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)
260021401153	1291	Timberland Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2574 McLaughlin Ave	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Timberland Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(231) 767-9700	623	39	15.9	97.9%	77 (12.4%)	398 (63.9%)	82 (13.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (10.3%)	$12,411			$2,116			$10,295	12.8	17.7	1196	95
261644008574	1292	Aberdeen Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	928 Aberdeen St NE	Grand Rapids	49505	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2868	234	18	13	77.4%	84 (35.9%)	81 (34.6%)	43 (18.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.3%)	$19,375			$5,258			$14,118	12.8	17.2	1204	88
260007900543	1293	Cole Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1915 W Mount Hope Ave	Lansing	48910	Ingham County	Cole Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 372-0038	174	8	22	66.7%	35 (20.1%)	68 (39.1%)	35 (20.1%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (17.8%)	$9,190			$2,008			$7,181	12.6	10.5	1306	13
260110308262	1294	Munger ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	5525 Martin St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 873-0655	968	48	20	81.0%	64 (6.6%)	188 (19.4%)	712 (73.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	$19,315			$6,502			$12,813	12.6	12	1282	12
261962005628	1295	Hunt Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1143 N Brown St	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 841-2610	347	24	14.6	94.8%	120 (34.6%)	106 (30.5%)	37 (10.7%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (22.8%)	$17,723			$5,863			$11,860	12.6	8.6	1348	53
262565006212	1296	North AdamsJerome Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4555 12 Knowles Rd	North Adams	49262	Hillsdale County	North Adams-Jerome Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 689-1701	176	13	13.3	78.4%	161 (91.5%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.1%)	$15,029			$1,511			$13,518	12.5	21.9	1117	179
260000503847	1297	Valley View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	960 Avenue A	Springfield	49037	Calhoun County	Battle Creek Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 441-9150	431	28	15.6	79.6%	172 (39.9%)	95 (22.0%)	45 (10.4%)	23 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	92 (21.3%)	$16,446			$4,358			$12,088	12.5	12.2	1275	22
260001503896	1298	RooseveltMcGrath Elementary School	Public	K-6	36075 Currier St	Wayne	48184	Wayne County	Wayne-Westland Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 419-2720	423	33	12.8	77.3%	247 (58.4%)	125 (29.6%)	19 (4.5%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.1%)	$24,454			$2,867			$21,587	12.3	6.6	1402	104
260110304667	1299	Carstens ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	13000 Essex Ave	Detroit	48215	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-5500	303	22	14	95.0%	1 (0.3%)	301 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$22,767			$7,620			$15,147	12.3			(n/a)
260110304692	1300	Davison ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	2800 E Davison St	Detroit	48212	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 252-3118	739	41	17.9	94.3%	17 (2.3%)	433 (58.6%)	5 (0.7%)	275 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	$21,003			$6,855			$14,148	12.3	20.1	1148	152

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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.