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Best ZIP codes for schools in Michigan
Ranked by the School Quality Index: district math and reading proficiency and graduation rates, weighted by how much of each district falls in the ZIP.
How we rank school quality
The School Quality Index summarizes district math and reading proficiency and four-year graduation outcomes. Results based on very small student samples are excluded, and missing measures do not count as zero.
A ZIP's score reflects the districts serving the area, with greater influence from districts covering more of the ZIP. It measures outcomes, not school ratings, spending, or individual schools.
Each state sets its own tests and proficiency cut scores, so the index compares ZIPs well within a state but not across states. That is why we rank ZIPs only within each state.
Only ZIPs with at least 1,000 residents are ranked, so a handful of households cannot top the list. 816 Michigan ZIPs qualify.
Michigan ZIP codes ranked by school quality
1ZIP 48104Ann Arbor
Michigan
- School quality index
- 79.0
- ZIP population
- ~44k
- Avg. temperature
- 49°F
- Avg. commute
- 19 min
2ZIP 48109Ann Arbor
Michigan
- School quality index
- 79.0
- ZIP population
- ~6k
- Avg. temperature
- 49°F
- Avg. commute
- 16 min
3ZIP 48375Novi
Michigan
- School quality index
- 77.0
- ZIP population
- ~24k
- Avg. temperature
- 49°F
- Avg. commute
- 24 min
4ZIP 48108Ann Arbor
Michigan
- School quality index
- 76.5
- ZIP population
- ~28k
- Avg. temperature
- 49°F
- Avg. commute
- 22 min
5ZIP 48084Troy
Michigan
- School quality index
- 75.0
- ZIP population
- ~16k
- Avg. temperature
- 50°F
- Avg. commute
- 21 min
6ZIP 48374Novi
Michigan
- School quality index
- 74.9
- ZIP population
- ~18k
- Avg. temperature
- 49°F
- Avg. commute
- 30 min
| Rank | ZIP | City | County | School quality index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 | 48085 | Troy | Oakland County | 74.1 |
| #8 | 48105 | Ann Arbor | Washtenaw County | 73.4 |
| #9 | 48301 | Bloomfield Hills | Oakland County | 72.8 |
| #10 | 49315 | Byron Center | Kent County | 72.5 |
| #11 | 48304 | Bloomfield Hills | Oakland County | 72.3 |
| #12 | 48103 | Ann Arbor | Washtenaw County | 71.8 |
| #13 | 48098 | Troy | Oakland County | 71.1 |
| #14 | 48009 | Birmingham | Oakland County | 71.0 |
| #15 | 48025 | Beverly Hills | Oakland County | 71.0 |
| #16 | 48306 | Rochester | Oakland County | 70.8 |
| #17 | 49546 | Grand Rapids | Kent County | 70.6 |
| #18 | 48167 | Northville | Oakland County | 70.5 |
| #19 | 49931 | Houghton | Houghton County | 70.1 |
| #20 | 48168 | Farmington Hills | Wayne County | 69.7 |
| #21 | 48864 | Okemos | Ingham County | 69.7 |
| #22 | 48176 | Saline | Washtenaw County | 69.6 |
| #23 | 49456 | Spring Lake | Ottawa County | 69.6 |
| #24 | 48307 | Rochester Hills | Oakland County | 69.2 |
| #25 | 49426 | Hudsonville | Ottawa County | 68.8 |
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