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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Ada Vista Elementary School ADA · Forest Hills Public Schools | Elementary | 67.9% | +20.2pp |
| 102 | Bailey Lake Elementary School CLARKSTON · Clarkston Community School District | Elementary | 67.9% | +20.2pp |
| 103 | TCAPS Montessori School TRAVERSE CITY · Traverse City Area Public Schools | Elementary | 67.8% | +20.1pp |
| 104 | Edmonson Montessori DETROIT · Detroit Public Schools Community District | Elementary | 67.7% | +20.0pp |
| 105 | Lincoln School PETOSKEY · Public Schools of Petoskey | Elementary | 67.7% | +20.0pp |
| 106 | Quincy Elementary School ZEELAND · Zeeland Public Schools | Elementary | 67.7% | +20.0pp |
| 107 | Heritage School SALINE · Saline Area Schools | Elementary | 67.6% | +19.9pp |
| 108 | Brown School SAINT JOSEPH · St. Joseph Public Schools | Elementary | 67.5% | +19.8pp |
| 109 | Hoover Elementary School LIVONIA · Livonia Public Schools School District | Elementary | 67.5% | +19.8pp |
| 110 | Willow Hill Elementary School TRAVERSE CITY · Traverse City Area Public Schools | Elementary | 67.5% | +19.8pp |
| 111 | Holly Academy HOLLY · Holly Academy | Elementary | 67.4% | +19.7pp |
| 112 | Burns Park Elementary School ANN ARBOR · Ann Arbor Public Schools | Elementary | 67.1% | +19.4pp |
| 113 | Hartland Round Elementary School HARTLAND · Hartland Consolidated Schools | Elementary | 67.1% | +19.4pp |
| 114 | Spencer Road Elementary School BRIGHTON · Brighton Area Schools | Elementary | 67.1% | +19.4pp |
| 115 | Long Meadow Elementary School ROCHESTER HILLS · Rochester Community School District | Elementary | 67.0% | +19.3pp |
| 116 | Meridian Elementary School GROSSE ILE · Grosse Ile Township Schools | Elementary | 67.0% | +19.3pp |
| 117 | Orchard Primary School ALMONT · Almont Community Schools | Elementary | 67.0% | +19.3pp |
| 118 | Barnard Elementary School TROY · Troy School District | Elementary | 66.9% | +19.2pp |
| 119 | Alward Elementary School HUDSONVILLE · Hudsonville Public School District | Elementary | 66.8% | +19.1pp |
| 120 | Delta Kelly Elementary School OAKLAND · Rochester Community School District | Elementary | 66.8% | +19.1pp |
| 121 | Howard Elementary School DEARBORN · Dearborn City School District | Elementary | 66.8% | +19.1pp |
| 122 | Forest Grove Elementary School HUDSONVILLE · Hudsonville Public School District | Elementary | 66.7% | +19.0pp |
| 123 | Whitehills Elementary School EAST LANSING · East Lansing School District | Elementary | 66.7% | +19.0pp |
| 124 | Scotch Elementary School WEST BLOOMFIELD · West Bloomfield School District | Elementary | 66.6% | +18.9pp |
| 125 | Arno Elementary School ALLEN PARK · Allen Park Public Schools | Elementary | 66.5% | +18.8pp |
| 126 | Lakeland Elementary School ELK RAPIDS · Elk Rapids Schools | Elementary | 66.4% | +18.7pp |
| 127 | South Canton Scholars Charter Academy CANTON · South Canton Scholars Charter Academy | Elementary | 66.4% | +18.7pp |
| 128 | Adams Elementary School ZEELAND · Zeeland Public Schools | Elementary | 66.3% | +18.6pp |
| 129 | Harlan Elementary School BLOOMFIELD HILLS · Birmingham Public Schools | Elementary | 66.3% | +18.6pp |
| 130 | Martell Elementary School TROY · Troy School District | Elementary | 66.3% | +18.6pp |
| 131 | Roosevelt Elementary School STEVENSVILLE · Lakeshore School District (Berrien) | Elementary | 66.3% | +18.6pp |
| 132 | Baldwin Elementary School ROCHESTER · Rochester Community School District | Elementary | 66.2% | +18.5pp |
| 133 | El Puente Spanish Immersion HUDSONVILLE · Jenison Public Schools | Elementary | 66.2% | +18.5pp |
| 134 | Independence Elementary School CLARKSTON · Clarkston Community School District | Elementary | 66.2% | +18.5pp |
| 135 | Pinewood School JENISON · Jenison Public Schools | Elementary | 66.2% | +18.5pp |
| 136 | Springfield Plains Elem School CLARKSTON · Clarkston Community School District | Elementary | 66.1% | +18.4pp |
| 137 | Thornapple Elementary School GRAND RAPIDS · Forest Hills Public Schools | Elementary | 66.1% | +18.4pp |
| 138 | Burton Elementary School HUNTINGTON WOODS · Berkley School District | Elementary | 66.0% | +18.3pp |
| 139 | Oakwood Intermediate ALLENDALE · Allendale Public Schools | Elementary | 66.0% | +18.3pp |
| 140 | Haigh Elementary School DEARBORN · Dearborn City School District | Elementary | 65.9% | +18.2pp |
| 141 | Orchard View Elementary School GRAND RAPIDS · Forest Hills Public Schools | Elementary | 65.9% | +18.2pp |
| 142 | Yale Elementary School YALE · Yale Public Schools | Elementary | 65.9% | +18.2pp |
| 143 | Mattawan Later Elem School MATTAWAN · Mattawan Consolidated School | Elementary | 65.8% | +18.1pp |
| 144 | Frostick School CROSWELL · Croswell-Lexington Community Schools | Elementary | 65.7% | +18.0pp |
| 145 | Pine River Elementary School MIDLAND · Bullock Creek School District | Elementary | 65.7% | +18.0pp |
| 146 | John F FarrellEmmett Elementary School EMMETT · Yale Public Schools | Elementary | 65.6% | +17.9pp |
| 147 | Lincoln Elementary School ZEELAND · Zeeland Public Schools | Elementary | 65.6% | +17.9pp |
| 148 | Ridge Wood Elementary School NORTHVILLE · Northville Public Schools | Elementary | 65.6% | +17.9pp |
| 149 | Thurston Elementary School ANN ARBOR · Ann Arbor Public Schools | Elementary | 65.6% | +17.9pp |
| 150 | Pine Knob Elementary School CLARKSTON · Clarkston Community School District | Elementary | 65.5% | +17.8pp |
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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.