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Use our database below the story to see how your local schools performed on the most recent MEAP exam.

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LANSING – Performance on the state’s MEAP exams is generally trending upward, except in social studies, where scores have dropped over the last four years, the Michigan Department of Education announced today.

Education officials released public results from the state’s standardized tests on Friday, although MLive and other media outlets received advance access to the data.

The exam tests math and reading performance in grades 3-8, as well as writing in grades 4 and 7, science in 5 and 8 and social studies in grades 6 and 9.

According to the education department, statewide proficiency rates in math and reading are trending upwards since the 2010 test was given, with only third-grade performance ticking down slightly from where it was at the start of the decade.

Performance in math is up, with proficiency rates increasing in all grades over the last four tests, but for other subjects, results are far more mixed.

Less than 20 percent of students scored proficient or above on the science exam, and performance on the social studies exams have trended downward over the last four years, with ninth-grade proficiency rates down more than 7 percent since 2010.

To see how your local school performed, search our database below. Proficiency rates are available for entire school districts or individual schools for each grade level and subject tested.

The database also includes rates for non-public schools that participate in MEAP testing.

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Brian Smith is the statewide education and courts reporter for MLive. Email him at bsmith11@mlive.com or follow him on Twitter or Facebook.