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)
260103508448	1381	Macomb Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	14057 E 9 Mile Rd	Warren	48089	Macomb County	Macomb Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 359-2138	248	9	29.1	94.4%	6 (2.4%)	232 (93.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	$14,825			$4,780			$10,045	8.1	6.3	1414	33
260017301042	1382	The Dearborn Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	19310 Ford Rd	Dearborn	48128	Wayne County	The Dearborn Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 982-1300	515	31	16.6	97.9%	274 (53.2%)	53 (10.3%)	186 (36.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,616			$4,963			$12,653	8.1	6.9	1396	14
262484008365	1383	Bunker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2312 Denmark St	Muskegon	49441	Muskegon County	Muskegon Public Schools of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 720-2300	398	28	14	84.9%	113 (28.4%)	149 (37.4%)	71 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (16.1%)	$31,417			$16,206			$15,211	8.1	9.5	1329	54
260110304892	1384	Noble ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	8646 Fullerton St	Detroit	48238	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 873-0377	555	35	15.8	92.1%	2 (0.4%)	542 (97.7%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$20,560			$6,334			$14,226	8.1	7.3	1390	6
261995005666	1385	Northeastern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2433 Gertrude St	Kalamazoo	49048	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 337-0690	212	17	12.5	92.0%	30 (14.2%)	149 (70.3%)	16 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.1%)	$19,450			$2,561			$16,890	8.1	8.1	1360	25
260017401043	1386	Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2985 E Jefferson Ave	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 259-1744	635	18	35.2	97.8%	0 (0.0%)	633 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$14,478			$3,403			$11,075	8.1	5.3	1438	52
260110308803	1387	Academy of The Americas High School	Public, Alternative	4-12	5680 Konkel St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 335-1310	689	33	20.6	77.9%	5 (0.7%)	14 (2.0%)	667 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,958			$6,221			$11,737	8.1	9.7	1324	63
260110304756	1388	John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	15850 Strathmoor St	Detroit	48227	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-9600	814	46	17.8	91.6%	1 (0.1%)	800 (98.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	$19,916			$6,960			$12,956	8.1	6.5	1404	16
260110708801	1389	Highpoint Virtual Academy of MIchigan	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	210 E Mesick Ave	Mesick	49668	Wexford County	Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(231) 371-4707	2,308	124	18.5	81.5%	1,152 (49.9%)	700 (30.3%)	200 (8.7%)	23 (1.0%)	14 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	219 (9.5%)	$11,905			$1,399			$10,506	8	7.8	1369	20
260097208180	1390	Michigan Virtual Charter Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1620 E Elza Ave	Hazel Park	48030	Oakland County	Michigan Virtual Charter Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(616) 309-1600	2,895	160	18	77.9%	1,508 (52.1%)	798 (27.6%)	271 (9.4%)	46 (1.6%)	19 (0.7%)	1 (0.0%)	252 (8.7%)	$10,506			$1,718			$8,788	8	9.1	1342	48

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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.