16 Troy Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News

TROY, MI — Several elementary and middle schools in Troy 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 Boulan Park Middle School as the highest in the state among schools in Troy, according to the new list. Boulan Park Middle School was ranked 4.

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

Elementary Schools

8: Bemis Elementary School
15: Wass Elementary School
20: Schroeder Elementary School
22: Leonard Elementary School
63: Hamilton Elementary School
130: Wattles Elementary School
132: Martell Elementary School
163: Barnard Elementary School
225: Costello Elementary School
316: Hill Elementary School
699: Morse Elementary School
621: Troy Union Elementary School

Middle Schools

4: Boulan Park Middle School
23: Larson Middle School
52: Baker Middle School
61: Smith 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.