Most Brighton Schools Rank in Top 15 Percent Statewide

Six out of seven public schools in Brighton rated higher than 85 percent of the rest of the state, according to the "Top-to-Bottom” rankings the Michigan Department of Education released Friday.

Four Brighton schools either were at or topped the 90 percentile rank, with highest at 96 percent. (95 percent), (93 percent) and Lindbom (90 percent) elementary schools were the others. (See lists below for the full results.)

was the lowest of area schools with a 76 percentile rank.

School officials in Brighton were not immediately available for comment Friday about the rankings.

Thirty schools from across the state, including from Novi, Grand Blanc and Ann Arbor, received the highest 99 percentile ranking.

More than 3,000 schools in the state were rated using stats based on student proficiency, achievement, academic growth and achievement gap in math, reading, writing, science and social studies, a news release said. The ratings also incorporate graduation rates for high school buildings, the release said.

It's the second year for the rankings. Information on last year's rankings was not immediately available, but state officials say the methodology was changed to make them more accurate and account for complexities among schools and districts.

The rankings were released along with a list of 98 Persistently Lowest Achieving (PLA) schools, which have to submit and implement plans to the state. No Livingston County school was on the list.

“This is important information for schools, parents and communities to review,” said Mike Flanagan, state superintendent of public instruction. “It provides a real look at how our local schools are doing in educating their students.

“Some schools are doing well at preparing students. Too many others still are struggling. But we all can improve,” Flanagan added. “In order for Michigan to succeed in this competitive global economy, our schools need to step up their efforts—some, in a big way. I encourage communities to have honest discussions with their school leaders to embrace and support the changes needed to move forward.”

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