 Not only this, but it participates in Tri-M Musical Honor Society, National Honor Society, and National Art Honor Society.The International Academy of Macomb, or the IAM, frequently places as one of the best High Schools in the United States and routinely is named in the top three schools in Michigan.As of 2019, it was ranked by U.S. News as the #1 High school in the State of Michigan, the #1 Magnet school in the nation, and the #8 High school in the nation.