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)
261407005033	571	Beechview Elementary School	Public	K-5	26850 Westmeath Ct	Farmington Hills	48334	Oakland County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 489-3655	368	22	16.6	33.2%	188 (51.1%)	110 (29.9%)	17 (4.6%)	19 (5.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.7%)	$15,296			$1,259			$14,037	58.7	43.3	797	226
263012006611	572	Barth Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	38207 Barth St	Romulus	48174	Wayne County	Romulus Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(734) 532-1250	221	17	12.8	69.2%	95 (43.0%)	93 (42.1%)	16 (7.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.2%)	$18,727			$4,209			$14,518	58.6	49.6	694	122
260028101598	573	Merritt Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	59900 Havenridge Rd	New Haven	48048	Macomb County	Merritt Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 749-6000	561	58	9.6	54.0%	456 (81.3%)	50 (8.9%)	19 (3.4%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.3%)	$14,039			$1,954			$12,085	58.5	54.8	617	44
262297005981	574	Gordon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 N Gordon St	Marshall	49068	Calhoun County	Marshall Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 781-1271	247	17	14.8	40.9%	203 (82.2%)	4 (1.6%)	19 (7.7%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.5%)	$14,796			$1,719			$13,077	58.3	54.1	626	52
263495007064	575	Tobey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8551 Long Lake Dr E	Scotts	49088	Kalamazoo County	Vicksburg Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 321-1600	395	25	15.9	28.1%	353 (89.4%)	3 (0.8%)	17 (4.3%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	$13,049			$715			$12,335	58.3	73.3	343	232
261644007746	576	North Park Montessori Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3375 Cheney Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2848	371	27	13.9	46.6%	262 (70.6%)	27 (7.3%)	35 (9.4%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.5%)	$16,869			$3,447			$13,422	58.2	51.2	675	99
261515005193	577	Daisy Brook Elementary School	Public	3-5	502 N Division Ave	Fremont	49412	Newaygo County	Fremont Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 924-4380	415	27	15.6	63.9%	370 (89.2%)	3 (0.7%)	31 (7.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$14,654			$2,076			$12,578	58.2	53.8	629	52
262706006316	578	Dix Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	503 Dix St	Otsego	49078	Allegan County	Otsego Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 694-7703	332	22	14.9	52.4%	281 (84.6%)	4 (1.2%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.8%)	$13,348			$1,193			$12,155	58.1	70	390	188
262382006053	579	Chestnut Hill Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	3900 Chestnut Hill Dr	Midland	48642	Midland County	Midland Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(989) 923-6634	393	23	17.1	40.5%	308 (78.4%)	6 (1.5%)	28 (7.1%)	14 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	29 (7.4%)	$13,099			$771			$12,328	58.1	61.8	524	55
263048006704	580	North Dickinson School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	W6588 State Highway M69	Felch	49831	Dickinson County	North Dickinson County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(906) 542-9281	264	16	16.8	43.6%	250 (94.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	$00			$00			$00	58.1	61.6	528	52

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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.