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)
263447007007	521	Wiley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	47240 Shelby Rd	Shelby Township	48317	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-6700	510	29	17.3	46.3%	414 (81.2%)	13 (2.5%)	32 (6.3%)	32 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.5%)	$14,047			$1,089			$12,958	62.3	66.9	441	80
262540000932	522	Aspen Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	350 Aspen Ridge School Rd	Ishpeming	49849	Marquette County	NICE Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 485-3175	747	51	14.7	38.7%	707 (94.6%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.3%)	8 (1.1%)	12 (1.6%)	$14,258			$1,109			$13,149	62.3	53.2	641	119
263231006778	523	MacArthur K8 University Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	19301 W 12 Mile Rd	Lathrup Village	48076	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(248) 746-8590	423	28	14.9	44.2%	1 (0.2%)	410 (96.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$19,635			$2,128			$17,507	62	54.2	624	101
261573000251	524	Gaylord Intermediate School	Public	4-6	240 E 4th St	Gaylord	49735	Otsego County	Gaylord Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 731-0856	610	36	17.1	55.2%	540 (88.5%)	5 (0.8%)	28 (4.6%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.6%)	$13,371			$1,235			$12,136	62	59.1	562	38
263666007293	525	Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	175 W Roosevelt Ave	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	Zeeland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 748-3050	288	24	11.9	58.0%	172 (59.7%)	5 (1.7%)	80 (27.8%)	13 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.9%)	$17,141			$3,276			$13,866	61.8	72.2	361	164
261560008159	526	Engadine Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	W13920 Melville St	Engadine	49827	Mackinac County	Engadine Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 477-6313	251	18	14	66.1%	184 (73.3%)	3 (1.2%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.8%)	$15,774			$3,006			$12,768	61.7	45.1	765	239
262895006486	527	Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8422 S Westnedge Ave	Portage	49002	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 323-6100	448	29	15.6	33.7%	335 (74.8%)	25 (5.6%)	31 (6.9%)	14 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.6%)	$16,520			$1,095			$15,424	61.6	61.9	522	5
262967000051	528	Richmond Middle School	Public	4-8	35250 Division Rd	Richmond	48062	Macomb County	Richmond Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 727-7552	562	30	19	37.2%	510 (90.7%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (4.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	13 (2.3%)	$11,804			$1,102			$10,702	61.6	48.6	712	184
263009006600	529	Amanda Moore Elementary School	Public	K-5	209 Dickenson St	Romeo	48065	Macomb County	Romeo Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 752-0260	476	26	18	40.1%	387 (81.3%)	10 (2.1%)	47 (9.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.3%)	$14,158			$685			$13,473	61.5	58.2	572	43
261995005670	530	ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2321 S Park St	Kalamazoo	49001	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 337-0720	463	29	16.2	58.1%	247 (53.3%)	118 (25.5%)	36 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	58 (12.5%)	$17,013			$2,814			$14,198	61.5	46.3	748	218

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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.