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)
260021601165	121	Holly Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-8	820 Academy Rd	Holly	48442	Oakland County	Holly Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(248) 634-5554	557	35	15.7	27.5%	507 (91.0%)	6 (1.1%)	12 (2.2%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.3%)	$11,680			$968			$10,712	89.6	92.5	73	48
262856000293	122	Tonda Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	46501 Warren Rd	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 416-6100	494	30	16.5	19.2%	405 (82.0%)	16 (3.2%)	21 (4.3%)	25 (5.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	$15,880			$1,289			$14,592	89.6	89.6	118	4
262598006249	123	Silver Springs Elementary School	Public	K-5	19801 Silver Spring Dr	Northville	48167	Wayne County	Northville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 465-2300	350	21	16.4	18.0%	204 (58.3%)	18 (5.1%)	36 (10.3%)	76 (21.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	$15,196			$1,062			$14,135	89.6	92.4	76	47
262994006569	124	Brewster Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1535 Brewster Rd	Rochester Hills	48306	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-3300	399	24	16.3	6.8%	274 (68.7%)	9 (2.3%)	26 (6.5%)	69 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	$15,733			$624			$15,109	89.5	92.6	72	52
260585004227	125	Bingham Farms Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	23400 W 13 Mile Rd	Bingham Farms	48025	Oakland County	Birmingham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(248) 203-3350	343	27	12.7	15.7%	238 (69.4%)	63 (18.4%)	15 (4.4%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.1%)	$20,475			$1,377			$19,098	89.4	92.1	81	44
261722005403	126	Meridian Elementary School	Public	K-5	26700 Meridian Rd	Grosse Ile	48138	Wayne County	Grosse Ile Township Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 362-2700	326	21	15.8	19.3%	274 (84.0%)	3 (0.9%)	22 (6.7%)	10 (3.1%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$14,428			$661			$13,767	89.4	77.2	294	168
261059008526	127	STEM Academy	Public	K-8	175 Hunt St	Kalamazoo	49048	Kalamazoo County	Comstock Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 250-8594	280	16	17.3	41.8%	188 (67.1%)	30 (10.7%)	13 (4.6%)	12 (4.3%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (12.1%)	$17,625			$2,071			$15,555	89.4	91.2	97	30
261857005543	128	Sycamore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2163 142nd Ave	Dorr	49323	Allegan County	Hopkins Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 681-9189	244	15	15.8	39.3%	229 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	$15,456			$1,147			$14,309	89.3	92.7	68	60
260990004472	129	Bailey Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	8051 Pine Knob Rd	Clarkston	48348	Oakland County	Clarkston Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 623-5300	519	34	15.4	12.3%	453 (87.3%)	6 (1.2%)	35 (6.7%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)	$14,676			$828			$13,848	89.3	85.8	173	44
261647005382	130	Grandville South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3650 Navaho St SW	Grandville	49418	Kent County	Grandville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 254-6211	380	27	14.1	34.2%	297 (78.2%)	21 (5.5%)	42 (11.1%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$14,518			$1,406			$13,112	89.2	85.9	168	38

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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.