Here Are The 50 Best Public High Schools In MI, New Ranking Says

MICHIGAN — Several Michigan schools are among the best public high schools in the country, according to a report released this week by Niche.

The 2025 Best Public High Schools in America ranking, released Monday, shows the best traditional public high schools in the nation, including magnet and charter schools.

Niche said its rankings, now in the 10th year, differ from others that rely almost exclusively on test scores and academic performance in that it also includes input from students, alumni and parents, as well as quantitative data from sources such as the U.S. Department of Education to evaluate teachers, resources and facilities.

Michigan's top 50 public high schools are:

1. International Academy, Bloomfield Hills
2. Novi High School, Novi
3. Troy High School, Troy
4. Washtenaw International High School, Ypsilanti
5. Pioneer High School, Ann Arbor
6. Huron High School, Ann Arbor
7. Northville High School, Northville
8. Okemos High School, Okemos
9. Rochester Adams High School, Rochester Hills
10. Community High School, Ann Arbor
11. Skyline High School, Ann Arbor
12. Wylie E. Groves High School, Birmingham
13. City Middle/High School, Grand Rapids
14. The Early College at Lansing Community College, Lansing
15. Bloomfield Hills High School, Bloomfield Hills
16. International Academy of Macomb, Clinton Township
17. Henry Ford Early College, Dearborn
18. Genesee Early College, Flint
19. West Ottawa Virtual Academy, Beechwood
20. Ernest W. Seaholm High School, Birmingham
21. Grosse Pointe South High School, Grosse Pointe Farms
22. Saline High School, Saline
23. Stoney Creek High School, Rochester Hills
24. Athens High School, Troy
25. West Michigan Aviation Academy, Grand Rapids
26. Black River Public School Middle/High School, Holland
27. East Lansing High School, East Lansing
28. East Grand Rapids High School, Grand Rapids
29. Grosse Pointe North High School, Grosse Pointe Woods
30. St. Joseph High School, Saint Joseph
31. Central High School, Grand Rapids
32. Rochester High School, Rochester Hills
33. Northern High School, Grand Rapids
34. Oakland Early College, Farmington Hills
35. West Bloomfield High School, West Bloomfield
36. Early College Alliance, Ypsilanti
37. Berkley High School, Berkley
38. Eastern High School, Ada
39. New Buffalo Senior High School, New Buffalo
40. Portage Northern High School, Portage
41. Great Lakes Bay Early College, Bay County
42. Plymouth High School, Canton
43. Grandville High School, Grandville
44. Dexter High School, Dexter
45. Portage Central High School, Portage
46. Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy, Saginaw
47. H.H. Dow High School, Midland
48. Salem High School, Canton
49. West Ottawa High School Campus, Holland
50. Brighton High School, Brighton

The company said its rankings were created to provide families with valuable information — both quantitative and qualitative — on schools in their area or in a neighborhood they’re not familiar with yet. As in previous years, the Best Schools rankings include categories for boarding schools and private schools, including religious schools, among many others.

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Nationally, the top 10 ranked public schools in America are:

1. North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham, North Carolina (high school for grades 11-12)
2. The Davidson Academy, Reno, Nevada (school for grades 5-12)
3. Massachusetts Academy for Math & Science, Worcester, Massachusetts (magnet school for grades 11-12)
4. Rising Leaders Academy, Panama City, Florida (charter school for grades K-12)
5. Stuyvesant High School, New York City (high school for grades 9-12)
6. Payton College Preparatory High School, Chicago (magnet school for grades 9-12)
7. Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics, Oklahoma City (high school or grades 11-12)
8. South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics, Hartsville, South Dakota (high school for grades 11-12)
9. School for the Talented & Gifted, Dallas (magnet school for grades 9-12)
10. Pine View School, Osprey, Florida (magnet school for grades 2-12)