Michigan schools ranked by test score
Latest M-STEP year (2024-25). 604 schools with reported Social Studies scores. State average: 47.7%.
| Rank | School | Level | Social Studies | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gallimore Elementary School CANTON · Plymouth-Canton Community Schools | Elementary | 93.1% | +45.4pp |
| 2 | Webster Elementary School LIVONIA · Livonia Public Schools School District | Elementary | 89.0% | +41.3pp |
| 3 | Walters Elementary MARSHALL · Marshall Public Schools | Elementary | 82.5% | +34.8pp |
| 4 | Forest Grove Elementary School HUDSONVILLE · Hudsonville Public School District | Elementary | 81.0% | +33.3pp |
| 5 | Breton Downs School GRAND RAPIDS · East Grand Rapids Public Schools | Elementary | 80.5% | +32.8pp |
| 6 | Wealthy School GRAND RAPIDS · East Grand Rapids Public Schools | Elementary | 77.1% | +29.4pp |
| 7 | Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy PLYMOUTH · Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy | Elementary | 76.9% | +29.2pp |
| 8 | Chandler Woods Charter Academy BELMONT · Chandler Woods Charter Academy | Elementary | 75.0% | +27.3pp |
| 9 | Angell School ANN ARBOR · Ann Arbor Public Schools | Elementary | 74.6% | +26.9pp |
| 10 | Cannonsburg Elementary School ROCKFORD · Rockford Public Schools | Elementary | 74.5% | +26.8pp |
| 11 | Knapp Forest Elementary School GRAND RAPIDS · Forest Hills Public Schools | Elementary | 73.8% | +26.1pp |
| 12 | Martin Luther King Elem School ANN ARBOR · Ann Arbor Public Schools | Elementary | 73.4% | +25.7pp |
| 13 | Ann Arbor Open at Mack School ANN ARBOR · Ann Arbor Public Schools | Elementary | 73.3% | +25.6pp |
| 14 | Hamtramck Academy HAMTRAMCK · Hamtramck Academy | Elementary | 72.2% | +24.5pp |
| 15 | Lakeside School GRAND RAPIDS · East Grand Rapids Public Schools | Elementary | 71.8% | +24.1pp |
| 16 | Amerman Elementary School NORTHVILLE · Northville Public Schools | Elementary | 71.5% | +23.8pp |
| 17 | Hughes Elementary School MARSHALL · Marshall Public Schools | Elementary | 71.5% | +23.8pp |
| 18 | Northwood Elementary School ROYAL OAK · Royal Oak Schools | Elementary | 71.3% | +23.6pp |
| 19 | Independence Elementary School CLARKSTON · Clarkston Community School District | Elementary | 70.2% | +22.5pp |
| 20 | Achieve Charter Academy CANTON · Achieve Charter Academy | Elementary | 69.6% | +21.9pp |
| 21 | Messmore Elementary School STERLING HEIGHTS · Utica Community Schools | Elementary | 69.5% | +21.8pp |
| 22 | Crestwood Elementary School ROCKFORD · Rockford Public Schools | Elementary | 69.1% | +21.4pp |
| 23 | Pierce Elementary School BIRMINGHAM · Birmingham Public Schools | Elementary | 69.1% | +21.4pp |
| 24 | Waldron Elementary and Middle School FOWLER · Fowler Public Schools | Elementary | 68.9% | +21.2pp |
| 25 | STEM Academy KALAMAZOO · Comstock Public Schools | Elementary | 68.6% | +20.9pp |
| 26 | Hamilton Elementary School TROY · Troy School District | Elementary | 68.0% | +20.3pp |
| 27 | Thornton Creek Elementary School NOVI · Northville Public Schools | Elementary | 67.0% | +19.3pp |
| 28 | Gardens Elementary School MARYSVILLE · Marysville Public Schools | Elementary | 66.7% | +19.0pp |
| 29 | Burton Elementary School HUNTINGTON WOODS · Berkley School District | Elementary | 66.1% | +18.4pp |
| 30 | Hemmeter Elementary School SAGINAW · Saginaw Township Community Schools | Elementary | 66.1% | +18.4pp |
| 31 | Moraine Elementary School NORTHVILLE · Northville Public Schools | Elementary | 66.1% | +18.4pp |
| 32 | Norup International School OAK PARK · Berkley School District | Elementary | 65.6% | +17.9pp |
| 33 | Holly Academy HOLLY · Holly Academy | Elementary | 65.5% | +17.8pp |
| 34 | South Arbor Charter Academy YPSILANTI · South Arbor Charter Academy | Elementary | 65.0% | +17.3pp |
| 35 | Cross Creek Charter Academy BYRON CENTER · Cross Creek Charter Academy | Elementary | 64.9% | +17.2pp |
| 36 | Canton Charter Academy CANTON · Canton Charter Academy | Elementary | 64.7% | +17.0pp |
| 37 | William A Pearson Elementary SOUTH LYON · South Lyon Community Schools | Elementary | 64.6% | +16.9pp |
| 38 | Eberwhite School ANN ARBOR · Ann Arbor Public Schools | Elementary | 64.2% | +16.5pp |
| 39 | Explorer Elementary CALEDONIA · Kentwood Public Schools | Elementary | 63.8% | +16.1pp |
| 40 | Isbister Elementary School PLYMOUTH · Plymouth-Canton Community Schools | Elementary | 63.7% | +16.0pp |
| 41 | Bauerwood School JENISON · Jenison Public Schools | Elementary | 63.4% | +15.7pp |
| 42 | Burns Park Elementary School ANN ARBOR · Ann Arbor Public Schools | Elementary | 62.9% | +15.2pp |
| 43 | Oakwood Intermediate ALLENDALE · Allendale Public Schools | Elementary | 62.6% | +14.9pp |
| 44 | Lone Pine Elementary School W BLOOMFIELD · Bloomfield Hills Schools | Elementary | 62.5% | +14.8pp |
| 45 | Mar Lee School MARSHALL · Mar Lee School District | Elementary | 62.5% | +14.8pp |
| 46 | Alfred E Upton Elementary School ROYAL OAK · Royal Oak Schools | Elementary | 62.3% | +14.6pp |
| 47 | Winchell Elementary School KALAMAZOO · Kalamazoo Public Schools | Elementary | 62.2% | +14.5pp |
| 48 | Central Elementary School FLUSHING · Flushing Community Schools | Elementary | 62.1% | +14.4pp |
| 49 | Wines Elementary School ANN ARBOR · Ann Arbor Public Schools | Elementary | 61.6% | +13.9pp |
| 50 | Indian Hill Elementary School GRAND BLANC · Grand Blanc Community Schools | Elementary | 61.5% | +13.8pp |
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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 Social Studies 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.