Schools
Most Farmington Schools Rank Above State Average
Michigan Dept. of Education rankings show Highmeadow near the top.
A report created by the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) puts 16 of 21 in the upper 50 percent among Michigan K-12 public and charter schools.
Farmington's highest ranking school is (16th); the lowest ranking school is (2437th). , , and Elementary Schools all ranked in the bottom half of the list.
None of Farmington's schools appeared on the list of 98 schools identified as Persistently Lowest Achieving (PLA) Schools, also released today.
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The “Top-to-Bottom” (highest to lowest) ranking of all schools uses a comprehensive methodology, developed after a series of public meetings with education stakeholders. The list ranks schools based on student proficiency, achievement, academic growth and achievement gap in math, reading, writing, science, and social studies; and also graduation rate for high school buildings.
“This is important information for schools, parents, and communities to review,” said state Superintendent of Public Instruction Mike Flanagan. “It provides a real look at how our local schools are doing in educating their students.
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“Some schools are doing well at preparing students. Too many others still are struggling. But we all can improve,” Flanagan added. “In order for Michigan to succeed in this competitive global economy, our schools need to step up their efforts – some, in a big way. I encourage communities to have honest discussions with their school leaders to embrace and support the changes needed to move forward.”
Student achievement accounts for half the ranking; school improvement and achievement gap, one-quarter each.
Rankings are based on the most recent 2-year data from Michigan Merit Exam (MME), MI Access and Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) exams. The MDE's methodology for ranking differs substantially from last year's, based on recommendations and feedback from the public meetings. Learn more at michigan.gov/mde/
SCHOOL 10-11 RANK 10-11 PCT 09-10 RANK 09-10 PCT Highmeadow 16 99th 25 99th 159 94th 100 96th 174 94th 227 92nd Wooddale 391 87th 859 71st 405 86th 692 77th Flanders 488 83rd 609 79th 590 80th 420 86th 732 75th 596 80th * 776 74th 47 98th Eagle 823 72nd 457 84th 858 71st 1091 63rd 993 67th 425 85th William Grace 1203 60th 1469 51st 1311 56th 239 92nd 1404 53rd 557 81st Harrison High 1582 47th 1280 57th Beechview 1689 43rd 575 80th East Middle1722 42nd 572 81st Lanigan 1787 40th 2001 33rd Wood Creek 2437 19th 2197 27th
*Power and Warner Upper Elementary Schools (grades 5-6) were both Middle Schools (grades 5-8) last year.
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