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)
260684004280	61	Bridgman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3891 Lake St	Bridgman	49106	Berrien County	Bridgman Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 466-0241	342	23	14.8	45.3%	288 (84.2%)	5 (1.5%)	26 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.7%)	$16,529			$1,303			$15,226	94	88.5	129	68
260015000911	62	Cross Creek Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7701 Kalamazoo Ave SE	Byron Center	49315	Kent County	Cross Creek Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 656-4000	780	38	20.3	41.2%	475 (60.9%)	52 (6.7%)	93 (11.9%)	74 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (11.0%)	$10,943			$777			$10,166	94	94.8	47	15
262994007576	63	Musson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 Dutton Rd	Rochester Hills	48306	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-4200	527	26	20.6	5.9%	343 (65.1%)	9 (1.7%)	30 (5.7%)	120 (22.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.4%)	$13,949			$557			$13,391	93.9	92.6	71	8
262994006571	64	Meadow Brook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2350 Munster Rd	Rochester Hills	48309	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-4100	396	23	17.2	14.1%	286 (72.2%)	12 (3.0%)	29 (7.3%)	40 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (6.8%)	$16,017			$608			$15,409	93.9	89.6	120	56
260687004288	65	Spencer Road Elementary School	Public	K-4	10639 Spencer Rd	Brighton	48114	Livingston County	Brighton Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 299-4350	510	28	17.9	14.1%	469 (92.0%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (3.7%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$13,735			$1,874			$11,862	93.7	90.4	108	43
260762004349	66	Dutton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3820 68th St SE	Caledonia	49316	Kent County	Caledonia Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 698-8982	266	21	12.9	37.2%	192 (72.2%)	6 (2.3%)	34 (12.8%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.8%)	$16,977			$2,005			$14,971	93.5	95.9	37	29
260762004350	67	Kettle Lake Elementary School	Public	K-4	8451 Garbow Dr SE	Alto	49302	Kent County	Caledonia Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 868-6113	371	23	15.8	15.9%	327 (88.1%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.7%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	$13,797			$1,366			$12,430	93.3	93.4	60	7
262598001505	68	Ridge Wood Elementary School	Public	K-5	49775 6 Mile Rd	Northville	48168	Wayne County	Northville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 465-2200	436	24	18	5.7%	232 (53.2%)	12 (2.8%)	12 (2.8%)	166 (38.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	$15,467			$727			$14,739	93.1	92	82	14
261647005377	69	Grandville Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4052 Prairie St SW	Grandville	49418	Kent County	Grandville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 254-6012	239	17	13.9	42.3%	184 (77.0%)	8 (3.3%)	34 (14.2%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$16,387			$2,584			$13,803	92.9	86.9	153	84
262598006250	70	Winchester Elementary School	Public	K-5	16141 Winchester Dr	Northville	48168	Wayne County	Northville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 465-2400	476	26	18.4	6.3%	398 (83.6%)	4 (0.8%)	17 (3.6%)	40 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	$14,749			$1,356			$13,394	92.9	92.2	79	9

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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