Michigan schools ranked by test score
Latest M-STEP year (2024-25). 1,608 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 47.7%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1151 | Henry Ford Elementary School DEARBORN · Dearborn City School District | Elementary | 36.7% | -11.0pp |
| 1152 | Mona Shores Middle School MUSKEGON · Mona Shores Public School District | Middle | 36.7% | -11.0pp |
| 1153 | Surline Middle School WEST BRANCH · West Branch-Rose City Area Schools | Middle | 36.7% | -11.0pp |
| 1154 | Ferndale Middle School FERNDALE · Ferndale Public Schools | Middle | 36.6% | -11.1pp |
| 1155 | Harbor Lights Middle School HOLLAND · West Ottawa Public School District | Middle | 36.6% | -11.1pp |
| 1156 | Jefferson Elementary School COLDWATER · Coldwater Community Schools | Elementary | 36.6% | -11.1pp |
| 1157 | KuehnHaven Middle School MONTROSE · Montrose Community Schools | Middle | 36.6% | -11.1pp |
| 1158 | Mark C Roose Elementary School WARREN · Center Line Public Schools | Elementary | 36.6% | -11.1pp |
| 1159 | Williams Elementary School JONESVILLE · Jonesville Community Schools | Elementary | 36.6% | -11.1pp |
| 1160 | Frank Jeannette Jr High School STERLING HEIGHTS · Utica Community Schools | Middle | 36.5% | -11.2pp |
| 1161 | Jefferson HOLLAND · Holland City School District | Elementary | 36.5% | -11.2pp |
| 1162 | Lakeland Elementary School COLDWATER · Coldwater Community Schools | Elementary | 36.5% | -11.2pp |
| 1163 | Elmwood Elementary School LANSING · Waverly Community Schools | Elementary | 36.3% | -11.4pp |
| 1164 | Elmwood Elementary School SAINT CLAIR SHORES · South Lake Schools | Elementary | 36.2% | -11.5pp |
| 1165 | Leota Fiedler Elementary School FLINT · Kearsley Community School District | Middle | 36.2% | -11.5pp |
| 1166 | Pittsfield School ANN ARBOR · Ann Arbor Public Schools | Elementary | 36.2% | -11.5pp |
| 1167 | Rankin Elementary School SWARTZ CREEK · Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools | Elementary | 36.2% | -11.5pp |
| 1168 | ReethsPuffer Middle School MUSKEGON · Reeths-Puffer Schools | Middle | 36.2% | -11.5pp |
| 1169 | Carter Middle School WARREN · Warren Consolidated Schools | Middle | 36.1% | -11.6pp |
| 1170 | Parkview Elementary School CHARLOTTE · Charlotte Public Schools | Elementary | 36.1% | -11.6pp |
| 1171 | Adlai Stevenson Elementary School SOUTHFIELD · Southfield Public School District | Elementary | 36.0% | -11.7pp |
| 1172 | Kennedy Middle School SAINT CLAIR SHORES · Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb) | Middle | 36.0% | -11.7pp |
| 1173 | Richardson Elementary School OSCODA · Oscoda Area Schools | Elementary | 36.0% | -11.7pp |
| 1174 | Rodgers Elementary School SAINT CLAIR SHORES · Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb) | Elementary | 36.0% | -11.7pp |
| 1175 | Woodside Elementary School HOLLAND · West Ottawa Public School District | Elementary | 36.0% | -11.7pp |
| 1176 | Gladwin Junior High School GLADWIN · Gladwin Community Schools | Middle | 35.9% | -11.8pp |
| 1177 | Jonesville Middle School JONESVILLE · Jonesville Community Schools | Middle | 35.9% | -11.8pp |
| 1178 | Newberry Area School NEWBERRY · Tahquamenon Area Schools | Combined | 35.9% | -11.8pp |
| 1179 | StandishSterling Central JrSr High School STANDISH · Standish-Sterling Community Schools | High | 35.9% | -11.8pp |
| 1180 | Wilkerson Elementary School WARREN · Warren Consolidated Schools | Elementary | 35.9% | -11.8pp |
| 1181 | Delton Kellogg Elem School DELTON · Delton Kellogg Schools | Elementary | 35.8% | -11.9pp |
| 1182 | Plainwell Middle School PLAINWELL · Plainwell Community Schools | Middle | 35.8% | -11.9pp |
| 1183 | Wagar Middle School CARLETON · Airport Community Schools | Middle | 35.8% | -11.9pp |
| 1184 | Countryside Academy Elementary BENTON HARBOR · Countryside Academy | Elementary | 35.7% | -12.0pp |
| 1185 | Emerson Middle School LIVONIA · Livonia Public Schools School District | Middle | 35.7% | -12.0pp |
| 1186 | Holt Junior High School HOLT · Holt Public Schools | Middle | 35.7% | -12.0pp |
| 1187 | Pine River Area Elementary School LEROY · Pine River Area Schools | Elementary | 35.7% | -12.0pp |
| 1188 | Grogan Elementary School SOUTHGATE · Southgate Community School District | Elementary | 35.6% | -12.1pp |
| 1189 | Parchment North Elem School KALAMAZOO · Parchment School District | Elementary | 35.6% | -12.1pp |
| 1190 | Renaissance Public School Academy MOUNT PLEASANT · Renaissance Public School Academy | Elementary | 35.6% | -12.1pp |
| 1191 | Sam Adams Elementary School CASSOPOLIS · Cassopolis Public Schools | Elementary | 35.6% | -12.1pp |
| 1192 | Aberdeen Academy GRAND RAPIDS · Grand Rapids Public Schools | Elementary | 35.5% | -12.2pp |
| 1193 | Erie Elementary School CLINTON TWP · Chippewa Valley Schools | Elementary | 35.5% | -12.2pp |
| 1194 | Huron Academy Grades 38 CLINTON TOWNSHIP · Huron Academy | Middle | 35.5% | -12.2pp |
| 1195 | Manchester JuniorSenior High School MANCHESTER · Manchester Community Schools | High | 35.5% | -12.2pp |
| 1196 | Brookwood Elementary GRAND RAPIDS · Kentwood Public Schools | Elementary | 35.4% | -12.3pp |
| 1197 | Douglas Elementary 34 Campus GARDEN CITY · Garden City Public Schools | Elementary | 35.4% | -12.3pp |
| 1198 | Emerson School OWOSSO · Owosso Public Schools | Elementary | 35.4% | -12.3pp |
| 1199 | James T Jones Elementary School GLADSTONE · Gladstone Area Schools | Elementary | 35.4% | -12.3pp |
| 1200 | Keicher Elementary School MICHIGAN CENTER · Michigan Center School District | Elementary | 35.4% | -12.3pp |
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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.