19 Plymouth-Canton Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News

PLYMOUTH-CANTON, MI — Several elementary and middle schools in Plymouth-Canton have been ranked among the best in Michigan, according to a brand-new ranking released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.

For the inaugural list, U.S. News published rankings and data on more than 80,000 public elementary and middle schools across the United States.

Schools are ranked at the state and district levels. The best charter schools and best magnet schools ranked as stand-alone categories.

U.S. News ranked Gallimore Elementary School as the highest in the state among schools in Plymouth-Canton, according to the new list. Gallimore Elementary School was ranked 2.

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Here’s a look at how other schools in YOUR PATCH ranked compared with others in the state:

Elementary Schools

2: Gallimore Elementary School
137: Smith Elementary School
235: Isbister Elementary School
245: Bird Elementary School
274: Tonda Elementary School
296: Dodson Elementary School
385: Workman Elementary School
453: Farrand Elementary School
544: Bentley Elementary School
662: Hoben Elementary School
859: Eriksson Elementary School
877: Field Elementary School
1046: Hulsing Elementary School
966: Miller Elementary School

Middle Schools

39: East Middle School
72: West Middle School
112: Pioneer Middle School
128: Discovery Middle School
151: Liberty Middle School

To determine the rankings, U.S. News used data from the U.S. Department of Education to analyze two areas at each school:

• Math and reading proficiency — or how well students perform on state assessments.
• Math and reading performance — or how well they perform compared with expectations.

The state assessment data used in the rankings is from the 2018-19 school year and, therefore, predates any effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on test-taking.

Nationally, California has 5,534 ranked elementary schools — the most of any state — followed by Texas at 4,446; New York at 2,211; Florida at 2,128; and Illinois at 2,038 schools.

California also has the most ranked middle schools with 2,319, followed by Texas at 1,942; Illinois at 1,243; New York at 1,219; and Florida at 997.

See the complete list of 2021’s Best K-8 Schools.