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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | Waldon Middle School LAKE ORION · Lake Orion Community Schools | Middle | 57.5% | +9.8pp |
| 402 | Dean A Naldrett School CHESTERFIELD · Anchor Bay School District | Elementary | 57.4% | +9.7pp |
| 403 | Beck Centennial Elem School MACOMB · Utica Community Schools | Elementary | 57.3% | +9.6pp |
| 404 | HamiltonParsons Elementary School LEONARD · Romeo Community Schools | Elementary | 57.3% | +9.6pp |
| 405 | Laingsburg Middle School LAINGSBURG · Laingsburg Community Schools | Middle | 57.3% | +9.6pp |
| 406 | Troy Union Elementary School TROY · Troy School District | Elementary | 57.3% | +9.6pp |
| 407 | Yale Junior High School YALE · Yale Public Schools | Middle | 57.3% | +9.6pp |
| 408 | Gordon Elementary School MARSHALL · Marshall Public Schools | Elementary | 57.2% | +9.5pp |
| 409 | North Road Elementary School FENTON · Fenton Area Public Schools | Elementary | 57.2% | +9.5pp |
| 410 | Edwardsburg Intermediate School EDWARDSBURG · Edwardsburg Public Schools | Elementary | 57.1% | +9.4pp |
| 411 | Lee Elementary School MIDDLEVILLE · Thornapple Kellogg School District | Elementary | 57.1% | +9.4pp |
| 412 | Mary A White School GRAND HAVEN · Grand Haven Area Public Schools | Elementary | 57.1% | +9.4pp |
| 413 | Tappan Middle School ANN ARBOR · Ann Arbor Public Schools | Middle | 57.1% | +9.4pp |
| 414 | Clifford H Smart Middle School COMMERCE TOWNSHIP · Walled Lake Consolidated Schools | Middle | 57.0% | +9.3pp |
| 415 | Hamlin Elementary School ROCHESTER HILLS · Rochester Community School District | Elementary | 56.9% | +9.2pp |
| 416 | Hyatt Elementary LINDEN · Linden Community Schools | Elementary | 56.9% | +9.2pp |
| 417 | Lowell Middle School LOWELL · Lowell Area Schools | Middle | 56.9% | +9.2pp |
| 418 | Clarkston Elementary School CLARKSTON · Clarkston Community School District | Elementary | 56.8% | +9.1pp |
| 419 | Whiteford Middle School OTTAWA LAKE · Whiteford Agricultural School District of the Counties of Le | Middle | 56.8% | +9.1pp |
| 420 | Anderson Middle School BERKLEY · Berkley School District | Middle | 56.7% | +9.0pp |
| 421 | Auburn Elementary School AUBURN · Bay City School District | Elementary | 56.7% | +9.0pp |
| 422 | Edison Elementary School FORT GRATIOT · Port Huron Area School District | Elementary | 56.7% | +9.0pp |
| 423 | Washtenaw International Middle Academy YPSILANTI · Ypsilanti Community Schools | Middle | 56.7% | +9.0pp |
| 424 | Almont Middle School ALMONT · Almont Community Schools | Middle | 56.6% | +8.9pp |
| 425 | Lessenger Elementary School MADISON HEIGHTS · Lamphere Public Schools | Elementary | 56.6% | +8.9pp |
| 426 | Anchor Bay Middle School North NEW BALTIMORE · Anchor Bay School District | Middle | 56.5% | +8.8pp |
| 427 | Detroit Prep DETROIT · Detroit Achievement Academy | Elementary | 56.5% | +8.8pp |
| 428 | Loon Lake Elementary School WIXOM · Walled Lake Consolidated Schools | Elementary | 56.5% | +8.8pp |
| 429 | Whitehall Ealy Elem School WHITEHALL · Whitehall District Schools | Elementary | 56.5% | +8.8pp |
| 430 | Beacon Tree Elementary School SHELBY TOWNSHIP · Utica Community Schools | Elementary | 56.4% | +8.7pp |
| 431 | Bennett Woods Elementary School OKEMOS · Okemos Public Schools | Elementary | 56.4% | +8.7pp |
| 432 | Malow Junior High School SHELBY TOWNSHIP · Utica Community Schools | Middle | 56.4% | +8.7pp |
| 433 | West Middle School PLYMOUTH · Plymouth-Canton Community Schools | Middle | 56.4% | +8.7pp |
| 434 | Hill Elementary School TROY · Troy School District | Elementary | 56.3% | +8.6pp |
| 435 | Robinson School GRAND HAVEN · Grand Haven Area Public Schools | Elementary | 56.3% | +8.6pp |
| 436 | UnionvilleSebewaing MiddleHigh School SEBEWAING · Unionville-Sebewaing Area S.D. | High | 56.3% | +8.6pp |
| 437 | Delta Center Elementary School LANSING · Grand Ledge Public Schools | Elementary | 56.2% | +8.5pp |
| 438 | Meyer Elementary School LEXINGTON · Croswell-Lexington Community Schools | Elementary | 56.2% | +8.5pp |
| 439 | Central Elementary School LINDEN · Linden Community Schools | Elementary | 56.1% | +8.4pp |
| 440 | Grandville Middle School GRANDVILLE · Grandville Public Schools | Middle | 56.1% | +8.4pp |
| 441 | North Dickinson School FELCH · North Dickinson County Schools | Combined | 56.0% | +8.3pp |
| 442 | Andersonville Elementary School DAVISBURG · Clarkston Community School District | Elementary | 55.9% | +8.2pp |
| 443 | Hoben Elementary School CANTON · Plymouth-Canton Community Schools | Elementary | 55.9% | +8.2pp |
| 444 | PewamoWestphalia Elementary School PEWAMO · Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools | Elementary | 55.9% | +8.2pp |
| 445 | Woodland Elementary School KINGSFORD · Breitung Township School District | Elementary | 55.9% | +8.2pp |
| 446 | Cooper Elementary School KALAMAZOO · Plainwell Community Schools | Elementary | 55.8% | +8.1pp |
| 447 | Parsons Elementary School ROCKWOOD · Gibraltar School District | Elementary | 55.8% | +8.1pp |
| 448 | Waukazoo Elementary School HOLLAND · West Ottawa Public School District | Elementary | 55.8% | +8.1pp |
| 449 | Excel Charter Academy GRAND RAPIDS · Excel Charter Academy | Combined | 55.7% | +8.0pp |
| 450 | Forest View Elementary School BOON · Cadillac Area Public Schools | Elementary | 55.7% | +8.0pp |
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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 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.