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Best Schools in Ann Arbor, MI
Ann Arbor, MI has 89 public schools (17 high, 12 middle, 47 elementary) serving 40,412 students. On average they score 56% on state proficiency tests against a projected 48%, so schools in Ann Arbor exceed expectations. Rankings below compare each school’s actual results with the projection for its socioeconomic context.
Best High Schools in Ann Arbor, MI
The top high schools in Ann Arbor, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Community High School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Ann Arbor Public Schools • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 506 Students
2. Saline High School
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Projected Test Scores
Saline Area Schools • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1605 Students
3. Skyline High School
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Projected Test Scores
Ann Arbor Public Schools • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1315 Students
4. Chelsea High School
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Projected Test Scores
Chelsea School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 783 Students
5. Dexter High School
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Projected Test Scores
Dexter Community School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1116 Students
6. Pioneer High School
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Projected Test Scores
Ann Arbor Public Schools • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1700 Students
7. Plymouth High School
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Plymouth-canton Community Schools • Public • Grades 6 - 12 • 1931 Students
8. Washtenaw Technical Middle College
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Washtenaw Technical Middle College • Charter • Grades 9 - 12 • 776 Students
9. South Lyon East High School
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South Lyon Community Schools • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1174 Students
10. Huron High School
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Projected Test Scores
Ann Arbor Public Schools • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1635 Students
Best Middle Schools in Ann Arbor, MI
The top middle schools in Ann Arbor, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Beach Middle School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Chelsea School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 542 Students
2. Clague Middle School
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Ann Arbor Public Schools • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 718 Students
3. Slauson Middle School
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Projected Test Scores
Ann Arbor Public Schools • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 736 Students
4. Saline Middle School
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Projected Test Scores
Saline Area Schools • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 1113 Students
5. Mill Creek Middle School
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Projected Test Scores
Dexter Community School District • Public • Grades 7 - 8 • 505 Students
6. West Middle School
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Plymouth-canton Community Schools • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 675 Students
7. Millennium Middle School
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South Lyon Community Schools • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 1039 Students
8. Forsythe Middle School
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Ann Arbor Public Schools • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 578 Students
9. Tappan Middle School
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Ann Arbor Public Schools • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 680 Students
10. Creekside Intermediate School
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Projected Test Scores
Dexter Community School District • Public • Grades 5 - 6 • 513 Students
Best Elementary Schools in Ann Arbor, MI
The top elementary schools in Ann Arbor, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Martin Luther King Elem School
SchoolGrade
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Projected Test Scores
Ann Arbor Public Schools • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 508 Students
2. Angell School
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Ann Arbor Public Schools • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 298 Students
3. Bach Elementary School
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Ann Arbor Public Schools • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 344 Students
4. Harvest Elementary School
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Saline Area Schools • Public • Grades KG - 3 • 435 Students
5. Uriah H Lawton School
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Ann Arbor Public Schools • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 438 Students
6. Woodland Meadows Elementary School
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Saline Area Schools • Public • Grades KG - 3 • 458 Students
7. Eberwhite School
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Ann Arbor Public Schools • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 352 Students
8. Wines Elementary School
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Ann Arbor Public Schools • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 401 Students
9. Ann Arbor Open At Mack School
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Ann Arbor Public Schools • Public • Grades KG - 8 • 517 Students
10. Burns Park Elementary School
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Ann Arbor Public Schools • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 487 Students
Education & Community Snapshot in Ann Arbor, MI
City-level factors that shape the learning environment around local schools.
Community Factors
Ann Arbor, MI has a total population of 170,950 with 41% of that population attending schools. The adult high school graduation rate is 96%, and 74% of adults have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Students in Ann Arbor, MI
K-12 Students
High School Graduates
Adults 25+ with HS diplomas
College Graduates
Adults 25+ with a Bachelor’s degree or higher
Demographics statistics provided by Best Neighborhood Ann Arbor, MI.
Safety
Crime Grades summarize reported incidents per 1,000 residents. Use them as neighborhood context, not a school rating.
Overall Crime Grade
22.17 per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crime Grade
3.77 per 1,000 Residents
Property Crime Grade
18.40 per 1,000 Residents
Crime statistics provided by CrimeGrade in Ann Arbor, MI.
Connectivity
Connectivity influences learning at home. We summarize internet infrastructure, typical download speed, and a digital connectivity index for Ann Arbor, MI.
ISP Report Card
Internet Infrastructure Grade
Average Download Speed
Speed Most Residents Can Get
Digital Connectivity Index
ISP Connectivity Demand Report
To read more about these statistics, please visit Ann Arbor, MI Internet Health Assessment.
Questions About Schools in Ann Arbor, MI
How many schools are in Ann Arbor, MI?
Ann Arbor, MI has 89 public schools: 17 high schools, 12 middle schools and 47 elementary schools, serving 40,412 students in total.
How do schools in Ann Arbor perform on state tests?
On average, 89 schools in Ann Arbor score 56% proficient on state assessments. Given the socioeconomic context of their students we project 48%, so on average schools in Ann Arbor exceed expectations.
How does SchoolGrade rank the best schools in Ann Arbor?
Every public school gets a SchoolGrade from A+ to F based on the share of students at or above the state proficiency bar. The Impact Grade compares that result with what we would expect given the school’s student and community context, so schools that outperform their circumstances stand out. Schools cannot pay to change a grade. Read the full methodology.
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- Actual: 67%
- Projected: 60%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 43%
- Projected: 42%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 51%
- Projected: 43%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 40%
- Projected: 34%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 62%
- Projected: 52%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 59%
- Projected: 52%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 57%
- Projected: 45%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 62%
- Projected: 50%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 58%
- Projected: 46%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 66%
- Projected: 62%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
Every school in Ann Arbor
34 of 42 schools in Ann Arbor carry a SchoolGrade (8 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 22B: 5C: 3D: 4
All 42 public schools we grade in Ann Arbor. The ranked lists above show the top ten per level; every school has its own page.
All schools, A to Z (42)
- Abbot School
- Angell School
- Ann Arbor Open At Mack School
- Ann Arbor Steam At Northside School
- Bach Elementary School
- Burns Park Elementary School
- Carpenter School
- Central Academy
- Clague Middle School
- Clifford E Bryant Comm School
- Community High School
- Correctional Services
- Dicken Elementary School
- Eberwhite School
- Forsythe Middle School
- Haisley Elementary School
- High Point School
- Honey Creek Community School
- Huron High School
- John Allen School
- Lakewood Elementary School
- Localbased Speced Programs
- Logan Elementary School
- Martin Luther King Elem School
- Mary D Mitchell School
- Multicultural Academy
- Pathways To Success Academic Campus
- Pattengill School
- Pioneer High School
- Pittsfield School
- Progress Park
- Scarlett Middle School
- Skyline High School
- Slauson Middle School
- Tappan Middle School
- Thurston Elementary School
- Uriah H Lawton School
- Washtenaw County Youth Center Educational Programs
- Washtenaw Deaf And Hard Of Hearing Program
- Washtenaw Technical Middle College
- Wines Elementary School
- Young Adult Programs
Private schools (21)
Private schools have a SchoolGrade only where their state publishes their test results.
- Ann Arbor Academy
- Ann Arbor Adventist Elementary
- Ann Arbor Children's House
- Ann Arbor Christian School
- Christian Montessori School Of Ann Arbor
- Clonlara School
- Daycroft School
- Emerson School
- Fr Gabriel Richard High School
- Green House Montessori School
- Greenhills School
- Hebrew Day School Of Ann Arbor
- Michigan Islamic Academy
- Oak Trails Montessori School
- Rudolf Steiner School Of Ann Arbor
- Rudolf Steiner School Of Ann Arbor
- Spiritus Sanctus Academy
- St Francis Of Assisi School
- St Paul Lutheran School
- Summers-knoll School
- Veritas Christi Catholic H.s.