS · Crestwood School District | Middle | 37.6% | -10.1pp |
| 25 | Stout Middle School DEARBORN · Dearborn City School District | Middle | 37.5% | -10.2pp |
| 26 | Emerson Middle School LIVONIA · Livonia Public Schools School District | Middle | 35.7% | -12.0pp |
| 27 | Farmington 56 Campus GARDEN CITY · Garden City Public Schools | Middle | 33.0% | -14.7pp |
| 28 | Shumate Middle School ROCKWOOD · Gibraltar School District | Middle | 33.0% | -14.7pp |
| 29 | Woodworth Middle School DEARBORN · Dearborn City School District | Middle | 33.0% | -14.7pp |
| 30 | Smith Middle School DEARBORN · Dearborn City School District | Middle | 32.4% | -15.3pp |
| 31 | Unis Middle School DEARBORN · Dearborn City School District | Middle | 31.8% | -15.9pp |
| 32 | McBride Middle School BELLEVILLE · Van Buren Public Schools | Middle | 30.9% | -16.8pp |
| 33 | Seitz Middle School RIVERVIEW · Riverview Community School District | Middle | 30.5% | -17.2pp |
| 34 | Woodrow Wilson School WYANDOTTE · Wyandotte School District of the City of | Middle | 30.4% | -17.3pp |
| 35 | Clippert Academy DETROIT · Detroit Public Schools Community District | Middle | 29.2% | -18.5pp |
| 36 | Salina Intermediate 4 8 DEARBORN · Dearborn City School District | Middle | 28.2% | -19.5pp |
| 37 | Oakland International Academy 28 DETROIT · Oakland International Academy | Middle | 27.3% | -20.4pp |
| 38 | Lincoln Park Middle School LINCOLN PARK · Lincoln Park School District of the City of | Middle | 27.1% | -20.6pp |
| 39 | Clarenceville Middle School LIVONIA · Clarenceville School District | Middle | 26.8% | -20.9pp |
| 40 | Owen Intermediate School BELLEVILLE · Van Buren Public Schools | Middle | 25.9% | -21.8pp |
| 41 | Adlai Stevenson Middle School WESTLAND · Wayne-Westland Community School District | Middle | 24.0% | -23.7pp |
| 42 | John D Pierce Middle School REDFORD · South Redford School District | Middle | 22.6% | -25.1pp |
| 43 | Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School DETROIT · Cesar Chavez Academy | Middle | 22.5% | -25.2pp |
| 44 | Adams Middle School WESTLAND · Wayne-Westland Community School District | Middle | 22.2% | -25.5pp |
| 45 | Kosciuszko School HAMTRAMCK · Hamtramck School District of the City of | Middle | 19.1% | -28.6pp |
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 Wayne 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.