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)
260993004483	681	Kenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	240 Nahma Ave	Clawson	48017	Oakland County	Clawson Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 655-3838	184	13	13.7	37.5%	139 (75.5%)	16 (8.7%)	9 (4.9%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.7%)	$15,729			$771			$14,958	51.8	62.8	509	172
260007400502	682	Concord Academy Petoskey	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2468 Atkins Rd	Petoskey	49770	Emmet County	Concord Academy - Petoskey	Yes	No	No	Yes	(231) 439-6800	151	14	11	58.9%	126 (83.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.3%)	$9,397			$439			$8,958	51.5	61.7	527	155
260753004330	683	Byron Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	401 E Maple St	Byron	48418	Shiawassee County	Byron Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 266-4671	314	15	20.3	56.7%	290 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$11,648			$1,583			$10,065	51.5	48.1	722	39
263351006887	684	Clara B Bolen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	211 S Plank Rd	Tawas City	48763	Iosco County	Tawas Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 984-2200	434	25	17.3	63.6%	379 (87.3%)	4 (0.9%)	22 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	$12,293			$1,739			$10,554	51.3	53.9	628	56
261256004968	685	East Jordan Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	304 4th St	East Jordan	49727	Charlevoix County	East Jordan Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 536-7564	397	31	12.6	63.2%	340 (85.6%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.1%)	$15,860			$2,474			$13,386	51.3	48.4	716	31
263519007100	686	Siersma Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3100 Donna Ave	Warren	48091	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 698-4369	426	31	13.8	82.6%	140 (32.9%)	76 (17.8%)	4 (0.9%)	184 (43.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	$17,921			$4,170			$13,751	50.8	54.6	618	68
260110308933	687	Edmonson Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	1300 W Canfield St	Detroit	48201	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 873-7441	192	14	14.2	38.5%	34 (17.7%)	149 (77.6%)	5 (2.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$20,330			$7,457			$12,873	50.6	56.4	598	89
262088005755	688	Ardmore Elementary School	Public	K-5	27001 Greater Mack Ave	Saint Clair Shores	48081	Macomb County	Lakeview Public Schools (Macomb)	No	No	No	No	(586) 445-4160	381	18	20.8	34.9%	296 (77.7%)	34 (8.9%)	20 (5.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.3%)	$15,084			$1,303			$13,782	50.5	46	761	73
262595006238	689	East Oakview Elementary School	Public	K-4	3940 Suburban Shores Dr NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Northview Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 361-3460	375	27	13.8	44.3%	274 (73.1%)	26 (6.9%)	35 (9.3%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.1%)	$14,963			$3,125			$11,838	50.4	52.1	659	30
260828004388	690	Caseville School K12	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6609 Vine St	Caseville	48725	Huron County	Caseville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 856-2311	221	18	12.3	65.2%	204 (92.3%)	2 (0.9%)	11 (5.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$17,641			$1,464			$16,177	50.4	46.2	750	60

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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.