Best Elementary Schools in Michigan

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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)
263336006872	1001	Suttons Bay Elementary Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	310 S Elm St	Suttons Bay	49682	Leelanau County	Suttons Bay Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 271-8601	236	20	12	66.9%	125 (53.0%)	2 (0.8%)	48 (20.3%)	1 (0.4%)	43 (18.2%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.8%)	$15,859			$2,194			$13,665	31.4	26.4	1049	48
260001503908	1002	PD Graham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1255 S John Hix St	Westland	48186	Wayne County	Wayne-Westland Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 419-2620	404	29	13.7	59.4%	252 (62.4%)	104 (25.7%)	24 (5.9%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.0%)	$24,723			$3,159			$21,564	31.3	32.1	964	38
260096908139	1003	Michigan Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3950 Heritage Ave	Okemos	48864	Ingham County	Michigan Connections Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(517) 507-5390	1,656	74	22.5	64.6%	979 (59.1%)	359 (21.7%)	139 (8.4%)	43 (2.6%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	131 (7.9%)	$10,260			$00			$10,260	31.2	32.6	958	45
260097908133	1004	Legacy Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4900 E Hildale St	Detroit	48234	Wayne County	Legacy Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(877) 223-6402	739	41	18.2	98.4%	2 (0.3%)	693 (93.8%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.7%)	$12,426			$1,941			$10,485	31.1	17	1207	203
263261006807	1005	Springport Elementary School	Public	K-5	300 W Main St	Springport	49284	Jackson County	Springport Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 857-3465	476	29	16.6	71.2%	417 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (6.1%)	$13,811			$1,567			$12,244	31	21	1129	124
263021006622	1006	Kaiser Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16700 Wildwood St	Roseville	48066	Macomb County	Roseville Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 445-5785	217	19	11.6	85.3%	101 (46.5%)	79 (36.4%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (15.2%)	$17,716			$6,110			$11,606	31	12.8	1262	256
261752008847	1007	Tau Beta School	Public	K-8	3056 Hanley St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Hamtramck School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 591-7409	252	15	17.3	89.7%	239 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$00			$00			$00	30.9	18.3	1190	183
261854005539	1008	Lillian Fletcher Elementary School	Public	K-4	291 W Fulton St	Homer	49245	Calhoun County	Homer Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 568-4452	356	18	19.4	65.4%	329 (92.4%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	$13,332			$1,963			$11,370	30.9	30.2	987	21
262187005919	1009	Tenniswood Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	23450 Glenwood St	Clinton Township	48035	Macomb County	L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(586) 493-5640	356	18	20.2	72.8%	133 (37.4%)	167 (46.9%)	9 (2.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.1%)	$14,559			$2,216			$12,343	30.8	22	1113	104
262535006195	1010	Newberry Area School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	700 Newberry Ave	Newberry	49868	Luce County	Tahquamenon Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 293-3201	499	35	14.2	65.9%	432 (86.6%)	5 (1.0%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	$17,417			$2,491			$14,926	30.7	33.9	939	71

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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.