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)
260013600786	1371	Eaton Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	21450 Universal Ave	Eastpointe	48021	Macomb County	Eaton Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 777-1519	332	19	17.4	81.3%	0 (0.0%)	331 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,697			$2,939			$8,758	8.5	8.2	1358	13
260110304855	1372	SampsonWebber Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	4700 Tireman St	Detroit	48204	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 596-4750	350	23	15.3	94.9%	0 (0.0%)	337 (96.3%)	12 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$22,238			$7,622			$14,616	8.5			(n/a)
263354006909	1373	Myers Elementary School	Public	K-5	16201 Lauren St	Taylor	48180	Wayne County	Taylor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 946-6602	297	15	19.8	96.3%	35 (11.8%)	227 (76.4%)	10 (3.4%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.1%)	$16,118			$3,870			$12,248	8.4	5.7	1429	56
262115008340	1374	Lewton School	Public	PK, KG-8	2000 Lewton Pl	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1460	215	15	14	77.2%	36 (16.7%)	28 (13.0%)	130 (60.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.8%)	$18,393			$6,514			$11,880	8.4	30	989	385
261293004990	1375	Ralph J Bunche Academy	Public	1-4	503 Hyacinthe St	Ecorse	48229	Wayne County	Ecorse Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 294-4710	318	17	18.7	90.3%	25 (7.9%)	268 (84.3%)	21 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$22,414			$7,707			$14,707	8.3	6.3	1411	36
261164004623	1376	Thorne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	25251 Annapolis St	Dearborn Heights	48125	Wayne County	Westwood Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 292-1600	599	37	16.2	88.5%	123 (20.5%)	409 (68.3%)	21 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.3%)	$18,666			$5,758			$12,907	8.3	6	1422	46
260103208398	1377	Escuela Avancemos	Public, Charter	K-8	2635 Howard St	Detroit	48216	Wayne County	Escuela Avancemos	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 596-0079	393	19	21.2	97.7%	8 (2.0%)	12 (3.1%)	371 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,880			$2,564			$11,316	8.3	9.7	1323	54
261452005117	1378	Potter School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	2500 N Averill Ave	Flint	48506	Genesee County	Flint School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 760-1813	185	11	16.8	93.5%	46 (24.9%)	93 (50.3%)	19 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (14.1%)	$23,830			$14,853			$8,976	8.3	6.5	1407	29
263039006664	1379	Herig School	Public	PK, KG-6	1905 Houghton Ave	Saginaw	48602	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 399-4350	332	18	18.9	97.0%	62 (18.7%)	177 (53.3%)	67 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (6.9%)	$16,474			$8,754			$7,719	8.2	6.2	1419	40
260110304696	1380	Dossin ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	16650 Glendale St	Detroit	48227	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-9390	319	22	14.5	89.0%	2 (0.6%)	314 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$24,788			$7,848			$16,939	8.1	6.5	1405	25

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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.