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)
260096108416	1271	University Preparatory Art Design Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	10225 3rd St	Detroit	48202	Wayne County	University Preparatory Art & Design	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 826-1159	394	28	14	84.3%	5 (1.3%)	386 (98.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$12,385			$2,906			$9,479	13.6	12.3	1271
262115005821	1272	Wexford Montessori Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	5217 Wexford Rd	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 755-1740	327	20	16	86.5%	96 (29.4%)	118 (36.1%)	43 (13.1%)	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (18.7%)	$19,584			$5,675			$13,909	13.6	11.4	1292	20
260095007851	1273	Reach Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	25275 Chippendale St	Roseville	48066	Macomb County	Reach Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 498-9171	577	35	16.4	91.5%	18 (3.1%)	496 (86.0%)	12 (2.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.1%)	$13,294			$2,178			$11,117	13.5	19	1171	102
261881005557	1274	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	746 N Maple Grove Ave	Hudson	49247	Lenawee County	Hudson Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 448-8912	435	25	17.7	66.7%	377 (86.7%)	5 (1.1%)	35 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	$14,261			$1,472			$12,789	13.4	21.8	1119	155
262946008208	1275	Beech Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	19990 Beech Daly Rd	Redford	48240	Wayne County	Redford Union Schools District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 242-6100	453	31	14.6	83.2%	76 (16.8%)	306 (67.5%)	30 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.6%)	$27,628			$2,536			$25,093	13.4	8.3	1355	80
260001503900	1276	Thomas A Edison Elementary School	Public	K-5	34505 Hunter Ave	Westland	48185	Wayne County	Wayne-Westland Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 419-2600	435	26	16.9	67.1%	184 (42.3%)	216 (49.7%)	21 (4.8%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$21,333			$3,077			$18,256	13.4	17.2	1205	71
263039006667	1277	Jessie Loomis School	Public	PK, KG-6	2001 Limerick St	Saginaw	48601	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 399-4750	348	20	17.4	95.7%	8 (2.3%)	294 (84.5%)	31 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	9 (2.6%)	$17,233			$9,116			$8,117	13.4	8.1	1361	84
260028801653	1278	Three Oaks Public School Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	PK, KG-6	1212 Kingsley St	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Three Oaks Public School Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 767-3365	348	24	14.5	100.0%	65 (18.7%)	231 (66.4%)	29 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.6%)	$14,823			$4,290			$10,533	13.4	22.1	1111	167
262016005695	1279	Central Kelloggsville Elementary	Public	3-5	4625 Jefferson Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Kelloggsville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 532-1580	483	24	19.8	88.6%	82 (17.0%)	146 (30.2%)	181 (37.5%)	33 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.5%)	$13,303			$2,164			$11,139	13.2	13.3	1257	22
260273003987	1280	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	309 W Lake St	Alpena	49707	Alpena County	Alpena Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 358-5900	137	10	13.9	91.2%	128 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)	$15,273			$1,923			$13,350	13.2	10.5	1308	28

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.