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)
263531007149	951	Knudsen Elementary School	Public	K-5	5449 Crescent Rd	Waterford	48327	Oakland County	Waterford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 682-7300	271	15	17.6	66.8%	195 (72.0%)	20 (7.4%)	39 (14.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.8%)	$15,582			$2,943			$12,639	34	35.2	917	34
260104208555	952	Branch Line School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	16360 Hubbard St	Livonia	48154	Wayne County	Branch Line School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 335-0663	150	12	12	44.0%	114 (76.0%)	22 (14.7%)	6 (4.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.7%)	$9,398			$943			$8,455	34	31.4	977	25
260022808967	953	Star International Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	45081 Geddes Rd	Canton	48188	Wayne County	Star International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 565-0507	230	14	16.7	77.8%	186 (80.9%)	19 (8.3%)	3 (1.3%)	22 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,397			$3,139			$6,258	34	32.1	965	12
261215004925	954	Kincheloe Elementary School	Public	K-5	25121 Gage St	Dowagiac	49047	Cass County	Dowagiac Union School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 782-4464	221	16	14.2	63.3%	156 (70.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (14.0%)	$15,325			$4,392			$10,933	34	31.4	974	20
260956004451	955	Barryton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	19701 30th Ave	Barryton	49305	Mecosta County	Chippewa Hills School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 382-5311	221	14	15.7	76.0%	201 (91.0%)	5 (2.3%)	9 (4.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$00			$00			$00	33.9	42.1	819	136
262187005921	956	Donald J Yacks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	34700 Union Lake Rd	Harrison Township	48045	Macomb County	L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 493-5630	323	20	16.4	55.7%	201 (62.2%)	68 (21.1%)	17 (5.3%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.9%)	$15,841			$3,476			$12,365	33.9	54.6	620	336
260453000854	957	Woodview Elementary School	Public	3-5	450 Orchard St	Belding	48809	Ionia County	Belding Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 794-4750	373	27	14	55.5%	313 (83.9%)	2 (0.5%)	41 (11.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$16,444			$2,954			$13,490	33.9	42.8	803	154
262112005784	958	Simonds Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	30000 Rose St	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Lamphere Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 547-5292	241	17	13.8	62.2%	169 (70.1%)	29 (12.0%)	17 (7.1%)	9 (3.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.2%)	$16,953			$771			$16,182	33.9	43.2	799	159
261428005075	959	Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus	Public, Magnet	K-6	24220 Rosewood St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Ferndale Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 547-0880	536	31	17.3	58.4%	250 (46.6%)	234 (43.7%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.5%)	$14,803			$1,770			$13,032	33.7	34.5	928	31
262532007698	960	Newaygo Elementary School	Public	K-4	29 Post St	Newaygo	49337	Newaygo County	Newaygo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 652-2100	576	33	17.4	66.5%	493 (85.6%)	2 (0.3%)	59 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	$14,319			$2,209			$12,110	33.7	22.3	1106	146

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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.