Best High Schools in Michigan for Special Education Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Michigan!

Every year, the Michigan Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Special Education students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Michigan test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the SAT and M-Step test scores by the Michigan Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, August 28, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (Special Education vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 130)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Statewide Rank Percentile (Special Education)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Special Education)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
261461005155	1	Central High School	Public	9-12	5901 Hall St SE	Grand Rapids	49546	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8700	1,053	50	21	13.7%	864 (82.1%)	23 (2.2%)	42 (4.0%)	76 (7.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.4%)	$14,704			$888			$13,815	99.2%	99.2%	0.04%
262574006220	2	Grosse Pointe South High School	Public	9-12	11 Grosse Pointe Blvd	Grosse Pointe Farms	48236	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-3500	1,238	69	18	13.7%	1,049 (84.7%)	64 (5.2%)	57 (4.6%)	19 (1.5%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (3.7%)	$19,050			$1,381			$17,668	98.5%	98.8%	0.33%
260282004033	3	Community High School	Public	9-12	401 N Division St	Ann Arbor	48104	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-2021	506	35	14.4	8.9%	379 (74.9%)	25 (4.9%)	39 (7.7%)	15 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.1%)	$19,888			$754			$19,134	97.7%	98.9%	1.23%
261794005467	4	Haslett High School	Public	9-12	5450 Marsh Rd	Haslett	48840	Ingham County	Haslett Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 339-8249	806	41	19.4	24.6%	584 (72.5%)	25 (3.1%)	81 (10.0%)	41 (5.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (9.1%)	$14,649			$839			$13,810	96.9%	93.5%	3.38%
268099008165	5	Washtenaw Alliance for Virtual Education	Public, Virtual	8-12	301 W Michigan Ave	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Washtenaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	Yes	No	(734) 761-7027	285	14	20.3	62.8%	156 (54.7%)	69 (24.2%)	28 (9.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.2%)								96.2%	28.8%	67.35%
261722005401	6	Grosse Ile High School	Public	9-12	7800 Grays Dr	Grosse Ile	48138	Wayne County	Grosse Ile Township Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 362-2400	524	28	18.4	10.1%	455 (86.8%)	5 (1.0%)	29 (5.5%)	19 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	$15,099			$1,164			$13,936	95.4%	83.2%	12.21%
262994006577	7	Rochester Adams High School	Public	7-12	3200 W Tienken Rd	Rochester Hills	48306	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-5200	1,534	66	23.3	7.2%	1,105 (72.0%)	43 (2.8%)	99 (6.5%)	233 (15.2%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (3.3%)	$13,337			$927			$12,410	94.6%	96.4%	1.75%
261248004961	8	East Grand Rapids High School	Public	9-12	2211 Lake Dr SE	Grand Rapids	49506	Kent County	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 235-7555	914	48	19.1	8.5%	747 (81.7%)	22 (2.4%)	51 (5.6%)	22 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (7.7%)	$12,838			$704			$12,134	93.8%	99.1%	5.21%
260001303869	9	Marquette Senior High School	Public	7-12	1203 W Fair Ave	Marquette	49855	Marquette County	Marquette Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(906) 225-4254	915	50	18.3	21.4%	817 (89.3%)	6 (0.7%)	14 (1.5%)	6 (0.7%)	18 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (5.7%)	$13,536			$1,313			$12,223	93.1%	96.0%	2.89%
260096908139	10	Michigan Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3950 Heritage Ave	Okemos	48864	Ingham County	Michigan Connections Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(517) 507-5390	1,656	74	22.5	64.6%	979 (59.1%)	359 (21.7%)	139 (8.4%)	43 (2.6%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	131 (7.9%)	$10,260			$00			$10,260	92.3%	72.5%	19.76%

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on M-Step Science, M-Step Social Studies, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, SAT Mathematics test scores released by the Michigan Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 28, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Michigan Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Michigan Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.