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)
261160000756	621	Miller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4824 Lois St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6850	581	39	15	96.4%	564 (97.1%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$20,368			$3,296			$17,072	55.8	53.4	637	16
263447006992	622	Schwarzkoff Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8401 Constitution Blvd	Sterling Heights	48313	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-6300	554	34	16.2	78.7%	415 (74.9%)	73 (13.2%)	11 (2.0%)	33 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.8%)	$14,229			$1,669			$12,559	55.8	63.2	503	119
261587005238	623	Parsons Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14473 Middle Gibraltar Rd	Rockwood	48173	Wayne County	Gibraltar School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 379-7050	385	24	15.8	32.7%	312 (81.0%)	16 (4.2%)	29 (7.5%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.7%)	$13,442			$945			$12,497	55.8	51.8	664	41
261242004938	624	Belle River Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	1601 Chartier Rd	Marine City	48039	St. Clair County	East China School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 676-1150	357	25	14.1	58.8%	339 (95.0%)	6 (1.7%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$13,077			$2,385			$10,693	55.7	44.3	775	151
263516007074	625	Mary Helen Guest Elementary School	Public	K-5	1655 Decker Rd	Walled Lake	48390	Oakland County	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 956-3300	324	20	16	41.7%	195 (60.2%)	25 (7.7%)	35 (10.8%)	53 (16.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	$15,310			$1,118			$14,192	55.7	57.3	585	40
260429004117	626	Beal City Elementary School	Public	K-5	3117 Elias Rd	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Beal City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 644-2740	262	17	15.8	43.5%	236 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$14,710			$1,344			$13,366	55.6	62.3	516	110
262085005752	627	Riverside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	650 Riverside Dr	Battle Creek	49015	Calhoun County	Lakeview School District (Calhoun)	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 565-4700	346	25	13.7	69.9%	172 (49.7%)	35 (10.1%)	54 (15.6%)	45 (13.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.3%)	$15,074			$2,218			$12,856	55.4	59.2	559	68
262766001315	628	Paw Paw Later Elementary	Public	3-5	612 W North St	Paw Paw	49079	Van Buren County	Paw Paw Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 415-5400	447	28	15.9	44.7%	354 (79.2%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (14.1%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	$14,263			$1,908			$12,355	55.4	54.9	612	16
262040005725	629	Kingston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3644 Ross St	Kingston	48741	Tuscola County	Kingston Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 683-2284	310	17	18.7	67.7%	293 (94.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	$14,343			$2,462			$11,881	55.2	60.7	540	89
261011004501	630	Clio Intermediate School	Public	4-5	11218 N Linden Rd	Clio	48420	Genesee County	Clio Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-7652	425	21	20.4	65.4%	365 (85.9%)	8 (1.9%)	27 (6.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.4%)	$12,924			$1,009			$11,915	55.2	62.3	515	115

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.