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)
261995005672	1401	Spring Valley Center for Exploration	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3530 Mount Olivet Rd	Kalamazoo	49004	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 337-0750	281	22	12.6	91.8%	45 (16.0%)	149 (53.0%)	27 (9.6%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (18.9%)	$19,794			$2,740			$17,053	7.5	4.8	1449	48
260095808086	1402	WashingtonParks Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	11685 Appleton	Redford	48239	Wayne County	Washington-Parks Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 592-6061	580	20	29.7	97.8%	0 (0.0%)	565 (97.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	$00			$00			$00	7.5	9.9	1317	85
260110304799	1403	Nichols ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	3000 Burns St	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-0800	291	15	19	86.3%	5 (1.7%)	281 (96.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$22,670			$7,300			$15,371	7.5	14.3	1244	159
260110304817	1404	Pulaski ElementaryMiddle School	Public	K-8	13840 Lappin St	Detroit	48205	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-7022	355	24	15	98.0%	4 (1.1%)	336 (94.6%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	$20,439			$6,357			$14,082	7.4			(n/a)
262472006124	1405	Montague Elementary School	Public	4-5	344 W Mount Morris St	Mount Morris	48458	Genesee County	Mt. Morris Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-3750	202	11	19.2	92.6%	104 (51.5%)	34 (16.8%)	28 (13.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (17.3%)	$12,948			$2,396			$10,552	7.4	7.8	1368	37
260022701197	1406	Voyageur Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4321 Military St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Voyageur Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 361-4180	752	31	24.2	99.1%	24 (3.2%)	567 (75.4%)	140 (18.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.4%)	$15,117			$4,499			$10,618	7.3	5.4	1436	30
261644005326	1407	Kent Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1445 Emerald Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49505	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2727	189	11	17.1	89.9%	25 (13.2%)	102 (54.0%)	43 (22.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.5%)	$18,026			$3,869			$14,157	7.3	7.5	1386	21
260110304816	1408	Priest ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	7840 Wagner St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 849-3705	702	41	16.9	85.8%	234 (33.3%)	137 (19.5%)	326 (46.4%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,159			$6,120			$14,039	7.2	6.5	1406	2
260016100986	1409	Saginaw Preparatory Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	PK, KG-8	5173 Lodge St	Saginaw	48601	Saginaw County	Saginaw Preparatory Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 752-9600	308	20	15.7	96.8%	8 (2.6%)	253 (82.1%)	36 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	$12,399			$3,393			$9,006	7.2			(n/a)
260015600970	1410	Pontiac Academy for Excellence	Public, Magnet, Charter, Alternative	K-12	196 Cesar E Chavez Ave	Pontiac	48342	Oakland County	Pontiac Academy for Excellence	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(248) 745-9420	551	32	17.2	96.2%	15 (2.7%)	327 (59.3%)	165 (29.9%)	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.0%)	$10,440			$4,542			$5,898	7.2	7.2	1392	18

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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.