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Schools in Traverse City Area Public Schools

16 public schools in this Michigan school district: 9 elementary · 2 middle · 3 high · 2 K-8. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Michigan.

Elementary schools

9 schools in Traverse City Area Public Schools, best first
1
Courtade Elementary School 82.9
Traverse City · Grades PK-5 · 209 students
ELA 60%Math 57%Science 62%
#212 of 1,239 in Michigan · #1 in Traverse City
2
Westwoods Elementary School 79.5
Traverse City · Grades PK-5 · 347 students
ELA 58%Math 60%Science 47%
#254 of 1,239 in Michigan · #2 in Traverse City
3
Willow Hill Elementary School 74.7
Traverse City · Grades PK-5 · 444 students
ELA 59%Math 51%Science 51%
#314 of 1,239 in Michigan · #3 in Traverse City
4
Eastern Elementary School 68.5
Traverse City · Grades PK-5 · 480 students
ELA 59%Math 47%Science 40%
#391 of 1,239 in Michigan · #5 in Traverse City
5
Long Lake Elementary School 61.1
Traverse City · Grades PK-5 · 357 students
ELA 47%Math 42%Science 55%
#482 of 1,239 in Michigan · #6 in Traverse City
6
Cherry Knoll Elementary School 55.5
Traverse City · Grades PK-5 · 341 students
ELA 50%Math 37%Science 41%
#552 of 1,239 in Michigan · #7 in Traverse City
7
Silver Lake Elementary School 37.5
Traverse City · Grades PK-5 · 293 students
ELA 37%Math 29%Science 39%
#775 of 1,239 in Michigan · #8 in Traverse City
8
Traverse Heights Elem School 27.0
Traverse City · Grades PK-5 · 276 students
ELA 35%Math 13%Science 40%
#905 of 1,239 in Michigan · #9 in Traverse City
9
Blair Elementary School 18.9
Traverse City · Grades PK-5 · 205 students
ELA 21%Math 22%Science 31%
#1,005 of 1,239 in Michigan · #10 in Traverse City

Middle schools

2 schools in Traverse City Area Public Schools, best first
1
East Middle School 82.3
Traverse City · Grades 6-8 · 779 students
ELA 61%Math 45%Science 55%
#80 of 448 in Michigan · #1 in Traverse City
2
West Middle School 80.5
Traverse City · Grades 6-8 · 1,108 students
ELA 60%Math 44%Science 50%
#88 of 448 in Michigan · #2 in Traverse City

High schools

3 schools in Traverse City Area Public Schools, best first
1
West Senior High 89.3
Traverse City · Grades 9-12 · 1,471 students
ELA 76%Math 54%Science 47%
#65 of 604 in Michigan · #1 in Traverse City
2
Central High School 88.5
Traverse City · Grades 8-12 · 1,324 students
ELA 80%Math 55%Science 38%
#70 of 604 in Michigan · #2 in Traverse City
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Traverse City High School —
Traverse City · Grades 9-12 · 149 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

2 schools in Traverse City Area Public Schools, best first
1
TCAPS Montessori School 92.7
Traverse City · Grades PK-8 · 297 students
ELA 67%Math 61%Science 62%
#18 of 240 in Michigan · #1 in Traverse City
2
Central Grade School 89.0
Traverse City · Grades PK-7 · 537 students
ELA 62%Math 52%Science 66%
#27 of 240 in Michigan · #2 in Traverse City

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