Best Elementary Schools in Michigan

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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)
260426004112	941	McAlearSawden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 Midland Rd	Bay City	48706	Bay County	Bay City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 684-7702	352	24	14.6	56.0%	292 (83.0%)	4 (1.1%)	24 (6.8%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (6.8%)	$16,145			$2,661			$13,484	34.6	27.2	1036	95
263230001817	942	North Shore Elementary	Public	4-5	7320 N Shore Dr	South Haven	49090	Van Buren County	South Haven Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 637-0500	247	17	14.1	79.8%	153 (61.9%)	22 (8.9%)	39 (15.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (12.1%)	$15,763			$2,778			$12,985	34.6	42.6	806	136
262991007574	943	Forest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19400 Hampton St	Riverview	48193	Wayne County	Riverview Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 479-2550	438	23	18.9	41.1%	347 (79.2%)	34 (7.8%)	27 (6.2%)	16 (3.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$13,028			$550			$12,478	34.4	41	835	108
262769007690	944	Peck Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	222 E Lapeer St	Peck	48466	Sanilac County	Peck Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 378-5200	178	14	12.5	70.2%	171 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$14,022			$2,043			$11,980	34.4	40.5	846	98
262028005707	945	Alpine Elementary School	Public	K-5	4730 Baumhoff Ave NW	Comstock Park	49321	Kent County	Kenowa Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 784-0884	350	29	12.1	72.0%	205 (58.6%)	26 (7.4%)	91 (26.0%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.0%)	$17,313			$2,311			$15,002	34.4	27.4	1033	88
263234009031	946	North Pointe Elementary	Public	K-5	18635 Bowie St	Southgate	48195	Wayne County	Southgate Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(734) 246-4600	60	5	13.3	91.7%	28 (46.7%)	9 (15.0%)	17 (28.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.0%)	$24,162			$942			$23,220	34.3			(n/a)
260101608313	947	Caniff Liberty Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-9	2650 Caniff St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Caniff Liberty Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 327-7673	501	23	22.2	100.0%	259 (51.7%)	67 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	173 (34.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$13,497			$3,685			$9,812	34.2	25	1075	128
262523001751	948	New Haven Elementary School	Public	K-4	57701 River Oaks Dr	New Haven	48048	Macomb County	New Haven Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 749-8360	498	28	18.1	64.1%	337 (67.7%)	83 (16.7%)	24 (4.8%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.6%)	$15,462			$1,512			$13,950	34.1	50.3	686	262
263231006782	949	Vandenberg Elementary School	Public, Magnet	1-5	16100 Edwards Ave	Southfield	48076	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(248) 746-7378	306	20	15.3	69.3%	23 (7.5%)	251 (82.0%)	18 (5.9%)	11 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	$20,875			$2,435			$18,440	34.1	38.3	881	68
262160005858	950	Earl F Carr School	Public	PK, KG-5	3901 Ferris Ave	Lincoln Park	48146	Wayne County	Lincoln Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 389-0230	290	17	16.6	90.0%	113 (39.0%)	51 (17.6%)	115 (39.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	$18,673			$2,414			$16,259	34	24.8	1083	133

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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