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)
261455005144	701	Elms Elementary School	Public	1-6	6125 N Elms Rd	Flushing	48433	Genesee County	Flushing Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-7350	349	21	16.5	60.5%	262 (75.1%)	30 (8.6%)	30 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.9%)	$14,788			$1,645			$13,143	49.5	48.2	721	20
260543008175	702	Berrien Springs Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	501 Middle School Drive	Berrien Springs	49103	Berrien County	Berrien Springs Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(269) 473-0500	134	9	14.4	37.3%	106 (79.1%)	9 (6.7%)	11 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.0%)	$5,668			$912			$4,757	49.5	51.5	670	32
262790006364	703	Perry Elementary	Public, Virtual	PK, KG-4	401 N Watkins	Perry	48872	Shiawassee County	Perry Public Schools	No	No	Yes	Yes	(517) 625-3101	356	23	15.6	58.7%	324 (91.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.6%)	$14,985			$1,667			$13,318	49.4	59.6	556	147
262034005715	704	Glenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	912 Silverleaf St SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 455-2510	406	26	15.7	84.5%	83 (20.4%)	144 (35.5%)	102 (25.1%)	43 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.4%)	$14,156			$1,568			$12,588	49.4	31.5	973	269
261958005621	705	North Elementary School	Public	3-6	201 E Arcada St	Ithaca	48847	Gratiot County	Ithaca Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 875-3047	305	14	21.4	55.7%	271 (88.9%)	2 (0.7%)	26 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$13,347			$1,621			$11,725	49.4	48.2	720	15
263384006927	706	Andrews Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	200 S Douglas Ave	Three Rivers	49093	St. Joseph County	Three Rivers Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 279-1140	291	17	17.1	57.7%	212 (72.9%)	25 (8.6%)	19 (6.5%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.7%)	$14,091			$2,061			$12,031	49.4	56.9	591	115
261086004549	707	Corunna Middle School	Public	4-7	400 N Comstock St	Corunna	48817	Shiawassee County	Corunna Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 743-5641	452	25	18.2	58.0%	413 (91.4%)	4 (0.9%)	14 (3.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	$13,551			$1,001			$12,550	49.3	38.9	870	163
261473000013	708	Natalie Kreeger Elementary School	Public	3-5	430 N Hibbard St	Fowlerville	48836	Livingston County	Fowlerville Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 223-6006	554	28	19.7	42.8%	515 (93.0%)	6 (1.1%)	19 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.6%)	$13,856			$831			$13,025	49.3	40.7	840	132
260014800909	709	Knapp Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1759 Leffingwell Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Knapp Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 364-1100	576	37	15.3	79.0%	148 (25.7%)	231 (40.1%)	92 (16.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (17.4%)	$12,985			$1,893			$11,092	49.3	40.5	847	138
262934006514	710	TriTownship School	Public, Alternative	K-12	10070 Us Highway 2	Rapid River	49878	Delta County	Rapid River Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 474-6411	278	19	14.9	52.2%	220 (79.1%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	46 (16.5%)	$14,575			$2,930			$11,644	49.3	63.9	490	220

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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