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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1451 | Handy Middle School BAY CITY · Bay City School District | Middle | 27.3% | -20.4pp |
| 1452 | Oakland International Academy 28 DETROIT · Oakland International Academy | Middle | 27.3% | -20.4pp |
| 1453 | Armstrong Middle School FLINT · Kearsley Community School District | Middle | 27.2% | -20.5pp |
| 1454 | Auburn Elementary School AUBURN HILLS · Avondale School District | Elementary | 27.2% | -20.5pp |
| 1455 | Tri County Middle School HOWARD CITY · Tri County Area Schools | Middle | 27.2% | -20.5pp |
| 1456 | University Preparatory Science and Math Elementary DETROIT · University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD) | Elementary | 27.2% | -20.5pp |
| 1457 | Clio Elementary CLIO · Clio Area School District | Elementary | 27.1% | -20.6pp |
| 1458 | Gladstone Area Middle School GLADSTONE · Gladstone Area Schools | Middle | 27.1% | -20.6pp |
| 1459 | Lincoln Park Middle School LINCOLN PARK · Lincoln Park School District of the City of | Middle | 27.1% | -20.6pp |
| 1460 | Pansophia Academy COLDWATER · Pansophia Academy | Combined | 27.1% | -20.6pp |
| 1461 | Bellevue Elementary School BELLEVUE · Bellevue Community Schools | Elementary | 27.0% | -20.7pp |
| 1462 | Key Elementary School OAK PARK · Oak Park School District of the City of | Elementary | 27.0% | -20.7pp |
| 1463 | Sanborn Elementary OSSINEKE · Alpena Public Schools | Elementary | 27.0% | -20.7pp |
| 1464 | Clarenceville Middle School LIVONIA · Clarenceville School District | Middle | 26.8% | -20.9pp |
| 1465 | Custer Elementary School MONROE · Monroe Public Schools | Elementary | 26.8% | -20.9pp |
| 1466 | LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WARREN · Van Dyke Public Schools | Elementary | 26.8% | -20.9pp |
| 1467 | Manistique Middle and High School MANISTIQUE · Manistique Area Schools | High | 26.8% | -20.9pp |
| 1468 | Middle School at Parkside JACKSON · Jackson Public Schools | Middle | 26.8% | -20.9pp |
| 1469 | Thompson K8 International Academy SOUTHFIELD · Southfield Public School District | Elementary | 26.8% | -20.9pp |
| 1470 | Hillside Middle School KALAMAZOO · Kalamazoo Public Schools | Middle | 26.7% | -21.0pp |
| 1471 | Lyons School LANSING · Lansing Public School District | Elementary | 26.6% | -21.1pp |
| 1472 | Parkview Elementary School WYOMING · Wyoming Public Schools | Elementary | 26.6% | -21.1pp |
| 1473 | Pattengill School LANSING · Lansing Public School District | Elementary | 26.6% | -21.1pp |
| 1474 | Westfield Charter Academy REDFORD · Westfield Charter Academy | Elementary | 26.6% | -21.1pp |
| 1475 | Michigan Online School GOBLES · Michigan Online School | Combined | 26.5% | -21.2pp |
| 1476 | Robert M Larson Elementary School HARRISON · Harrison Community Schools | Elementary | 26.5% | -21.2pp |
| 1477 | Reach Charter Academy ROSEVILLE · Reach Charter Academy | Elementary | 26.4% | -21.3pp |
| 1478 | Brick Elementary School YPSILANTI · Lincoln Consolidated School District | Elementary | 26.3% | -21.4pp |
| 1479 | Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy GRAND RAPIDS · Grand Rapids Public Schools | High | 26.3% | -21.4pp |
| 1480 | West Utica Elementary School SHELBY TOWNSHIP · Utica Community Schools | Elementary | 26.3% | -21.4pp |
| 1481 | Crescent Academy Elementary SOUTHFIELD · Crescent Academy | Elementary | 26.2% | -21.5pp |
| 1482 | Flint Cultural Center Academy FLINT · Flint Cultural Center Academy | Combined | 26.2% | -21.5pp |
| 1483 | Michigan Mathematics and Science Academy Dequindre WARREN · Michigan Mathematics and Science Academy | Combined | 26.2% | -21.5pp |
| 1484 | West Elementary School WYOMING · Wyoming Public Schools | Elementary | 26.2% | -21.5pp |
| 1485 | Eastwood School STURGIS · Sturgis Public Schools | Elementary | 26.1% | -21.6pp |
| 1486 | Ottawa Elementary School CLINTON TWP · Chippewa Valley Schools | Elementary | 26.0% | -21.7pp |
| 1487 | Montabella Elementary BLANCHARD · Montabella Community Schools | Elementary | 25.9% | -21.8pp |
| 1488 | Owen Intermediate School BELLEVILLE · Van Buren Public Schools | Middle | 25.9% | -21.8pp |
| 1489 | Universal Learning Academy WESTLAND · Universal Learning Academy | Combined | 25.9% | -21.8pp |
| 1490 | Edison Academy KALAMAZOO · Kalamazoo Public Schools | Elementary | 25.8% | -21.9pp |
| 1491 | Mound Park Elementary School WARREN · Fitzgerald Public Schools | Elementary | 25.8% | -21.9pp |
| 1492 | Riverside Elementary School CONSTANTINE · Constantine Public School District | Elementary | 25.8% | -21.9pp |
| 1493 | Willow Woods Elementary School STERLING HEIGHTS · Warren Consolidated Schools | Elementary | 25.8% | -21.9pp |
| 1494 | Davison ElementaryMiddle School DETROIT · Detroit Public Schools Community District | Elementary | 25.6% | -22.1pp |
| 1495 | Fortis Academy YPSILANTI · Fortis Academy | Elementary | 25.6% | -22.1pp |
| 1496 | John M Barnes Elem School FLAT ROCK · Flat Rock Community Schools | Elementary | 25.6% | -22.1pp |
| 1497 | Riverside Elementary School WATERFORD · Waterford School District | Elementary | 25.5% | -22.2pp |
| 1498 | Sturgis Middle School STURGIS · Sturgis Public Schools | Middle | 25.4% | -22.3pp |
| 1499 | South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy YPSILANTI · South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy | Elementary | 25.3% | -22.4pp |
| 1500 | East Intermediate School LANSING · Waverly Community Schools | Middle | 25.2% | -22.5pp |
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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.