Michigan schools ranked by test score
Latest M-STEP year (2024-25). 55 schools with reported Social Studies scores. State average: 47.7%.
| Rank | School | Level | Social Studies | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy SAGINAW · Saginaw School District of the City of | High | 85.8% | +38.1pp |
| 2 | City High Middle School GRAND RAPIDS · Grand Rapids Public Schools | High | 83.4% | +35.7pp |
| 3 | Ubly Community JrSr High School UBLY · Ubly Community Schools | High | 83.3% | +35.6pp |
| 4 | West Middle School ROCHESTER HILLS · Rochester Community School District | High | 81.5% | +33.8pp |
| 5 | Van Hoosen Middle School ROCHESTER HILLS · Rochester Community School District | High | 77.0% | +29.3pp |
| 6 | Schoolcraft High School SCHOOLCRAFT · Schoolcraft Community Schools | High | 76.3% | +28.6pp |
| 7 | Reuther Middle School ROCHESTER HILLS · Rochester Community School District | High | 73.1% | +25.4pp |
| 8 | Whitmore Lake High School WHITMORE LAKE · Whitmore Lake Public School District | High | 70.8% | +23.1pp |
| 9 | Hart Middle School ROCHESTER HILLS · Rochester Community School District | High | 70.7% | +23.0pp |
| 10 | Arts Academy in the Woods FRASER · Arts Academy in the Woods | High | 70.2% | +22.5pp |
| 11 | Manchester JuniorSenior High School MANCHESTER · Manchester Community Schools | High | 69.6% | +21.9pp |
| 12 | Centreville Jr Sr High School CENTREVILLE · Centreville Public Schools | High | 65.9% | +18.2pp |
| 13 | Bark RiverHarris JrSr High School HARRIS · Bark River-Harris School District | High | 64.4% | +16.7pp |
| 14 | Almont High School ALMONT · Almont Community Schools | High | 62.5% | +14.8pp |
| 15 | PewamoWestphalia MiddleHigh School WESTPHALIA · Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools | High | 61.2% | +13.5pp |
| 16 | Black River Public School MiddleHigh HOLLAND · Black River Public School | High | 60.0% | +12.3pp |
| 17 | Jackson Preparatory Early College JACKSON · Jackson Preparatory & Early College | High | 59.4% | +11.7pp |
| 18 | Freeland Middle SchoolHigh School FREELAND · Freeland Community School District | High | 59.2% | +11.5pp |
| 19 | Capac JrSr High School CAPAC · Capac Community Schools | High | 59.0% | +11.3pp |
| 20 | Charlevoix Middle High School CHARLEVOIX · Charlevoix Public Schools | High | 58.9% | +11.2pp |
| 21 | Clarkston Junior High School CLARKSTON · Clarkston Community School District | High | 58.5% | +10.8pp |
| 22 | Ithaca High School ITHACA · Ithaca Public Schools | High | 57.9% | +10.2pp |
| 23 | Cass City Jr and Sr High School CASS CITY · Cass City Public Schools | High | 57.8% | +10.1pp |
| 24 | Buchanan High School BUCHANAN · Buchanan Community Schools | High | 55.5% | +7.8pp |
| 25 | StandishSterling Central JrSr High School STANDISH · Standish-Sterling Community Schools | High | 53.2% | +5.5pp |
| 26 | Escanaba JuniorSenior High School ESCANABA · Escanaba Area Public Schools | High | 52.2% | +4.5pp |
| 27 | James R Geisler Middle School COMMERCE TOWNSHIP · Walled Lake Consolidated Schools | High | 52.2% | +4.5pp |
| 28 | Columbia Central High School BROOKLYN · Columbia School District | High | 51.1% | +3.4pp |
| 29 | New Lothrop High School NEW LOTHROP · New Lothrop Area Public Schools | High | 50.8% | +3.1pp |
| 30 | Canton Preparatory High School CANTON · Canton Preparatory High School | High | 50.0% | +2.3pp |
| 31 | Oscoda Area High School OSCODA · Oscoda Area Schools | High | 48.9% | +1.2pp |
| 32 | Roscommon High School ROSCOMMON · Roscommon Area Public Schools | High | 48.4% | +0.7pp |
| 33 | Beal City High School MOUNT PLEASANT · Beal City Public Schools | High | 47.7% | -0.0pp |
| 34 | Beaverton JuniorSenior High School BEAVERTON · Beaverton Schools | High | 47.7% | -0.0pp |
| 35 | Houghton Lake JrSr High School HOUGHTON LAKE · Houghton Lake Community Schools | High | 46.9% | -0.8pp |
| 36 | Lakeview High School LAKEVIEW · Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm) | High | 45.6% | -2.1pp |
| 37 | Pennfield Senior High School BATTLE CREEK · Pennfield Schools | High | 44.7% | -3.0pp |
| 38 | HillMcCloy High School MONTROSE · Montrose Community Schools | High | 44.3% | -3.4pp |
| 39 | Cheboygan Area High School CHEBOYGAN · Cheboygan Area Schools | High | 44.2% | -3.5pp |
| 40 | Manistee Middle High School MANISTEE · Manistee Area Public Schools | High | 43.4% | -4.3pp |
| 41 | Central Montcalm Middle High School STANTON · Central Montcalm Public Schools | High | 43.0% | -4.7pp |
| 42 | Manistique Middle and High School MANISTIQUE · Manistique Area Schools | High | 42.1% | -5.6pp |
| 43 | Zemmer Campus 89 LAPEER · Lapeer Community Schools | High | 42.1% | -5.6pp |
| 44 | Perry Secondary Campus Home to Perry Middle Perry High Sc PERRY · Perry Public Schools | High | 40.0% | -7.7pp |
| 45 | West Iron County Middle High School IRON RIVER · West Iron County Public Schools | High | 40.0% | -7.7pp |
| 46 | Hillman Community JrSr High School HILLMAN · Hillman Community Schools | High | 38.9% | -8.8pp |
| 47 | Breckenridge MiddleHigh School BRECKENRIDGE · Breckenridge Community Schools | High | 38.3% | -9.4pp |
| 48 | Sandusky JuniorSenior High School SANDUSKY · Sandusky Community School District | High | 36.8% | -10.9pp |
| 49 | Corunna High School CORUNNA · Corunna Public Schools | High | 36.4% | -11.3pp |
| 50 | East Jordan MiddleHigh School EAST JORDAN · East Jordan Public Schools | High | 36.3% | -11.4pp |
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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 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.