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)
260957000200	781	Cherokee Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	42900 Rivergate Dr	Clinton Twp	48038	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(586) 723-4800	548	26	20.9	47.6%	398 (72.6%)	75 (13.7%)	25 (4.6%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.1%)	$13,175			$862			$12,313	44.1	55.2	610	171
262475006130	782	Fancher School	Public	3-5	801 S Kinney Ave	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Mt. Pleasant City School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 775-2230	406	25	16.2	47.3%	318 (78.3%)	4 (1.0%)	18 (4.4%)	14 (3.4%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.9%)	$13,748			$1,121			$12,627	44	53.5	636	146
261482005181	783	Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School	Public	K-6	32151 Danna	Fraser	48026	Macomb County	Fraser Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 439-6700	360	18	20.1	53.3%	266 (73.9%)	46 (12.8%)	15 (4.2%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.8%)	$12,554			$1,057			$11,497	44	53.8	630	153
262232005946	784	Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3498 Treat Hwy	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Madison School District (Lenawee)	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 263-0744	808	48	16.7	72.8%	535 (66.2%)	48 (5.9%)	193 (23.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (3.2%)	$12,739			$769			$11,970	44	48.6	709	75
260007908857	785	Cole Academy East	Public, Charter	K-5	2921 E Coleman Rd	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	Cole Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(517) 580-3470	180	12	14.8	53.9%	60 (33.3%)	39 (21.7%)	44 (24.4%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (18.3%)	$10,055			$1,789			$8,266	43.9	38.2	884	99
261407005043	786	JA Lanigan Elementary School	Public	K-5	23800 Tuck Rd	Farmington Hills	48336	Oakland County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 489-3722	505	34	14.8	52.5%	281 (55.6%)	139 (27.5%)	30 (5.9%)	23 (4.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.7%)	$16,202			$1,584			$14,618	43.9	44.9	770	16
263519007095	787	Black Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14100 Heritage Rd	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 825-2840	421	27	15.7	72.7%	239 (56.8%)	98 (23.3%)	7 (1.7%)	53 (12.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.2%)	$19,489			$3,595			$15,894	43.9	37	895	108
263519007101	788	Susick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Castleton Dr	Troy	48083	Oakland County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 825-2665	382	24	15.8	68.6%	239 (62.6%)	47 (12.3%)	13 (3.4%)	64 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	$18,474			$4,189			$14,286	43.9	31.5	972	184
263447007027	789	Schuchard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2900 Holly Dr	Sterling Heights	48310	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-6200	637	37	17.4	83.7%	523 (82.1%)	20 (3.1%)	6 (0.9%)	75 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.0%)	$14,300			$2,159			$12,141	43.8	39.4	861	72
261848005527	790	Dimondale Elementary School	Public	K-4	330 Walnut St	Dimondale	48821	Eaton County	Holt Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 694-6411	333	26	13	62.8%	184 (55.3%)	40 (12.0%)	49 (14.7%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (15.0%)	$16,062			$1,549			$14,512	43.8	30.9	983	193

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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.