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)
263447007024	541	Havel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	41855 Schoenherr Rd	Sterling Heights	48313	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-5200	586	32	18.4	50.7%	462 (78.8%)	52 (8.9%)	24 (4.1%)	17 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.3%)	$13,371			$1,139			$12,232	60.7	71.6	369	172
260009600600	542	Byron Center Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9930 Burlingame Ave SW	Byron Center	49315	Kent County	Byron Center Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 878-4852	193	18	10.6	44.6%	161 (83.4%)	3 (1.6%)	20 (10.4%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	$10,924			$1,600			$9,324	60.6	57.9	575	33
261242004939	543	Gearing Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	200 N Carney Dr	Saint Clair	48079	St. Clair County	East China School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 676-1650	365	27	13.5	42.2%	351 (96.2%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$13,725			$1,251			$12,475	60.5	43.5	791	248
262187005908	544	Atwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	45690 North Ave	Macomb	48042	Macomb County	L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 493-5250	652	34	18.9	38.2%	496 (76.1%)	58 (8.9%)	27 (4.1%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.2%)	$14,136			$1,505			$12,631	60.4	62.8	511	33
263225006753	545	Salem Elementary School	Public	K-5	7806 Salem Rd	Northville	48168	Wayne County	South Lyon Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 573-8450	346	23	14.9	39.3%	299 (86.4%)	15 (4.3%)	8 (2.3%)	9 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	$16,069			$692			$15,377	60.4	63.5	499	46
261170004627	546	Deckerville Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	2633 Black River St	Deckerville	48427	Sanilac County	Deckerville Community School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 376-9785	298	23	12.9	69.1%	275 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)	$9,978			$2,053			$7,926	60.3	69.1	407	139
262694006308	547	Dollar BayTamarack City Area K12 School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	48475 Maple St	Dollar Bay	49922	Houghton County	Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 482-5812	306	21	14.6	54.2%	293 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$12,617			$1,533			$11,084	60.3	60.9	538	9
260957007450	548	Mohawk Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	48101 Romeo Plank Rd	Macomb	48044	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(586) 723-6200	476	25	19.1	32.6%	385 (80.9%)	37 (7.8%)	15 (3.2%)	14 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)	$12,404			$827			$11,576	60.2	56.6	597	49
262817006392	549	Pinconning Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	609 W 5th St	Pinconning	48650	Bay County	Pinconning Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 308-0502	361	20	18	61.2%	333 (92.2%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$12,816			$1,692			$11,123	60.2	65.1	473	76
262856000292	550	Bentley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 S Sheldon Rd	Canton	48188	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 397-6360	490	32	15.4	24.5%	305 (62.2%)	56 (11.4%)	25 (5.1%)	71 (14.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.3%)	$16,313			$1,376			$14,937	60	70.8	379	171

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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.