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)
260028601654	1421	Richfield Public School Academy	Public, Charter	3-8	3807 N Center Rd	Flint	48506	Genesee County	Richfield Public School Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 736-1281	350	14	24.2	95.1%	65 (18.6%)	223 (63.7%)	43 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.9%)	$17,349			$5,994			$11,355	6.6	6.1	1420	1
260025507882	1422	Advanced Technology Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4801 Oakman Blvd	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Advanced Technology Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 625-4700	1,215	54	22.4	94.6%	29 (2.4%)	896 (73.7%)	278 (22.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	$11,414			$1,669			$9,745	6.6	8	1362	60
260110301676	1423	Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	18440 Hoover St	Detroit	48205	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-6700	793	38	20.8	92.6%	3 (0.4%)	783 (98.7%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,705			$6,254			$12,452	6.6	4.2	1461	38
261962005634	1424	Northeast Elementary School	Public	K-5	1024 Fleming Ave	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 841-2501	481	29	16.3	95.8%	204 (42.4%)	128 (26.6%)	55 (11.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (18.5%)	$16,892			$2,414			$14,479	6.4	8	1364	60
261245004955	1425	Pleasantview Elementary School	Public	3-5	16501 Toepfer Dr	Eastpointe	48021	Macomb County	Eastpointe Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 533-3400	242	15	16	85.1%	22 (9.1%)	203 (83.9%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	$15,872			$5,556			$10,316	6.4	4.5	1455	30
260110304637	1426	AL Holmes Academy of Blended Learning	Public	PK, KG-8	8950 Crane St	Detroit	48213	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-5644	391	31	12.8	95.4%	3 (0.8%)	381 (97.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$23,734			$7,115			$16,619	6.4	7.5	1381	45
260110304660	1427	Burns ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	14350 Terry St	Detroit	48227	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-0534	382	18	21.2	92.7%	0 (0.0%)	379 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$19,797			$6,010			$13,787	6.3			(n/a)
260112008890	1428	Uplift Michigan Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	W526 Division St	Stephenson	49887	Menominee County	Uplift Michigan Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(313) 335-3218	709	25	28	74.0%	414 (58.4%)	146 (20.6%)	69 (9.7%)	12 (1.7%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.0%)	$10,126			$604			$9,521	6.3	12.5	1266	162
260111508828	1429	Discovery Creative Pathways Harper Woods	Public, Charter	K-8	19360 Harper Ave	Harper Woods	48225	Wayne County	Discovery Creative Pathways	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 916-7590	596	17	35	87.6%	3 (0.5%)	590 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,971			$3,077			$9,894	6.3	7.5	1388	41
262619006272	1430	Pepper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	24301 Church St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Oak Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 336-7680	367	22	16.7	83.1%	5 (1.4%)	347 (94.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$19,804			$2,592			$17,212	6.3	10.2	1313	117

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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.