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)
261482005177	461	Salk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	17601 15 Mile Rd	Clinton Township	48035	Macomb County	Fraser Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 439-6800	465	28	16.8	49.5%	352 (75.7%)	55 (11.8%)	18 (3.9%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.5%)	$13,890			$1,299			$12,591	66.8	58.8	566	105
262028005705	462	Zinser Elementary School	Public	K-5	3949 Leonard St NW	Grand Rapids	49534	Kent County	Kenowa Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 453-2461	430	27	15.9	38.1%	340 (79.1%)	9 (2.1%)	43 (10.0%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.7%)	$14,134			$1,905			$12,229	66.8	67.2	438	24
262856007568	463	Hoben Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	44680 Saltz Rd	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 981-8670	464	28	16.6	29.3%	330 (71.1%)	32 (6.9%)	29 (6.3%)	47 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	$15,010			$1,224			$13,786	66.7	66.1	456	7
260426004093	464	Auburn Elementary School	Public	K-5	301 E Midland Rd	Auburn	48611	Bay County	Bay City School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 662-4921	474	27	17.8	45.8%	425 (89.7%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	$12,599			$1,753			$10,845	66.7	69.5	398	66
262073001080	465	Orion Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1255 Joslyn Rd	Lake Orion	48360	Oakland County	Lake Orion Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 393-0010	515	30	17.4	31.7%	354 (68.7%)	11 (2.1%)	57 (11.1%)	33 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (11.5%)	$15,129			$531			$14,598	66.5	71.4	372	93
263237007892	466	Appleview Elementary School	Public	3-5	240 E Spartan Dr	Sparta	49345	Kent County	Sparta Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 887-1743	513	33	15.5	47.2%	431 (84.0%)	13 (2.5%)	59 (11.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	$15,409			$1,791			$13,618	66.4	60.1	549	83
260219008693	467	Algonquin Elementary School	Public, Magnet	2-6	9185 Marsh Rd	Clay	48001	St. Clair County	Algonac Community School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 794-9317	466	28	16.5	57.3%	449 (96.4%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$12,462			$2,033			$10,430	66.4	52	661	194
263582007586	468	Scotch Elementary School	Public	3-5	5959 Commerce Rd	West Bloomfield	48324	Oakland County	West Bloomfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 865-3280	316	27	11.5	31.6%	179 (56.6%)	79 (25.0%)	20 (6.3%)	17 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.6%)	$19,025			$647			$18,378	66.3	66.3	452	16
261641005291	469	Delta Center Elementary School	Public	K-4	305 S Canal Rd	Lansing	48917	Eaton County	Grand Ledge Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 925-5540	501	29	17.1	35.5%	316 (63.1%)	16 (3.2%)	68 (13.6%)	59 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.4%)	$12,850			$1,625			$11,225	66.3	62.1	518	49
260915004446	470	Chesaning Middle School	Public	4-8	431 N 4th St	Chesaning	48616	Saginaw County	Chesaning Union Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 845-7040	557	30	18.4	55.3%	509 (91.4%)	6 (1.1%)	28 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	$11,835			$1,274			$10,561	66.3	56.9	590	120

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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.