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)
260369004062	1241	Auburn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2900 Waukegan St	Auburn Hills	48326	Oakland County	Avondale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 537-6500	306	31	9.9	76.8%	101 (33.0%)	116 (37.9%)	63 (20.6%)	7 (2.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.2%)	$21,719			$1,594			$20,125	15.7	13.4	1256	15
260195001965	1242	Prairie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2568 Airport Rd	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Adrian Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 265-5082	224	15	14.7	79.9%	118 (52.7%)	12 (5.4%)	80 (35.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.3%)	$15,249			$2,502			$12,747	15.6	12	1278	36
261644005324	1243	KenOSha Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1353 Van Auken St SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2696	123	6	19.8	85.4%	10 (8.1%)	77 (62.6%)	24 (19.5%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	8 (6.5%)	$16,235			$4,357			$11,878	15.5	18.5	1182	61
260426004106	1244	Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1821 McKinley St	Bay City	48708	Bay County	Bay City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 894-2744	395	31	12.7	92.7%	239 (60.5%)	23 (5.8%)	76 (19.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (13.9%)	$15,341			$3,013			$12,328	15.5	12.3	1272	28
261008004493	1245	Charles C McGlinnen School	Public	PK, KG-5	21415 Sunnyview St	Clinton Township	48035	Macomb County	Clintondale Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 791-3400	219	14	15.3	90.0%	70 (32.0%)	107 (48.9%)	11 (5.0%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	25 (11.4%)	$17,083			$2,943			$14,139	15.2	20	1150	95
263354006891	1246	Clarence Randall Elementary School	Public	K-5	8699 Robert St	Taylor	48180	Wayne County	Taylor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 295-5812	461	26	17.9	80.7%	302 (65.5%)	63 (13.7%)	41 (8.9%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.0%)	$18,074			$3,959			$14,114	15.2	11.6	1288	42
260108208597	1247	Grand River Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	28111 8 Mile Rd	Livonia	48152	Wayne County	Grand River Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 893-6100	736	38	19.3	82.1%	22 (3.0%)	589 (80.0%)	28 (3.8%)	32 (4.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (8.6%)	$11,833			$1,744			$10,088	15.2	22.3	1105	142
260030101945	1248	Frontier International Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	13200 Conant St	Detroit	48212	Wayne County	Frontier International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 462-6300	648	25	26.4	99.8%	471 (72.7%)	40 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	133 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$12,880			$5,103			$7,777	15.1	7.8	1370	122
260103108338	1249	River City Scholars Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	944 Evergreen St SE	Grand Rapids	49507	Kent County	River City Scholars Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 248-3390	346	28	12.3	93.1%	21 (6.1%)	255 (73.7%)	36 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.5%)	$18,140			$2,733			$15,407	15	9.1	1343	94
262001008070	1250	KND Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-6	4400 Highbridge Rd	Brethren	49619	Manistee County	Kaleva Norman Dickson School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 477-5353	289	17	17.2	79.9%	255 (88.2%)	9 (3.1%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	$14,916			$3,204			$11,712	14.9	18.9	1172	78

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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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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