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)
261983005644	171	Pinewood School	Public	K-6	2405 Chippewa St	Jenison	49428	Ottawa County	Jenison Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 457-1407	344	25	13.9	29.7%	292 (84.9%)	5 (1.5%)	25 (7.3%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)	$14,590			$1,282			$13,308	86.3	86.8	156	15
261884005566	172	South Elementary School	Public	K-5	4900 40th Ave	Hudsonville	49426	Ottawa County	Hudsonville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 669-9362	395	23	17.4	25.3%	333 (84.3%)	6 (1.5%)	31 (7.8%)	13 (3.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.0%)	$13,148			$956			$12,192	86.2	87.9	138	34
261983005640	173	Bursley School	Public	K-6	1195 Port Sheldon St	Jenison	49428	Ottawa County	Jenison Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 457-2200	411	37	11.1	46.2%	298 (72.5%)	5 (1.2%)	58 (14.1%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.2%)	$16,655			$1,401			$15,254	86	77.7	285	112
260990004473	174	Clarkston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6589 Waldon Rd	Clarkston	48346	Oakland County	Clarkston Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 623-5100	387	29	13.4	18.3%	344 (88.9%)	3 (0.8%)	27 (7.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$15,911			$929			$14,982	86	82	230	56
261242004937	175	Pine River Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-4	3575 King Rd	China	48054	St. Clair County	East China School District	No	Yes	No	No	(810) 676-1050	379	24	15.7	35.4%	357 (94.2%)	4 (1.1%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$12,656			$1,153			$11,503	85.9	72.7	355	180
263225001687	176	Sharon J Hardy Elementary School	Public	K-5	24650 Collingwood Dr	South Lyon	48178	Oakland County	South Lyon Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 573-8650	599	40	15.1	10.0%	436 (72.8%)	14 (2.3%)	16 (2.7%)	108 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.2%)	$15,689			$980			$14,710	85.8	83.6	201	25
261203004914	177	Wylie Elementary School	Public	3-4	3060 Kensington St	Dexter	48130	Washtenaw County	Dexter Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 424-4140	454	33	13.7	15.4%	420 (92.5%)	6 (1.3%)	19 (4.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$16,324			$742			$15,582	85.7	78.3	270	93
261539007455	178	Beach Elementary School	Public	K-5	2741 Heights Ravenna Rd	Muskegon	49444	Muskegon County	Fruitport Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 773-8996	308	19	16.4	57.5%	268 (87.0%)	7 (2.3%)	18 (5.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	$15,470			$1,883			$13,587	85.7	87.8	142	36
260609004237	179	Eastover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Kensington Rd	Bloomfield Hills	48304	Oakland County	Bloomfield Hills Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 341-7100	456	35	13	15.8%	324 (71.1%)	39 (8.6%)	28 (6.1%)	35 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.1%)	$23,095			$951			$22,144	85.7			(n/a)
262994006578	180	University Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Croydon Rd	Rochester Hills	48309	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-4400	397	21	18.6	12.1%	259 (65.2%)	11 (2.8%)	25 (6.3%)	86 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	$16,201			$2,583			$13,618	85.7	86.1	165	15

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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

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

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