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)
260017501044	1391	Dove Academy of Detroit	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	20001 Wexford St	Detroit	48234	Wayne County	Dove Academy of Detroit	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 366-9110	477	29	16.4	91.8%	0 (0.0%)	475 (99.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,304			$3,411			$8,893	7.9	5.1	1442	51
260021001144	1392	Michigan Collegiate Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	16911 Eastland St	Roseville	48066	Macomb County	Michigan Collegiate	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 779-8055	237	19	12.7	97.0%	3 (1.3%)	222 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.6%)	$33,273			$8,315			$24,958	7.9	7.5	1382	10
263039006673	1393	Merrill Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1800 Grout St	Saginaw	48602	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 399-4800	321	19	16.8	98.1%	65 (20.2%)	151 (47.0%)	75 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	27 (8.4%)	$15,013			$7,795			$7,218	7.9	9.9	1315	78
262115005797	1394	Forrest G Averill School	Public	PK, KG-4	3201 Averill Dr	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1220	188	15	12.6	91.5%	36 (19.1%)	85 (45.2%)	33 (17.6%)	7 (3.7%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (13.3%)	$19,973			$6,131			$13,842	7.8			(n/a)
260013908078	1395	Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate	Public, Charter	3-5	4100 Martin St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Cesar Chavez Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 361-1083	440	29	15	95.2%	18 (4.1%)	15 (3.4%)	406 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,360			$3,893			$8,467	7.7	8.3	1354	41
260023701207	1396	Universal Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4833 Ogden St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Universal Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 581-5006	700	37	19	99.4%	653 (93.3%)	14 (2.0%)	33 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,648			$3,835			$6,813	7.6	7.6	1379	17
260023908656	1397	Redford Service Learning Academy Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	25490 Grand River Ave	Redford	48240	Wayne County	Detroit Service Learning Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 541-7619	372	8	46.5	97.3%	2 (0.5%)	370 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,250			$1,977			$7,273	7.6	4.7	1451	54
262484006155	1398	Oakview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1826 Hoyt St	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Muskegon Public Schools of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 720-2450	294	18	16.5	92.9%	53 (18.0%)	177 (60.2%)	29 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.6%)	$19,456			$5,395			$14,061	7.6	6.3	1412	14
262115005798	1399	Gier Park School	Public	PK, KG-4	401 E Gier St	Lansing	48906	Clinton County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1360	272	17	15.9	97.1%	76 (27.9%)	70 (25.7%)	67 (24.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (21.3%)	$17,431			$5,789			$11,642	7.6			(n/a)
261452005099	1400	Durant Tuuri Mott School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1518 University Ave	Flint	48504	Genesee County	Flint School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 760-1594	422	25	16.8	91.9%	57 (13.5%)	324 (76.8%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.1%)	$21,789			$13,032			$8,756	7.6	6	1421	21

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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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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