Michigan schools ranked by test score
Latest M-STEP year (2024-25). 383 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 47.7%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | Riverside Middle School DEARBORN HEIGHTS · Crestwood School District | Middle | 37.6% | -10.1pp |
| 252 | Meridian Junior High School SANFORD · Meridian Public Schools | Middle | 37.5% | -10.2pp |
| 253 | Stout Middle School DEARBORN · Dearborn City School District | Middle | 37.5% | -10.2pp |
| 254 | Shepherd Middle School SHEPHERD · Shepherd Public Schools | Middle | 37.4% | -10.3pp |
| 255 | Ishpeming Middle School ISHPEMING · Ishpeming Public School District No. 1 | Middle | 37.3% | -10.4pp |
| 256 | Marshall Middle School MARSHALL · Marshall Public Schools | Middle | 37.1% | -10.6pp |
| 257 | Harper Creek Middle School BATTLE CREEK · Harper Creek Community Schools | Middle | 37.0% | -10.7pp |
| 258 | Cedar Springs Middle School CEDAR SPRINGS · Cedar Springs Public Schools | Middle | 36.9% | -10.8pp |
| 259 | Middle School East CHESTERFIELD · L'Anse Creuse Public Schools | Middle | 36.9% | -10.8pp |
| 260 | DeltonKellogg Middle School DELTON · Delton Kellogg Schools | Middle | 36.8% | -10.9pp |
| 261 | Chippewa Hills Middle School REMUS · Chippewa Hills School District | Middle | 36.7% | -11.0pp |
| 262 | Mona Shores Middle School MUSKEGON · Mona Shores Public School District | Middle | 36.7% | -11.0pp |
| 263 | Surline Middle School WEST BRANCH · West Branch-Rose City Area Schools | Middle | 36.7% | -11.0pp |
| 264 | Ferndale Middle School FERNDALE · Ferndale Public Schools | Middle | 36.6% | -11.1pp |
| 265 | Harbor Lights Middle School HOLLAND · West Ottawa Public School District | Middle | 36.6% | -11.1pp |
| 266 | KuehnHaven Middle School MONTROSE · Montrose Community Schools | Middle | 36.6% | -11.1pp |
| 267 | Frank Jeannette Jr High School STERLING HEIGHTS · Utica Community Schools | Middle | 36.5% | -11.2pp |
| 268 | Leota Fiedler Elementary School FLINT · Kearsley Community School District | Middle | 36.2% | -11.5pp |
| 269 | ReethsPuffer Middle School MUSKEGON · Reeths-Puffer Schools | Middle | 36.2% | -11.5pp |
| 270 | Carter Middle School WARREN · Warren Consolidated Schools | Middle | 36.1% | -11.6pp |
| 271 | Kennedy Middle School SAINT CLAIR SHORES · Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb) | Middle | 36.0% | -11.7pp |
| 272 | Gladwin Junior High School GLADWIN · Gladwin Community Schools | Middle | 35.9% | -11.8pp |
| 273 | Jonesville Middle School JONESVILLE · Jonesville Community Schools | Middle | 35.9% | -11.8pp |
| 274 | Plainwell Middle School PLAINWELL · Plainwell Community Schools | Middle | 35.8% | -11.9pp |
| 275 | Wagar Middle School CARLETON · Airport Community Schools | Middle | 35.8% | -11.9pp |
| 276 | Emerson Middle School LIVONIA · Livonia Public Schools School District | Middle | 35.7% | -12.0pp |
| 277 | Holt Junior High School HOLT · Holt Public Schools | Middle | 35.7% | -12.0pp |
| 278 | Huron Academy Grades 38 CLINTON TOWNSHIP · Huron Academy | Middle | 35.5% | -12.2pp |
| 279 | Lakeview Middle School BATTLE CREEK · Lakeview Sch. District (Calhoun) | Middle | 35.2% | -12.5pp |
| 280 | Linden Grove Middle School KALAMAZOO · Kalamazoo Public Schools | Middle | 35.1% | -12.6pp |
| 281 | Millington Junior High School MILLINGTON · Millington Community Schools | Middle | 35.1% | -12.6pp |
| 282 | White Lake Middle School WHITE LAKE · Huron Valley Schools | Middle | 35.1% | -12.6pp |
| 283 | GalesburgAugusta Middle School AUGUSTA · Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools | Middle | 35.0% | -12.7pp |
| 284 | Middle School South HARRISON TOWNSHIP · L'Anse Creuse Public Schools | Middle | 35.0% | -12.7pp |
| 285 | Pinewood Middle School GRAND RAPIDS · Kentwood Public Schools | Middle | 34.9% | -12.8pp |
| 286 | Watervliet Middle School WATERVLIET · Watervliet School District | Middle | 34.7% | -13.0pp |
| 287 | East Middle School FARMINGTON HILLS · Farmington Public School District | Middle | 34.5% | -13.2pp |
| 288 | Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts KALAMAZOO · Kalamazoo Public Schools | Middle | 34.4% | -13.3pp |
| 289 | Ravenna Middle School RAVENNA · Ravenna Public Schools | Middle | 34.4% | -13.3pp |
| 290 | Washington Woods Middle School HOLT · Holt Public Schools | Middle | 34.4% | -13.3pp |
| 291 | Middle School Central HARRISON TOWNSHIP · L'Anse Creuse Public Schools | Middle | 34.3% | -13.4pp |
| 292 | Wagar Junior High School CARLETON · Airport Community Schools | Middle | 34.3% | -13.4pp |
| 293 | Kenowa Hills Middle School GRAND RAPIDS · Kenowa Hills Public Schools | Middle | 34.1% | -13.6pp |
| 294 | Constantine Middle School CONSTANTINE · Constantine Public School District | Middle | 34.0% | -13.7pp |
| 295 | Hart Middle School HART · Hart Public School District | Middle | 34.0% | -13.7pp |
| 296 | Lakewood Middle School WOODLAND · Lakewood Public Schools | Middle | 33.9% | -13.8pp |
| 297 | Charlotte Middle School CHARLOTTE · Charlotte Public Schools | Middle | 33.7% | -14.0pp |
| 298 | Holly Middle School HOLLY · Holly Area School District | Middle | 33.7% | -14.0pp |
| 299 | Goodrich Middle School GOODRICH · Goodrich Area Schools | Middle | 33.6% | -14.1pp |
| 300 | Carleton Middle School STERLING HEIGHTS · Warren Consolidated Schools | Middle | 33.5% | -14.2pp |
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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.