12 Birmingham Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News

BIRMINGHAM, MI — Several elementary and middle schools in Birmingham have been ranked among the best in Michigan, according to a brand-new ranking released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.

For the inaugural list, U.S. News published rankings and data on more than 80,000 public elementary and middle schools across the United States.

Schools are ranked at the state and district levels. The best charter schools and best magnet schools ranked as stand-alone categories.

U.S. News ranked Birmingham Covington School as the highest in the state among schools in Birmingham, according to the new list. Birmingham Covington School was ranked 43.

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Here’s a look at how other schools in YOUR PATCH ranked compared with others in the state:

Elementary Schools

64: Harlan Elementary School
168: Birmingham Covington School
209: Pierce Elementary School
232: West Maple Elementary School
384: Beverly Elementary School
465: Pembroke Elementary School
610: Bingham Farms Elementary School
499: Greenfield Elementary School
725: Quarton Elementary

Middle Schools

43: Birmingham Covington School
140: Berkshire Middle School
60: Derby Middle School

To determine the rankings, U.S. News used data from the U.S. Department of Education to analyze two areas at each school:

• Math and reading proficiency — or how well students perform on state assessments.
• Math and reading performance — or how well they perform compared with expectations.

The state assessment data used in the rankings is from the 2018-19 school year and, therefore, predates any effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on test-taking.

Nationally, California has 5,534 ranked elementary schools — the most of any state — followed by Texas at 4,446; New York at 2,211; Florida at 2,128; and Illinois at 2,038 schools.

California also has the most ranked middle schools with 2,319, followed by Texas at 1,942; Illinois at 1,243; New York at 1,219; and Florida at 997.

See the complete list of 2021’s Best K-8 Schools.