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)
262115005828	1411	North School	Public	K-8	333 E Miller Rd	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1710	359	23	15.6	86.9%	79 (22.0%)	170 (47.4%)	50 (13.9%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (14.8%)	$20,182			$5,861			$14,321	7.1	6.9	1395	16
262415006091	1412	Arborwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1135 Riverview Ave	Monroe	48162	Monroe County	Monroe Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 265-4500	404	27	15.2	82.7%	184 (45.5%)	113 (28.0%)	43 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (15.6%)	$17,185			$2,818			$14,367	7.1	11.5	1290	122
260024201212	1413	Old Redford Academy Elementary	Public, Magnet, Charter	PK, KG-4	17195 Redford St	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	Old Redford Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 532-7510	272	15	18.1	93.4%	0 (0.0%)	264 (97.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$13,001			$5,908			$7,093	7.1	5.5	1434	21
260001503885	1414	David Hicks School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Helen St	Inkster	48141	Wayne County	Wayne-Westland Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 419-2660	414	32	13.1	84.8%	73 (17.6%)	307 (74.2%)	14 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	$22,884			$3,261			$19,623	7	5.4	1437	23
260110304695	1415	Dixon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8401 Trinity St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 947-1330	420	27	15.5	95.7%	2 (0.5%)	411 (97.9%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,038			$6,541			$13,497	6.9	5.8	1428	13
262874000662	1416	Whitman Elementary School	Public	K-5	125 W Montcalm St	Pontiac	48342	Oakland County	Pontiac City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 451-7950	559	53	10.5	82.1%	18 (3.2%)	227 (40.6%)	267 (47.8%)	14 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.5%)	$25,659			$5,369			$20,290	6.9	8.5	1350	66
260110304775	1417	Marquette ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	6145 Canyon St	Detroit	48236	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 417-9360	438	33	13.2	90.6%	4 (0.9%)	430 (98.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$20,587			$6,505			$14,082	6.9	5.3	1439	22
260110108714	1418	Cornerstone JeffersonDouglass Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6861 E Nevada St	Detroit	48234	Wayne County	Cornerstone Jefferson-Douglass Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 812-8583	529	11	48	96.4%	0 (0.0%)	523 (98.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$00			$00			$00	6.9	8	1365	53
260110304826	1419	Schulze Academy for Technology and Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	10700 Santa Maria St	Detroit	48221	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 340-4400	631	33	19.1	86.5%	3 (0.5%)	619 (98.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	$19,224			$6,453			$12,771	6.7	5.7	1431	12
262115008871	1420	Gardner International School	Public	K-8	333 Dahlia Dr	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1121	898	47	19.2	89.5%	141 (15.7%)	408 (45.4%)	140 (15.6%)	165 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.9%)	$18,129			$5,592			$12,537	6.6	5.4	1435	15

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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.