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%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601 | Breckenridge Elementary School BRECKENRIDGE · Breckenridge Community Schools | Elementary | 46.1% | -1.6pp |
| 602 | Escanaba Upper Elementary ESCANABA · Escanaba Area Public Schools | Elementary | 46.1% | -1.6pp |
| 603 | South River Elementary School HARRISON TOWNSHIP · L'Anse Creuse Public Schools | Elementary | 46.1% | -1.6pp |
| 604 | Turrill Elementary School LAPEER · Lapeer Community Schools | Elementary | 46.1% | -1.6pp |
| 605 | Gudith Elementary School BROWNSTOWN · Woodhaven-Brownstown School District | Elementary | 46.0% | -1.7pp |
| 606 | Rose Pioneer Elementary School HOLLY · Holly Area School District | Elementary | 46.0% | -1.7pp |
| 607 | Justus Gage Elementary School DOWAGIAC · Dowagiac Union School District | Elementary | 45.9% | -1.8pp |
| 608 | Frank E Weiss Elem School WOODHAVEN · Gibraltar School District | Elementary | 45.7% | -2.0pp |
| 609 | Horizon Elementary School HOLT · Holt Public Schools | Elementary | 45.7% | -2.0pp |
| 610 | Southwood Elementary GRAND RAPIDS · Kentwood Public Schools | Elementary | 45.7% | -2.0pp |
| 611 | St Charles Elementary School SAINT CHARLES · St. Charles Community Schools | Elementary | 45.7% | -2.0pp |
| 612 | Ubly Community Elementary School UBLY · Ubly Community Schools | Elementary | 45.6% | -2.1pp |
| 613 | Eriksson Elementary School CANTON · Plymouth-Canton Community Schools | Elementary | 45.5% | -2.2pp |
| 614 | Maples Elementary School DEARBORN · Dearborn City School District | Elementary | 45.4% | -2.3pp |
| 615 | Pleasant Lake Elementary School WEST BLOOMFIELD · Walled Lake Consolidated Schools | Elementary | 45.4% | -2.3pp |
| 616 | Brown Elementary School NEW BOSTON · Huron School District | Elementary | 45.2% | -2.5pp |
| 617 | Ferry School GRAND HAVEN · Grand Haven Area Public Schools | Elementary | 45.2% | -2.5pp |
| 618 | Hillcrest Elementary School DEARBORN HEIGHTS · Crestwood School District | Elementary | 45.2% | -2.5pp |
| 619 | KC Ling Elementary School HEMLOCK · Hemlock Public School District | Elementary | 45.2% | -2.5pp |
| 620 | Kincheloe Elementary School DOWAGIAC · Dowagiac Union School District | Elementary | 45.2% | -2.5pp |
| 621 | Cedar View Elementary School CEDAR SPRINGS · Cedar Springs Public Schools | Elementary | 45.1% | -2.6pp |
| 622 | Windemere Park Charter Academy LANSING · Windemere Park Charter Academy | Elementary | 45.1% | -2.6pp |
| 623 | Byron Area Elementary School BYRON · Byron Area Schools | Elementary | 45.0% | -2.7pp |
| 624 | Cheyenne Elementary School MACOMB · Chippewa Valley Schools | Elementary | 45.0% | -2.7pp |
| 625 | Franklin Elementary School CADILLAC · Cadillac Area Public Schools | Elementary | 45.0% | -2.7pp |
| 626 | Cooley Elementary School WATERFORD · Waterford School District | Elementary | 44.9% | -2.8pp |
| 627 | Lawton Elementary School LAWTON · Lawton Community School District | Elementary | 44.9% | -2.8pp |
| 628 | Lean Elementary School WARREN · Warren Consolidated Schools | Elementary | 44.9% | -2.8pp |
| 629 | Long Elementary School DEARBORN · Dearborn City School District | Elementary | 44.9% | -2.8pp |
| 630 | Lowrey Elementary School DEARBORN · Dearborn City School District | Elementary | 44.9% | -2.8pp |
| 631 | Ludington Elementary School LUDINGTON · Ludington Area School District | Elementary | 44.9% | -2.8pp |
| 632 | Marie C Graham Elem School HARRISON TOWNSHIP · L'Anse Creuse Public Schools | Elementary | 44.9% | -2.8pp |
| 633 | Meridian Elementary School SANFORD · Meridian Public Schools | Elementary | 44.9% | -2.8pp |
| 634 | North Muskegon Elementary School MUSKEGON · North Muskegon Public Schools | Elementary | 44.9% | -2.8pp |
| 635 | Johnson Elementary School MILFORD · Huron Valley Schools | Elementary | 44.8% | -2.9pp |
| 636 | Linden Elementary School LINDEN · Linden Community Schools | Elementary | 44.8% | -2.9pp |
| 637 | Beechview Elementary School FARMINGTON HILLS · Farmington Public School District | Elementary | 44.7% | -3.0pp |
| 638 | Richard C Hedke Elem School TRENTON · Trenton Public Schools | Elementary | 44.7% | -3.0pp |
| 639 | Borland Elementary School IMLAY CITY · Imlay City Community Schools | Elementary | 44.6% | -3.1pp |
| 640 | Lincoln School SOUTH HAVEN · South Haven Public Schools | Elementary | 44.6% | -3.1pp |
| 641 | Long Lake Elementary School TRAVERSE CITY · Traverse City Area Public Schools | Elementary | 44.6% | -3.1pp |
| 642 | TC Holbrook Elementary School GRAND LEDGE · Grand Ledge Public Schools | Elementary | 44.6% | -3.1pp |
| 643 | Beach Elementary School CEDAR SPRINGS · Cedar Springs Public Schools | Elementary | 44.5% | -3.2pp |
| 644 | Coit Creative Arts Academy GRAND RAPIDS · Grand Rapids Public Schools | Elementary | 44.5% | -3.2pp |
| 645 | Allen Elementary School SOUTHGATE · Southgate Community School District | Elementary | 44.4% | -3.3pp |
| 646 | Endeavor Elementary GRAND RAPIDS · Kentwood Public Schools | Elementary | 44.4% | -3.3pp |
| 647 | Nowlin Elementary School DEARBORN · Dearborn City School District | Elementary | 44.4% | -3.3pp |
| 648 | Ralph Waldo Emerson Elem School FRASER · Fraser Public Schools | Elementary | 44.4% | -3.3pp |
| 649 | Westwood Elementary School WARREN · Warren Woods Public Schools | Elementary | 44.4% | -3.3pp |
| 650 | Challenger Elementary GRAND RAPIDS · Kentwood Public Schools | Elementary | 44.3% | -3.4pp |
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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.