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)
260324001375	421	Orville C Krause Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	23900 Armada Center Rd	Armada	48005	Macomb County	Armada Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 784-2600	752	50	14.9	26.5%	727 (96.7%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	$13,114			$1,738			$11,376	69	77.3	291	130
262793006371	422	Ottawa Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	871 Kalamazoo Ave	Petoskey	49770	Emmet County	Public Schools of Petoskey	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 348-2130	248	19	12.9	54.4%	216 (87.1%)	3 (1.2%)	8 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	$16,167			$1,488			$14,678	68.9	59	564	142
263648507246	423	Wegienka Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	23925 Arsenal Rd	Flat Rock	48134	Wayne County	Woodhaven-Brownstown School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 783-3367	474	27	17.2	40.1%	318 (67.1%)	62 (13.1%)	53 (11.2%)	17 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	$15,047			$1,386			$13,661	68.9	73.4	342	81
260028301646	424	Mt Clemens Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1070 Hampton Rd	Mount Clemens	48043	Macomb County	Mt. Clemens Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 465-5545	269	15	18.4	46.1%	164 (61.0%)	78 (29.0%)	5 (1.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.7%)	$10,111			$882			$9,228	68.8	72.1	363	61
263555007171	425	Pine Street Elementary	Public	4-5	201 Pine St	Wayland	49348	Allegan County	Wayland Union Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 792-1127	401	21	19.1	46.9%	331 (82.5%)	6 (1.5%)	36 (9.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.2%)	$12,539			$851			$11,688	68.8	69.7	394	31
262038005723	426	Kingsley Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	311 Clark St	Kingsley	49649	Grand Traverse County	Kingsley Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 263-5261	571	35	16.5	53.1%	547 (95.8%)	8 (1.4%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$12,664			$1,562			$11,102	68.8	60.4	542	116
261143004577	427	Siple Elementary School	Public	K-4	9286 E Coldwater Rd	Davison	48423	Genesee County	Davison Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-5104	375	24	15.6	64.8%	308 (82.1%)	19 (5.1%)	30 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	$14,617			$1,911			$12,707	68.8	65.5	466	39
261899005575	428	Johnson Elementary School	Public	K-5	515 General Motors Rd	Milford	48381	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 684-8020	397	26	15.5	40.6%	310 (78.1%)	13 (3.3%)	43 (10.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.1%)	$14,313			$1,296			$13,018	68.7	41.1	833	405
261725005409	429	Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School	Public	3-5	9562 M 89	Richland	49083	Kalamazoo County	Gull Lake Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 548-3705	655	43	15.2	31.9%	528 (80.6%)	17 (2.6%)	47 (7.2%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.1%)	$12,318			$845			$11,473	68.7	74.9	326	103
263594007199	430	Warner Elementary School	Public	K-5	118 Star Rd	Spring Arbor	49283	Jackson County	Western School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 841-8570	385	21	18.5	40.5%	331 (86.0%)	5 (1.3%)	16 (4.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (7.8%)	$00			$00			$00	68.7	64.2	487	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.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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