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The 44 State Champs

 

County, income breakdowns

Below are the 44 Michigan high schools recognized as 2015 Academic State Champs, based on an analysis of three years of ACT test scores and factoring in student family income. They represent the top 5 percent of nearly 770 public high schools statewide. Click on a school's name to get a fuller profile.

Large counties

Lowest incomes

RankSchoolDistrictCountyState
Champs
score
1Star International AcademyCharterWayne128
2Henry Ford Early CollegeDearbornWayne128
3Riverside Academy - West CampusCharterWayne119
4Crestwood High SchoolCrestwoodWayne115
5Frontier International AcademyCharterWayne115
6Cesar Chavez High SchoolCharterWayne114

Middle incomes

RankSchoolDistrictCountyState
Champs
score
1Wellspring Preparatory High SchoolCharterKent117
2Renaissance High SchoolDetroitWayne115
3West Michigan Aviation AcademyCharterKent109
TIEWest MI Academy of Environmental ScienceCharterKent109

Higher incomes

RankSchoolDistrictCountyState
Champs
score
1City Middle/High SchoolGrand RapidsKent129
2International AcademyOakland County,
16 districts
Oakland128
3Troy High SchoolTroyOakland113
4Ernest W. Seaholm High SchoolBirminghamOakland113
     

Medium-sized counties

Lowest incomes

RankSchoolDistrictCountyState
Champs
score
1Central AcademyCharterWashtenaw114
2Bendle High SchoolBendleGenesee111
3Comstock High SchoolComstockKalamazoo108
TIECountryside Academy - Middle/High SchoolCharterBerrien108

Middle incomes

RankSchoolDistrictCountyState Champs
score
1Berrien Springs High SchoolBerrien SpringsBerrien109
2West Ottawa High School CampusWest OttawaOttawa108
3Watervliet Senior High SchoolWatervlietBerrien108
4Kingsley Area High SchoolKingsley AreaGrand Traverse108
TIEAthens Junior/Senor High SchoolAthens AreaCalhoun108

Higher incomes

RankSchoolDistrictCountyState
Champs
score
1Saginaw Arts and Sciences AcademySaginawSaginaw121
2Okemos High SchoolOkemosIngham117
3The Early College @ Lansing Community CollegeIngham County, multiple districtsIngham116
4New Buffalo Senior High SchoolNew Buffalo AreaBerrien116
5Community High SchoolAnn ArborWashtenaw116
6Pioneer High SchoolAnn ArborWashtenaw113
TIEGenesee Early CollegeCarman-AinsworthGenesee113

Smaller counties

Lowest incomes

RankSchoolDistrictCountyState
Champs
score
1Bloomingdale Middle and High SchoolBloomingdaleVan Buren124
2Ashley High SchoolAshleyGratiot118
3Fairview High SchoolFairview AreaOscoda118
4Baldwin Senior High SchoolBaldwinLake117

Middle incomes

RankSchoolDistrictCountyState
Champs
score
1Dollar Bay High SchoolDollar Bay-Tamarack City AreaHoughton120
2Grayling High SchoolCrawford AuSableCrawford119
3Crossroads Charter Academy (7-12)CharterMecosta115
4Calumet High SchoolCalumet, Laurium & KeweenawHoughton113
5Benzie Central Sr. High SchoolBenzie County CentralBenzie113
6Mio-AuSable High SchoolMio-AuSableOscoda112
7DeTour High SchoolDeTour AreaChippewa112

Higher incomes

RankSchoolDistrictCountyState
Champs
score
1Houghton Central High SchoolHoughton-Portage TownshipHoughton114
2Harbor Springs High SchoolHarbor SpringsEmmet112
3H.H. Dow High SchoolMidlandMidland111

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