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)
260019501104	1451	International Academy of Flint K12	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2820 S Saginaw St	Flint	48503	Genesee County	International Academy of Flint	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 600-5210	890	50	17.8	84.6%	36 (4.0%)	768 (86.3%)	11 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (7.8%)	$12,181			$3,434			$8,747	5.5	4.5	1456	5
261644005304	1452	Buchanan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1775 Buchanan Ave SW	Grand Rapids	49507	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2252	359	21	16.8	90.5%	5 (1.4%)	39 (10.9%)	312 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$16,257			$3,974			$12,282	5.5	7.3	1391	61
263039008612	1453	Arthur Eddy Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1000 Cathay St	Saginaw	48601	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 399-5250	299	19	15.7	96.3%	9 (3.0%)	278 (93.0%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.7%)	$17,597			$9,049			$8,548	5.5	6.6	1403	50
260110304851	1454	Bow ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	19801 Prevost St	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-0500	574	32	18.2	92.7%	0 (0.0%)	570 (99.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$20,071			$6,577			$13,494	5.4	7.9	1367	87
260110304800	1455	Nolan ElementaryMiddle School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1150 E Lantz St	Detroit	48203	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 866-7730	449	24	18.5	94.7%	0 (0.0%)	444 (98.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,654			$7,536			$13,119	5.4			(n/a)
260113908944	1456	AdamsYoung Building	Public, Charter	K-5	13130 Grove St	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 734-7193	447	13	34.3	99.6%	0 (0.0%)	443 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$00			$00			$00	5.4	7.4	1389	67
263597007204	1457	Colonel Donald McMonagle Elementary School	Public	2-6	3484 N Jennings Rd	Flint	48504	Genesee County	Westwood Heights Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-5145	379	25	15.4	96.8%	22 (5.8%)	324 (85.5%)	25 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$16,983			$3,054			$13,929	5.3	9.1	1344	113
262874006434	1458	Herrington School	Public	K-6	541 Bay St	Pontiac	48342	Oakland County	Pontiac City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 451-7790	287	17	16.8	88.2%	15 (5.2%)	212 (73.9%)	34 (11.8%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.3%)	$19,885			$6,723			$13,162	5.3	9.2	1340	118
260097308141	1459	Global Heights Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	23713 Joy Rd	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Global Heights Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 624-3400	252	14	18.6	100.0%	21 (8.3%)	218 (86.5%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$15,564			$5,529			$10,035	5.2			(n/a)
262115008263	1460	Dwight Rich School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	K-8	2600 Hampden Dr	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 755-1160	552	38	14.5	91.3%	111 (20.1%)	236 (42.8%)	95 (17.2%)	28 (5.1%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	76 (13.8%)	$21,372			$7,553			$13,819	5.2	6.8	1397	63

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.