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)
261461005159	51	Pine Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3250 Redford Dr SE	Grand Rapids	49546	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8910	491	25	19.2	9.0%	443 (90.2%)	5 (1.0%)	6 (1.2%)	15 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	$13,202			$489			$12,713	95.1	96.7	29	22
261791001470	52	Creekside Elementary School	Public	K-4	3480 East St	Hartland	48353	Livingston County	Hartland Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 626-2600	424	26	16.3	19.6%	395 (93.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	$13,279			$733			$12,546	94.9	97.1	19	33
260956004448	53	Weidman Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	3311 N School Rd	Weidman	48893	Isabella County	Chippewa Hills School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 644-3430	263	17	15.4	74.5%	234 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.8%)	$00			$00			$00	94.7	92.7	69	16
261791005462	54	Hartland Lakes Elementary School	Public	K-4	687 Taylor Rd	Brighton	48114	Livingston County	Hartland Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 626-2700	490	29	17.1	15.7%	466 (95.1%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$12,273			$1,170			$11,103	94.7	95.3	45	9
263003006590	55	Cannonsburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	4894 Sturgis Ave NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6344	228	16	13.9	17.1%	203 (89.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.7%)	$17,672			$524			$17,148	94.7	91.7	87	32
262628001681	56	Okemos Public MontessoriCentral	Public	PK, KG-4	4406 Okemos Rd	Okemos	48864	Ingham County	Okemos Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 706-5400	310	20	15.2	13.2%	153 (49.4%)	8 (2.6%)	12 (3.9%)	99 (31.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.9%)	$15,986			$1,345			$14,642	94.4	94.3	54	2
263426006971	57	Schroeder Elementary School	Public	K-5	3541 Jack Dr	Troy	48084	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-3600	446	29	15.6	8.1%	178 (39.9%)	14 (3.1%)	25 (5.6%)	211 (47.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	$15,881			$1,053			$14,827	94.4	97.1	20	37
260282004012	58	Eberwhite School	Public	K-5	800 Soule Blvd	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1934	352	24	14.8	12.8%	249 (70.7%)	23 (6.5%)	29 (8.2%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.4%)	$18,466			$478			$17,988	94.3	96.7	30	28
260762004347	59	Caledonia Elementary School	Public	K-4	9770 Duncan Lake Ave SE	Caledonia	49316	Kent County	Caledonia Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 891-8181	312	20	15.5	22.1%	260 (83.3%)	3 (1.0%)	22 (7.1%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.4%)	$14,910			$1,186			$13,724	94.2	97.4	15	44
260687004289	60	Hornung Elementary School	Public	K-4	4680 Bauer Rd	Brighton	48116	Livingston County	Brighton Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 299-4450	545	29	19	13.9%	512 (93.9%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.1%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	$12,941			$1,862			$11,078	94.2	93.4	61	1

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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.