The State School Reform Office has released the list of Michigan schools that performed in the bottom 5% academically in 2015, based on the results of the state's tough exam, the Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress.
More than 120 schools in Michigan are on the list. Of them, 47 are in the Detroit Public Schools Community District.
The list released today comes with high stakes: The reform office has indicated that it will use the schools on this list, the list published for 2014 and an upcoming list for 2016, to determine whether it will force the closure of chronically low-performing schools.
Below is the list, including the name of the school and the district where the school is located. The year indicates what year the school was first identified as a priority school. Forty-seven of the schools have never been identified before.
Traditional public schools are listed first, then charters, then schools that are on the list but now closed.
Battle Creek Public Schools
Dudley School, 2013
Benton Harbor Area Schools
Benton Harbor High School, 2010
Dream Academy, 2011
International Academy at Hull, 2013
STEAM Academy at MLK, 2012
Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District
Martin G. Atkins Elementary School, 2014
Clintondale Community Schools
Charles C. McGlinnen School, 2015
Detroit Public Schools Community District
Academy of The Americas, 2015
Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School, 2014
Bagley Elementary School, 2015
Blackwell Institute, 2015
Bow Elementary-Middle School, 2011
Brewer Elementary-Middle School, 2012
Clark, J.E. Preparatory Academy, 2014
Cody Academy of Public Leadership, 2015
Cooke Elementary School, 2015
Detroit Collegiate Preparatory High School @ Northwestern, 2010
Detroit Institute of Technology at Cody, 2014
Detroit International Academy for Young Women, 2015
Dixon Elementary School, 2015
Dossin Elementary-Middle School, 2015
Durfee Elementary-Middle School, 2014
East English Village Preparatory Academy, 2015
Edison Elementary School, 2015
Edward "Duke" Ellington @ Beckham, 2015
Emerson Elementary-Middle School, 2015
Fisher Magnet Lower Academy, 2012
Fisher Magnet Upper Academy, 2011
Gardner Elementary School, 2012
Gompers Elementary-Middle School, 2012
Greenfield Union Elementary-Middle School, 2012
Henderson Academy, 2012
King High School, 2010
King, John R. Academic and Performing Arts Academy, 2012
Mackenzie Elementary-Middle School, 2015
Mann Elementary School, 2015
Marquette Elementary-Middle School, 2012
Marshall, Thurgood Elementary School, 2012
Mason Elementary School, 2013
Medicine and Community Health Academy at Cody, 2015
Neinas Dual Language Learning Academy, 2015
Noble Elementary-Middle School, 2015
Osborn Academy of Mathematics, 2014
Osborn College Preparatory Academy, 2013
Osborn Evergreen Academy of Design and Alternative Energy, 2013
Palmer Park Preparatory Academy, 2011
Pulaski Elementary-Middle School, 2011
Sampson Academy, 2012
Schulze Elementary-Middle School, 2015
Spain Elementary-Middle School, 2015
Thirkell Elementary School, 2012
Wayne Elementary School, 2015
Western International High School, 2010
Young, Coleman A. Elementary, 2012
East Detroit Public Schools
Kelly Middle School, 2014
Pleasantview Elementary School, 2013
Education Achievement Authority of Michigan
Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts, 2015
Burns Elementary-Middle School, 2010
Central High School, 2010
Denby High School, 2010
Ford High School, 2010
Law Elementary School, 2010
Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary-Middle School, 2010
Mumford High School, 2010
Nolan Elementary-Middle School, 2010
Pershing High School, 2010
Southeastern High School, 2010
Flint Community Schools
Northwestern High School, 2010
Potter School, 2015
Grand Rapids Public Schools
Burton Elementary School, 2015
Burton Middle School, 2015
Martin Luther King Leadership Academy, 2013
Westwood Middle School, 2015
Hazel Park Schools
Invest Roosevelt Alternative High School, 2015
Kalamazoo Public Schools
Washington Writers' Academy, 2013
Woodward School for Technology and Research, 2013
Lansing Public Schools
Attwood School, 2015
Gardner Academy, 2015
Mt. Clemens Community Schools
Mt. Clemens Middle School, 2015
Muskegon Public Schools
Marquette Elementary School, 2015
Oak Park Public Schools
Oak Park Preparatory Academy, 2015
Pontiac School District
Alcott School, 2013
Herrington School, 2012
Pontiac High School, 2010
Pontiac Middle School, 2015
Whitman Elementary School, 2012
Port Huron Area School Schools
Cleveland Elementary School, 2015
River Rouge School District
Ann Visger K-5 Preparatory Academy, 2012
Saginaw Public Schools
Arthur Hill High School, 2014
Jessie Loomis School, 2014
Jessie Rouse School, 2015
Saginaw High School, 2010
Thompson Middle School, 2015
Southgate Community Schools
Asher School, 2015
Taylor School District
Myers Elementary School, 2015
Westwood Community Schools
Robichaud Senior High School, 2010
Westwood Heights Schools
Hamady Middle School, 2015
CHARTER SCHOOLS
Academy for Business and Technology High School, Melvindale, 2015
Academy of Warren, Warren, 2015 Priority
Benton Harbor Charter School Academy, 2015
Conner Creek Academy East, Warren, 2015
Detroit Leadership Academy, 2014
Francis Reh Public School Academy, Saginaw, 2015
GEE Edmonson Academy, Detroit, 2015
Hamilton Academy, Detroit, 2013
Hope Academy of West Michigan, Grand Rapids, 2014
Marvin L. Winans Academy of Performing Arts, Detroit, 2014
Michigan Technical Academy Elementary, Detroit, 2013
Michigan Technical Academy Middle School, Redford, 2015
Michigan Virtual Charter Academy, Grand Rapids, 2014
Multicultural Academy, Pittsfield Township, 2015
Pontiac Academy for Excellence - Elementary, 2013
Lincoln-King Academy, Detroit, 2014
Murphy Performance Academy, Detroit, 2010 (charter school that is part of the Education Achievement Authority)
Stewart Performance Academy, Detroit, 2010 (charter school that is part of the Education Achievement Authority)
Muskegon Heights Academy, 2010
CLOSED SCHOOLS(these are schools that have closed since they took state exams in 2015)
Charters
Academy of Southfield, 2014
Plymouth Educational Center Preparatory High School, 2014
Allen Academy, 2015
Nataki Talibah Schoolhouse of Detroit, 2015
Hazel Park Schools
Invest Grace Alternative Elem/Middle School, 2015
Benton Harbor Area Schools
Montessori Academy at Henry C Morton, 2013
Ypsilanti Community Schools
Adams STEM Academy, 2015
Education Achievement Authority of Michigan
Phoenix Elementary-Middle School, 2010
