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)
260759004345	351	Forest View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7840 S 25 Rd	Boon	49618	Wexford County	Cadillac Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 876-5100	232	14	17.1	69.4%	217 (93.5%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	$14,445			$1,397			$13,048	73.4	72.7	353	2
262073001244	352	Paint Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Indianwood Rd	Lake Orion	48362	Oakland County	Lake Orion Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 814-1724	532	29	18.4	22.7%	447 (84.0%)	11 (2.1%)	23 (4.3%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.1%)	$14,456			$780			$13,677	73.4	70.8	378	26
262118005842	353	Emma Murphy Elementary School	Public	K-5	1100 Pratt Rd	Metamora	48455	Lapeer County	Lapeer Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 538-2345	388	21	18.6	43.3%	351 (90.5%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$12,570			$1,207			$11,363	73.2	69	408	55
262184005889	354	Kennedy Elementary School	Public	K-4	14201 Hubbard St	Livonia	48154	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 744-2745	457	27	17	40.3%	314 (68.7%)	67 (14.7%)	27 (5.9%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.1%)	$14,681			$1,157			$13,524	73.2	63.8	492	138
261647005383	355	Grandville West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3777 Aaron Ave SW	Grandville	49418	Kent County	Grandville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 254-6250	300	21	14.1	44.3%	196 (65.3%)	28 (9.3%)	40 (13.3%)	9 (3.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.3%)	$16,160			$1,572			$14,588	73.1	72	368	13
263516007083	356	Wixom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 N Wixom Rd	Wixom	48393	Oakland County	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 956-3400	387	22	17.2	34.9%	240 (62.0%)	48 (12.4%)	45 (11.6%)	37 (9.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	$13,493			$1,065			$12,428	73	77.7	284	72
263438006980	357	Ubly Community Elementary School	Public	K-5	2020 Union St	Ubly	48475	Huron County	Ubly Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 658-8261	289	20	14.8	52.6%	279 (96.5%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$16,343			$1,762			$14,581	73	76	314	43
261647001367	358	Grandville Century Park Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-6	5710 Kenowa Ave SW	Wyoming	49418	Kent County	Grandville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 254-6822	545	34	15.9	30.1%	377 (69.2%)	22 (4.0%)	77 (14.1%)	35 (6.4%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	25 (4.6%)	$14,578			$1,037			$13,541	72.9	80.7	245	113
263387007652	359	Courtade Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1111 Rasho Rd	Traverse City	49696	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 933-5800	218	14	15.8	46.3%	191 (87.6%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.7%)	4 (1.8%)	7 (3.2%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.8%)	$16,115			$1,211			$14,904	72.9	69.2	406	47
263225001245	360	William A Brummer Elementary School	Public	K-5	9919 N Rushton Rd	South Lyon	48178	Oakland County	South Lyon Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 573-8520	506	27	18.8	19.6%	457 (90.3%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (3.2%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.7%)	$11,850			$533			$11,317	72.8	78.8	265	95

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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:

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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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