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)
261925005602	1071	Jefferson School	Public	PK, KG-5	420 N Jefferson St	Ionia	48846	Ionia County	Ionia Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 527-2740	315	15	21	72.7%	255 (81.0%)	2 (0.6%)	41 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.1%)	$12,277			$3,135			$9,143	26.8	20.7	1134	63
262883006467	1072	H D Crull Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2615 Hancock St	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 984-6504	358	25	14.1	74.3%	243 (67.9%)	33 (9.2%)	27 (7.5%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (13.7%)	$15,631			$3,070			$12,560	26.8	24.6	1085	13
262115005796	1073	Forest View School	Public	PK, KG-4	3119 Stoneleigh Dr	Lansing	48910	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1330	225	17	13.4	90.2%	78 (34.7%)	67 (29.8%)	40 (17.8%)	8 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (14.2%)	$22,959			$9,560			$13,398	26.7			(n/a)
261995005653	1074	Arcadia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	932 Boswell Ln	Kalamazoo	49006	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 337-0530	354	23	15.1	82.8%	110 (31.1%)	143 (40.4%)	28 (7.9%)	10 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	61 (17.2%)	$17,046			$2,867			$14,179	26.7	14.8	1240	166
260480004158	1075	Barhitte Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6080 Roberta St	Burton	48509	Genesee County	Bentley Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-9647	312	19	16.5	89.1%	206 (66.0%)	30 (9.6%)	39 (12.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.2%)	$14,119			$2,039			$12,080	26.4	21.3	1125	50
263288006839	1076	Eugene M Nikkari Elementary	Public	3-5	301 W State St	Saint Louis	48880	Gratiot County	St. Louis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 681-5131	226	13	17.3	80.1%	184 (81.4%)	6 (2.7%)	32 (14.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$12,262			$1,971			$10,291	26.4	16.6	1213	137
263456007037	1077	Tyler Road Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-4	42200 Tyler Rd	Belleville	48111	Wayne County	Van Buren Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(734) 699-5818	363	22	16.3	66.7%	124 (34.2%)	194 (53.4%)	7 (1.9%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.4%)	$15,507			$3,172			$12,335	26.4	16.6	1212	135
261644008530	1078	Sherwood Global Studies Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	3859 Chamberlain Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-3095	128	11	11.9	85.2%	16 (12.5%)	76 (59.4%)	17 (13.3%)	8 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.6%)	$22,001			$4,857			$17,143	26.3	28.6	1010	68
260465004149	1079	Bellevue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	904 W Capital Ave	Bellevue	49021	Eaton County	Bellevue Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 763-9435	317	19	16.6	66.6%	286 (90.2%)	3 (0.9%)	11 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	11 (3.5%)	$14,401			$2,667			$11,734	26.2	23.6	1095	16
262175005874	1080	Litchfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	210 Williams St	Litchfield	49252	Hillsdale County	Litchfield Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 542-2386	120	7	16	70.8%	105 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)	$17,959			$7,414			$10,545	26.1	9.2	1338	258

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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