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)
260030201738	1041	Detroit Enterprise Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	11224 Kercheval St	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	Detroit Enterprise Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 823-5799	746	41	18.1	96.6%	3 (0.4%)	688 (92.2%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.2%)	$12,877			$2,295			$10,582	28.7	36.8	897	144
260010300646	1042	Nah Tah Wahsh Public School Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14911 Hannahville B1 Rd	Wilson	49896	Menominee County	Nah Tah Wahsh Public School Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(906) 466-2952	185	20	9.2	90.3%	16 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	164 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$21,569			$3,212			$18,357	28.7			(n/a)
262088005758	1043	Harmon Elementary School	Public	K-5	24800 Harmon St	Saint Clair Shores	48080	Macomb County	Lakeview Public Schools (Macomb)	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 445-4184	348	18	19	53.2%	231 (66.4%)	64 (18.4%)	22 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.9%)	$17,102			$1,595			$15,508	28.6	26.1	1054	11
263591001085	1044	Great Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3200 152nd Ave	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 786-1200	409	36	11.3	73.6%	95 (23.2%)	18 (4.4%)	224 (54.8%)	39 (9.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.6%)	$16,804			$2,188			$14,616	28.6	34.7	921	123
262721006328	1045	Bryant School	Public	K-5	925 Hampton St	Owosso	48867	Shiawassee County	Owosso Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 723-4355	449	28	16.1	82.4%	396 (88.2%)	4 (0.9%)	25 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	$13,254			$2,076			$11,178	28.4	29.8	991	54
260030601706	1046	Bridge Academy East	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	9600 Buffalo St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Bridge Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 462-6100	554	29	19.1	99.8%	475 (85.7%)	17 (3.1%)	3 (0.5%)	59 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,026			$5,387			$7,639	28.4	25.7	1062	16
261160004602	1047	WhitmoreBolles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	21501 Whitmore St	Dearborn	48124	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6800	299	30	9.9	69.2%	232 (77.6%)	33 (11.0%)	14 (4.7%)	9 (3.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	$21,637			$3,469			$18,168	28.3	27.2	1038	9
263309000267	1048	Eastwood School	Public	3-5	909 S Franks Ave	Sturgis	49091	St. Joseph County	Sturgis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 659-1560	665	33	20.1	71.3%	404 (60.8%)	16 (2.4%)	224 (33.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	$13,513			$2,753			$10,760	28.3	24	1088	40
263354006889	1049	Blair Moody Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8280 Hipp St	Taylor	48180	Wayne County	Taylor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 295-5807	350	24	14.3	81.1%	163 (46.6%)	117 (33.4%)	41 (11.7%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.6%)	$21,461			$5,144			$16,316	28.2	27.5	1032	17
260984004470	1050	Grandview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19814 Louise St	Livonia	48152	Wayne County	Clarenceville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 919-0404	353	24	14.5	73.9%	135 (38.2%)	150 (42.5%)	16 (4.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (13.9%)	$14,253			$1,683			$12,570	28.2	25	1074	24

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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.