Best Elementary Schools in Michigan

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1486)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
262184005878	551	Cleveland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	28030 Cathedral St	Livonia	48150	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 744-2700	400	29	13.6	58.0%	275 (68.8%)	45 (11.3%)	48 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.8%)	$15,886			$1,532			$14,354	60	43.6	790	239
260001603913	552	Hillcrest Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-4	7500 N Vernon St	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Crestwood School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 278-0425	302	23	13	86.1%	253 (83.8%)	28 (9.3%)	13 (4.3%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$18,479			$2,285			$16,194	60	17.1	1206	654
260104808796	553	Detroit Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	8411 Sylvester St	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	Detroit Achievement Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 343-1495	448	24	18.9	62.7%	134 (29.9%)	265 (59.2%)	9 (2.0%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.6%)	$10,655			$2,033			$8,623	59.8	49.2	698	145
261647005379	554	Grandville East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3413 30th St SW	Grandville	49418	Kent County	Grandville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 254-6080	287	20	14.4	54.4%	179 (62.4%)	18 (6.3%)	65 (22.6%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.6%)	$16,605			$2,050			$14,554	59.7	46.9	739	185
260001300209	555	Cherry Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	1111 Ortman Rd	Marquette	49855	Marquette County	Marquette Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(906) 225-4399	410	26	16	27.3%	359 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.6%)	$12,684			$1,205			$11,479	59.7	56.9	589	34
261644008880	556	CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1460 Laughlin Dr NW	Grand Rapids	49504	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2250	480	26	18.6	52.7%	308 (64.2%)	56 (11.7%)	68 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.2%)	$15,860			$3,931			$11,929	59.6	63.6	497	59
262070005734	557	Lake LindenHubbell Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	601 Calumet St	Lake Linden	49945	Houghton County	Lake Linden-Hubbell School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 296-6681	355	26	13.5	60.0%	339 (95.5%)	9 (2.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$14,243			$2,403			$11,840	59.6	63.9	489	68
260273003986	558	Hinks Elementary	Public	K-5	7667 Us Highway 23 N	Alpena	49707	Alpena County	Alpena Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 358-5560	138	9	16.1	67.4%	132 (95.7%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$15,656			$2,077			$13,579	59.5	48.6	713	155
263225006756	559	Frank E Bartlett School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	350 School St	South Lyon	48178	Oakland County	South Lyon Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 573-8300	480	27	17.7	21.7%	389 (81.0%)	11 (2.3%)	25 (5.2%)	41 (8.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$12,814			$804			$12,010	59.5	73.2	344	215
262118005837	560	Turrill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	785 S Elm St	Lapeer	48446	Lapeer County	Lapeer Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 667-2438	380	22	17.2	62.6%	336 (88.4%)	6 (1.6%)	18 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	$14,019			$1,399			$12,620	59.4	67	439	121

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on M-Step English Language Arts, M-Step Math, M-Step Science, M-Step Social Studies test scores released by the Michigan Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 28, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Michigan Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Michigan Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.