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)
261842008023	471	West	Public	PK, KG-5	500 W 24th St	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Holland City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 494-5080	380	29	13	66.1%	179 (47.1%)	27 (7.1%)	134 (35.3%)	19 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.3%)	$26,685			$2,587			$24,098	65.9	63.4	501	30
262895007802	472	12th Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6501 S 12th St	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 323-6900	574	31	18.4	27.7%	359 (62.5%)	53 (9.2%)	48 (8.4%)	58 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (9.6%)	$12,460			$711			$11,750	65.9	68.8	412	60
262649006294	473	Onekama Consolidated Schools	Public, Alternative	K-12	5016 Main St	Onekama	49675	Manistee County	Onekama Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 889-5521	304	19	16	55.3%	277 (91.1%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	$16,791			$2,186			$14,605	65.7	68.4	418	55
260001603914	474	Kinloch Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-4	1505 Kinloch St	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Crestwood School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 278-4482	525	27	19.3	72.0%	507 (96.6%)	8 (1.5%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$13,918			$1,629			$12,289	65.7	66.8	442	32
260273003992	475	Sanborn Elementary	Public	K-5	12170 Us Highway 23 S	Ossineke	49766	Alpena County	Alpena Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 358-5800	195	11	17.6	66.7%	172 (88.2%)	3 (1.5%)	13 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	$13,384			$1,288			$12,096	65.7	70.6	383	92
260026501343	476	Grand Traverse Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1245 Hammond Rd E	Traverse City	49686	Grand Traverse County	Grand Traverse Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(231) 932-6008	787	51	15.4	38.0%	712 (90.5%)	20 (2.5%)	18 (2.3%)	14 (1.8%)	8 (1.0%)	6 (0.8%)	9 (1.1%)	$8,614			$574			$8,040	65.6	70.3	386	90
260001607444	477	Highview Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	25225 Richardson St	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Crestwood School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 278-8390	381	30	12.7	89.0%	355 (93.2%)	14 (3.7%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$17,991			$1,976			$16,014	65.6	61	536	59
262184005899	478	Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	30200 Lyndon St	Livonia	48154	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 744-2775	381	32	12	41.7%	296 (77.7%)	32 (8.4%)	26 (6.8%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	$18,065			$1,268			$16,797	65.5	67.6	430	48
262034001874	479	Discovery Elementary	Public	K-5	2461 60th St SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 871-1080	711	38	18.8	66.1%	205 (28.8%)	197 (27.7%)	131 (18.4%)	112 (15.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (8.7%)	$12,525			$1,800			$10,725	65.3	70.7	382	97
260001703919	480	Bad Axe Middle School	Public	3-6	750 S Van Dyke Rd	Bad Axe	48413	Huron County	Bad Axe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 269-2735	224	12	18.5	56.3%	209 (93.3%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$14,083			$1,524			$12,559	65.3	65.4	468	12

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.