A child with a talent for sports thrives most in a school with a good athletic program.
Some schools in Wayne County are better than others when it comes to student athletics. Niche, a data-analyzing website focused on schools, has graded some of the best schools for athletes in Wayne County. The results stem from U.S. Department of Education data, student and parent surveys, test scores and other categories.
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Where do some of Wayne County’s schools rank in the list? Below are the top 18 schools for athletes in Wayne County, according to Niche:
- Van Buren Public Schools, Belleville (B)
- Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, Plymouth (A)
- Grosse Pointe Public School System, Grosse Pointe Woods (A+)
- Woodhaven-Brownstown School District, Woodhaven (A)
- Northville Public Schools, Northville (A+)
- Detroit Edison Public School Academy, Detroit (C )
- Detroit Public Schools Community School District, Detroit (C )
- River Rouge Public Schools, River Rouge (C-)
- Livonia Public Schools School District, Livonia (A-)
- Allen Park Public Schools, Allen Park (B+)
- Grosse Ile Township Schools, Grosse Ile (A)
- Romulus Community Schools, Romulus (C )
- Harper Woods Public Schools, Harper Woods (D-)
- Trenton Public Schools, Trenton (B+)
- Dearborn City School District, Dearborn (B)
- Riverview Community School District, Riverview (B+)
- Wyandotte Public Schools, Wyandotte (B)
- Flat Rock Community Schools, Flat Rock (C+)
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