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)
260001503880	1221	Albert Schweitzer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2601 Treadwell St	Westland	48186	Wayne County	Wayne-Westland Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 419-2750	436	26	16.8	66.7%	277 (63.5%)	109 (25.0%)	23 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	$21,860			$2,967			$18,893	17.1	10.4	1309	88
260103608745	1222	Tipton Academy 48	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-12	29205 Florence St	Garden City	48135	Wayne County	Tipton Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 731-5300	210	12	17.1	72.9%	82 (39.0%)	99 (47.1%)	9 (4.3%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.1%)	$4,725			$00			$4,725	16.9	18	1192	30
261803005477	1223	Hoover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	23720 Hoover Ave	Hazel Park	48030	Oakland County	Hazel Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 658-5300	266	25	10.5	80.8%	125 (47.0%)	99 (37.2%)	10 (3.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.3%)	$21,537			$6,735			$14,801	16.9	14.3	1245	22
260095607836	1224	University Preparatory Academy PSAD Elementary	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-5	435 Amsterdam St	Detroit	48202	Wayne County	University Preparatory Academy (PSAD)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 309-0552	461	30	15.3	75.9%	4 (0.9%)	449 (97.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$11,980			$2,844			$9,136	16.9	15.7	1227	3
260426004115	1225	MacGregor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1012 Fremont St	Bay City	48708	Bay County	Bay City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 892-1558	313	24	13	92.0%	189 (60.4%)	14 (4.5%)	69 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (12.8%)	$15,653			$3,169			$12,484	16.8	9.9	1318	93
263354006900	1226	Kinyon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10455 Monroe Blvd	Taylor	48180	Wayne County	Taylor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 295-5802	411	22	18.7	82.0%	207 (50.4%)	110 (26.8%)	55 (13.4%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.3%)	$18,377			$3,983			$14,394	16.7	16	1222	4
261752005422	1227	Holbrook School	Public	K-8	2361 Alice St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Hamtramck School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 591-7408	203	18	11.6	94.1%	175 (86.2%)	12 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$00			$00			$00	16.7			(n/a)
263231006784	1228	Morris Adler Elementary School	Public	K-5	24500 Larkins St	Southfield	48033	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 746-8872	336	20	16.8	66.7%	6 (1.8%)	310 (92.3%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$18,812			$1,922			$16,890	16.5	20.3	1143	85
262415006090	1229	Custer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5003 W Albain Rd	Monroe	48161	Monroe County	Monroe Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 265-4300	741	37	20	69.4%	547 (73.8%)	82 (11.1%)	25 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	82 (11.1%)	$15,408			$1,979			$13,429	16.5	15	1235	6
263456007034	1230	Rawsonville Elementary School	Public	K-5	3110 S Grove St	Ypsilanti	48198	Washtenaw County	Van Buren Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 482-9845	315	23	13.4	80.0%	122 (38.7%)	145 (46.0%)	22 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.3%)	$18,211			$3,837			$14,374	16.4	12.3	1270	40

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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.