Ann Arbor Public Schools drop to eighth best district in Michigan

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Tree Town students and teachers are part of the eighth-best school district in Michigan, according to Niche.

Ann Arbor Public Schools ranked in the top 10 of Michigan schools on the financial advice website’s “2023 Best School Districts in Michigan” list.

While Niche gave the district an overall grade of A+, AAPS dropped in the rankings after having been in fourth place in 2022, and in second place in 2021.

The district currently serves almost 17,500 students between 32 schools, with 70% of students considered proficient in reading and 66% proficient in math, Niche said.

This year, it was beaten by Northville, Okemos and several other school districts in Metro Detroit.

Here’s how rankings are decided:

Niche considered several factors, along with school district reviews and data pulled from the U.S. Department of Education.

Factors included SAT/ACT scores, teacher salary, racial and economic diversity, the number of sports, college readiness, graduation rates and teacher quality.

Most schools within the AAPS system were given grades of A or A+; however, there were some that were given Bs and Cs.

Find the full methodology here.

These are the top 10 public school districts in Michigan:

1. Novi Community School District
2. Troy School District
3. Northville Public Schools
4. Okemos Public Schools
5. Birmingham Public Schools
6. Bloomfield Hills Schools
7. Saline Area Schools
8. Ann Arbor Public Schools
9. Oakland Schools
10. Grosse Pointe Public School System