Listing of all State Champs districts

Here are all 2014 Academic State Champs districts, recognized for scores in the top 5 percent of their category. Some districts won for overall excellence; some for the performance of its schools at the elementary, middle or high school level. Click on a district’s name to get more details.

Overall winners

Rank	District	County	Enrollment	ASC score*
1	Central Academy	Washtenaw	576	114.5
2	Fairview Area School District	Oscoda	304	114.3
3	Kingsley Area Schools	Grand Traverse	1384	114.2
4	Ashley Community Schools	Gratiot	293	114.2
5	Star International Academy	Wayne	1586	113.6
6	Riverside Academy	Wayne	1059	113.4
7	West MI Academy of Environmental Science	Kent	623	112.9
8	Crawford AuSable Schools	Crawford	1653	112.3
9	Godwin Heights Public Schools	Kent	2274	111.6
10	Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools	Benzie	511	111.4
11	Public Schools of Calumet, Laurium & Keweenaw	Houghton	1497	110.8
12	Okemos Public Schools	Ingham	3997	110
13	Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools	Houghton	314	109.9
14	North Central Area Schools	Menominee	437	109.6
15	International Academy of Flint	Genesee	1101	109.5
16	Stephenson Area Public Schools	Menominee	586	109.5
17	Crestwood School District	Wayne	3549	109.3
18	Madison School District (Lenawee)	Lenawee	1560	109.2
19	Mason County Eastern Schools	Mason	459	109.1
20	Roscommon Area Public Schools	Roscommon	1155	109
21	Ann Arbor Public Schools	Washtenaw	16453	108.9
22	Benzie County Central Schools	Benzie	1633	108.8
23	Burr Oak Community School District	St. Joseph	280	108.8
24	Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools	Otsego	739	108.6
25	Deckerville Community School District	Sanilac	585	108.6

* Districts with scores between 99 and 101 are meeting expectations, taking into account the percentage of low-income students. Those districts scoring above 101 are exceeding expectations, and those below 99 are falling short. Go here to search all districts.

High school winners

Rank	District	County	Enrollment	ASC score*
1	Ashley Community Schools	Gratiot	293	121.1
2	Fairview Area School District	Oscoda	304	120.6
3	Star International Academy	Wayne	1586	120.2
4	Central Academy	Washtenaw	576	120
5	Kingsley Area Schools	Grand Traverse	1384	118.8
6	Bloomfield Hills Schools	Oakland	5406	118.3
7	Bloomingdale Public School District	Van Buren	1210	117.2
8	Riverside Academy	Wayne	1059	116.6
9	Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools	Houghton	314	116.5
10	Baldwin Community Schools	Lake	561	116
11	Okemos Public Schools	Ingham	3997	115.2
12	Mason County Eastern Schools	Mason	459	114.1
13	Crawford AuSable Schools	Crawford	1653	114.1
14	Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools	Benzie	511	113.7
15	Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools	Iosco	894	113.7
16	Adams Township School District	Houghton	443	113.5
17	Crossroads Charter Academy	Mecosta	678	113.4
18	Alba Public Schools	Antrim	164	113.4
19	Leland Public School District	Leelanau	426	113.1
20	Harbor Springs School District	Emmet	850	113
21	Arenac Eastern School District	Arenac	208	112.7
22	Ann Arbor Public Schools	Washtenaw	16453	112.3
23	Pellston Public Schools	Emmet	607	111.9
24	Frontier International Academy	Wayne	452	111.9
25	Chassell Township School District	Houghton	257	111.7
26	Covert Public Schools	Van Buren	342	111.6
27	Countryside Academy	Berrien	596	111.4
28	White Pigeon Community Schools	St. Joseph	759	111.3

Middle school winners

Rank	District	County	Enrollment	ASC score*
1	Martin Luther King, Jr. Education Center Academy	Wayne	298	140.9
2	Hamtramck Academy	Wayne	493	127.5
3	Detroit Merit Charter Academy	Wayne	734	117.4
4	Star International Academy	Wayne	1586	116.6
5	Ashley Community Schools	Gratiot	293	115.9
6	Crawford AuSable Schools	Crawford	1653	114.7
7	Burr Oak Community School District	St. Joseph	280	114.6
8	Deckerville Community School District	Sanilac	585	114.4
9	Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy	Chippewa	463	114.3
10	Central Academy	Washtenaw	576	113.9
11	Fairview Area School District	Oscoda	304	113.1
12	Great Oaks Academy	Macomb	714	112.9
13	Roscommon Area Public Schools	Roscommon	1155	112.8
14	Manton Consolidated Schools	Wexford	910	112.7
15	Madison School District (Lenawee)	Lenawee	1560	112.7
16	Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools	Otsego	739	112.6
17	Public Schools of Calumet, Laurium & Keweenaw	Houghton	1497	112.4
18	Riverside Academy	Wayne	1059	112.1
19	Vanguard Charter Academy	Kent	768	112
20	Detroit Edison Public School Academy	Wayne	1501	111.8
21	Brown City Community Schools	Sanilac	884	111.8
22	West MI Academy of Environmental Science	Kent	623	111.7
23	International Academy of Flint	Genesee	1101	111.3
24	Godwin Heights Public Schools	Kent	2274	111
25	Ridge Park Charter Academy	Kent	659	110.9
26	South Arbor Charter Academy	Washtenaw	793	110.7
27	Bellaire Public Schools	Antrim	430	110.7
28	Kingsley Area Schools	Grand Traverse	1384	110.6
29	Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools	Benzie	511	110.3
30	Detroit Premier Academy	Wayne	726	110.2
31	Dearborn City School District	Wayne	19379	110.1
31	West Village Academy	Wayne	436	110.1

Elementary school winners

Rank	District	County	Enrollment	ASC score*
1	Martin Luther King, Jr. Education Center Academy	Wayne	298	136.6
2	Hamtramck Academy	Wayne	493	123.9
3	Vanderbilt Charter Academy	Ottawa	459	118.6
4	Godwin Heights Public Schools	Kent	2274	118.3
5	Ellsworth Community School	Antrim	245	117.9
6	West MI Academy of Environmental Science	Kent	623	117.4
7	Onaway Area Community School District	Presque Isle	674	116.9
8	North Central Area Schools	Menominee	437	116.7
9	Detroit Merit Charter Academy	Wayne	734	115.3
10	Academy of Southfield	Oakland	319	114.7
11	Benzie County Central Schools	Benzie	1633	114
12	Three Oaks Public School Academy	Muskegon	372	113.9
13	Kingsley Area Schools	Grand Traverse	1384	113.2
14	Stephenson Area Public Schools	Menominee	586	113
15	Croswell-Lexington Community Schools	Sanilac	2322	112.4
16	Berrien Springs Public Schools	Berrien	2448	112.2
17	Brimley Area Schools	Chippewa	500	112.1
18	Au Gres-Sims School District	Arenac	431	111.7
19	Clintondale Community Schools	Macomb	3152	111.4
20	Riverside Academy	Wayne	1059	111.4
21	Albion Public Schools	Calhoun	577	111.3
22	Ewen-Trout Creek Consolidated School District	Ontonagon	242	111.1
23	Public Schools of Calumet, Laurium & Keweenaw	Houghton	1497	111
24	Vanguard Charter Academy	Kent	768	110.9
25	Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools	Huron	908	110.8
26	Eagle Crest Charter Academy	Ottawa	733	110.7
27	Crestwood School District	Wayne	3549	110.6
28	Madison School District (Lenawee)	Lenawee	1560	110.6
29	Napoleon Community Schools	Jackson	1428	110.4
30	Ovid-Elsie Area Schools	Clinton	1647	110.2
31	Vista Charter Academy	Kent	753	110.2
32	Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools	Benzie	511	110.1
33	International Academy of Flint	Genesee	1101	110.1

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