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)
261884005565	81	Jamestown Upper Elementary School	Public	3-5	3291 Lincoln Ct	Jamestown	49427	Ottawa County	Hudsonville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 896-9375	319	19	16.4	18.5%	281 (88.1%)	4 (1.3%)	17 (5.3%)	10 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	$13,590			$883			$12,707	91.9	92.9	67	14
260282004027	82	Thurston Elementary School	Public	K-5	2300 Prairie St	Ann Arbor	48105	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1970	495	35	14.2	17.8%	226 (45.7%)	40 (8.1%)	31 (6.3%)	145 (29.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.5%)	$18,120			$693			$17,427	91.8	91.7	89	7
260096307974	83	Achieve Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3250 Denton Rd	Canton	48188	Wayne County	Achieve Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 397-0960	779	34	22.9	25.9%	149 (19.1%)	119 (15.3%)	24 (3.1%)	416 (53.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (8.9%)	$10,363			$418			$9,945	91.8	85.8	172	89
261248004963	84	Wealthy School	Public	K-5	1961 Lake Dr SE	Grand Rapids	49506	Kent County	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 235-7550	462	27	17.4	8.7%	381 (82.5%)	17 (3.7%)	15 (3.2%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.7%)	$11,902			$788			$11,115	91.7	93.5	59	25
261461005156	85	Orchard View Elementary School	Public	K-5	2770 Leffingwell Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 493-8930	407	25	16.2	23.3%	297 (73.0%)	9 (2.2%)	16 (3.9%)	56 (13.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.1%)	$16,141			$1,247			$14,894	91.7	91.9	84	1
262205001690	86	Murray Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3275 Alden Nash Ave NE	Lowell	49331	Kent County	Lowell Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 987-2750	437	24	18.2	17.6%	402 (92.0%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.4%)	$12,342			$757			$11,586	91.6	93.6	58	28
263003006584	87	Belmont Elementary School	Public	K-5	6097 Belmont Ave NE	Belmont	49306	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 863-6362	354	26	13.5	15.5%	309 (87.3%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	$13,853			$514			$13,339	91.6	92.3	78	9
261740005415	88	Hamilton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3472 Lincoln Rd	Hamilton	49419	Allegan County	Hamilton Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 751-5413	355	23	15.2	38.3%	310 (87.3%)	3 (0.8%)	25 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	$14,652			$2,567			$12,085	91.5	88.2	133	45
261143004576	89	Hill Elementary School	Public	K-4	404 Aloha St	Davison	48423	Genesee County	Davison Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-0839	260	14	18.8	38.1%	215 (82.7%)	3 (1.2%)	28 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)	$14,239			$1,048			$13,190	91.5	91.3	94	5
262184005905	90	Buchanan Elementary School	Public	K-4	16400 Hubbard St	Livonia	48154	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 744-2690	467	26	17.9	30.6%	382 (81.8%)	16 (3.4%)	36 (7.7%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	$15,207			$1,382			$13,825	91.5	77.9	279	189

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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