Best Elementary Schools in Michigan

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the M-Step test scores by the Michigan Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, August 28, 2024.

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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)
260387000730	1311	South Walnut Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	309 S Walnut St	Bangor	49013	Van Buren County	Bangor Public Schools (Van Buren)	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 427-6863	335	28	11.9	78.8%	151 (45.1%)	19 (5.7%)	139 (41.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.8%)	$17,445			$3,837			$13,608	11.9	14	1249	62
263231008202	1312	Thompson K8 International Academy	Public	K-8	16300 Lincoln Dr	Southfield	48076	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 746-7404	361	31	11.4	68.1%	7 (1.9%)	329 (91.1%)	14 (3.9%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$23,067			$2,003			$21,063	11.9	10.2	1312
262160005868	1313	Raupp School	Public	PK, KG-5	1351 Ethel Ave	Lincoln Park	48146	Wayne County	Lincoln Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 389-0226	293	17	17	98.0%	77 (26.3%)	81 (27.6%)	122 (41.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	$17,070			$1,646			$15,424	11.8	10.5	1305	8
261254004964	1314	East Jackson Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-6	4340 Walz Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	East Jackson Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 764-1810	366	27	13.7	82.8%	264 (72.1%)	13 (3.6%)	29 (7.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	58 (15.8%)	$17,454			$5,140			$12,314	11.8	16.6	1214	100
263021006619	1315	Fountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16850 Wellington Ave	Roseville	48066	Macomb County	Roseville Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 445-5765	289	20	14.2	73.7%	122 (42.2%)	124 (42.9%)	7 (2.4%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.3%)	$16,416			$4,088			$12,328	11.7	19.1	1167	148
260110304650	1316	Bennett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2111 Mullane St	Detroit	48209	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 849-3585	398	26	15.3	89.2%	40 (10.1%)	44 (11.1%)	309 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$21,954			$6,752			$15,202	11.7	12.4	1268	48
260007600517	1317	Woodland Park Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2083 E Grand Blanc Rd	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Woodland Park Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 695-4710	270	24	11.2	84.4%	61 (22.6%)	163 (60.4%)	9 (3.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (13.0%)	$13,729			$3,263			$10,467	11.7	13.7	1251	66
260097108194	1318	University Yes Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14717 Curtis St	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	University Yes Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 270-2556	365	9	39.2	94.8%	2 (0.5%)	359 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$14,112			$3,920			$10,192	11.7	5.8	1426	108
260097408187	1319	Detroit Leadership Academy K8	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	13550 Virgil St	Detroit	48223	Wayne County	Detroit Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 242-1500	453	20	23.2	97.8%	3 (0.7%)	446 (98.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$12,111			$853			$11,258	11.6	4.3	1458	139
262115008378	1320	Mt Hope School	Public	4-8	4000 Woodcreek Ln	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1550	329	12	26.8	92.7%	91 (27.7%)	117 (35.6%)	60 (18.2%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	54 (16.4%)	$18,912			$6,677			$12,235	11.5	10.8	1302	18

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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.

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