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)
263447006995	501	Flickinger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	45400 Vanker Ave	Utica	48317	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-4900	443	29	15.4	47.9%	332 (74.9%)	42 (9.5%)	24 (5.4%)	20 (4.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.2%)	$15,539			$1,185			$14,354	63.9	69.9	391	110
261872005551	502	Northwest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1233 Bower St	Howell	48843	Livingston County	Howell Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 548-6297	434	25	17.7	25.3%	406 (93.5%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$14,192			$1,144			$13,048	63.7	57.6	578	76
260096607970	503	Three Lakes Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	W17540 Main St	Curtis	49820	Mackinac County	Three Lakes Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(906) 586-6631	104	8	12.8	75.0%	86 (82.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,963			$2,826			$11,137	63.6	51.7	668	165
262184001958	504	Rosedale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	36651 Ann Arbor Trl	Livonia	48150	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 744-2800	278	17	16.3	54.3%	160 (57.6%)	45 (16.2%)	25 (9.0%)	28 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.2%)	$16,160			$1,772			$14,388	63.6	53.4	638	134
261683005390	505	George Long Elementary School	Public	K-5	829 S Union St	Grass Lake	49240	Jackson County	Grass Lake Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 867-5590	638	38	17	35.9%	593 (92.9%)	5 (0.8%)	21 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.8%)	$12,927			$805			$12,123	63.5	58	573	68
262592006237	506	Northport Public School	Public, Alternative	K-12	104 S Wing St	Northport	49670	Leelanau County	Northport Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 386-5153	129	17	7.4	69.0%	69 (53.5%)	2 (1.6%)	25 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (19.4%)	1 (0.8%)	7 (5.4%)	$37,622			$3,459			$34,163	63.5	69.5	399	107
263282006823	507	Eureka School	Public	PK, KG-5	7500 N Welling Rd	Saint Johns	48879	Clinton County	St. Johns Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 227-4900	138	10	13.6	57.2%	116 (84.1%)	2 (1.4%)	14 (10.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	$13,691			$1,702			$11,988	63.4	67.6	431	76
262418006102	508	Oehrli Elementary School	Public	1-5	4859 Knudsen St	Montague	49437	Muskegon County	Montague Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 894-9018	465	30	15.4	51.6%	413 (88.8%)	3 (0.6%)	35 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	$14,779			$2,818			$11,961	63.4	69.4	404	104
262496006173	509	Ezra Eby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	220 West	Napoleon	49261	Jackson County	Napoleon Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 905-5717	559	33	16.8	50.8%	493 (88.2%)	4 (0.7%)	24 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.9%)	$12,699			$1,635			$11,064	63.4	48.6	710	201
260957004461	510	Huron Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	15800 Terra Bella St	Clinton Twp	48038	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(586) 723-5800	485	25	19.4	47.6%	328 (67.6%)	75 (15.5%)	35 (7.2%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.0%)	$14,367			$1,122			$13,245	63.3	60.3	546	36

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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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: 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.