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)
260015100915	241	Chatfield School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	231 Lake Dr	Lapeer	48446	Lapeer County	Chatfield School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 667-8970	483	26	18.2	30.2%	445 (92.1%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	$10,560			$1,146			$9,414	80.7	85.7	174	67
262082005747	242	Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 El Dorado Dr	Stevensville	49127	Berrien County	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	No	No	No	No	(269) 428-1416	404	24	16.6	30.4%	320 (79.2%)	8 (2.0%)	31 (7.7%)	24 (5.9%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (3.0%)	$12,237			$781			$11,456	80.4	77.1	298	56
261305005004	243	Lakeland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	616 Buckley St	Elk Rapids	49629	Antrim County	Elk Rapids Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 264-8289	313	19	16.9	41.9%	288 (92.0%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	$00			$00			$00	80.4	74.8	328	85
262628007563	244	Hiawatha Elementary School	Public	K-4	1900 Jolly Rd	Okemos	48864	Ingham County	Okemos Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 706-4500	443	32	13.9	26.0%	228 (51.5%)	40 (9.0%)	9 (2.0%)	105 (23.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (13.5%)	$14,092			$1,311			$12,781	80.1	79.2	261	17
261899005582	245	Lakewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	1500 Bogie Lake Rd	White Lake	48383	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 684-8030	425	29	14.8	21.9%	389 (91.5%)	10 (2.4%)	8 (1.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	$16,588			$2,247			$14,341	80.1	71.6	370	125
261155001226	246	Herbison Woods Elementary School	Public	4-5	3147 W Herbison Rd	Dewitt	48820	Clinton County	DeWitt Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 668-3300	495	29	17	21.4%	422 (85.3%)	5 (1.0%)	32 (6.5%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	$11,627			$1,427			$10,200	80.1	80	251	5
262073000684	247	Carpenter Elementary School	Public	K-5	2290 Flintridge St	Lake Orion	48359	Oakland County	Lake Orion Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 391-3500	466	25	18.6	39.1%	325 (69.7%)	18 (3.9%)	59 (12.7%)	23 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.8%)	$13,522			$1,190			$12,332	80	67.7	429	182
261770007687	248	Harbor Springs Middle School	Public	3-8	800 South State Rd	Harbor Springs	49740	Emmet County	Harbor Springs School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 526-4700	327	22	14.8	23.9%	293 (89.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	$20,117			$1,233			$18,883	80	68.7	415	167
262073005735	249	Blanche Sims Elementary School	Public	K-5	465 E Jackson St	Lake Orion	48362	Oakland County	Lake Orion Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 693-5460	446	26	17.1	37.0%	346 (77.6%)	13 (2.9%)	34 (7.6%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.2%)	$15,395			$1,411			$13,984	80	75.5	319	70
261884001907	250	Georgetown Elementary School	Public	K-4	3909 Baldwin St	Hudsonville	49426	Ottawa County	Hudsonville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 797-9797	581	33	17.7	9.5%	542 (93.3%)	6 (1.0%)	13 (2.2%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$16,380			$800			$15,580	80	86.9	152	98

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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