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)
262205005925	191	Alto Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6150 Bancroft Ave SE	Alto	49302	Kent County	Lowell Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 987-2600	407	24	16.7	24.6%	374 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$12,499			$1,115			$11,384	84.5	91.3	91	100
261160004594	192	Howard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1611 N York St	Dearborn	48128	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6350	450	28	16.2	50.2%	419 (93.1%)	7 (1.6%)	8 (1.8%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$16,916			$2,603			$14,313	84.5	84	192
260110307481	193	Bates Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	19701 Wyoming St	Detroit	48221	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-7000	755	40	18.6	57.7%	0 (0.0%)	752 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$19,563			$6,215			$13,348	84.5	78.6	267	74
261470005167	194	Waldron Elementary and Middle School	Public, Magnet	K-8	11214 W Kent St	Fowler	48835	Clinton County	Fowler Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 593-2160	266	18	14.7	21.8%	254 (95.5%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,552			$979			$12,574	84.5	76.7	304	110
262139005849	195	Leland Public School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	200 N Grand Ave	Leland	49654	Leelanau County	Leland Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 256-9857	450	32	14	35.1%	367 (81.6%)	2 (0.4%)	68 (15.1%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$17,016			$947			$16,069	84.4	87.4	145	50
263642007228	196	Williamston Explorer Elementary School	Public	3-5	416 Highland St	Williamston	48895	Ingham County	Williamston Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 655-2174	408	22	18.7	26.2%	360 (88.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.6%)	$12,644			$1,243			$11,401	84.4	76.2	312	116
261638005285	197	Robinson School	Public	PK, KG-4	11801 120th Ave	Grand Haven	49417	Ottawa County	Grand Haven Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 850-5900	211	18	11.4	37.4%	167 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (16.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	$20,163			$3,336			$16,827	84.4	83.2	212	15
260028901655	198	Keystone Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	47925 Bemis Rd	Belleville	48111	Wayne County	Keystone Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 697-9470	629	37	16.8	52.5%	416 (66.1%)	114 (18.1%)	48 (7.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.5%)	$11,302			$987			$10,316	84.4	84.4	186	12
261160004586	199	Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N Waverly St	Dearborn	48128	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	No	(313) 827-6300	343	20	17	42.0%	316 (92.1%)	4 (1.2%)	14 (4.1%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$17,915			$2,763			$15,152	84.4	76.4	307	108
262613006265	200	Village Oaks Elementary School	Public	K-4	23333 Willowbrook	Novi	48375	Oakland County	Novi Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 449-1300	538	39	13.8	19.3%	194 (36.1%)	57 (10.6%)	22 (4.1%)	237 (44.1%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.3%)	$15,335			$652			$14,684	84.3	87.9	140	60

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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.

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