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)
261014004506	981	Lakeland Elementary School	Public, Magnet	4-5	235 Western Ave	Coldwater	49036	Branch County	Coldwater Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 279-5980	373	19	19.9	65.4%	319 (85.5%)	4 (1.1%)	34 (9.1%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$13,030			$1,899			$11,131	32.5	41.1	834	147
262721006329	982	Central School	Public	K-5	600 W Oliver St	Owosso	48867	Shiawassee County	Owosso Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 723-2790	423	23	18.4	48.5%	373 (88.2%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.1%)	$12,226			$1,037			$11,189	32.3	38.8	874	108
260021901175	983	North Saginaw Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2332 Trautner Dr	Saginaw	48604	Saginaw County	North Saginaw Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(989) 249-5400	561	32	17.2	96.1%	62 (11.1%)	352 (62.7%)	96 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.1%)	$14,125			$2,426			$11,699	32.1	31.3	978	5
262157001479	984	Childs Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	7300 Bemis Rd	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Lincoln Consolidated School District	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 484-7035	496	30	16.4	53.8%	266 (53.6%)	117 (23.6%)	27 (5.4%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (15.5%)	$16,329			$1,941			$14,388	32.1	20.4	1142	158
262883006481	985	Indian Woods Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4975 W Water St	Kimball	48074	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 984-6515	365	26	14.1	64.9%	321 (87.9%)	4 (1.1%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.7%)	$15,693			$1,429			$14,263	32.1	33	950	35
260096508062	986	Quest Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	24745 Van Born Rd	Taylor	48180	Wayne County	Quest Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 299-0534	762	40	19	83.7%	209 (27.4%)	346 (45.4%)	103 (13.5%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (12.6%)	$12,129			$1,675			$10,454	32.1	37.4	891	95
261539005198	987	Edgewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3255 Pontaluna Rd	Fruitport	49415	Muskegon County	Fruitport Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 865-3171	581	35	16.6	61.1%	489 (84.2%)	8 (1.4%)	47 (8.1%)	9 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.3%)	$14,831			$1,720			$13,111	32	34	936	51
261848005532	988	Sycamore Elementary School	Public	K-4	4429 Sycamore St	Holt	48842	Ingham County	Holt Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 699-2185	344	28	12.5	60.5%	180 (52.3%)	69 (20.1%)	38 (11.0%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (14.8%)	$15,591			$1,643			$13,948	32	44.2	779	209
261583005231	989	Roscommon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	175 W Sunset Dr	Roscommon	48653	Roscommon County	Roscommon Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 275-6610	266	19	13.7	58.3%	255 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$16,794			$4,249			$12,545	32	40.3	850	139
260020701134	990	Creative Technologies Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	350 Pine St	Cedar Springs	49319	Kent County	Creative Technologies Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 696-4905	323	22	14.3	48.3%	287 (88.9%)	4 (1.2%)	17 (5.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	$12,409			$1,069			$11,340	31.9	39	868	122

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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.