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)
260351004050	591	East Leroy Elementary School	Public	K-5	4320 K Dr S	East Leroy	49051	Calhoun County	Athens Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 729-5419	235	15	15.6	46.0%	202 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.2%)	$14,482			$1,664			$12,818	57.5	44.1	781	190
262895006487	592	Haverhill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6633 Haverhill Ave	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 323-6200	379	28	13.5	45.9%	251 (66.2%)	30 (7.9%)	25 (6.6%)	23 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (13.2%)	$17,936			$3,953			$13,983	57.5	54.9	615	23
262655006301	593	Ontonagon Area School	Public, Alternative	K-12	701 Parker Ave	Ontonagon	49953	Ontonagon County	Ontonagon Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 813-0614	275	16	16.9	54.2%	255 (92.7%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$15,724			$2,097			$13,627	57.4	69.5	401	192
260222003969	594	West Ward Elementary School	Public	K-5	630 Vernon St	Allegan	49010	Allegan County	Allegan Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 673-7000	246	14	17.9	66.3%	210 (85.4%)	11 (4.5%)	6 (2.4%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.7%)	$14,678			$1,658			$13,020	57.3	53.3	639	45
263456007038	595	Savage Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	42975 Savage Rd	Belleville	48111	Wayne County	Van Buren Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 699-5050	330	22	15.2	50.6%	182 (55.2%)	114 (34.5%)	20 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	$15,769			$2,481			$13,288	57.1	65.1	474	121
263084008424	596	Sandusky Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	395 S Sandusky Rd	Sandusky	48471	Sanilac County	Sandusky Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 648-2488	511	30	16.9	64.8%	484 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$13,175			$1,350			$11,825	57	60	551	45
262181005875	597	Alanson Public School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7400 North St	Alanson	49706	Emmet County	Alanson Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 548-2261	226	19	11.7	82.3%	185 (81.9%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.6%)	$15,252			$1,378			$13,873	57	37.8	888	291
261479005175	598	Frankfort Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	613 Leelanau Ave	Frankfort	49635	Benzie County	Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 352-4641	262	18	14.7	56.9%	238 (90.8%)	3 (1.1%)	14 (5.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$18,975			$2,159			$16,816	56.8	70.1	389	209
261992005651	599	Williams Elementary School	Public	K-5	440 Adrian Rd	Jonesville	49250	Hillsdale County	Jonesville Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 849-9175	549	31	17.7	62.1%	497 (90.5%)	3 (0.5%)	31 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.3%)	$13,311			$1,449			$11,862	56.8	56.6	596	3
262481006139	600	William G Mather Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	411 Elm Ave	Munising	49862	Alger County	Munising Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 387-2102	249	20	12.4	49.4%	197 (79.1%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.4%)	2 (0.8%)	34 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	$16,707			$2,822			$13,885	56.8	61.1	535	65

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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