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)
260282004009	901	Carpenter School	Public	K-5	4250 Central Blvd	Ann Arbor	48108	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 997-1214	445	30	14.8	49.9%	157 (35.3%)	132 (29.7%)	49 (11.0%)	28 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	78 (17.5%)	$19,195			$1,113			$18,082	37.2	32.7	956	55
260222003970	902	Pine Trails Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2950 Center St	Allegan	49010	Allegan County	Allegan Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 673-5379	344	21	16.6	82.8%	294 (85.5%)	14 (4.1%)	21 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.5%)	$14,946			$2,026			$12,920	37.2	22.7	1101	199
263009006599	903	Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	58230 Van Dyke Rd	Washington	48094	Macomb County	Romeo Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 781-5563	353	28	12.6	50.1%	242 (68.6%)	6 (1.7%)	83 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.2%)	$14,815			$1,965			$12,849	37.1	42.6	807	96
261773005435	904	Beadle Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8175 C Dr N	Battle Creek	49014	Calhoun County	Harper Creek Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 441-3295	325	21	15.3	60.0%	255 (78.5%)	12 (3.7%)	18 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.7%)	$16,575			$2,321			$14,253	37.1	39	869	35
262442006105	905	KuehnHaven Middle School	Public	4-8	303 Ray St	Montrose	48457	Genesee County	Montrose Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-8831	405	26	15.7	62.2%	344 (84.9%)	8 (2.0%)	28 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.2%)	$14,277			$2,814			$11,463	37	36.9	896	9
262005005686	906	Rapid City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5258 River Rd	Rapid City	49676	Kalkaska County	Kalkaska Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 331-6121	96	7	12.9	92.7%	89 (92.7%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.2%)	$18,837			$3,196			$15,641	36.9	34.1	932	26
263012001433	907	Romulus Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	32200 Beverly Rd	Romulus	48174	Wayne County	Romulus Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(734) 532-1453	294	17	17.8	87.1%	24 (8.2%)	235 (79.9%)	15 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	$19,522			$3,369			$16,152	36.9	24.8	1084	177
263531007128	908	Houghton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8080 Elizabeth Lake Rd	White Lake	48386	Oakland County	Waterford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 698-9230	227	17	13.3	57.3%	175 (77.1%)	12 (5.3%)	14 (6.2%)	9 (4.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.2%)	$21,454			$3,085			$18,369	36.7	36.1	904	4
263519007119	909	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	37555 Carol Dr	Sterling Heights	48310	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 825-2680	412	25	16.7	84.7%	277 (67.2%)	45 (10.9%)	4 (1.0%)	69 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	$18,527			$4,156			$14,371	36.7	43.1	800	109
263492007060	910	Vestaburg Community Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	7100 Avenue B	Vestaburg	48891	Montcalm County	Vestaburg Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 268-5284	334	23	14.4	63.8%	311 (93.1%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$13,791			$3,057			$10,734	36.7	36.6	898	12

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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