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)
260873004421	441	Charlevoix Elementary School	Public	K-6	108 E Garfield Ave	Charlevoix	49720	Charlevoix County	Charlevoix Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 547-8115	398	28	14.3	55.3%	359 (90.2%)	5 (1.3%)	9 (2.3%)	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	$17,658			$1,808			$15,850	67.9	73.1	345	96
263009006602	442	HamiltonParsons Elementary School	Public	K-5	69875 Dequindre Rd	Leonard	48367	Oakland County	Romeo Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 752-0280	527	27	19.2	18.8%	502 (95.3%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	$11,538			$513			$11,025	67.9	77.1	297	145
260001403877	443	EwenTrout Creek Consolidated School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	14312 Airport Rd	Ewen	49925	Ontonagon County	Ewen-Trout Creek Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 813-0620	159	12	13.1	61.6%	150 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$18,432			$2,053			$16,379	67.9	64.8	479	36
260010600688	444	AGBU AlexMarie Manoogian School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	22001 Northwestern Hwy	Southfield	48075	Oakland County	AGBU Alex-Marie Manoogian School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 569-2988	425	21	20.4	58.6%	418 (98.4%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,030			$00			$13,030	67.7	67.5	432	12
262238008851	445	Riverside Intermediate School	Public	3-6	710 E Main St	Manchester	48158	Washtenaw County	Manchester Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 428-9711	188	12	15.3	36.2%	174 (92.6%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	$13,831			$844			$12,987	67.7	75.4	320	125
263102001121	446	Schoolcraft Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	13300 S 14th St	Schoolcraft	49087	Kalamazoo County	Schoolcraft Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 488-7250	335	21	15.6	26.6%	316 (94.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	$13,276			$1,817			$11,459	67.7			(n/a)
261641005296	447	Wacousta Elementary School	Public	K-4	9135 W Herbison Rd	Eagle	48822	Clinton County	Grand Ledge Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 925-5940	431	27	16.1	30.2%	354 (82.1%)	10 (2.3%)	38 (8.8%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	$15,201			$1,734			$13,467	67.6	46	757	310
263294006845	448	StandishSterling Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3789 Wyatt Rd	Standish	48658	Arenac County	Standish-Sterling Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 846-4526	636	32	19.6	67.3%	600 (94.3%)	5 (0.8%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$12,622			$1,837			$10,785	67.5	65.2	470	22
262187005915	449	Green Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	47260 Sugarbush Rd	Chesterfield	48047	Macomb County	L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 493-5280	460	27	17	34.1%	352 (76.5%)	40 (8.7%)	14 (3.0%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.2%)	$14,958			$1,753			$13,205	67.5	67.9	427	22
262274005972	450	Marcellus Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Arbor St E	Marcellus	49067	Cass County	Marcellus Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 646-9209	300	17	17.9	68.7%	266 (88.7%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.0%)	$13,088			$2,018			$11,070	67.5	62	519	69

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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.