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)
263456007031	1061	Edgemont Elementary School	Public	K-5	125 Edgemont St	Belleville	48111	Wayne County	Van Buren Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 697-8002	378	29	13.1	61.4%	229 (60.6%)	99 (26.2%)	21 (5.6%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.3%)	$20,830			$3,828			$17,002	27.7	22.3	1108	47
262007005691	1062	Leota Fiedler Elementary School	Public	4-6	6317 Nightingale Dr	Flint	48506	Genesee County	Kearsley Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-9925	422	22	19.1	86.3%	314 (74.4%)	41 (9.7%)	37 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.6%)	$13,398			$2,161			$11,237	27.6	34	933	129
261925000852	1063	Emerson School	Public	PK, KG-5	645 Hackett St	Ionia	48846	Ionia County	Ionia Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 527-8018	172	14	12.2	72.1%	132 (76.7%)	3 (1.7%)	33 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$14,503			$1,408			$13,095	27.4	40.9	838	225
261842008028	1064	Jefferson	Public	PK, KG-5	282 W 30th St	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Holland City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 494-5081	296	21	14.2	84.5%	79 (26.7%)	56 (18.9%)	143 (48.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	$19,882			$2,075			$17,807	27.3	25.1	1073	9
260957004459	1065	Ottawa Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	18601 Millar Rd	Clinton Twp	48036	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(586) 723-6600	500	26	19.6	57.6%	314 (62.8%)	97 (19.4%)	30 (6.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.6%)	$12,987			$870			$12,117	27.3	25.4	1066	1
260105508473	1066	Battle Creek Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	399 20th St N	Springfield	49037	Calhoun County	Battle Creek Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(269) 339-3308	193	6	30.1	79.8%	112 (58.0%)	26 (13.5%)	19 (9.8%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (16.1%)	$10,713			$2,613			$8,099	27.1	29.3	1001	65
260888004428	1067	Chassell K12 School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	PK, KG-12	41585 Us Highway 41	Chassell	49916	Houghton County	Chassell Township School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(906) 483-2132	197	16	12.1	38.6%	183 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	$14,507			$1,633			$12,874	27.1	32.4	959	108
261644008528	1068	Gerald R Ford Academic Center	Public	PK, KG-8	851 Madison Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49507	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2640	230	16	14.8	88.7%	7 (3.0%)	124 (53.9%)	95 (41.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$17,673			$3,832			$13,840	27	25.3	1067	1
260660004261	1069	Brandywine Elementary School	Public	3-6	2428 S 13th St	Niles	49120	Berrien County	Brandywine Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 684-8574	354	23	15.5	69.2%	297 (83.9%)	8 (2.3%)	15 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (7.3%)	$12,549			$975			$11,574	27	34.6	925	144
262556006203	1070	Ballard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 W Chicago Rd	Niles	49120	Berrien County	Niles Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 683-5900	538	26	21	75.3%	327 (60.8%)	52 (9.7%)	85 (15.8%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (12.3%)	$12,413			$3,161			$9,252	26.9	40.3	849	221

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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:

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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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