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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1251 | Hart Middle School HART · Hart Public School District | Middle | 34.0% | -13.7pp |
| 1252 | Park Elementary School THREE RIVERS · Three Rivers Community Schools | Elementary | 34.0% | -13.7pp |
| 1253 | Wacousta Elementary School EAGLE · Grand Ledge Public Schools | Elementary | 34.0% | -13.7pp |
| 1254 | West Bendle Elementary School BURTON · Bendle Public Schools | Elementary | 34.0% | -13.7pp |
| 1255 | Geer Park Elementary School DEARBORN · Dearborn City School District | Elementary | 33.9% | -13.8pp |
| 1256 | Lakewood Middle School WOODLAND · Lakewood Public Schools | Middle | 33.9% | -13.8pp |
| 1257 | Springport Elementary School SPRINGPORT · Springport Public Schools | Elementary | 33.9% | -13.8pp |
| 1258 | Creative Montessori Academy SOUTHGATE · Creative Montessori Academy | Elementary | 33.8% | -13.9pp |
| 1259 | Garfield Elementary School WYANDOTTE · Wyandotte School District of the City of | Elementary | 33.8% | -13.9pp |
| 1260 | Holland Heights HOLLAND · Holland City School District | Elementary | 33.8% | -13.9pp |
| 1261 | Kent City Elementary School KENT CITY · Kent City Community Schools | Elementary | 33.8% | -13.9pp |
| 1262 | Wood Creek Elementary School FARMINGTON HILLS · Farmington Public School District | Elementary | 33.8% | -13.9pp |
| 1263 | Charlotte Middle School CHARLOTTE · Charlotte Public Schools | Middle | 33.7% | -14.0pp |
| 1264 | Edgewood Elementary School FRUITPORT · Fruitport Community Schools | Elementary | 33.7% | -14.0pp |
| 1265 | Fancher School MOUNT PLEASANT · Mt. Pleasant City School District | Elementary | 33.7% | -14.0pp |
| 1266 | Holly Middle School HOLLY · Holly Area School District | Middle | 33.7% | -14.0pp |
| 1267 | Manistee Middle High School MANISTEE · Manistee Area Public Schools | High | 33.7% | -14.0pp |
| 1268 | Robert Kerr School DURAND · Durand Area Schools | Elementary | 33.7% | -14.0pp |
| 1269 | Blissfield Elementary BLISSFIELD · Blissfield Community Schools | Elementary | 33.6% | -14.1pp |
| 1270 | Carpenter School ANN ARBOR · Ann Arbor Public Schools | Elementary | 33.6% | -14.1pp |
| 1271 | Goodrich Middle School GOODRICH · Goodrich Area Schools | Middle | 33.6% | -14.1pp |
| 1272 | Hillcrest Elementary School ALMA · Alma Public Schools | Elementary | 33.6% | -14.1pp |
| 1273 | Keewahdin Elementary School FORT GRATIOT · Port Huron Area School District | Elementary | 33.6% | -14.1pp |
| 1274 | South Maple Elementary School GAYLORD · Gaylord Community Schools | Elementary | 33.6% | -14.1pp |
| 1275 | Carleton Middle School STERLING HEIGHTS · Warren Consolidated Schools | Middle | 33.5% | -14.2pp |
| 1276 | Dowagiac Middle School DOWAGIAC · Dowagiac Union School District | Middle | 33.5% | -14.2pp |
| 1277 | Grayling Elementary School GRAYLING · Crawford AuSable Schools | Elementary | 33.5% | -14.2pp |
| 1278 | Newaygo Middle School NEWAYGO · Newaygo Public School District | Middle | 33.5% | -14.2pp |
| 1279 | Oehrli Elementary School MONTAGUE · Montague Area Public Schools | Elementary | 33.5% | -14.2pp |
| 1280 | Dailey Elementary School MOUNT MORRIS · Beecher Community School District | Elementary | 33.4% | -14.3pp |
| 1281 | Lillian Fletcher Elem School HOMER · Homer Community School District | Elementary | 33.4% | -14.3pp |
| 1282 | New Branches Charter Academy GRAND RAPIDS · New Branches Charter Academy | Elementary | 33.4% | -14.3pp |
| 1283 | Blair Moody Elementary School TAYLOR · Taylor School District | Elementary | 33.3% | -14.4pp |
| 1284 | Childs Elementary School YPSILANTI · Lincoln Consolidated School District | Elementary | 33.3% | -14.4pp |
| 1285 | Cramer Junior High School ESSEXVILLE · Essexville-Hampton Public Schools | Middle | 33.3% | -14.4pp |
| 1286 | Maple Grove Elementary School SOUTH HAVEN · South Haven Public Schools | Elementary | 33.3% | -14.4pp |
| 1287 | Minges Brook School BATTLE CREEK · Lakeview Sch. District (Calhoun) | Elementary | 33.3% | -14.4pp |
| 1288 | GT Norman Elementary School REED CITY · Reed City Area Public Schools | Elementary | 33.2% | -14.5pp |
| 1289 | Northwest Kidder Middle School JACKSON · Northwest Community Schools | Middle | 33.2% | -14.5pp |
| 1290 | Elms Road Elementary School SWARTZ CREEK · Swartz Creek Community Schools | Elementary | 33.1% | -14.6pp |
| 1291 | North Elementary School BIRCH RUN · Birch Run Area Schools | Elementary | 33.1% | -14.6pp |
| 1292 | Pennfield Dunlap Elementary BATTLE CREEK · Pennfield Schools | Elementary | 33.1% | -14.6pp |
| 1293 | Vista Charter Academy GRAND RAPIDS · Vista Charter Academy | Elementary | 33.1% | -14.6pp |
| 1294 | William Ford Elementary School DEARBORN · Dearborn City School District | Elementary | 33.1% | -14.6pp |
| 1295 | Farmington 56 Campus GARDEN CITY · Garden City Public Schools | Middle | 33.0% | -14.7pp |
| 1296 | Hampton Elementary School BAY CITY · Bay City School District | Elementary | 33.0% | -14.7pp |
| 1297 | Huntington Elementary School RIVERVIEW · Riverview Community School District | Elementary | 33.0% | -14.7pp |
| 1298 | Kate Dowdall Elementary School FLINT · Kearsley Community School District | Elementary | 33.0% | -14.7pp |
| 1299 | Legacy Charter Academy DETROIT · Legacy Charter Academy | Elementary | 33.0% | -14.7pp |
| 1300 | Shumate Middle School ROCKWOOD · Gibraltar School District | Middle | 33.0% | -14.7pp |
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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.