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)
260111908865	131	Old Mission Peninsula School	Public, Charter	K-6	2699 Island View Rd	Traverse City	49686	Grand Traverse County	Old Mission Peninsula School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(231) 225-0225	135	13	10.3	25.9%	112 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)	$10,125			$718			$9,407	89.1	82.1	228	97
260279000198	132	Great Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	32900 24 Mile Rd	Chesterfield	48047	Macomb County	Anchor Bay School District	No	No	No	No	(586) 725-2038	475	25	19.3	18.7%	431 (90.7%)	14 (2.9%)	9 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	$13,448			$1,567			$11,881	89.1	91.3	92	40
260112308912	133	Ivywood Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	14356 Genoa Ct	Plymouth	48170	Wayne County	Ivywood Classical Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 207-1757	657	33	19.9	17.4%	563 (85.7%)	13 (2.0%)	25 (3.8%)	16 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.9%)	$8,435			$427			$8,008	89.1	85.7	176	43
262856001431	134	Dodson Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	205 N Beck Rd	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 981-8003	485	34	14.2	20.6%	300 (61.9%)	56 (11.5%)	16 (3.3%)	80 (16.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)	$16,821			$1,620			$15,201	89	85.6	177	43
263447007017	135	Crissman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	53550 Wolf Dr	Shelby Township	48316	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 797-4300	597	31	19	29.6%	515 (86.3%)	17 (2.8%)	19 (3.2%)	24 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.5%)	$13,496			$1,009			$12,486	89	87.3	146	11
262889006483	136	Houghton Elementary School	Public	K-5	203 W Jacker Ave	Houghton	49931	Houghton County	Houghton-Portage Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 482-0456	654	37	17.7	35.6%	591 (90.4%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)	$11,570			$2,171			$9,399	88.8	88.7	128	8
261641000500	137	Willow Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-4	12840 Nixon Rd	Grand Ledge	48837	Eaton County	Grand Ledge Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 925-5775	534	30	18	34.5%	384 (71.9%)	20 (3.7%)	56 (10.5%)	26 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.8%)	$12,724			$1,129			$11,595	88.8	83.9	194	57
262895000161	138	Moorsbridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7361 Moorsbridge Rd	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 323-6400	591	29	20.3	15.9%	372 (62.9%)	16 (2.7%)	52 (8.8%)	92 (15.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.8%)	$11,862			$675			$11,187	88.7	82.8	217	79
262382006065	139	Siebert Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	5700 Siebert St	Midland	48640	Midland County	Midland Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(989) 923-7835	641	35	18.1	30.4%	548 (85.5%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (5.3%)	23 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.8%)	$12,510			$718			$11,792	88.7	83.8	197	58
260585004222	140	Pembroke Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	955 Eton Dr	Troy	48084	Oakland County	Birmingham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(248) 203-3888	312	22	13.9	16.3%	253 (81.1%)	15 (4.8%)	13 (4.2%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.7%)	$24,149			$720			$23,429	88.6	91.2	96	44

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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.