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)
260789004370	751	Rankin Elementary School	Public	K-5	3459 Mundy Ave	Swartz Creek	48473	Genesee County	Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-4605	307	18	16.9	89.9%	143 (46.6%)	91 (29.6%)	31 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (13.0%)	$15,796			$2,908			$12,888	46.2	47.7	727	24
261545005204	752	GalesburgAugusta Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	315 W Battle Creek St	Galesburg	49053	Kalamazoo County	Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 484-2040	327	21	15.4	61.2%	279 (85.3%)	11 (3.4%)	14 (4.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.4%)	$16,166			$2,319			$13,847	46.1			(n/a)
262883006468	753	Keewahdin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4801 Lakeshore Rd	Fort Gratiot	48059	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 984-6517	487	26	18.4	55.6%	426 (87.5%)	4 (0.8%)	24 (4.9%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	$13,553			$1,960			$11,593	46	48.3	719	34
263234006795	754	Shelters Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12600 Fordline St	Southgate	48195	Wayne County	Southgate Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 246-4631	272	19	14.5	58.1%	172 (63.2%)	34 (12.5%)	37 (13.6%)	9 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.6%)	$22,249			$3,590			$18,659	46	45.7	763	9
260975004464	755	Clare Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	205 E Wheaton Ave	Clare	48617	Clare County	Clare Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 386-3438	606	33	18.3	61.1%	550 (90.8%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	$12,066			$1,256			$10,810	45.9	29.7	994	239
263648507244	756	Erving Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	24175 Hall Rd	Woodhaven	48183	Wayne County	Woodhaven-Brownstown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 692-2212	496	30	16.5	54.0%	346 (69.8%)	43 (8.7%)	58 (11.7%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.9%)	$15,282			$1,927			$13,355	45.7	46	756
260000603855	757	Washington School	Public	K-6	301 E Sellar St	Bessemer	49911	Gogebic County	Bessemer Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 663-4515	190	17	11.5	76.8%	164 (86.3%)	3 (1.6%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.4%)	$14,833			$1,651			$13,182	45.7	41	837	80
261644008812	758	Ridgemoor Park Montessori	Public	PK, KG-6	2555 Inverness Rd SE	Grand Rapids	49546	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-5321	132	9	15.1	43.2%	79 (59.8%)	20 (15.2%)	15 (11.4%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (12.1%)	$18,178			$3,755			$14,423	45.6	52.8	649	109
261638005279	759	Ferry School	Public	PK, KG-4	1050 Pennoyer Ave	Grand Haven	49417	Ottawa County	Grand Haven Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 850-5300	204	20	10.3	64.7%	163 (79.9%)	5 (2.5%)	14 (6.9%)	6 (2.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.4%)	$20,317			$2,752			$17,565	45.3	50.9	679	80
262115005813	760	Post Oak School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2320 Post Oak Ln	Lansing	48912	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 755-1610	315	18	17.1	67.0%	110 (34.9%)	61 (19.4%)	83 (26.3%)	21 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (12.7%)	$16,212			$5,005			$11,207	45.2	45	767	7

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.