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)
260010000613	511	Charyl Stockwell Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	9758 E Highland Rd	Howell	48843	Livingston County	Charyl Stockwell Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 632-2200	630	40	15.9	18.6%	577 (91.6%)	9 (1.4%)	15 (2.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)	$11,685			$824			$10,861	63.3	64.8	478	33
263630007217	512	Whitehall Ealy Elementary School	Public	3-5	425 E Sophia St	Whitehall	49461	Muskegon County	Whitehall District Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 893-1040	401	29	14	56.4%	346 (86.3%)	5 (1.2%)	28 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	$15,028			$2,198			$12,830	63	63.1	505	7
260031101760	513	Triumph Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3000 Vivian Rd	Monroe	48162	Monroe County	Triumph Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 240-2610	777	34	22.8	63.3%	564 (72.6%)	25 (3.2%)	77 (9.9%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (12.9%)	$11,787			$1,339			$10,448	63	66.2	455	58
262391006076	514	Meachum Elementary	Public	K-5	8537 Gleason St	Millington	48746	Tuscola County	Millington Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 660-2432	472	26	18.2	58.3%	460 (97.5%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$11,467			$1,594			$9,873	62.9	50.4	684	170
260657004258	515	Oakwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2839 Oakwood Rd	Ortonville	48462	Oakland County	Brandon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 627-1880	442	25	17.7	47.5%	365 (82.6%)	17 (3.8%)	28 (6.3%)	17 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	$13,259			$1,040			$12,219	62.9	52.3	656	141
263093007648	516	Saranac Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	250 Pleasant St	Saranac	48881	Ionia County	Saranac Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(616) 642-1200	434	31	14	53.7%	397 (91.5%)	6 (1.4%)	20 (4.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$13,883			$1,526			$12,357	62.8	60.8	539	23
261737005412	517	Hale Area School	Public, Alternative	K-12	311 N Washington St	Hale	48739	Iosco County	Hale Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 728-3551	343	23	15	74.3%	314 (91.5%)	3 (0.9%)	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	$16,013			$1,696			$14,317	62.8	63.4	502	15
261056004524	518	Fairview School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1879 E Miller Rd	Fairview	48621	Oscoda County	Fairview Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 848-7004	298	12	24.8	73.8%	294 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,093			$3,092			$11,000	62.7	64.1	488	30
260732004322	519	Floyd School	Public	K-5	725 S 8 Mile Rd	Midland	48640	Midland County	Bullock Creek School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 832-2081	307	25	12.1	65.8%	297 (96.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$16,022			$2,033			$13,989	62.5	53	643	124
262331006017	520	McBain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	107 E Maple St	Mc Bain	49657	Missaukee County	McBain Rural Agricultural Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 825-2021	512	28	18.4	59.8%	446 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	$13,730			$1,812			$11,918	62.3	70.7	381	139

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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:

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

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.