Best Elementary Schools in Michigan

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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)
260110304848	1301	Vernor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	13726 Pembroke Ave	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-7342	328	22	15	86.9%	0 (0.0%)	327 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,894			$6,391			$13,503	12.3	6.8	1398	97
260110304779	1302	Maybury Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4410 Porter St	Detroit	48209	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 849-2014	255	19	13.4	81.6%	13 (5.1%)	46 (18.0%)	193 (75.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$22,135			$7,524			$14,611	12.2	14.1	1247	55
263039006658	1303	Chester F Miller School	Public	PK, KG-6	2020 Brockway St	Saginaw	48602	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 399-4850	325	18	18	88.3%	82 (25.2%)	141 (43.4%)	76 (23.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.8%)	$15,198			$7,866			$7,332	12.2	9.7	1320	17
261803005483	1304	United Oaks Elementary School	Public	K-5	1001 E Harry Ave	Hazel Park	48030	Oakland County	Hazel Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 658-2400	350	27	12.9	86.3%	148 (42.3%)	137 (39.1%)	23 (6.6%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.0%)	$18,500			$2,350			$16,151	12.2	14.1	1248	56
260110304663	1305	Burton International Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2001 Martin Luther King Jr Bl	Detroit	48208	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 596-3800	501	30	16.7	85.2%	2 (0.4%)	491 (98.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,262			$6,879			$13,383	12.1	12	1279	26
260104508573	1306	Momentum Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	60 S Lynn Ave	Waterford	48328	Oakland County	Momentum Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 682-5000	213	14	15.2	95.3%	7 (3.3%)	61 (28.6%)	134 (62.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)	$14,558			$4,039			$10,519	12.1	16.8	1210	96
261446005083	1307	Mound Park Elementary School	Public	4-5	5356 Toepfer Rd	Warren	48091	Macomb County	Fitzgerald Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 757-7590	260	20	12.9	87.3%	49 (18.8%)	109 (41.9%)	17 (6.5%)	45 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (15.4%)	$17,214			$4,301			$12,913	12.1	13.6	1252	55
260111208844	1308	Michigan Online School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	209 S State St	Gobles	49055	Van Buren County	Michigan Online School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(269) 216-6972	925	38	24.3	77.1%	516 (55.8%)	242 (26.2%)	77 (8.3%)	9 (1.0%)	10 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (7.7%)	$10,398			$1,721			$8,678	12			(n/a)
260110304773	1309	Marion Law Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	19411 Cliff St	Detroit	48234	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-3400	362	22	16.3	90.9%	0 (0.0%)	361 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,672			$6,261			$15,411	12			(n/a)
260030701943	1310	Detroit Premier Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7781 Asbury Park	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Premier Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 945-1472	715	40	17.8	95.2%	7 (1.0%)	624 (87.3%)	33 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.7%)	$12,884			$2,288			$10,597	11.9	11.9	1284	26

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.