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)
262721006330	761	Emerson School	Public	K-5	515 E Oliver St	Owosso	48867	Shiawassee County	Owosso Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 725-7361	452	28	16.3	71.0%	414 (91.6%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	$13,425			$1,733			$11,692	45.2	36.1	905	144
262283007663	762	Mar Lee School	Public	K-8	21236 H Dr N	Marshall	49068	Calhoun County	Mar Lee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 781-5412	305	22	13.9	42.3%	264 (86.6%)	4 (1.3%)	26 (8.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	$14,098			$1,613			$12,485	45.2	41	836	74
263447007019	763	Roberts Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2400 Belle View Dr	Shelby Township	48316	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-6100	506	28	18.2	59.1%	355 (70.2%)	11 (2.2%)	98 (19.4%)	22 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	$14,133			$1,538			$12,594	45.2	46.1	753	10
263591007189	764	North Holland Elementary School	Public	K-5	11946 New Holland St	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 786-1500	267	19	14	60.3%	89 (33.3%)	4 (1.5%)	123 (46.1%)	23 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.5%)	$14,575			$1,018			$13,557	45.1	52.9	646	118
262187001379	765	Joseph M Carkenord Elementary School	Public	K-5	27100 24 Mile Rd	Chesterfield	48051	Macomb County	L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 493-5230	650	32	20.3	44.2%	452 (69.5%)	96 (14.8%)	32 (4.9%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (9.7%)	$13,720			$1,713			$12,007	45.1	42.5	808	43
262954006545	766	Twin Lake School	Public	PK, KG-4	3175 5th St	Twin Lake	49457	Muskegon County	Reeths-Puffer Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 719-3190	212	14	15	57.1%	173 (81.6%)	5 (2.4%)	17 (8.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.5%)	$12,716			$1,507			$11,209	45	54.8	616	150
260990004478	767	North Sashabaw Elementary School	Public	K-5	5290 Maybee Rd	Clarkston	48346	Oakland County	Clarkston Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 623-4100	294	34	8.5	63.3%	187 (63.6%)	6 (2.0%)	64 (21.8%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.9%)	$20,034			$1,636			$18,398	44.9	52.7	651	116
263591007191	768	Sheldon Woods Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15050 Blair St	West Olive	49460	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 786-1700	150	11	14	65.3%	85 (56.7%)	1 (0.7%)	54 (36.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.7%)	$17,944			$1,730			$16,214	44.8	48.8	703	65
263138006740	769	Shepherd Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	301 S 4th St	Shepherd	48883	Isabella County	Shepherd Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 828-6601	658	38	17.3	59.9%	553 (84.0%)	16 (2.4%)	38 (5.8%)	3 (0.5%)	42 (6.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	$00			$00			$00	44.7	44.3	776	7
262145005853	770	Woodworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	212 Pennsylvania St	Leslie	49251	Ingham County	Leslie Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 589-5151	439	29	15.3	56.0%	400 (91.1%)	5 (1.1%)	16 (3.6%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	8 (1.8%)	$13,399			$1,499			$11,900	44.6	42.4	811	41

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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