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)
261350005015	481	Escanaba Upper Elementary	Public	3-5	1500 Ludington St	Escanaba	49829	Delta County	Escanaba Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 786-7462	436	26	16.5	53.0%	385 (88.3%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.4%)	$13,847			$1,819			$12,027	65.2	61.4	530	49
261455005147	482	Seymour Elementary School	Public	1-6	3088 N Seymour Rd	Flushing	48433	Genesee County	Flushing Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-5150	475	24	19.5	45.3%	387 (81.5%)	21 (4.4%)	23 (4.8%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.2%)	$12,902			$1,035			$11,867	64.9	62.5	513	31
261995005674	483	KingWestwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Nichols Rd	Kalamazoo	49006	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 337-0610	591	28	21.1	46.9%	325 (55.0%)	148 (25.0%)	26 (4.4%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (14.2%)	$15,609			$2,387			$13,222	64.9	56.7	595	112
262952006537	484	Reese Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9535 Center St	Reese	48757	Tuscola County	Reese Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 868-4561	342	20	17.2	64.0%	286 (83.6%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.1%)	$12,340			$2,148			$10,192	64.8	52.6	653	169
263030006644	485	Oakland Elementary School	Public	K-5	2415 Brockton Ave	Royal Oak	48067	Oakland County	Royal Oak Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 542-4406	223	18	12.7	40.8%	138 (61.9%)	36 (16.1%)	26 (11.7%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.5%)	$19,087			$1,785			$17,302	64.8	55.2	611	126
261160004599	486	River Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20755 Ann Arbor Trl	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6750	389	27	14.5	87.7%	338 (86.9%)	36 (9.3%)	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$17,971			$3,278			$14,694	64.8	51	677	191
261740005417	487	Blue Star Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3846 58th St	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Hamilton Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 751-5630	219	13	17.1	43.4%	166 (75.8%)	2 (0.9%)	35 (16.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.9%)	$15,310			$3,439			$11,871	64.7	63.6	498	11
261309001474	488	Laker Elementary	Public	K-5	6436 Pigeon Rd	Pigeon	48755	Huron County	Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 453-4600	401	28	14.3	56.9%	372 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$14,075			$1,853			$12,222	64.7	61.9	523	35
260015300934	489	North Star Montessori Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3030 Wright St	Marquette	49855	Marquette County	North Star Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(906) 226-0156	190	16	11.8	49.5%	150 (78.9%)	3 (1.6%)	8 (4.2%)	2 (1.1%)	8 (4.2%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (9.5%)	$12,336			$2,426			$9,910	64.6	35.6	912	423
260007800528	490	Woodland School	Public, Charter	K-8	7224 Supply Rd	Traverse City	49696	Grand Traverse County	Woodland School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(231) 947-7474	206	14	14.9	30.1%	195 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	$9,107			$657			$8,450	64.5	75.1	324	166

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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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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