Best Public Schools in Zip Code 48302

Zip code 48302 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, is served by five top-rated schools within the Bloomfield Hills Schools district, which ranks 18th out of 625 districts statewide and enrolls 3,639 students across two elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school.

All five schools hold 5-star ratings and rank in the top 5-7% of their respective categories statewide. South Hills Middle School stands out as the top overall performer, ranking 18th of 896 Michigan middle schools (and 7th the prior year), with the lowest chronic absenteeism (12.1%) and the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (6.67%) in the area. It also posted the highest 8th-grade PSAT scores, with 91.1% proficient in ELA. Conant Elementary School is the most improved, jumping from 89th to 45th place among Michigan elementary schools, and shows exceptional 3rd-grade ELA proficiency at 78.7%. Bloomfield Hills High School boasts a 96.8% graduation rate and a 1.4% dropout rate, with strong SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores (77.8% proficient). Way Elementary School spends the least per student ($22,227) yet achieves excellent results with the lowest chronic absenteeism (10.0%), while North Hills Middle School spends the most ($25,741) but has the highest absenteeism (19.1%).

Academically, these schools outperform state averages by roughly double in most subjects, with middle school social studies proficiency at 76.5% (vs. 50.3% statewide) and high school at 70.1% (vs. 43.2%). However, math proficiency declines progressively from elementary (74.1%) to middle school (71.3%) to high school SAT math (47.6%). Chronic absenteeism spikes at the secondary level—19.1% at North Hills and 18.5% at Bloomfield Hills High—despite affluent demographics (free/reduced lunch rates of 6.67-13.49%). Elementary scores also show notable year-to-year volatility, likely reflecting small cohort sizes. Overall, this area offers an elite educational environment with high per-student spending ($22K-$26K), but families should note the secondary-level absenteeism trend and math decline as areas for attention.