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)
261248004959	31	Breton Downs School	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Boston St SE	Grand Rapids	49506	Kent County	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 235-7552	459	25	18.5	6.3%	405 (88.2%)	5 (1.1%)	23 (5.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	$11,098			$593			$10,505	96.3	93.2	64	33
261884005560	32	Bauer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8136 48th Ave	Hudsonville	49426	Ottawa County	Hudsonville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 669-6824	421	28	15	17.3%	372 (88.4%)	5 (1.2%)	22 (5.2%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$14,119			$873			$13,246	96.3	86.5	160	128
263255006804	33	Holmes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	426 River St	Spring Lake	49456	Ottawa County	Spring Lake Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 846-5504	419	30	13.8	22.9%	373 (89.0%)	5 (1.2%)	19 (4.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	$16,980			$2,040			$14,940	96.3	96.5	31	2
263039006662	34	Handley School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1300 Passolt St	Saginaw	48602	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	No	(989) 399-4250	303	16	18.9	51.2%	100 (33.0%)	107 (35.3%)	29 (9.6%)	49 (16.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	$23,970			$7,900			$16,069	96.1	98.5	6	28
263426006965	35	Hamilton Elementary School	Public	K-5	5625 Northfield Pkwy	Troy	48098	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-4400	436	27	16.1	7.6%	163 (37.4%)	15 (3.4%)	24 (5.5%)	205 (47.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (6.2%)	$15,539			$1,000			$14,539	96.1	96.3	34	1
260282004018	36	Bach Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 W Jefferson St	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1949	344	25	13.8	16.3%	226 (65.7%)	18 (5.2%)	32 (9.3%)	14 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (15.7%)	$20,118			$867			$19,251	96.1	95.7	39	3
260501004188	37	Burton Elementary School	Public	K-5	26315 Scotia Rd	Huntington Woods	48070	Oakland County	Berkley School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 837-8600	435	27	15.8	3.7%	413 (94.9%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$14,852			$798			$14,054	95.9	96.8	26	11
263426006963	38	Leonard Elementary School	Public	K-5	4401 Tallman Dr	Troy	48085	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-3300	400	25	16.2	10.8%	185 (46.3%)	14 (3.5%)	17 (4.3%)	159 (39.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	$16,372			$902			$15,469	95.7	88	135	97
260762001130	39	Emmons Lake Elementary School	Public	K-4	8950 Kraft Ave SE	Caledonia	49316	Kent County	Caledonia Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 528-8100	400	24	16.9	24.5%	320 (80.0%)	11 (2.8%)	22 (5.5%)	19 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.8%)	$14,708			$1,593			$13,116	95.6	90.7	103	64
263426006977	40	Wass Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2340 Willard Dr	Troy	48085	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-3900	433	25	17	14.1%	239 (55.2%)	8 (1.8%)	15 (3.5%)	140 (32.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.2%)	$15,226			$838			$14,388	95.6	93.2	63	23

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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.