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)
262382008837	531	Central Park Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	1400 Rodd St	Midland	48640	Midland County	Midland Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 923-6836	617	43	14.2	62.7%	502 (81.4%)	17 (2.8%)	37 (6.0%)	13 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	42 (6.8%)	$15,062			$1,708			$13,354	61.3	58.6	569	38
261797005468	532	Northeastern Elementary School	Public	K-5	519 E Grant St	Hastings	49058	Barry County	Hastings Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 948-4421	304	19	16.2	53.9%	284 (93.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	$11,445			$1,310			$10,136	61.3	64.7	481	51
263426006967	533	Troy Union Elementary School	Public	K-5	1340 E Square Lake Rd	Troy	48085	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 823-3100	400	27	15	25.8%	195 (48.8%)	39 (9.8%)	31 (7.8%)	112 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	$17,458			$1,303			$16,155	61.2	72.9	348	185
262187000627	534	South River Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	27733 S River Rd	Harrison Township	48045	Macomb County	L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(586) 783-6480	526	26	20.3	46.6%	381 (72.4%)	61 (11.6%)	19 (3.6%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (10.8%)	$14,591			$1,793			$12,798	61.1	52.8	650	116
260957004458	535	Ojibwa Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	46950 Heydenreich Rd	Macomb	48044	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(586) 723-6400	635	34	18.7	45.0%	417 (65.7%)	86 (13.5%)	33 (5.2%)	30 (4.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (10.2%)	$13,381			$901			$12,479	61.1	53.6	634	99
261797005469	536	Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	509 S Broadway St	Hastings	49058	Barry County	Hastings Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 948-4423	264	19	14	68.6%	232 (87.9%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)	$13,719			$1,873			$11,846	61	66.6	447	89
261773005439	537	Wattles Park Elementary School	Public	K-4	132 Wattles Rd S	Battle Creek	49014	Calhoun County	Harper Creek Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 441-5853	383	22	17.1	55.9%	302 (78.9%)	8 (2.1%)	27 (7.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (10.7%)	$15,430			$2,140			$13,290	61	72.1	364	173
262706006318	538	Washington Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	538 Washington St	Otsego	49078	Allegan County	Otsego Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 694-7800	450	24	18.9	51.1%	406 (90.2%)	3 (0.7%)	22 (4.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	$12,526			$1,315			$11,212	61	66.7	445	93
263447006999	539	Plumbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	39660 Spalding Dr	Sterling Heights	48313	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-6000	456	30	15.4	60.7%	344 (75.4%)	33 (7.2%)	18 (3.9%)	26 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.5%)	$17,500			$1,599			$15,901	60.9	64.5	484	55
260417004091	540	Bath Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13789 Webster Rd	Bath	48808	Clinton County	Bath Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 641-6771	451	28	16	46.8%	340 (75.4%)	11 (2.4%)	60 (13.3%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.7%)	$14,024			$2,023			$12,001	60.8	61.4	531	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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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