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Traverse City Area Public Schools Schools
Traverse City Area Public Schools is a public school district in Michigan, based in Grand Traverse County (Traverse City). SchoolGrade grades 16 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Traverse City Area Public Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Traverse City Area Public Schools
16 of 16 schools in Traverse City Area Public Schools carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 9C: 3D: 3
Best schools in Traverse City Area Public Schools
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A- Central Grade School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Willow Hill Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B Central High School (High school, meets expectations)
- B Tcaps Montessori School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B West Senior High (High school, meets expectations)
- B Courtade Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B East Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- B Eastern Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B- West Middle School (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
- B- Westwoods Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Traverse City Area Public Schools
High schools (3)
- B Central High School, Traverse City
- D- Traverse City High School, Traverse City
- B West Senior High, Traverse City
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- B East Middle School, Traverse City
- B- West Middle School, Traverse City
Elementary and primary schools (10)
- D Blair Elementary School, Traverse City
- A- Central Grade School, Traverse City
- C Cherry Knoll Elementary School, Traverse City
- B Courtade Elementary School, Traverse City
- B Eastern Elementary School, Traverse City
- C Long Lake Elementary School, Traverse City
- C- Silver Lake Elementary School, Traverse City
- D- Traverse Heights Elem School, Traverse City
- B- Westwoods Elementary School, Traverse City
- B+ Willow Hill Elementary School, Traverse City
Other schools and academies (1)
- B Tcaps Montessori School, Traverse City
Where Traverse City Area Public Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Traverse City (16)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Michigan
- County: Grand Traverse County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 8,655 students with 445 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,074 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2633870
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Suttons Bay Public Schools (3 schools, 11 mi)
- Elk Rapids Schools (5 schools, 11 mi)
- Kingsley Area Schools (3 schools, 15 mi)
- Forest Area Community Schools (3 schools, 20 mi)
- Benzie County Central Schools (6 schools, 23 mi)
- Mancelona Public Schools (3 schools, 26 mi)
- Manton Consolidated Schools (3 schools, 27 mi)
- Kalkaska Public Schools (5 schools, 33 mi)
Questions about Traverse City Area Public Schools
How many schools are in Traverse City Area Public Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 16 public schools in Traverse City Area Public Schools, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Traverse City Area Public Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Traverse City.
How good are the schools in Traverse City Area Public Schools?
Across the 16 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 38.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 42.3%. 50% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Traverse City Area Public Schools?
8,655 students were enrolled in Traverse City Area Public Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 19.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Traverse City Area Public Schools?
Traverse City Area Public Schools is in Michigan, based in Grand Traverse County, with its district office in Traverse City. Its boundary covers about 267 sq mi.