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)
260282004014	291	Haisley Elementary School	Public	K-5	825 Duncan St	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 994-1937	389	29	13.4	27.5%	211 (54.2%)	51 (13.1%)	41 (10.5%)	44 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.8%)	$20,959			$487			$20,471	77.6	74.2	334	43
263582007177	292	Roosevelt Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3250 Commerce Rd	Orchard Lake	48324	Oakland County	West Bloomfield School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(248) 865-6620	348	25	13.8	48.6%	143 (41.1%)	109 (31.3%)	52 (14.9%)	17 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.8%)	$18,415			$806			$17,609	77.6	68.1	422	130
262250005967	293	Manton Consolidated Elementary School	Public	K-4	105 5th St	Manton	49663	Wexford County	Manton Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 824-6413	347	24	14.2	59.4%	307 (88.5%)	3 (0.9%)	21 (6.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)	$14,141			$2,134			$12,008	77.6	64.5	483	190
260252003972	294	Arno Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7500 Fox Ave	Allen Park	48101	Wayne County	Allen Park Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-1050	506	28	17.9	52.6%	365 (72.1%)	14 (2.8%)	105 (20.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.6%)	$13,269			$1,836			$11,433	77.3	72.1	362	68
261299001331	295	Edwardsburg Intermediate School	Public	4-5	27157 Us Highway 12	Edwardsburg	49112	Cass County	Edwardsburg Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 663-1063	360	19	19	40.6%	338 (93.9%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$10,826			$1,797			$9,028	77.3	77.5	290	5
261983005643	296	Sandy Hill School	Public	K-6	1990 Baldwin St	Jenison	49428	Ottawa County	Jenison Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 457-1404	422	32	13.1	43.8%	312 (73.9%)	12 (2.8%)	57 (13.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.8%)	$16,446			$1,427			$15,020	77.3	74.4	330	34
261794005465	297	Vera Ralya Elementary School	Public	2-5	5645 School St	Haslett	48840	Ingham County	Haslett Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 339-8202	389	26	15.1	28.8%	266 (68.4%)	20 (5.1%)	58 (14.9%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.3%)	$14,890			$912			$13,978	77.3	81.2	240	57
261260004972	298	Glencairn School	Public	PK, KG-5	939 N Harrison Rd	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 333-7930	296	20	15.1	25.7%	198 (66.9%)	27 (9.1%)	29 (9.8%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (11.5%)	$13,189			$1,441			$11,748	77.2	76.8	302	4
261995005667	299	Northglade Montessori School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1914 Cobb Ave	Kalamazoo	49007	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 337-0700	270	14	19.5	43.0%	142 (52.6%)	76 (28.1%)	7 (2.6%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (14.4%)	$16,781			$2,879			$13,902	77.1	63.7	496	197
263660007273	300	John F FarrellEmmett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 Kinney Rd	Emmett	48022	St. Clair County	Yale Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 384-1300	206	12	16.8	43.2%	194 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$14,586			$965			$13,620	77.1	76.5	306	6

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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