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)
262310005998	361	Mason Central School	Public	PK, KG-5	2410 Lakeside Dr	Erie	48133	Monroe County	Mason Consolidated Schools (Monroe)	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 848-9402	426	27	15.7	54.2%	370 (86.9%)	6 (1.4%)	38 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$00			$00			$00	72.8	74.1	335	26
262454006106	362	Gros Cap School	Public	PK, KG-8	W1828 Gros Cap Road	Saint Ignace	49781	Mackinac County	Moran Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 643-7970	87	8	11.5	57.5%	40 (46.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (46.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.9%)	$20,600			$1,754			$18,846	72.7	40.6	843	481
261983008917	363	JIA Elementary	Public, Virtual	K-5	800 Connie St	Jenison	49428	Ottawa County	Jenison Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(616) 457-8477	53	5	10	35.8%	41 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.7%)	$11,691			$744			$10,947	72.6			(n/a)
263282006829	364	Riley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5935 West Pratt Rd	Saint Johns	48820	Clinton County	St. Johns Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 227-5100	303	18	17.3	25.7%	264 (87.1%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.9%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	$12,110			$1,324			$10,786	72.5	78.3	271	93
262883006478	365	Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3559 Pollina Ave	Fort Gratiot	48059	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 984-6507	424	24	17.3	35.1%	389 (91.7%)	4 (0.9%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	$13,966			$1,703			$12,263	72.5	67.3	434	69
260030108809	366	Frontier International Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	28111 Imperial Dr	Warren	48093	Macomb County	Frontier International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 354-2044	356	18	19.7	100.0%	39 (11.0%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	306 (86.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$12,031			$5,099			$6,932	72.5	62.9	508	142
262856006407	367	Farrand Elementary School	Public	K-5	41400 Greenbriar Ln	Plymouth	48170	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 582-6900	387	27	14.2	21.2%	290 (74.9%)	18 (4.7%)	32 (8.3%)	19 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (6.7%)	$16,656			$1,190			$15,466	72.5	76.9	300	67
261160004593	368	Haigh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 N Silvery Ln	Dearborn	48128	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6200	543	34	16	58.6%	514 (94.7%)	10 (1.8%)	8 (1.5%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$17,384			$2,569			$14,815	72.4	72.5	356	12
261716005393	369	Cedar Crest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	622 S Cedar St	Greenville	48838	Montcalm County	Greenville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 754-3641	305	25	12.2	82.6%	265 (86.9%)	4 (1.3%)	23 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.0%)	$16,705			$1,457			$15,248	72.3	63.1	507	138
260759004341	370	Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	505 Lester St	Cadillac	49601	Wexford County	Cadillac Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 876-5200	584	33	17.5	69.7%	502 (86.0%)	9 (1.5%)	34 (5.8%)	8 (1.4%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.3%)	$12,604			$1,670			$10,933	72.3	71.1	375	5

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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:

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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.