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Michigan schools ranked by test score

Latest M-STEP year (2024-25). 1,133 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 47.7%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
451Dicken Elementary School
ANN ARBOR · Ann Arbor Public Schools
Elementary51.1%+3.4pp
452North Elementary School
IRON MOUNTAIN · Iron Mountain Public Schools
Elementary51.1%+3.4pp
453Shawnee Elementary School
MACOMB · Chippewa Valley Schools
Elementary51.1%+3.4pp
454Triumph Academy
MONROE · Triumph Academy
Elementary51.1%+3.4pp
455Jesse L Anderson Elementary School
TRENTON · Trenton Public Schools
Elementary51.0%+3.3pp
456Glengary Elementary School
COMMERCE TOWNSHIP · Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
Elementary50.9%+3.2pp
457Hayes Elementary School
WESTLAND · Livonia Public Schools School District
Elementary50.9%+3.2pp
458Mt Clemens Montessori Academy
MOUNT CLEMENS · Mt. Clemens Montessori Academy
Elementary50.9%+3.2pp
459Davis Elementary School
DECATUR · Decatur Public Schools
Elementary50.8%+3.1pp
460Mary Helen Guest Elementary School
WALLED LAKE · Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
Elementary50.7%+3.0pp
461Wegienka Elementary School
FLAT ROCK · Woodhaven-Brownstown School District
Elementary50.7%+3.0pp
462Angell Elementary School
BERKLEY · Berkley School District
Elementary50.6%+2.9pp
463Boyne City Elementary School
BOYNE CITY · Boyne City Public Schools
Elementary50.6%+2.9pp
464HanoverHorton Elementary School
HANOVER · Hanover-Horton School District
Elementary50.6%+2.9pp
465Central Elementary School
DAVISON · Davison Community Schools
Elementary50.5%+2.8pp
466Highview Elementary School
DEARBORN HEIGHTS · Crestwood School District
Elementary50.5%+2.8pp
467Lindemann Elementary School
ALLEN PARK · Allen Park Public Schools
Elementary50.5%+2.8pp
468Romulus Elementary School
ROMULUS · Romulus Community Schools
Elementary50.5%+2.8pp
469West Oakview Elementary School
GRAND RAPIDS · Northview Public Schools
Elementary50.5%+2.8pp
470Cedar Crest Elementary School
GREENVILLE · Greenville Public Schools
Elementary50.4%+2.7pp
471Star Elementary School
HASTINGS · Hastings Area School District
Elementary50.4%+2.7pp
472Angling Road Elementary School
PORTAGE · Portage Public Schools
Elementary50.3%+2.6pp
473Bangor Lincoln School
BAY CITY · Bangor Township Schools
Elementary50.3%+2.6pp
474Gilkey Elementary School
PLAINWELL · Plainwell Community Schools
Elementary50.2%+2.5pp
475Sandusky Elementary School
SANDUSKY · Sandusky Community School District
Elementary50.2%+2.5pp
476AA Rather School
IONIA · Ionia Public Schools
Elementary50.0%+2.3pp
477Dresden Elementary School
STERLING HEIGHTS · Utica Community Schools
Elementary50.0%+2.3pp
478Edmonson Elementary School
MADISON HEIGHTS · Lamphere Public Schools
Elementary50.0%+2.3pp
479Haviland Elementary School
WATERFORD · Waterford School District
Elementary50.0%+2.3pp
480Lakewood Elementary School
ANN ARBOR · Ann Arbor Public Schools
Elementary50.0%+2.3pp
481Moccasin Elementary School
BUCHANAN · Buchanan Community Schools
Elementary50.0%+2.3pp
482Norton Elementary School
THREE RIVERS · Three Rivers Community Schools
Elementary50.0%+2.3pp
483Riley Elementary School
SAINT JOHNS · St. Johns Public Schools
Elementary50.0%+2.3pp
484Shay Elementary School
HARBOR SPGS · Harbor Springs School District
Elementary50.0%+2.3pp
485Vera Ralya Elementary School
HASLETT · Haslett Public Schools
Elementary50.0%+2.3pp
486Whiteford Elementary School
OTTAWA LAKE · Whiteford Agricultural School District of the Counties of Le
Elementary50.0%+2.3pp
487Heritage Elementary School
HIGHLAND · Huron Valley Schools
Elementary49.8%+2.1pp
488Amanda Moore Elementary School
ROMEO · Romeo Community Schools
Elementary49.7%+2.0pp
489Kenbrook Elementary School
FARMINGTON HILLS · Farmington Public School District
Elementary49.7%+2.0pp
490Lottie M Schmidt Elem School
CHESTERFIELD · Anchor Bay School District
Elementary49.7%+2.0pp
491Woodland Elementary School
TROY · Avondale School District
Elementary49.7%+2.0pp
492Chapman Elementary School
ROCKWOOD · Gibraltar School District
Elementary49.6%+1.9pp
493Flickinger Elementary School
UTICA · Utica Community Schools
Elementary49.6%+1.9pp
494Lake City Elementary School
LAKE CITY · Lake City Area School District
Elementary49.6%+1.9pp
495ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School
KALAMAZOO · Kalamazoo Public Schools
Elementary49.6%+1.9pp
496StandishSterling Central Elementary School
STANDISH · Standish-Sterling Community Schools
Elementary49.6%+1.9pp
497Will L Lee School
RICHMOND · Richmond Community Schools
Elementary49.6%+1.9pp
498Bangor West Central School
BAY CITY · Bangor Township Schools
Elementary49.5%+1.8pp
499Indian Hill Elementary School
GRAND BLANC · Grand Blanc Community Schools
Elementary49.5%+1.8pp
500Orville C Krause Elementary School
ARMADA · Armada Area Schools
Elementary49.5%+1.8pp
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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). A higher percentage is better.

Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.

The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in Michigan, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.