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)
261836000947	1131	Hillman Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	245 E 3rd St	Hillman	49746	Montmorency County	Hillman Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 742-4537	187	15	12.2	61.0%	173 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.8%)	$17,550			$4,185			$13,365	22.7	28.3	1014	117
260027001445	1132	Creative Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	15100 Northline Rd	Southgate	48195	Wayne County	Creative Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 284-5600	796	39	20.5	59.7%	324 (40.7%)	230 (28.9%)	154 (19.3%)	27 (3.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.2%)	$10,569			$2,447			$8,122	22.7	20.2	1144	12
262115008414	1133	Pattengill School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	815 N Fairview Ave	Lansing	48912	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 755-1130	600	34	17.6	88.5%	156 (26.0%)	146 (24.3%)	175 (29.2%)	12 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	108 (18.0%)	$17,325			$7,242			$10,083	22.7	17.2	1203	70
261161004619	1134	Polk Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4651 Polk St	Dearborn Heights	48125	Wayne County	Dearborn Heights School District #7	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 203-0500	368	20	18.1	83.2%	254 (69.0%)	52 (14.1%)	37 (10.1%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)	$16,195			$2,394			$13,801	22.6	20.5	1140	6
263531007138	1135	Riverside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5280 Farm Rd	Waterford	48327	Oakland County	Waterford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 674-0805	317	23	14	75.1%	204 (64.4%)	46 (14.5%)	48 (15.1%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	$18,683			$3,936			$14,747	22.6	33.9	938	197
260495004183	1136	Homestead Hills Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7048 Severance St	Benzonia	49616	Benzie County	Benzie County Central Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 882-4641	202	14	14.9	71.3%	176 (87.1%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.9%)	$14,293			$2,784			$11,509	22.4	26.3	1050	86
260019301102	1137	Grand Blanc Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5135 E Hill Rd	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 953-3140	325	28	11.4	96.9%	58 (17.8%)	222 (68.3%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.5%)	$13,804			$4,176			$9,628	22.4	13.1	1261	124
263387006950	1138	Traverse Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	933 Rose St	Traverse City	49686	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 933-3500	257	18	14	80.2%	168 (65.4%)	9 (3.5%)	36 (14.0%)	7 (2.7%)	25 (9.7%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.3%)	$16,751			$2,145			$14,607	22.2	11.9	1285	147
260771004355	1139	CamdenFrontier K12 School	Public, Alternative	K-12	4971 W Montgomery Rd	Camden	49232	Hillsdale County	Camden-Frontier School	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 368-5255	452	33	13.7	66.8%	427 (94.5%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$16,481			$3,621			$12,861	22.1	28.9	1005	134
261457000097	1140	Forest Area Middle School	Public	4-8	7661 Shippy Rd SW	Fife Lake	49633	Kalkaska County	Forest Area Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 369-2884	212	11	19.2	62.7%	196 (92.5%)	5 (2.4%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	$12,814			$1,311			$11,503	22.1	9.3	1337	197

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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.