Overall proficiency rates on state tests in English language arts and math are below pre-pandemic, except eighth grade ELA
Some school districts reported gains in ELA or math
Use this database to see how your local school district did

Last spring Michigan third grade students recorded their lowest performance in English language arts in the 11-year history of the state test.

Only 38.9% of the third graders were proficient in ELA, down from 39.6% in 2024, according to results released Wednesday from the Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress, known as the M-STEP.

Related:

M-STEP results: Third grade English language arts reaches new low
Legal battle erupts between Michigan school librarian, activist parent
Dearborn Public Schools chief poised to become next state superintendent

There are some positive trends: test scores are up in four out of six grades in both English language arts and math. Still, overall proficiency rates remain below pre-pandemic levels in all subjects and grades except eighth grade English language arts.

Use the database below to search for your local school district’s results.

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See how your local Michigan school district did in the 2025 M-STEP

by Mike Wilkinson and Isabel Lohman, Bridge Michigan
August 28, 2025

					<h1>See how your local Michigan school district did in the 2025 M-STEP</h1>
<p class="byline">by Mike Wilkinson and Isabel Lohman, Bridge Michigan <br />August 28, 2025</p>
					
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<li><strong>Overall proficiency rates on state tests in English language arts and math are below pre-pandemic, except eighth grade ELA</strong></li>
<li><strong>Some school districts reported gains in ELA or math</strong></li>
<li><strong>Use this database to see how your local school district did</strong></li>
</ul>
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<p>Last spring Michigan third grade students recorded their lowest performance in English language arts in the <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2024/08/28/reading-scores-at-10-year-low-for-mich-third-graders-m-step-scores-show/74858441007/">11-year history of the state test</a>.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Only 38.9% of the third graders were proficient in ELA, down from 39.6% in 2024, according to results released Wednesday from the Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress, known as the M-STEP.</p>
<p><strong>Related:</strong></p>
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li><strong><a href="https://bridgemi.com/talent-education/m-step-results-third-grade-english-language-arts-reaches-new-low/">M-STEP results: Third grade English language arts reaches new low</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="https://bridgemi.com/talent-education/legal-battle-erupts-between-michigan-school-librarian-activist-parent/">Legal battle erupts between Michigan school librarian, activist parent</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="https://bridgemi.com/talent-education/dearborn-public-schools-chief-poised-to-become-next-state-superintendent/">Dearborn Public Schools chief poised to become next state superintendent</a></strong></li>
</ul>
<p>There are some positive trends: test scores are up in four out of six grades in both English language arts and math. Still, overall proficiency rates remain below pre-pandemic levels in all subjects and grades except eighth grade English language arts.</p>
<p>Use the database below to search for your local school district’s results.&nbsp;</p>
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