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)
262034005718	791	Southwood Elementary	Public	K-5	630 66th St SE	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 455-7230	301	18	16.3	84.1%	128 (42.5%)	58 (19.3%)	70 (23.3%)	14 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.0%)	$15,890			$2,323			$13,568	43.8	55.6	605	186
260001906583	792	Superior Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	E2865 State Rd 94	Eben Junction	49825	Alger County	Superior Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 439-5531	325	22	14.6	53.8%	286 (88.0%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,364			$2,203			$13,161	43.7	48.7	706	86
261160004596	793	McDonald Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10151 Diversey St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6700	340	24	14.4	93.2%	332 (97.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$20,528			$3,117			$17,411	43.6	48.7	705	88
260957007514	794	Erie Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	42276 Romeo Plank Rd	Clinton Twp	48038	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(586) 723-5400	451	26	17.6	41.5%	347 (76.9%)	51 (11.3%)	16 (3.5%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.5%)	$13,869			$848			$13,021	43.6	45.9	762	32
261191004632	795	Delton Kellogg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	327 N Grove St	Delton	49046	Barry County	Delton Kellogg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 623-1535	384	27	14.3	61.2%	359 (93.5%)	3 (0.8%)	13 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$14,097			$1,896			$12,201	43.4	27.6	1027	232
260390004080	796	Bangor West Central School	Public	K-5	3175 Wilder Rd	Bay City	48706	Bay County	Bangor Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 684-3373	352	15	23.4	52.0%	295 (83.8%)	5 (1.4%)	36 (10.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	$10,374			$935			$9,440	43.2	51.7	665	131
262307005996	797	Steele Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	531 Steele St	Mason	48854	Ingham County	Mason Public Schools (Ingham)	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 676-6510	504	32	15.9	39.5%	428 (84.9%)	6 (1.2%)	41 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.6%)	$12,946			$1,220			$11,726	43.2	50.2	687	110
263585007186	798	Surline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	147 State St	West Branch	48661	Ogemaw County	West Branch-Rose City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 343-2190	594	40	14.8	69.7%	551 (92.8%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)	$14,653			$3,314			$11,339	43.2	51.1	676	122
261635001859	799	Brendel Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	223 Bush St	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 591-6106	417	26	15.9	63.3%	225 (54.0%)	100 (24.0%)	37 (8.9%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.3%)	$12,696			$1,499			$11,196	43.1	60.3	545	254
261353005026	800	Verellen Elementary School	Public	2-4	612 Borton Rd	Essexville	48732	Bay County	Essexville-Hampton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 894-9770	293	16	18.9	45.4%	257 (87.7%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	$13,798			$2,460			$11,337	43.1	44	784	16

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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.