The state of Michigan has a unique system for ranking schools, which provides a number on the scale from 0 to 99, with 99 being the highest relative performance in the entire state. This ranking is based on student performance and improvement in terms of mathematics, English language arts, science, and social studies. The percentile of the achievement gap is also taken into account, which provides a number on the 0-99 scale, where 99 represents the largest relative achievement gap between the top performing 30% and the lowest performing 30%. MI School Data is the official source of data on preschool, elementary and secondary education, higher education, and the workforce in Michigan.
It helps residents, educators, and legislators make informed decisions to improve student success. The school ranking report provides an overall ranking of schools using several different measures related to performance in mathematics, English language arts, science, and social studies. Schools only receive a ranking when they have at least 30 students enrolled for a full academic year (FAY) in at least two content areas. The components of the content areas included in the overall ranking are weighted by 50% based on achievements and 50% in cases of improvement. The performance gap rating is weighted to 100% based on school-wide performance gaps in all content areas.
These ratings tell us how a school performs relative to other schools in the state in terms of student performance, improved student performance, and gaps in student achievement. The difference between the top 30% and the bottom 30% is determined school-wide and then compared to all schools in the state in a relative manner. Schools are ranked with an overall percentile of 99 to 0, where 99 indicates the highest rank (smallest gap) and 0 indicates the lowest rank (largest gap). Identifying schools with high-achievement gaps is a critical step for Michigan to achieve its primary goal of closing the achievement gap within schools and reducing the achievement gap across the state. The site offers several levels and views for information at the state, intermediate school district, district, school and university levels. Ranking factors include state test scores, college readiness, graduation rates, teacher quality, and high school grades. Michigan has an extensive system for ranking schools that takes into account student performance and improvement as well as achievement gaps between top-performing students and those who are struggling.
MI School Data is an invaluable resource for residents, educators, and legislators who are looking to make informed decisions to improve student success. By identifying schools with high-achievement gaps, Michigan can work towards its goal of closing these gaps within schools and across the state.
