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)
261160004589	321	Duvall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	22561 Beech St	Dearborn	48124	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	No	(313) 827-2750	199	16	12.5	49.7%	171 (85.9%)	11 (5.5%)	7 (3.5%)	7 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$21,503			$2,939			$18,564	75.6	79.3	259	62
262082005748	322	Stewart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2750 Orchard Ln	Stevensville	49127	Berrien County	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 428-1418	414	25	16.4	34.8%	320 (77.3%)	28 (6.8%)	11 (2.7%)	39 (9.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	$12,840			$1,887			$10,953	75.4	69.8	393	71
261407005052	323	Forest Elementary School	Public	K-5	34545 Old Timber Rd	Farmington Hills	48331	Oakland County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 785-2068	397	26	15.3	19.4%	265 (66.8%)	71 (17.9%)	19 (4.8%)	27 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	$17,004			$1,713			$15,291	75.4	71.3	373	50
263447007021	324	Dekeyser Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	39600 Atkinson Dr	Sterling Heights	48313	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-4400	525	26	20.5	47.8%	440 (83.8%)	24 (4.6%)	9 (1.7%)	25 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.1%)	$13,078			$1,056			$12,022	75.2	84.4	188	136
260282001418	325	Lakewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	344 Gralake Ave	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 994-1953	265	24	10.9	38.5%	128 (48.3%)	5 (1.9%)	65 (24.5%)	33 (12.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.5%)	$24,369			$892			$23,477	75	63.7	494	169
263447007028	326	Floyd Ebeling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	15970 Haverhill Dr	Macomb	48044	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 797-4700	699	35	19.8	31.2%	546 (78.1%)	18 (2.6%)	48 (6.9%)	54 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.4%)	$12,694			$872			$11,821	75	72.9	350	24
263666001692	327	Quincy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10155 Quincy St	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	Zeeland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 748-4701	480	30	15.8	28.3%	378 (78.8%)	8 (1.7%)	60 (12.5%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.4%)	$13,903			$727			$13,176	74.8	82.9	215	112
262724000232	328	Oxford Elementary School	Public	3-5	109 Pontiac St	Oxford	48371	Oakland County	Oxford Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 969-5075	366	26	14.1	19.7%	323 (88.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.0%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	$15,020			$1,078			$13,942	74.8	63.8	493	165
261716005397	329	Walnut Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	712 N Walnut St	Greenville	48838	Montcalm County	Greenville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 754-3688	386	24	16	67.1%	340 (88.1%)	3 (0.8%)	25 (6.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$14,393			$1,012			$13,381	74.7	58	574	245
260650004253	330	Boyne City Elementary School	Public	K-4	930 Brockway St	Boyne City	49712	Charlevoix County	Boyne City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 439-8300	407	25	16.1	56.3%	374 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.7%)	$17,680			$1,487			$16,193	74.6	73	347	17

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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