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)
260450004136	1341	Dailey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	6236 Neff Rd	Mount Morris	48458	Genesee County	Beecher Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-9890	312	16	19.5	96.5%	24 (7.7%)	276 (88.5%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$20,464			$14,288			$6,176	10.3	5.2	1441	100
260100808372	1342	MadisonCarver Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	19900 Mcintyre St	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	Madison-Carver Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 716-7193	421	15	28	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	410 (97.4%)	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$18,271			$5,333			$12,939	10.2	9.6	1327	15
260031501766	1343	Multicultural Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-10	5550 Platt Rd	Ann Arbor	48108	Washtenaw County	Multicultural Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 677-0732	191	15	13	76.4%	104 (54.5%)	23 (12.0%)	24 (12.6%)	38 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$12,363			$3,851			$8,511	9.9			(n/a)
260111008797	1344	Inkster Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	27355 Woodsfield St	Inkster	48141	Wayne County	Inkster Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 278-3825	266	1	212.8	91.4%	8 (3.0%)	229 (86.1%)	8 (3.0%)	4 (1.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.3%)	$13,586			$2,633			$10,952	9.8	7.5	1383	39
260110304744	1345	Hutchinson ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	2600 Garland St	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-4169	329	26	12.9	91.5%	1 (0.3%)	328 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,272			$8,072			$15,200	9.8	8.4	1353	8
260110307756	1346	Garvey Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2301 Van Dyke St	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-7400	362	30	12.2	87.0%	0 (0.0%)	359 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,772			$6,428			$17,344	9.8	7.6	1373	27
263354006906	1347	Taylor Parks Elementary School	Public	K-5	20614 Pinecrest St	Taylor	48180	Wayne County	Taylor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 374-1246	326	19	17	85.6%	195 (59.8%)	62 (19.0%)	42 (12.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.7%)	$19,752			$4,903			$14,849	9.8	7.5	1385	38
260027101446	1348	Warrendale Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	19400 Sawyer St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Warrendale Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 240-4200	709	37	19.1	98.2%	1 (0.1%)	645 (91.0%)	18 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.1%)	$13,161			$2,043			$11,118	9.8	16.5	1219	129
261161004617	1349	Pardee School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4650 Pardee Ave	Dearborn Heights	48125	Wayne County	Dearborn Heights School District #7	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 203-5600	349	16	22	80.2%	229 (65.6%)	59 (16.9%)	46 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$14,644			$2,228			$12,416	9.8	9.7	1325	24
260110304809	1350	Pasteur Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	19811 Stoepel St	Detroit	48221	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-7314	312	24	12.9	88.5%	3 (1.0%)	309 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,533			$7,822			$16,711	9.7	10.5	1307	43

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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.