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)
260273003985	821	Ella M White Elementary	Public	K-5	201 N Ripley Blvd	Alpena	49707	Alpena County	Alpena Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 358-5950	472	25	18.8	73.7%	429 (90.9%)	3 (0.6%)	14 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	$11,783			$1,283			$10,500	41.8	42.1	818	3
261002004486	822	ClimaxScotts Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11250 Qr Ave E	Scotts	49088	Kalamazoo County	Climax-Scotts Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 497-2100	232	16	14.5	47.4%	208 (89.7%)	2 (0.9%)	14 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	$14,653			$1,056			$13,597	41.8	41.6	825	3
260099608237	823	East Arbor Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6885 Merritt Rd	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	East Arbor Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 484-5506	483	29	16.6	67.5%	144 (29.8%)	204 (42.2%)	59 (12.2%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (13.7%)	$13,424			$1,692			$11,732	41.7	53.7	632	191
261597001669	824	James T Jones Elementary School	Public	3-5	400 S 10th St	Gladstone	49837	Delta County	Gladstone Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 428-3660	343	20	17.3	49.3%	303 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.4%)	$12,117			$1,794			$10,323	41.7	46.7	744	80
260804004375	825	Schall Elementary School	Public	3-5	325 E Frank St	Caro	48723	Tuscola County	Caro Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 673-3168	298	19	16.1	74.8%	262 (87.9%)	7 (2.3%)	18 (6.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.0%)	$15,273			$2,530			$12,743	41.7	35.7	910	85
260957004453	826	Fox Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	17500 Millstone Dr	Macomb	48044	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(586) 723-5600	487	27	17.7	56.1%	339 (69.6%)	67 (13.8%)	40 (8.2%)	15 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	$14,536			$923			$13,613	41.7	58.3	571	255
261224004927	827	Dryden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3835 N Mill Rd	Dryden	48428	Lapeer County	Dryden Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 448-4001	231	21	11	64.9%	200 (86.6%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (8.2%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	$12,179			$2,159			$10,019	41.7	28.5	1012	185
260867004418	828	Centreville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	190 Hogan St	Centreville	49032	St. Joseph County	Centreville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 467-5201	480	29	16.6	59.0%	434 (90.4%)	6 (1.3%)	17 (3.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	$13,706			$2,779			$10,927	41.5	43.7	789	39
263519007093	829	Green Acres Elementary School	Public	K-5	4655 Holmes Dr	Warren	48092	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 825-2890	486	27	18.2	74.1%	280 (57.6%)	76 (15.6%)	10 (2.1%)	96 (19.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.3%)	$17,099			$3,659			$13,440	41.5	43.3	798	31
262160005867	830	Max Paun School	Public	PK, KG-5	2821 Bailey Ave	Lincoln Park	48146	Wayne County	Lincoln Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 389-0218	311	20	15.3	92.3%	106 (34.1%)	36 (11.6%)	155 (49.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.5%)	$18,647			$1,618			$17,029	41.5	38	885	55

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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