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)
263285006833	271	Lincoln School	Public	PK, KG-5	1102 Orchard Ave	Saint Joseph	49085	Berrien County	St. Joseph Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 926-3700	421	20	21.1	34.0%	318 (75.5%)	44 (10.5%)	26 (6.2%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.4%)	$11,805			$899			$10,906	78.7	82.8	218	53
262082005744	272	Hollywood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	143 E John Beers Rd	Stevensville	49127	Berrien County	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 428-1414	403	24	16.6	40.0%	347 (86.1%)	12 (3.0%)	30 (7.4%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	$14,236			$1,315			$12,922	78.6	83.7	199	73
261740005419	273	Bentheim Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4057 38th St	Hamilton	49419	Allegan County	Hamilton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 751-5335	214	14	15.5	31.3%	192 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.1%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	$14,855			$944			$13,912	78.6	56	601	328
260282004015	274	John Allen School	Public	K-5	2560 Towner Blvd	Ann Arbor	48104	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 997-1210	381	30	12.6	41.7%	197 (51.7%)	64 (16.8%)	39 (10.2%)	35 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (12.1%)	$20,618			$915			$19,703	78.6	79.3	260	14
261716005392	275	Baldwin Heights School	Public	PK, KG-5	821 W Oak St	Greenville	48838	Montcalm County	Greenville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 754-3643	485	27	17.9	57.3%	436 (89.9%)	5 (1.0%)	27 (5.6%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	$14,237			$923			$13,314	78.5	74.2	333	58
260267001839	276	Almont Middle School	Public	4-7	4624 Kidder Rd	Almont	48003	Lapeer County	Almont Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 798-3578	425	21	19.9	26.6%	389 (91.5%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.6%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$12,618			$802			$11,816	78.5			(n/a)
260014900910	277	Walker Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1801 3 Mile Rd NW	Grand Rapids	49544	Kent County	Walker Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 785-2700	698	38	18.1	53.2%	384 (55.0%)	64 (9.2%)	144 (20.6%)	41 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (9.2%)	$11,637			$1,198			$10,440	78.4	83.5	205	72
260198003942	278	Loren Eyler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1335 Carleton Rockwood Rd	Carleton	48117	Monroe County	Airport Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 654-2121	296	16	18.4	52.4%	249 (84.1%)	11 (3.7%)	23 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	$12,820			$1,192			$11,628	78.4	86.8	155	123
263444006988	279	UnionvilleSebewaing Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7835 N Unionville Rd	Unionville	48767	Tuscola County	Unionville-Sebewaing Area S.D.	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 883-9147	298	17	17.5	54.0%	280 (94.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$12,810			$2,419			$10,391	78.4	72.9	349	70
263426006968	280	Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4600 Forsyth Dr	Troy	48085	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-3500	356	25	13.9	20.8%	209 (58.7%)	25 (7.0%)	16 (4.5%)	86 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.6%)	$17,833			$983			$16,851	78.2	73.9	337	57

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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.