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%
83%
Avg. Statewide: 51%
Top Ranked School Districts in Michigan (2025)
School District
% of Schools in
Top 5% Statewide
Top 5% Statewide
Top Ranked Schools
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
Rank: #11.
83%
(5 out of 6)
(5 out of 6)
- Holmes Elementary School
Rank: #22 of 3,069 (Top 1%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%) - Jeffers Elementary School
Rank: #97 of 3,069 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%) - Spring Lake Intermediate School
Rank: #278 of 3,069 (Top 5%)
(Math: 67% | Reading: 73%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Spring Lake School District (MI) Schools
Rank: #22.
80%
(4 out of 5)
(4 out of 5)
- East Grand Rapids High School
Rank: #186 of 3,069 (Top 5%)
(Math: 65% | Reading: 88%) - Lakeside School
Rank: #188 of 3,069 (Top 5%)
(Math: 67% | Reading: 80%) - East Grand Rapids Middle School
Rank: #247 of 3,069 (Top 5%)
(Math: 65% | Reading: 78%) - View Full List of Top Ranked East Grand Rapids School District (MI) Schools
Rank: #33.
70%
(7 out of 10)
(7 out of 10)
- Amerman Elementary School
Rank: #19 of 3,069 (Top 1%)
(Math: 89% | Reading: 89%) - Moraine Elementary School
Rank: #54 of 3,069 (Top 1%)
(Math: 77% | Reading: 84%) - Winchester Elementary School
Rank: #124 of 3,069 (Top 5%)
(Math: 73% | Reading: 79%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Northville School District (MI) Schools
Rank: #4-54 - 5.
67%
(12 out of 18)
(12 out of 18)
- Ada Elementary School
Rank: #60 of 3,069 (Top 1%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%) - Thornapple Elementary School
Rank: #107 of 3,069 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%) - Knapp Forest Elementary School
Rank: #114 of 3,069 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75% | Reading: 79%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Forest Hills School District (MI) Schools
Rank: #4-54 - 5.
67%
(4 out of 6)
(4 out of 6)
- Brown Elementary School
Rank: #14 of 3,069 (Top 1%)
(Math: 94% | Reading: 90%) - Countryside Elementary School
Rank: #65 of 3,069 (Top 1%)
(Math: 84% | Reading: 81%) - Marshall Elementary School
Rank: #99 of 3,069 (Top 5%)
(Math: 77% | Reading: 78%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Byron Center School District (MI) Schools
Rank: #66.
64%
(7 out of 11)
(7 out of 11)
- Parkview Elementary School
Rank: #128 of 3,069 (Top 5%)
(Math: 76% | Reading: 75-79%) - Novi High School
Rank: #179 of 3,069 (Top 5%)
(Math: 67% | Reading: 81%) - Novi Woods Elementary School
Rank: #188 of 3,069 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 70-74%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Novi Community School District (MI) Schools
50%
(5 out of 10)
(5 out of 10)
- Conant Elementary School
Rank: #60 of 3,069 (Top 1%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%) - Way Elementary School
Rank: #107 of 3,069 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%) - South Hills Middle School
Rank: #158 of 3,069 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70% | Reading: 80%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Bloomfield Hills Schools School District (MI) Schools
Rank: #88.
48%
(10 out of 21)
(10 out of 21)
- Bemis Elementary School
Rank: #33 of 3,069 (Top 1%)
(Math: 85% | Reading: 85%) - Schroeder Elementary School
Rank: #43 of 3,069 (Top 1%)
(Math: 85% | Reading: 83%) - Boulan Park Middle School
Rank: #85 of 3,069 (Top 5%)
(Math: 78% | Reading: 80%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Troy School District (MI) Schools
Rank: #99.
46%
(6 out of 13)
(6 out of 13)
- Quarton Elementary School
Rank: #39 of 3,069 (Top 1%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 85-89%) - Beverly Elementary School
Rank: #144 of 3,069 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%) - Pierce Elementary School
Rank: #144 of 3,069 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Birmingham School District (MI) Schools
Rank: #1010.
33%
(4 out of 12)
(4 out of 12)
- George Defer Elementary School
Rank: #60 of 3,069 (Top 1%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%) - Lewis Maire Elementary School
Rank: #171 of 3,069 (Top 5%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 70-74%) - Richard Elementary School
Rank: #225 of 3,069 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 70-74%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Grosse Pointe School District (MI) Schools
Rank: #1111.
32%
(7 out of 22)
(7 out of 22)
- Musson Elementary School
Rank: #107 of 3,069 (Top 5%)
(Math: 77% | Reading: 77%) - Brewster Elementary School
Rank: #107 of 3,069 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%) - Rochester Adams High School
Rank: #156 of 3,069 (Top 5%)
(Math: 67% | Reading: 84%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Rochester Community School District (MI) Schools
Rank: #1212.
30%
(3 out of 10)
(3 out of 10)
- Caledonia Elementary School
Rank: #60 of 3,069 (Top 1%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%) - Emmons Lake Elementary School
Rank: #225 of 3,069 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 70-74%) - Kettle Lake Elementary School
Rank: #326 of 3,069 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 65-69%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Caledonia Community Schools School District (MI) Schools
Rank: #1313.
28%
(9 out of 32)
(9 out of 32)
- Angell School
Rank: #43 of 3,069 (Top 1%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%) - Martin Luther King Elementary School
Rank: #65 of 3,069 (Top 1%)
(Math: 84% | Reading: 81%) - Wines Elementary School
Rank: #97 of 3,069 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Ann Arbor School District (MI) Schools
Rank: #1414.
23%
(3 out of 13)
(3 out of 13)
- Park Elemementary School
Rank: #144 of 3,069 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%) - Bauer Elementary School
Rank: #297 of 3,069 (Top 5%)
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 75-79%) - Alward Elementary School
Rank: #349 of 3,069 (Top 5%)
(Math: 64% | Reading: 72%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Hudsonville Public School District (MI) Schools
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