The top ranked school districts for public schools in Michigan are listed below (2024).
The ranking below is based on the percentage of schools within a school district which have placed in the top 5% of all schools statewide.
A school's overall rank is based on its combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. Schools are ranked and compared within their own state only.
Statewide Range: 23%
100%
Avg. Statewide: 54%
Top Ranked School Districts in Michigan (2024)
School District
% of Schools in
Top 5% Statewide
Top 5% Statewide
Top Ranked Schools
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
100%
(5 out of 5)
(5 out of 5)
- East Grand Rapids Middle School
Rank: #210 of 2,925 (Top 5%)
(Math: 67% | Reading: 78%) - Breton Downs School
Rank: #215 of 2,925 (Top 5%)
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 75-79%) - Lakeside School
Rank: #221 of 2,925 (Top 5%)
(Math: 62% | Reading: 86%) - View Full List of Top Ranked East Grand Rapids Public Schools School District (MI) Schools
83%
(5 out of 6)
(5 out of 6)
- Holmes Elementary School
Rank: #55 of 2,925 (Top 1%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%) - Jeffers Elementary School
Rank: #62 of 2,925 (Top 1%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%) - Spring Lake Intermediate School
Rank: #236 of 2,925 (Top 5%)
(Math: 71% | Reading: 73%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Spring Lake Public Schools School District (MI) Schools
67%
(4 out of 6)
(4 out of 6)
- Brown Elementary School
Rank: #17 of 2,925 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90% | Reading: 93%) - Countryside Elementary School
Rank: #39 of 2,925 (Top 1%)
(Math: 86% | Reading: 86%) - Marshall Elementary School
Rank: #221 of 2,925 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 70-74%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Byron Center Public Schools School District (MI) Schools
60%
(6 out of 10)
(6 out of 10)
- Amerman Elementary School
Rank: #25 of 2,925 (Top 1%)
(Math: 89% | Reading: 87%) - Moraine Elementary School
Rank: #122 of 2,925 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%) - Northville High School
Rank: #137 of 2,925 (Top 5%)
(Math: 68% | Reading: 86%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Northville Public Schools School District (MI) Schools
57%
(4 out of 7)
(4 out of 7)
- Okemos High School
Rank: #88 of 2,925 (Top 5%)
(Math: 72% | Reading: 85%) - Chippewa Middle School
Rank: #199 of 2,925 (Top 5%)
(Math: 66% | Reading: 83%) - Cornell Elementary School
Rank: #221 of 2,925 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 70-74%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Okemos Public Schools School District (MI) Schools
55%
(6 out of 11)
(6 out of 11)
- Conant Elementary School
Rank: #72 of 2,925 (Top 1%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%) - Eastover Elementary School
Rank: #112 of 2,925 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%) - Way Elementary School
Rank: #191 of 2,925 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 70-74%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Bloomfield Hills Schools School District (MI) Schools
Rank: #7-87 - 8.
50%
(9 out of 18)
(9 out of 18)
- Ada Elementary School
Rank: #105 of 2,925 (Top 5%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 75-79%) - Knapp Forest Elementary School
Rank: #133 of 2,925 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75% | Reading: 78%) - Central High School
Rank: #148 of 2,925 (Top 5%)
(Math: 68% | Reading: 84%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Forest Hills Public Schools School District (MI) Schools
Rank: #7-87 - 8.
50%
(4 out of 8)
(4 out of 8)
- Glencairn School
Rank: #162 of 2,925 (Top 5%)
(Math: 60-79% | Reading: ≥80%) - Whitehills Elementary School
Rank: #162 of 2,925 (Top 5%)
(Math: 60-79% | Reading: ≥80%) - Marble School
Rank: #305 of 2,925 (Top 5%)
(Math: 60-69% | Reading: 70-79%) - View Full List of Top Ranked East Lansing School District (MI) Schools
Rank: #99.
48%
(10 out of 21)
(10 out of 21)
Rank: #1010.
47%
(15 out of 32)
(15 out of 32)
- Ann Arbor Steam At Northside School
Rank: #25 of 2,925 (Top 1%)
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: ≥90%) - Community High School
Rank: #33 of 2,925 (Top 1%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%) - Skyline High School
Rank: #43 of 2,925 (Top 1%)
(Math: 77% | Reading: 87%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Ann Arbor Public Schools School District (MI) Schools
Rank: #1111.
46%
(6 out of 13)
(6 out of 13)
- Ernest W Seaholm High School
Rank: #102 of 2,925 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 80-84%) - Wylie E Groves High School
Rank: #112 of 2,925 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70% | Reading: 86%) - Birmingham Covington School
Rank: #225 of 2,925 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70% | Reading: 74%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Birmingham Public Schools School District (MI) Schools
Rank: #1212.
45%
(5 out of 11)
(5 out of 11)
- Novi High School
Rank: #84 of 2,925 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75% | Reading: 83%) - Deerfield Elementary School
Rank: #112 of 2,925 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%) - Novi Woods Elementary School
Rank: #112 of 2,925 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Novi Community School District (MI) Schools
25%
(3 out of 12)
(3 out of 12)
- Lewis Maire Elementary School
Rank: #122 of 2,925 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%) - Grosse Pointe South High School
Rank: #136 of 2,925 (Top 5%)
(Math: 67% | Reading: 87%) - George Defer Elementary School
Rank: #221 of 2,925 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 70-74%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Grosse Pointe Public Schools School District (MI) Schools
23%
(6 out of 26)
(6 out of 26)
- Gallimore Elementary School
Rank: #2 of 2,925 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥99%) - East Middle School
Rank: #147 of 2,925 (Top 5%)
(Math: 72% | Reading: 78%) - Canton High School
Rank: #191 of 2,925 (Top 5%)
(Math: 69% | Reading: 79%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Plymouth-Canton Community Schools School District (MI) Schools
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