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)
260282004005	11	Angell School	Public	K-5	1608 S University Ave	Ann Arbor	48104	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1907	298	21	14.1	20.1%	166 (55.7%)	18 (6.0%)	29 (9.7%)	53 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.7%)	$23,470			$475			$22,995	98.1	98.1	8	3
261884005561	12	Forest Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1645 32nd Ave	Hudsonville	49426	Ottawa County	Hudsonville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 896-9429	263	17	15.7	24.0%	226 (85.9%)	4 (1.5%)	19 (7.2%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	$14,932			$724			$14,208	98.1	90.8	102	90
261461001550	13	Knapp Forest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4243 Knapp Valley Dr NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8980	572	32	18	7.7%	473 (82.7%)	4 (0.7%)	16 (2.8%)	46 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.8%)	$12,909			$710			$12,199	97.9	97.3	16	3
261248004962	14	Lakeside School	Public	K-5	2325 Hall St SE	Grand Rapids	49506	Kent County	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 235-7553	451	23	19.4	5.3%	384 (85.1%)	7 (1.6%)	26 (5.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.9%)	$11,532			$499			$11,034	97.9	95.6	42	28
260756004335	15	Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1756 64th St SW	Byron Center	49315	Kent County	Byron Center Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 878-6300	523	27	19.6	23.9%	398 (76.1%)	7 (1.3%)	42 (8.0%)	28 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.2%)	$12,778			$827			$11,950	97.8	97.7	12	3
263003006589	16	Valley View Elementary School	Public	K-5	405 Summit Ave NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6366	631	36	17.4	14.6%	566 (89.7%)	3 (0.5%)	28 (4.4%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)	$12,810			$539			$12,271	97.5	96.2	36	20
261461005152	17	Ada Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	731 Ada Dr SE	Ada	49301	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 493-8940	331	23	14.3	12.7%	271 (81.9%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	36 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	$15,286			$1,136			$14,150	97.4	94.6	52	35
262574006221	18	Kerby Elementary School	Public	K-4	285 Kerby Rd	Grosse Pointe Farms	48236	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-4200	283	20	13.9	11.0%	232 (82.0%)	17 (6.0%)	7 (2.5%)	9 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.0%)	$18,002			$1,690			$16,312	97.2	88.2	132	114
260282004028	19	Wines Elementary School	Public	K-5	1701 Newport Rd	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1973	401	25	15.8	7.7%	286 (71.3%)	7 (1.7%)	32 (8.0%)	26 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.5%)	$18,485			$464			$18,021	97.1	96.8	27	8
260585004224	20	Quarton Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	771 Chesterfield Ave	Birmingham	48009	Oakland County	Birmingham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 203-3429	332	24	13.6	0.9%	292 (88.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.4%)	$21,324			$636			$20,688	97	97	23	3

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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.