New Ranking Of Michigan's Public High Schools Released By U.S. News

Twenty-five public high schools in Michigan earned the highest spots in the state in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026-2027 Best High Schools.

U.S. News evaluated about 27,000 eligible public high schools nationwide and ranked nearly 18,000 of them.

Here are the top 25 high schools in Michigan, along with their national rankings:

1. International Academy, Bloomfield Hills — No. 12 nationally
2. International Academy of Macomb, Clinton Township — No. 21 nationally
3. City High Middle School, Grand Rapids — No. 60 nationally
4. Washtenaw International High School, Ypsilanti — No. 118 nationally
5. Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy, Saginaw — No. 137 nationally
6. Central High School, Grand Rapids — No. 299 nationally
7. Spring Lake High School, Spring Lake — No. 320 nationally
8. Rochester Adams High School, Rochester Hills — No. 400 nationally
9. Troy High School, Troy — No. 401 nationally
10. Grosse Pointe South High School, Grosse Pointe Farms — No. 414 nationally
11. East Grand Rapids High School, Grand Rapids — No. 422 nationally
12. Novi High School, Novi — No. 472 nationally
13. Northville High School, Northville — No. 507 nationally
14. University High School Academy, Lathrup Village — No. 525 nationally
15. West Michigan Aviation Academy, Grand Rapids — No. 527 nationally
16. Okemos High School, Okemos — No. 556 nationally
17. Saline High School, Saline — No. 561 nationally
18. Pioneer High School, Ann Arbor — No. 582 nationally
19. Elk Rapids High School, Elk Rapids — No. 591 nationally
20. Bridgman High School, Bridgman — No. 630 nationally
21. Houghton Central High School, Houghton — No. 653 nationally
22. Stoney Creek High School, Rochester Hills — No. 688 nationally
23. Skyline High School, Ann Arbor — No. 735 nationally
24. Black River Public School, Holland — No. 741 nationally
25. Northern High School, Grand Rapids — No. 750 nationally

The rankings are based on six performance measures, including student achievement on state-required assessments, graduation rates and college readiness.

U.S. News also considers how well schools serve underserved students, participation and performance on Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate exams, curriculum breadth and overall student outcomes.

The rankings use data from the 2023-2024 school year and were produced with research firm RTI International.

Massachusetts had the largest share of high schools ranked in the top 25 percent nationally, at 47 percent, followed by New Jersey at 44 percent and Maryland at 43 percent.

Among metropolitan areas with a significant number of ranked schools, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California, had the largest share in the national top quarter, at 60 percent. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas, followed at 59 percent, and Milwaukee-Waukesha, Wisconsin, at 56 percent.

Central Magnet School in Tennessee topped the national ranking, followed by Signature School in Indiana and Julia R. Masterman Secondary School in Pennsylvania.

Signature School also ranked first among charter schools. High Technology High School in New Jersey ranked first among STEM high schools.

The full rankings are available at U.S. News & World Report.