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)
262781006358	1141	Pennfield Dunlap Elementary	Public	3-5	8465 Pennfield Rd	Battle Creek	49017	Calhoun County	Pennfield Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 961-9789	469	26	17.9	65.0%	373 (79.5%)	20 (4.3%)	30 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.2%)	$13,472			$1,203			$12,269	22.1	20.5	1139	2
262352006028	1142	Mendon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	306 Lane St	Mendon	49072	St. Joseph County	Mendon Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 496-2175	188	14	13.7	64.9%	168 (89.4%)	2 (1.1%)	11 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$13,397			$1,583			$11,814	22	27.4	1034	108
261098004555	1143	Covert Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	35323 M 140 Hwy	Covert	49043	Van Buren County	Covert Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 764-3739	140	9	15.5	90.0%	28 (20.0%)	23 (16.4%)	80 (57.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.7%)	$23,080			$9,749			$13,331	22	19	1170	27
260099804881	1144	New Paradigm Glazer Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2001 La Belle St	Detroit	48238	Wayne County	New Paradigm Glazer-Loving Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 833-1100	183	0		94.5%	0 (0.0%)	176 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	5 (2.7%)	$14,522			$4,254			$10,268	21.8	22.1	1112	32
263012006609	1145	Wick Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	36900 Wick Rd	Romulus	48174	Wayne County	Romulus Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(734) 532-1503	257	16	15.8	76.7%	36 (14.0%)	189 (73.5%)	14 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.6%)	$15,486			$2,772			$12,715	21.8	11.7	1286	141
260106808546	1146	Oakside Prep Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	355 Summit Dr	Waterford	48328	Oakland County	Oakside Prep Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 304-6601	1,182	68	17.3	93.4%	104 (8.8%)	544 (46.0%)	401 (33.9%)	11 (0.9%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	118 (10.0%)	$12,868			$2,617			$10,252	21.8	18.4	1184	38
261788008824	1147	Redwood Elementary	Public	K-5	395 Woodside Dr	Hartford	49057	Van Buren County	Hartford Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 621-7300	567	34	16.6	85.5%	192 (33.9%)	7 (1.2%)	357 (63.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$12,544			$2,715			$9,829	21.8	22.2	1109	38
262157005854	1148	Brick Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	8970 Whittaker Rd	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Lincoln Consolidated School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(734) 484-7031	478	30	15.7	71.5%	258 (54.0%)	132 (27.6%)	32 (6.7%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (10.3%)	$19,373			$3,486			$15,887	21.7	19.8	1159	11
260864001391	1149	Central Montcalm Upper Elementary School	Public	3-5	1488 S Sheridan Rd	Stanton	48888	Montcalm County	Central Montcalm Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 831-2300	278	18	15.4	74.5%	249 (89.6%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	16 (5.8%)	$15,130			$2,713			$12,417	21.7	23.6	1094	55
260112408908	1150	Flint Cultural Center Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1200 Robert T Longway Blvd	Flint	48503	Genesee County	Flint Cultural Center Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 845-3387	596	32	18.6	76.3%	94 (15.8%)	405 (68.0%)	27 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (11.7%)	$12,321			$2,792			$9,529	21.7	15.9	1224	74

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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.