BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS IN MICHIGAN

2012: Two earn Green Ribbon

2009 Schools: 22 Elementary Schools

2008 Schools

2007 Schools

1982-2006

Michigan had 194 buildings that have achieved the "blue ribbon" status; 53 high schools, 34 middle schools, 1 vocational school, 95 elementary schools, 8 K-8 schools, and 3 K-12 schools. Only a few schools: seven high schools, one academy, one middle school and three elementary schools have received the status of "blue ribbon" twice:

Novi High School, Rochester Adams High School, West Bloomfield High School, Southfield High School, East Grand Rapids High School, Detroit Cass Tech High School and Grand Rapids Northview High School; Traverse City Area Junior High School, Doherty Elementary, Waukazou Elementary, Brace-Lederle Elementary and The Grosse Pointe Academy.

Nationally, 3,982 schools have qualified from 1982-2002 (elementary schools began to qualify in 1985); 248 have been successful twice, 29 three times, and only one school has received the Blue Ribbon achievement 4 times! Qualification has changed drastically under No Child Left Behind in 2003.

Criteria A: 40% of school population disadvantaged, dramatic increase in student achievement

Criteria B: Top 10% on state assessments

Grandville, Big Rapids, Saginaw Swan Valley and Utica Eisenhower High Schools earn Blue Ribbon for 2006

Blue Ribbon Schools announced for 2005-2006

High Schools:

School Building School District Level City Year
Andrews Academy Andrews University (not charter) High School Berrien Springs 84-85
Ann Arbor Huron High School Ann Arbor Public Schools High School Ann Arbor 83-84
Bishop Foley High School Archdiocese of Detroit High School Madison Heights 83-84
De La Salle Collegiate High School Archdiocese of Detroit High School Warren 92-93
Mercy High School Archdiocese of Detroit High School Farmington Hills 83-84
Big Rapids High School Big Rapids Public Schools High School Big Rapids 2005-2006
Seaholm High School Birmingham School District High School Birmingham 84-85
Bloomfield Hills Andover High School Bloomfield Hills Public Schools High School Bloomfield Hills 83-84
Bloomfield Hills Lahser High School Bloomfield Hills Public Schools High School Bloomfield Hills 82-83
Bridgman High School Bridgman Public School District High School Bridgman 83-84
Brighton High School Brighton Area Schools High School Brighton 86-87
Byron Center High School Byron Center Community Schools High School Byron Center 99-00
Caledonia High School Caledonia Community Schools High School Caledonia 94-96
Grand Rapids Christian School Christian School International High School Grand Rapids 83-84
Kalamazoo Christian High School Christian School International High School Kalamazoo 84-85
Cass Technical High School Detroit Public Schools High School Detroit 83-84, 90-91
Lansing Catholic Central High School Diocese of Lansing High School Lansing 86-87
East Grand Rapids High School East Grand Rapids Public Schools High School Grand Rapids 84-85, 94-96
Edwardsburg High School Edwardsburg Public Schools High School Edwardsburg 92-93
Garber High School Essexville-Hampton Public Schools High School Essexville 86-87
North Farmington High School Farmington Public Schools High School Farmington Hills 92-93
Gaylord High School Gaylord Community Schools High School Gaylord 83-84
Roscommon High School Gerrish-Higgins Schools High School Roscommon 82-83
Grandville High School Grandville Public Schools High School Grandville 2005-2006
Grosse Pointe North High School Grosse Pointe Public Schools High School Grosse Pointe Woods 84-85
Grosse Pointe South High School Grosse Pointe Public Schools High School Grosse Pointe 82-83
Hartland High School Hartland Consolidated Schools High School Hartland 92-93
Holt High School Holt Public Schools High School Holt 92-93
Interlochen Arts Academy Independent Boarding School High School Interlochen 83-84
Lake Orion High School Lake Orion Community Schools High School Lake Orion 99-00
Lamphere High School Lamphere Schools High School Madison Heights 86-87
L'Anse Creuse High School North L'Anse Creuse Public Schools High School Macomb 94-96
Everett High School Lansing Public Schools High School Lansing 94-96
Lawton Community High School Lawton Community Schools High School Lawton 86-87
Lutheran High School North Lutheran Schools-Missouri Synod High School Mount Clemens 86-87
Lutheran High School West Lutheran Schools-Missouri Synod High School Detroit 86-87
Newaygo High School Newaygo Public Schools High School Newaygo 90-91
Northview High School Northview Public Schools High School Grand Rapids 83-84
Novi High School Novi Community Schools High School Novi 86-87, 99-00
Okemos High School Okemos Public Schools High School Okemos 83-84
Rochester Adams High School Rochester Community Schools High School Rochester Hills 88-89, 92-93
Rockford High School Rockford Public Schools High School Rockford 94-96
Southfield Senior High School Southfield Public Schools High School Southfield 83-84, 88-89
Southfield-Lathrup Senior High School Southfield Public Schools High School Lathrup Village 90-91
Sturgis Public High School Sturgis Public Schools High School Sturgis 82-83
Saginaw Swan Valley Swan Valley School District High School Saginaw 2005-2006
Troy Athens High School Troy School District High School Troy 92-93
Troy High School Troy School District High School Troy 97-98
Adlai E. Stevenson High School Utica Community Schools High School Sterling Heights 99-00
Dwight D. Eisenhower High School Utica Community Schools High School Sterling Heights 2005-2006
Cousino High School Warren Consolidated Schools High School Warren 99-00
West Bloomfield High School West Bloomfield School District High School West Bloomfield 86-87, 92-93
Southfield Christian School Unaffiliated K-12 Southfield 90-91
Southfield Christian School Unaffiliated K-12 Southfield 90-91
Golightly Educational Center of Liberal Arts and Sciences Detroit Public Schools Vocational Detroit 93-94

Middle Schools:

School Building School District Level City Year
Slauson Intermediate School Ann Arbor Public Schools Middle School Ann Arbor 83-84
Bedford Junior High School Bedford Public Schools Middle School Temperance 2005-2006
McCord Renaissance Center Benton Harbor Area Schools Middle School Benton Harbor 92-93
Berkshire Middle School Birmingham School District Middle School Birmingham 84-85
Covington Middle School Birmingham School District Middle School Birmingham 92-93
Bloomfield Hills Middle School Bloomfield Hills Public Schools Middle School Bloomfield Hills 88-89
East Hills Middle School Bloomfield Hills Public Schools Middle School Bloomfield Hills 90-91
West Hills Middle School Bloomfield Hills Public Schools Middle School West Bloomfield 86-87
Maltby Middle School Brighton Area Schools Middle School Brighton 88-89
Wolfe Middle School Center Line Public Schools Middle School Center Line 99-00
Holland Christian Middle School Christian School International Middle School Holland 85-86
Sashabaw Junior High School Clarkston Community Schools Middle School Clarkston 88-89
Brooks Middle School Detroit Public Schools Middle School Detroit 84-85
East Grand Rapids Middle School East Grand Rapids Public Schools Middle School East Grand Rapids 92-93
Gaylord Middle School Gaylord Community Schools Middle School Gaylord 84-85
Parcells Middle School Grosse Pointe Public Schools Middle School Grosse Pointe Woods 86-87
Thomas M. Ryan Intermediate School Gull Lake Community Schools Middle School Richland 98-99
Waldron Middle School Lake Orion Community Schools Middle School Lake Orion 2005-2006
John Page Middle School Lamphere Schools Middle School Madison Heights 83-84
L’Anse Creuse Middle School – North L'Anse Creuse Public Schools Middle School Macomb 99-00
L'Anse Creuse Middle School Central L'Anse Creuse Public Schools Middle School Harrison Township 93-94
L'Anse Creuse Middle School-South L'Anse Creuse Public Schools Middle School Harrison Township 97-98
Petoskey Middle School Petoskey Public Schools Middle School Petoskey 86-87
Pinckney Middle School Pinckney Community Schools Middle School Pinckney 90-91
Van Hoosen Middle School Rochester Community Schools Middle School Rochester 94-96
East Rockford Middle School Rockford Public Schools Middle School Rockford 2005-2006
Rockford Middle School Rockford Public Schools Middle School Rockford 92-93
Glenn W. Levey Middle School Southfield Public Schools Middle School Southfield 99-00
Traverse City Area Junior High School Traverse City Area Public Schools Middle School Traverse City 83-84, 90-91
Larson Middle School Troy School District Middle School Troy 86-87
Donald L. Bemis Junior High School Utica Community Schools Middle School Sterling Heights 99-00
Grissom Middle School Warren Consolidated Schools Middle School Warren 2005-2006
Abbott Middle School West Bloomfield School District Middle School Orchard Lake 84-85
Orchard Lake Middle School West Bloomfield School District Middle School West Bloomfield 90-91
West Ottawa Middle School West Ottawa Public Schools Middle School Holland 82-83
St. Clare of Montefalco Catholic School Archdiocese of Detroit P-8 Grosse Pointe Park 93-94
St. Joan of Arc School Archdiocese of Detroit P-8 St. Clair Shores 93-94
The Grosse Pointe Academy Independent Day School P-8 Grosse Pointe Farms 87-88, 91-92
St. John Lutheran School Lutheran Schools-Missouri Synod P-8 Rochester 85-86
St. Lorenz Lutheran School Lutheran Schools-Missouri Synod P-8 Frankenmuth 85-86
Eton Academy Eton Academy Grades 1-12 Birmingham 98-99

Elementary Schools:

School Building School District Level City Year
Shrine Catholic Grade School Archdiocese of Detroit Elementary Royal Oak 2004-2005
Deerfield Elementary School Avondale School District Elementary Rochester Hills 98-99
Ann J. Kellogg School Battle Creek School District Elementary Battle Creek 85-86
Temperance Road Elementary School Bedford Public Schools Elementary Temperance 2004-2005
Creative Arts Academy Benton Harbor Area Schools Elementary Benton Harbor 87-88
Sylvester Elementary School Berrien Springs Public Schools Elementary Berrien Springs 85-86
Bingham Farms School Birmingham School District Elementary Birmingham 87-88
Harlan Elementary School Birmingham School District Elementary Bloomfield Hills 91-92
Meadow Lake Elementary School Birmingham School District Elementary Birmingham 89-90
Quarton Elementary School Birmingham School District Elementary Birmingham 85-86
Eastover Elementary School Bloomfield Hills Public Schools Elementary Bloomfield Hills 91-92
George P. Way Elementary School Bloomfield Hills Public Schools Elementary Bloomfield Hills 89-90
Hickory Grove Elementary School Bloomfield Hills Public Schools Elementary Bloomfield Hills 87-88
Carl H. Lindbom Elementary School Brighton Area Schools Elementary Brighton 91-92
Hawkins Elementary School Brighton Area Schools Elementary Brighton 89-90
Hornung Elementary School Brighton Area Schools Elementary Brighton 87-88
Milo A. Brown Elementary School Byron Center Community Schools Elementary Byron Center 2000-01
Caledonia Elementary School Caledonia Community Schools Elementary Caledonia 87-88
Sam Adams Elementary School Cassopolis Public Schools Elementary Cassopolis 2004-2005
Fox Elementary School Chippewa Valley Schools Elementary Macomb 93-94
Grandview Elementary School Clarenceville School District Elementary Livonia 2004-2005
North Sashabaw Elementary School Clarkston Community Schools Elementary Clarkston 2004-2005
Springfield Plains Elementary School Clarkston Community Schools Elementary Clarkston 2000-01
Anna M. Joyce Elementary School Detroit Public Schools Elementary Detroit 96-97
Davison Elementary School Detroit Public Schools Elementary Detroit 2000-01
Gompers Elementary School Detroit Public Schools Elementary Detroit 2000-01
St. Francis Elementary School Diocese of Gaylord Elementary Traverse City 87-88
Dundee Elementary School Dundee Community Schools Elementary Dundee 2004-2005
Eagle Lake Elementary School Edwardsburg Public Schools Elementary Edwardsburg 2004-2005
Beechview Elementary School Farmington Public Schools Elementary Farmington 2004-2005
Highmeadow Common Campus Farmington Public Schools Elementary Farmington Hills 93-94
Hillside Elementary Schools Farmington Public Schools Elementary Farmington Hills 2000-01
Lorenz C. List Elementary School Frankenmuth Public Schools Elementary Frankenmuth 2000-01
Grand View Elementary School Grandville Public Schools Elementary Grandville 96-97
Grandville East Elementary School Grandville Public Schools Elementary Grandville 2000-01
Lincoln Heights Elementary School Greenville Public Schools Elementary Greenville 2004-2005
Kerby Elementary School Grosse Pointe Public Schools Elementary Grosse Pointe Farms 2000-01
Monteith Elementary School Grosse Pointe Public Schools Elementary Grosse Pointe Woods 89-90
Shay Elementary School Harbor Springs Public Schools Elementary Harbor Springs 85-86
Latson Road Elementary School Howell Public Schools Elementary Howell 2000-01
Southwest Elementary School Howell Public Schools Elementary Howell 91-92
Voyager Elementary School Howell Public Schools Elementary Howell 2004-2005
Lakewood Elementary School Huron Valley Schools Elementary Milford 87-88
Rather Elementary School Ionia Public Schools Elementary Ionia 2004-2005
Parkwood-Upjohn School Kalamazoo Public Schools Elementary Kalamazoo 85-86
Winchell Elementary School Kalamazoo Public Schools Elementary Kalamazoo 2000-01
Explorer Elementary School Kentwood Public Schools Elementary Kentwood 98-99
Orion Oaks Elementary School Lake Orion Community Schools Elementary Lake Orion 2004-2005
Pine Tree Elementary School Lake Orion Community Schools Elementary Lake Orion 96-97
Stadium Drive Elementary School Lake Orion Community Schools Elementary Lake Orion 2000-01
Chesterfield Elementary School L'Anse Creuse Public Schools Elementary Mt. Clemens 89-90
Lincoln Park Elementary School Mona Shores Public Schools Elementary Norton Shores 96-97
Orchard Hills Elementary School Novi Community Schools Elementary Novi 85-86
Belmont Elementary School Rockford Public Schools Elementary Rockford 98-99
Cannonsburg Elementary School Rockford Public Schools Elementary Rockford 2000-01
Crestwood Elementary School Rockford Public Schools Elementary Rockford 2004-2005
Roguewood School Rockford Public Schools Elementary Rockford 96-97
Barth Elementary School Romulus Public Schools Elementary Romulus 2004-2005
Oak Ridge Elementary School Royal Oak Public Schools Elementary Royal Oak 89-90
Kempton Elementary School Saginaw City School District Elementary Saginaw 2004-2005
Longstreet Elementary School Saginaw City School District Elementary Saginaw 85-86
Brace-Lederle Elementary School Southfield Public Schools Elementary Southfield 96-97, 2004-2005
Stevenson Elementary School Southfield Public Schools Elementary Southfield 2004-2005
Randall Elementary School Taylor School District Elementary Taylor 2004-2005
Edgerton Upper Elementary School Tri-County Area Schools Elementary Howard City 2004-2005
Hamilton Elementary School Troy School District Elementary Troy 2004-2005
Ruth Wass Elementary School Troy School District Elementary Troy 2004-2005
Schroeder Elementary School Troy School District Elementary Troy 98-99
Troy Union Elementary School Troy School District Elementary Troy 96-97
Walter R. Bemis Elementary School Troy School District Elementary Troy 87-88
Wattles Elementary School Troy School District Elementary Troy 2004-2005
Browning Elementary School Utica Community Schools Elementary Sterling Heights 2004-2005
George F. Roberts Elementary School Utica Community Schools Elementary Shelby Township 98-99
Havel Elementary School Utica Community Schools Elementary Sterling Heights 98-99
Issac Monfort Elementary School Utica Community Schools Elementary Shelby Township 98-99
Magahy Elementary School Utica Community Schools Elementary Sterling Heights 2004-2005
W. M. Graebner Elementary School Utica Community Schools Elementary Sterling Heights 98-99
Walsh Elementary School Utica Community Schools Elementary Sterling Heights 2004-2005
Sunset Lake Elementary School Vicksburg Community Schools Elementary Vicksburg 87-88
Glengary Elementary School Walled Lake Consolidated Schools Elementary Walled Lake 2000-01
Oakley Park Elementary School Walled Lake Consolidated Schools Elementary Walled Lake 87-88
Green Acres Elementary School Warren Consolidated Schools Elementary Warren 2000-01
Hatherly Elementary School Warren Consolidated Schools Elementary Warren 2004-2005
Pearl Lean Elementary School Warren Consolidated Schools Elementary Warren 2004-2005
Siersma Elementary School Warren Consolidated Schools Elementary Warren 2004-2005
Four Towns Elementary School Waterford School District Elementary Waterford 93-94
Haviland Elementary School Waterford School District Elementary Waterford 2004-2005
Houghton Elementary School Waterford School District Elementary Waterford 2004-2005
Jayne Adams Elementary School Waterford School District Elementary Waterford 98-99
Schoolcraft Elementary School Waterford School District Elementary Waterford 2004-2005
Edison Elementary School Wayne-Westland Community Schools Elementary Westland 2004-2005
Doherty Elementary School West Bloomfield School District Elementary West Bloomfield 85-86, 2000-01
Green Elementary School West Bloomfield School District Elementary West Bloomfield 87-88
Scotch Elementary School West Bloomfield School District Elementary West Bloomfield 89-90
Waukazoo Elementary School West Ottawa Public Schools Elementary Holland 93-94, 2004-2005
Guardian Angels School Archdiocese of Detroit K-8 Clawson 2003-2004
North Christian School Christian School International K-8 Kalamazoo 87-88
Dickinson Area Catholic School Diocese of Marquette K-8 Iron Mountain 85-86

Utica Community Schools has the most buildings with 10, Bloomfield Hills and Troy School District 9 each, Birmingham and Rockford 7 each, Detroit Public Schools, Warren Consolidated and West Bloomfield have 6 each, Brighton, Grosse Pointe, Lake Orion, L'Anse Creuse, Southfield and Waterford have 5 each.

Oakland Intermediate School District has had 65 buildings (73 with parochial/private schools included) recognized by the Blue Ribbon program; Macomb ISD has 23 (26), Kent ISD has 18 (19), Wayne RESA has 13 (16) and Livingston ESA has 10.

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