Michigan schools ranked by test score
Latest M-STEP year (2024-25). 374 schools with reported Social Studies scores. State average: 47.7%.
| Rank | School | Level | Social Studies | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Riley Street Middle School HUDSONVILLE · Hudsonville Public School District | Middle | 69.6% | +21.9pp |
| 52 | Eastern Middle School ADA · Forest Hills Public Schools | Middle | 69.0% | +21.3pp |
| 53 | Scranton Middle School BRIGHTON · Brighton Area Schools | Middle | 68.9% | +21.2pp |
| 54 | Hartland MS at Ore Creek HARTLAND · Hartland Consolidated Schools | Middle | 68.6% | +20.9pp |
| 55 | Vulcan Middle School NORWAY · Norway-Vulcan Area Schools | Middle | 68.6% | +20.9pp |
| 56 | Jefferson Middle School MIDLAND · Midland Public Schools | Middle | 68.3% | +20.6pp |
| 57 | Tappan Middle School ANN ARBOR · Ann Arbor Public Schools | Middle | 67.9% | +20.2pp |
| 58 | Hillside Middle School NORTHVILLE · Northville Public Schools | Middle | 67.5% | +19.8pp |
| 59 | Portage West Middle School PORTAGE · Portage Public Schools | Middle | 67.5% | +19.8pp |
| 60 | St Johns Middle School SAINT JOHNS · St. Johns Public Schools | Middle | 67.4% | +19.7pp |
| 61 | Jenison Junior High School JENISON · Jenison Public Schools | Middle | 67.3% | +19.6pp |
| 62 | OvidElsie Middle School ELSIE · Ovid-Elsie Area Schools | Middle | 67.3% | +19.6pp |
| 63 | Scripps Middle School LAKE ORION · Lake Orion Community Schools | Middle | 67.2% | +19.5pp |
| 64 | Smith Middle School TROY · Troy School District | Middle | 67.0% | +19.3pp |
| 65 | Muir Middle School MILFORD · Huron Valley Schools | Middle | 66.8% | +19.1pp |
| 66 | Centennial Middle School SOUTH LYON · South Lyon Community Schools | Middle | 66.6% | +18.9pp |
| 67 | Berkshire Middle School BEVERLY HILLS · Birmingham Public Schools | Middle | 66.4% | +18.7pp |
| 68 | Kingsley Area Middle School KINGSLEY · Kingsley Area Schools | Middle | 66.4% | +18.7pp |
| 69 | Anderson Middle School BERKLEY · Berkley School District | Middle | 65.8% | +18.1pp |
| 70 | Upton Middle School SAINT JOSEPH · St. Joseph Public Schools | Middle | 65.7% | +18.0pp |
| 71 | Forsythe Middle School ANN ARBOR · Ann Arbor Public Schools | Middle | 65.4% | +17.7pp |
| 72 | Walnut Creek Middle School WEST BLOOMFIELD · Walled Lake Consolidated Schools | Middle | 65.4% | +17.7pp |
| 73 | Imlay City Middle School IMLAY CITY · Imlay City Community Schools | Middle | 65.3% | +17.6pp |
| 74 | Oakview Middle School OAKLAND · Lake Orion Community Schools | Middle | 65.2% | +17.5pp |
| 75 | Grosse Ile Middle School GROSSE ILE · Grosse Ile Township Schools | Middle | 64.9% | +17.2pp |
| 76 | FC Reed Middle School BRIDGMAN · Bridgman Public Schools | Middle | 64.3% | +16.6pp |
| 77 | Creekside Middle School ZEELAND · Zeeland Public Schools | Middle | 64.2% | +16.5pp |
| 78 | Negaunee Middle School NEGAUNEE · Negaunee Public Schools | Middle | 64.2% | +16.5pp |
| 79 | Gull Lake Middle School RICHLAND · Gull Lake Community Schools | Middle | 64.1% | +16.4pp |
| 80 | Kraft Meadows Intermediate School CALEDONIA · Caledonia Community Schools | Middle | 63.7% | +16.0pp |
| 81 | Goodwillie Environmental School ADA · Forest Hills Public Schools | Middle | 63.4% | +15.7pp |
| 82 | Crossroads Middle School GRAND RAPIDS · Northview Public Schools | Middle | 63.3% | +15.6pp |
| 83 | Otsego Middle School OTSEGO · Otsego Public Schools | Middle | 63.3% | +15.6pp |
| 84 | Northeast Middle School MIDLAND · Midland Public Schools | Middle | 62.8% | +15.1pp |
| 85 | Swan Valley Middle School SAGINAW · Swan Valley School District | Middle | 62.7% | +15.0pp |
| 86 | Portage Central Middle School PORTAGE · Portage Public Schools | Middle | 62.6% | +14.9pp |
| 87 | Lakeshore Middle School STEVENSVILLE · Lakeshore School District (Berrien) | Middle | 62.5% | +14.8pp |
| 88 | Allendale Middle School ALLENDALE · Allendale Public Schools | Middle | 62.3% | +14.6pp |
| 89 | Robert L Nickels Intermediate School BYRON CENTER · Byron Center Public Schools | Middle | 62.2% | +14.5pp |
| 90 | Central Woodlands 56 School ADA · Forest Hills Public Schools | Middle | 62.0% | +14.3pp |
| 91 | Napoleon Middle School NAPOLEON · Napoleon Community Schools | Middle | 62.0% | +14.3pp |
| 92 | Houghton Middle School HOUGHTON · Houghton-Portage Township School District | Middle | 61.9% | +14.2pp |
| 93 | Frost Middle School LIVONIA · Livonia Public Schools School District | Middle | 61.3% | +13.6pp |
| 94 | Brownell Middle School GROSSE POINTE FARMS · Grosse Pointe Public Schools | Middle | 61.2% | +13.5pp |
| 95 | Cedar Springs Middle School CEDAR SPRINGS · Cedar Springs Public Schools | Middle | 61.2% | +13.5pp |
| 96 | Harbor Springs Middle School HARBOR SPRINGS · Harbor Springs School District | Middle | 61.2% | +13.5pp |
| 97 | Fremont Middle School FREMONT · Fremont Public School District | Middle | 61.1% | +13.4pp |
| 98 | North Muskegon Middle School MUSKEGON · North Muskegon Public Schools | Middle | 61.1% | +13.4pp |
| 99 | Armada Middle School ARMADA · Armada Area Schools | Middle | 60.7% | +13.0pp |
| 100 | Laingsburg Middle School LAINGSBURG · Laingsburg Community Schools | Middle | 60.7% | +13.0pp |
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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.