Best Schools for American Indian / Alaska Native Students in Michigan (2026)
These are the Michigan public schools where american indian / alaska native students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested american indian / alaska native students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.
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Elementary schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Escanaba Upper Elementary Escanaba | 35% | 25% | 33 | B |
| 2 | Emerald Elementary School Manistique | 35% | 25% | 38 | C |
| 3 | William G Mather Elementary School Munising | 25% | 25% | 34 | A |
| 4 | Shepherd Elementary School Shepherd | 30% | 10% | 22 | B+ |
| 5 | Mary McGuire School Mount Pleasant | 15% | 5% | 31 | C |
Middle schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sault Area Middle School Sault Sainte Marie | 62% | 37% | 214 | C+ |
| 2 | Bark RiverHarris Elementary School Harris | 50% | 50% | 28 | A |
| 3 | Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy Sault Sainte Marie | 47% | 47% | 176 | B+ |
| 4 | Lincoln School Sault Sainte Marie | 42% | 47% | 81 | A |
| 5 | St Ignace ElementaryMiddle School Saint Ignace | 47% | 37% | 110 | B |
| 6 | Petoskey Middle School Petoskey | 45% | 25% | 32 | B+ |
| 7 | Gros Cap School Saint Ignace | 30% | 30% | 28 | B+ |
| 8 | West Middle School Traverse City | 50% | 10% | 20 | A |
| 9 | Mt Pleasant Middle School Mount Pleasant | 32% | 12% | 64 | B |
| 10 | Gladstone Area Middle School Gladstone | 10% | 10% | 23 | B+ |
High schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manistique Middle and High School Manistique | 55% | 35% | 49 | A |
| 2 | Engadine Schools Engadine | 50% | 30% | 26 | B |
| 3 | LaSalle High School Saint Ignace | 50% | 30% | 27 | B+ |
| 4 | Sault Area High School Sault Sainte Marie | 55% | 25% | 48 | B+ |
| 5 | Cedarville School Cedarville | 45% | 35% | 35 | B+ |
| 6 | Rudyard Area Schools Rudyard | 27% | 37% | 138 | B+ |
| 7 | Brimley Area School Brimley | 42% | 22% | 150 | B+ |
| 8 | Northport Public School Northport | 30% | 30% | 23 | B |
| 9 | Munising High and Middle School Munising | 30% | 30% | 29 | B |
| 10 | Ojibwe Charter School Brimley | 35% | 15% | 49 | C |
| 11 | Pickford Public Schools Pickford | 25% | 25% | 52 | B |
| 12 | LAnse Area School Lanse | 25% | 25% | 51 | B+ |
| 13 | Suttons Bay Senior High School Suttons Bay | 30% | 10% | 26 | B |
| 14 | Watersmeet Township School Watersmeet | 25% | 15% | 50 | C+ |
| 15 | Newberry Area School Newberry | 25% | 15% | 38 | C+ |
| 16 | Baraga School Baraga | 25% | 15% | 57 | C+ |
| 17 | Nah Tah Wahsh Public School Academy Wilson | 17% | 8% | 72 | D |
Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology