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)
262802006380	911	Pickford Public Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	333 S Pleasant St	Pickford	49774	Chippewa County	Pickford Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 647-4028	433	31	14.1	52.0%	301 (69.5%)	8 (1.8%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	100 (23.1%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.5%)	$26,436			$1,218			$25,218	36.6	40.7	841	70
261423007666	912	Fennville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8 Memorial Dr	Fennville	49408	Allegan County	Fennville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 722-3850	529	37	14.3	81.3%	242 (45.7%)	2 (0.4%)	271 (51.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	$16,248			$2,498			$13,749	36.6	35.5	914	2
262724006337	913	Leonard Elementary School	Public	K-5	335 E Elmwood	Leonard	48367	Oakland County	Oxford Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 969-5300	263	19	14.2	27.4%	231 (87.8%)	11 (4.2%)	10 (3.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	$17,948			$1,701			$16,247	36.5	43.5	792	121
263585008312	914	Rose City School	Public	PK, KG-6	515 Harrington	Rose City	48654	Ogemaw County	West Branch-Rose City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 343-2250	106	10	10.7	82.1%	92 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	7 (6.6%)	$20,487			$3,506			$16,981	36.5	38.9	873	41
262697008344	915	Richardson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3630 E River Rd	Oscoda	48750	Iosco County	Oscoda Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 739-9173	722	42	17	69.4%	615 (85.2%)	9 (1.2%)	58 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.3%)	$13,674			$2,771			$10,903	36.4	47.2	734	181
261839008143	916	Gier Elementary School	Public	K-4	175 Spring St	Hillsdale	49242	Hillsdale County	Hillsdale Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 437-7347	436	27	16.2	64.7%	401 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	$13,167			$2,642			$10,525	36.3	24	1089	173
262610006260	917	Nottawa Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	26438 M 86	Sturgis	49091	St. Joseph County	Nottawa Community School	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 467-7153	192	12	16.4	52.1%	178 (92.7%)	2 (1.0%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	$13,203			$3,409			$9,794	36.2	35.9	908	9
262742006345	918	Parchment North Elementary School	Public	4-5	5535 Keyes Dr	Kalamazoo	49004	Kalamazoo County	Parchment School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 488-1400	244	15	16.2	58.2%	164 (67.2%)	32 (13.1%)	17 (7.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (12.3%)	$15,521			$1,372			$14,149	36.1	34.6	923	5
261980007740	919	North Elementary School	Public	2-4	8281 N Dixie Hwy	Newport	48166	Monroe County	Jefferson Schools (Monroe)	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 322-2451	273	17	16.5	57.9%	237 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.0%)	$14,760			$1,420			$13,339	36	41.3	829	90
261962007459	920	Dibble Elementary School	Public	K-5	3450 Kibby Rd	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 841-3970	276	16	17.6	80.8%	134 (48.6%)	69 (25.0%)	19 (6.9%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (18.5%)	$15,697			$5,444			$10,253	36	47.7	726	194

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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.