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)
263441006984	871	Union City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	601 Walnut Ln	Union City	49094	Branch County	Union City Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 741-8191	353	20	17.3	70.8%	304 (86.1%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.9%)	$13,773			$1,679			$12,095	38.9	40.4	848	23
260543004201	872	Sylvester Elementary School	Public	2-5	1 Sylvester Ave	Berrien Springs	49103	Berrien County	Berrien Springs Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 471-7198	369	27	13.9	74.0%	162 (43.9%)	106 (28.7%)	51 (13.8%)	20 (5.4%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.6%)	21 (5.7%)	$15,455			$2,642			$12,813	38.8	33.8	940	68
261734005411	873	Riverside School	Public	PK, KG-8	3422 Riverside Rd	Benton Harbor	49022	Berrien County	Hagar Township S/D #6	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 849-1343	73	7	10.6	87.7%	45 (61.6%)	15 (20.5%)	8 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.8%)	$13,766			$1,805			$11,961	38.7	39	866	7
263519007103	874	Wilkerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12100 Masonic Blvd	Warren	48093	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 825-2550	441	24	18.3	62.8%	270 (61.2%)	65 (14.7%)	16 (3.6%)	56 (12.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (7.0%)	$16,980			$3,713			$13,266	38.7	31.4	976	102
263303001542	875	Heritage School	Public	3-6	222 Western St	Stockbridge	49285	Ingham County	Stockbridge Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 851-8600	322	21	15	44.4%	297 (92.2%)	5 (1.6%)	14 (4.3%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$14,161			$1,585			$12,576	38.6	47.2	732	143
261851005535	876	Holton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6245 Syers Rd	Holton	49425	Muskegon County	Holton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 821-1825	361	27	13.4	76.5%	329 (91.1%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	$15,940			$3,436			$12,504	38.5	30.1	988	112
261989005649	877	JohannesburgLewiston ElementaryMiddle School	Public	K-8	10854 M 32 E	Johannesburg	49751	Otsego County	Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 731-2040	346	18	19	60.7%	318 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.8%)	$28,026			$1,442			$26,585	38.5	38.8	875	2
263654007249	878	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	1515 15th St	Wyandotte	48192	Wayne County	Wyandotte School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 759-5600	479	28	17.2	61.4%	379 (79.1%)	27 (5.6%)	50 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.5%)	$18,716			$1,877			$16,839	38.4	32.9	951	73
260026201272	879	Metro Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	34800 Ecorse Rd	Romulus	48174	Wayne County	Metro Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 641-3200	559	32	17.4	81.4%	18 (3.2%)	461 (82.5%)	12 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (11.8%)	$12,367			$1,601			$10,766	38.4	32.9	953	74
263231006786	880	McIntyre Elementary School	Public	1-5	19600 Saratoga Blvd	Southfield	48076	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 746-7365	360	24	15	59.2%	3 (0.8%)	345 (95.8%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$18,264			$1,692			$16,572	38.2	44.2	778	102

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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