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)
263531007127	1021	Donelson Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	2690 Wewoka Rd	Waterford	48328	Oakland County	Waterford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 682-9530	350	21	16.7	81.7%	112 (32.0%)	84 (24.0%)	123 (35.1%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.9%)	$17,730			$3,144			$14,586	29.8	20.5	1138	117
260789004369	1022	Randels Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6022 Brobeck St	Flint	48532	Genesee County	Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-3250	340	24	14.3	89.1%	76 (22.4%)	208 (61.2%)	15 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.5%)	$15,903			$3,881			$12,022	29.7	21.8	1118	96
260813000654	1023	Carson CityCrystal Upper ElementaryMiddle School	Public	4-8	213 E Sherman St	Carson City	48811	Montcalm County	Carson City-Crystal Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 584-3138	254	16	16	58.3%	237 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$13,974			$2,679			$11,295	29.7	38.3	883	140
261925005603	1024	Twin Rivers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	435 Lou Lemke Ln	Muir	48860	Ionia County	Ionia Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 522-0005	192	12	16.1	71.9%	157 (81.8%)	2 (1.0%)	20 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)	$13,399			$2,002			$11,398	29.7	18	1194	170
262121005844	1025	Lawrence Elementary School	Public	K-6	714 W Saint Joseph St	Lawrence	49064	Van Buren County	Lawrence Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 674-8231	225	16	13.7	81.3%	126 (56.0%)	1 (0.4%)	88 (39.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	$17,886			$3,457			$14,430	29.6	41.1	832	193
260111408807	1026	Michigan International Prep School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8989 E Colony Rd	Elsie	48831	Clinton County	Michigan International Prep School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(586) 291-5856	1,429	46	31.1	60.7%	880 (61.6%)	295 (20.6%)	99 (6.9%)	13 (0.9%)	15 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	126 (8.8%)	$9,800			$861			$8,940	29.6	22	1115	89
261469005163	1027	KI Sawyer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	411 Scorpion Rd	Gwinn	49841	Marquette County	Gwinn Area Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 346-5567	244	20	12.5	85.7%	186 (76.2%)	6 (2.5%)	16 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (13.1%)	$15,391			$2,156			$13,235	29.5	21.9	1116	89
263021006616	1028	John R Kment Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20033 Washington St	Roseville	48066	Macomb County	Roseville Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 445-5756	257	20	13	80.5%	123 (47.9%)	92 (35.8%)	6 (2.3%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	28 (10.9%)	$18,900			$4,660			$14,240	29.3	32.3	962	66
263012006612	1029	Hale Creek Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	16200 Harrison	Romulus	48174	Wayne County	Romulus Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(734) 532-1353	245	15	16.6	87.8%	50 (20.4%)	164 (66.9%)	19 (7.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	$19,445			$3,877			$15,568	29.3	21.8	1120	91
262157001000	1030	Bishop Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	8888 Whittaker Rd	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Lincoln Consolidated School District	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 484-7074	479	33	14.3	57.0%	231 (48.2%)	91 (19.0%)	75 (15.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (16.3%)	$16,991			$2,169			$14,822	29.3	20.7	1135	105

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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.