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)
260858004407	1211	Mark C Roose Elementary School	Public	K-5	4701 Marcy St	Warren	48091	Macomb County	Center Line Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 510-2700	489	34	14.3	83.6%	142 (29.0%)	129 (26.4%)	20 (4.1%)	154 (31.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.8%)	$15,525			$1,361			$14,164	17.5	18.6	1178	33
262475006133	1212	Mary McGuire School	Public	3-5	4883 Crosslanes St	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Mt. Pleasant City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 775-2260	273	19	14.3	70.3%	176 (64.5%)	8 (2.9%)	21 (7.7%)	5 (1.8%)	24 (8.8%)	4 (1.5%)	35 (12.8%)	$14,749			$2,244			$12,505	17.5	27.9	1023	189
260843004398	1213	Sam Adams Elementary School	Public	K-5	114 Depot St	Cassopolis	49031	Cass County	Cassopolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 445-0530	370	23	16.2	72.2%	243 (65.7%)	25 (6.8%)	23 (6.2%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	72 (19.5%)	$15,009			$2,631			$12,379	17.4	18.8	1175	38
260113208965	1214	PrepNet Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3850 Broadmoor Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49512	Kent County	PrepNet Virtual Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(616) 222-1700	1,220	83	14.6	84.8%	235 (19.3%)	647 (53.0%)	98 (8.0%)	22 (1.8%)	9 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	207 (17.0%)	$11,544			$938			$10,605	17.4	19.4	1162	52
260110304646	1215	Roberto Clemente Learning Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1551 Beard St	Detroit	48209	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 849-3489	500	29	17.4	91.4%	45 (9.0%)	26 (5.2%)	420 (84.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$19,962			$6,087			$13,876	17.4	7.6	1374	159
263519007090	1216	Cromie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	29797 Gilbert Dr	Warren	48093	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 574-3160	570	33	17.3	74.4%	261 (45.8%)	156 (27.4%)	10 (1.8%)	109 (19.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.6%)	$15,284			$3,693			$11,591	17.4	23.9	1091	125
261786005452	1217	Spitler Elementary School	Public	K-4	302 Johnson St W	Hart	49420	Oceana County	Hart Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 873-6340	425	35	12.2	68.2%	253 (59.5%)	0 (0.0%)	160 (37.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	$15,653			$3,503			$12,149	17.3	18	1193	24
260112508931	1218	Westfield Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	27201 W Chicago	Redford	48239	Wayne County	Westfield Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 625-3030	635	36	17.6	85.0%	10 (1.6%)	542 (85.4%)	15 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (10.4%)	$00			$00			$00	17.3	19	1168	50
260110304796	1219	Neinas Dual Language Learning Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	6021 McMillan St	Detroit	48209	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 849-3701	400	26	15.5	84.8%	22 (5.5%)	85 (21.3%)	291 (72.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$21,825			$6,940			$14,885	17.2	12.3	1273	54
261008004495	1220	Rainbow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	33749 Wurfel St	Clinton Township	48035	Macomb County	Clintondale Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 791-3500	249	20	12.6	81.9%	103 (41.4%)	101 (40.6%)	15 (6.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.6%)	$18,746			$3,044			$15,702	17.2	21.3	1126	94

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.